The Wheel Gymnastics World Championships are the biennial world championship competitions in wheel gymnastics and Cyr wheel, organized by the International Wheel Gymnastics Federation (IRV).
2026 World Championships
The 16th Wheel Gymnastics World Championships took place from 29 June to 5 July 2026 at the Sparkassen-Arena in Göttingen, Germany. Göttingen won the hosting bid against Boston, United States. A total of 150 participants from 17 nations competed, with Finland, India, and Greece participating for the first time. Host nation Germany provided the largest delegation with 30 athletes and finished atop the medal count.
Germany, Israel, Switzerland, and the Netherlands qualified for the 2027 Team World Cup in Salzburg, Austria, alongside host nation Austria.
Schedule Monday 29 JuneIRV General AssemblyTuesday 30 JuneOpening CeremonyWednesday 1 JulyWheel Gymnastics Semi-Finals (Senior Men & Women)Thursday 2 JulyWheel Gymnastics Semi-Finals (Junior Boys & Girls)Cyr Wheel All-Around FinalsFriday 3 JulyWheel Gymnastics All-Around FinalsCyr Wheel BattleSaturday 4 JulyWheel Gymnastics Individual Discipline Finals
Senior Results Source:
Women + All-AroundRankNationAthleteStraight LineSpiralVaultTotal1Sophie Julius15.70018.35014.25048.3002Karina Peisker17.07517.65012.60047.3253Malena Kernacs16.87517.25013.10047.325
+ Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Karina Peisker17.5502Marinde Smolders16.8253Malena Kernacs16.750
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Sophie Julius17.7002Cheyenne Rechsteiner17.3503Karina Peisker17.300
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Sarina Hagiwara14.1502 / Marjet Waldram / Sophie Julius13.750
Men + All-AroundRankNationAthleteStraight LineSpiralVaultTotal1Simon Rufener17.10017.45014.70049.2502Gabriël Lomans17.10015.05015.30047.4503Johannes Stolper16.90016.95012.70046.550
+ Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Simon Rufener17.1002Johannes Stolper17.0753Gabriël Lomans16.450
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Simon Rufener18.1002Johannes Stolper17.8503Gabriël Lomans17.100
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Ryuichi Goto16.4002Manuel Roth15.7003Gabriël Lomans15.300
Junior Results
Junior Girls + All-AroundRankNationAthleteStraight LineSpiralVaultTotal1Bar Dubinsky17.20017.95016.25051.4002Maria Kaas17.25017.50015.05049.8003Gali Yarsky16.45016.15015.75048.350
+ Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1 / Elea Peter / Bar Dubinsky17.3003Maria Kaas17.200
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Maria Kaas17.2502Naomi Livne17.0503Meret Stark16.900
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Bar Dubinsky16.5002Maria Kaas15.4503Olivia Notter15.400
Junior Boys + All-AroundRankNationAthleteStraight LineSpiralVaultTotal1Alon Havoinik16.30016.00015.05047.3502Hendrik Oer15.85015.80015.45047.1003Maximilian Heinze16.30015.65014.70046.650
+ Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Alon Havoinik17.2002Timon Peter16.8003Maximilian Heinze16.200
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Alon Havoinik16.4002Hendrik Oer15.5003Nils Münster15.200
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Aquila Ziddah15.8002Hendrik Oer15.5003 / Timon Peter / Maximilian Heinze15.050
2024 World Championships
The 15th Wheel Gymnastics World Championships were held from 28 July to 4 August 2024 at the Topsportcentrum Almere in Almere, Netherlands. Gymnasts from 13 nations participated: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Israel, Spain, England, Norway, Denmark, Japan, Hungary, the United States, and host nation Netherlands.
Patrick Møller won Denmark's first-ever world championship title. During the IRV General Assembly held alongside the event, Mathias Reich was elected as the new IRV President.
The top four nations in the senior division (Germany, Japan, Switzerland, and Austria) and the junior division (Israel, Germany, Switzerland, and Belgium) qualified for the 2025 Team World Cup.
Schedule Monday 29 JulyTraining & IRV General AssemblyTuesday 30 JulyTraining & Opening CeremonyWednesday 31 JulyQualifications (Senior Men & Women)Thursday 1 AugustQualifications (Junior Boys & Girls) & Cyr Wheel All-Around FinalsFriday 2 AugustAll-Around Finals & Cyr Wheel BattleSaturday 3 AugustIndividual Discipline Finals
Cyr Wheel Results
Women + Women's Cyr WheelRankNationAthleteRoutine 1Routine 2Total1Lea Toran Jenner12.60011.85024.4502Sandra Heidingsfelder11.75012.27524.0253Ingrid Vukusic10.60011.85022.450
Men + Men's Cyr WheelRankNationAthleteRoutine 1Routine 2Total1Shigeki Kanai10.6009.27519.8752Hauke Narten13.1504.05017.2003Cyrus Luciano4.7504.0008.750
Senior Wheel Gymnastics Results
Women + All-AroundRankNationAthleteStraight LineSpiralVaultTotal1Kira Homeyer17.28015.55015.40048.2252Cheyenne Rechsteiner17.15016.30014.40047.8503Ella Sophie Köhler16.43014.80016.35047.575
+ Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Kira Homeyer17.1752Cheyenne Rechsteiner17.0753Malena Kernacs16.825
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Cheyenne Rechsteiner17.2502Malena Kernacs17.0503Kira Homeyer16.350
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Inbar Armoni17.0002Ella Sophie Köhler16.4503Marjet Waldram15.050
Men + All-AroundRankNationAthleteTotal1Simon Rufener47.5502Johannes Stolper46.4503Gabriël Lomans44.950
+ Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Simon Rufener17.3252Johannes Stolper17.0253Gabriël Lomans16.600
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Johannes Stolper16.1002 / Simon Rufener / Nicolai Ruschmeyer14.000
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Ryuichi Goto18.3002Uri Porat17.8003Gabriël Lomans16.400
Junior Wheel Gymnastics Results
Junior Girls + All-AroundRankNationAthleteStraight LineSpiralVaultTotal1Sophie Julius16.75015.25014.85046.8502Hadas Nir16.85014.25014.85045.9503Bar Dubinsky15.25012.80016.00044.050
+ Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Annika Wasmuth17.2002Bar Dubinsky17.1503Frieda Wilke17.100
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Frieda Wilke15.1002Naomi Livne14.7503Hadas Nir13.950
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Bar Dubinsky16.2002Mia Sophie Schmidt16.0503Sophie Julius15.600
Junior Boys + All-AroundRankNationAthleteStraight LineSpiralVaultTotal1Timon Peter16.80010.95015.75043.5002Aquila Ziddah13.55011.60016.10041.2503Bero Schröter15.00011.45014.60041.050
+ Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Timon Peter16.6502Jamal Kiel16.3503Robinjo van Stokrom15.500
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Patrick Møller11.9002Aquila Ziddah11.1503Nils Münster10.800
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Aquila Ziddah16.1502Timon Peter15.6503Aidan Lish15.400
2022 World Championships The 14th Wheel Gymnastics World Championships took place from 23 to 28 May 2022 at the Humlehøj Hall in Sønderborg, Denmark. It was the first time Denmark hosted the World Championships. The event was organized by the IRV and TS Sønderborg, and marked the introduction of the new "Code of Points" rules framework. It was also the first World Championship since the cancellation of the 2021 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 93 athletes from 13 nations competed. Germany won 26 out of 54 total medals. Admission was mostly free to promote the sport to the public.
Schedule MondayTraining & Opening CeremonyTuesdayTraining & IRV General AssemblyWednesdaySenior QualificationsThursdayJunior QualificationsFridayAll-Around Finals (Juniors & Seniors)SaturdayIndividual Discipline Finals (Juniors & Seniors)
Senior Results
Men + Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Simon Rufener11.502Yasuhiko Takahashi11.253Luca Christ10.95
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Malte Schröder11.002Johannes Stolper10.903Simon Rufener10.65
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Ryuichi Goto10.502Malte Schröder10.453Yasuhiko Takahashi10.20
+ All-AroundRankNationAthleteScore1Simon Rufener30.552Yasuhiko Takahashi30.253Malte Schröder29.35
Women + Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1 / / Birgit Halwachs / Aya Horiguchi / Karina Peisker11.50
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Lilia Lessel11.502Birgit Halwachs11.353Isabel Pietro11.10
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Sarah Metz7.802Chiara Lenzo7.653Karina Peisker7.45
+ All-AroundRankNationAthleteScore1Karina Peisker29.902Lilia Lessel29.753Malena Kernacs29.65
Junior Results
Junior Girls + Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Lea Gmeiner12.002Klil Benori11.753Ella Köhler11.55
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Emma Gerlitz10.902Ella Köhler10.103Klil Benori9.60
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Mia Schmidt8.252Cheyenne Wietlisbach7.603Maayan Kiesler7.35
+ All-AroundRankNationAthleteScore1Emma Gerlitz30.302Lea Gmeiner29.053Klil Benori27.70
Junior Boys + Straight LineRankNationAthleteScore1Ohad Madlal11.652Laurin Gerber9.553Uri Porat9.35
+ SpiralRankNationAthleteScore1Jamal Kiel8.252Ohad Madlal7.853Aquila Ziddah6.10
+ VaultRankNationAthleteScore1Uri Porat8.602Ohad Madlal8.153 / Laurin Gerber / Jamal Kiel6.70
+ All-AroundRankNationAthleteScore1Ohad Madlal28.452Uri Porat24.553Jamal Kiel23.10
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