Who Won The 2023 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships?
The 2023 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships ended today after five days of competition in Valencia, Spain. This was the 40th edition of the annual championships, and the sixth time in Spain (Madrid 1975, 2001, Valladolid 1985, Alicante 1993, and Seville 1998.
Competition was held across individual all-around, ball, clubs, hoop, and ribbon, and group all-around and 5 hoops and 3 ribbon + 2 balls events.
The event also served as a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier, offering 14 individual and five group spots. The individual allocations were won by Bulgaria, Slovenia, Spain (2x), Israel, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Germany, Hungary, Azerbaijan, France, Brazil, Italy, and Romania. These are in addition to the single spots won by Italy, Bulgaria, and Germany at the 2022 worlds. For the group event, teams China, Italy, Ukraine, Brazil, and France join Bulgaria, Israel, and Spain at Paris 2024.
​Darja Varfolomeev's sweep of the individual titles led Team Germany to the overall medal table win, pipping Team Italy by gold total. Nine national teams won at least one medal.
Congratulations to the world champions! A quick recap of the medalists is below, and complete results can be found online at gymnastics.sport or rgvalencia2023.es.
Competition was held across individual all-around, ball, clubs, hoop, and ribbon, and group all-around and 5 hoops and 3 ribbon + 2 balls events.
The event also served as a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier, offering 14 individual and five group spots. The individual allocations were won by Bulgaria, Slovenia, Spain (2x), Israel, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Germany, Hungary, Azerbaijan, France, Brazil, Italy, and Romania. These are in addition to the single spots won by Italy, Bulgaria, and Germany at the 2022 worlds. For the group event, teams China, Italy, Ukraine, Brazil, and France join Bulgaria, Israel, and Spain at Paris 2024.
​Darja Varfolomeev's sweep of the individual titles led Team Germany to the overall medal table win, pipping Team Italy by gold total. Nine national teams won at least one medal.
Congratulations to the world champions! A quick recap of the medalists is below, and complete results can be found online at gymnastics.sport or rgvalencia2023.es.
2023 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Champions
Team All-Around:
Individuals: Eva Brezalieva, Boryana Kaleyn, Stiliana Nikolova; Group: Sofia Ivanova, Kamelia Petrova,
Rachel Stoyanov, Radina Tomova, Zhenina Trashlieva (BUL) |
Germany | Italy
Individual All-Around:
Darja Varfolomeev (GER) | Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) | Daria Atamanov (ISR)
Individual Ball:
Darja Varfolomeev | Sofia Raffaeli | Stiliana Nikolova (BUL)
Individual Clubs:
Darja Varfolomeev | Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) | Viktoriia Onopriienko (UKR)
Individual Hoop:
Darja Varfolomeev | Sofia Raffaeli | Fanni Pigniczki (HUN)
Individual Ribbon:
Darja Varfolomeev | Boryana Kaleyn | Ekaterina Vedeneeva (SLO)
Group All-Around:
Shani Bakanov, Eliza Banchuk, Adar Friedmann, Romi Paritzki, Ofir Shaham, Diana Svertsov (ISR) |
China | Spain
Group 5 Hoops:
Ding Xinyi, Guo Qiqi, Hao Ting, Huang Zhangjiayang, Pu Yanzhu, Wang Lanjing (CHN) |
Spain | Italy
Group 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls:
Shani Bakanov, Eliza Banchuk, Adar Friedmann, Romi Paritzki, Ofir Shaham, Diana Svertsov |
China | Ukraine
Individuals: Eva Brezalieva, Boryana Kaleyn, Stiliana Nikolova; Group: Sofia Ivanova, Kamelia Petrova,
Rachel Stoyanov, Radina Tomova, Zhenina Trashlieva (BUL) |
Germany | Italy
Individual All-Around:
Darja Varfolomeev (GER) | Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) | Daria Atamanov (ISR)
Individual Ball:
Darja Varfolomeev | Sofia Raffaeli | Stiliana Nikolova (BUL)
Individual Clubs:
Darja Varfolomeev | Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) | Viktoriia Onopriienko (UKR)
Individual Hoop:
Darja Varfolomeev | Sofia Raffaeli | Fanni Pigniczki (HUN)
Individual Ribbon:
Darja Varfolomeev | Boryana Kaleyn | Ekaterina Vedeneeva (SLO)
Group All-Around:
Shani Bakanov, Eliza Banchuk, Adar Friedmann, Romi Paritzki, Ofir Shaham, Diana Svertsov (ISR) |
China | Spain
Group 5 Hoops:
Ding Xinyi, Guo Qiqi, Hao Ting, Huang Zhangjiayang, Pu Yanzhu, Wang Lanjing (CHN) |
Spain | Italy
Group 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls:
Shani Bakanov, Eliza Banchuk, Adar Friedmann, Romi Paritzki, Ofir Shaham, Diana Svertsov |
China | Ukraine
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