With the World Championships approaching, I thought it might be interesting to look at the women’s medal winners over the years from a country perspective, as most of us have a good idea of the most medaled individuals. The following is a list of the medals, per event since the first championship in 1934. (I may or may not finish the men later as they are a giant pain to count pre-1950). Anyway, here’s the list if anyone’s interested. If nothing else, it does highlight how much the top 4 teams in a time period dominate the medals.
TOTAL MEDALS (31 countries)
USSR: 119
Romania: 109
USA: 93
Russia: 60
China: 53
GDR: 33
Czechoslovakia: 30
Ukraine: 12
Japan & Poland: 11
Hungary: 10
Italy: 8
Great Britain, North Korea, France: 6
Uzbekistan, Australia, Sweden: 5
Netherlands, Brazil: 4
Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Unified Team: 3
Belarus, Spain, Yugoslavia: 2
Switzerland, Cuba, Vietnam, Canada: 1
TEAM MEDALS (17 countries)
Romania: 14
USSR: 14
USA: 11
China: 10
Russia, GDR: 8
Czechoslovakia: 7
Hungary: 3
Japan, Poland: 2
Sweden, France, Yugoslavia, Australia, Great Britain, Italy, Ukraine: 1
ALL AROUND MEDALS (16 countries)
USSR: 26
USA: 18
Romania: 15
Russia: 11
Czechoslovakia: 8
GDR: 4
Ukraine, Poland, China: 3
Italy, Japan: 2
Hungary, Sweden, Australia, Brazil, Austria: 1
VAULT MEDALS (23 countries)
Romania: 21
USSR: 20
USA: 12
GDR: 9
Russia: 8
North Korea, Uzbekistan: 5
China: 4
Czechoslovakia: 3
Hungary, Sweden, Germany, Unified Team, France: 2
Belarus, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Switzerland, Brazil, Cuba, Vietnam: 1
UNEVEN BARS MEDALS (19 countries)
USA: 18
Russia, China: 16
USSR: 15
Romania: 11
GDR: 7
Czechoslovakia, Japan: 3
Poland: 2
Austria, Belarus, Hungary, North Korea, Sweden, Netherlands, Ukraine, France, Italy: 1
BALANCE BEAM MEDALS (16 countries)
Romania: 23
USA: 19
USSR: 18
China: 15
Russia: 7
Czechoslovakia, Ukraine: 5
GDR: 4
Japan: 3
Italy, Hungary: 2
Australia, Netherlands, Poland, Canada, Germany: 1
FLOOR EXERCISE MEDALS (21 countries)
USSR: 25
Romania: 24
USA: 15
Russia: 10
China: 5
Czechoslovakia: 4
Australia, Brazil, Poland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Bulgaria, France: 2
Great Britain, Hungary, Yugoslavia, GDR, Japan, Ukraine, Unified Team: 14
World Championship Medal Tallies
TOTAL MEDALS (31 countries)
USSR: 119
Romania: 109
USA: 93
Russia: 60
China: 53
GDR: 33
Czechoslovakia: 30
Ukraine: 12
Japan & Poland: 11
Hungary: 10
Italy: 8
Great Britain, North Korea, France: 6
Uzbekistan, Australia, Sweden: 5
Netherlands, Brazil: 4
Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Unified Team: 3
Belarus, Spain, Yugoslavia: 2
Switzerland, Cuba, Vietnam, Canada: 1
TEAM MEDALS (17 countries)
Romania: 14
USSR: 14
USA: 11
China: 10
Russia, GDR: 8
Czechoslovakia: 7
Hungary: 3
Japan, Poland: 2
Sweden, France, Yugoslavia, Australia, Great Britain, Italy, Ukraine: 1
ALL AROUND MEDALS (16 countries)
USSR: 26
USA: 18
Romania: 15
Russia: 11
Czechoslovakia: 8
GDR: 4
Ukraine, Poland, China: 3
Italy, Japan: 2
Hungary, Sweden, Australia, Brazil, Austria: 1
VAULT MEDALS (23 countries)
Romania: 21
USSR: 20
USA: 12
GDR: 9
Russia: 8
North Korea, Uzbekistan: 5
China: 4
Czechoslovakia: 3
Hungary, Sweden, Germany, Unified Team, France: 2
Belarus, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Switzerland, Brazil, Cuba, Vietnam: 1
UNEVEN BARS MEDALS (19 countries)
USA: 18
Russia, China: 16
USSR: 15
Romania: 11
GDR: 7
Czechoslovakia, Japan: 3
Poland: 2
Austria, Belarus, Hungary, North Korea, Sweden, Netherlands, Ukraine, France, Italy: 1
BALANCE BEAM MEDALS (16 countries)
Romania: 23
USA: 19
USSR: 18
China: 15
Russia: 7
Czechoslovakia, Ukraine: 5
GDR: 4
Japan: 3
Italy, Hungary: 2
Australia, Netherlands, Poland, Canada, Germany: 1
FLOOR EXERCISE MEDALS (21 countries)
USSR: 25
Romania: 24
USA: 15
Russia: 10
China: 5
Czechoslovakia: 4
Australia, Brazil, Poland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Bulgaria, France: 2
Great Britain, Hungary, Yugoslavia, GDR, Japan, Ukraine, Unified Team: 14
