1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
# 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 18th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1974. This was the first world championships at which the individual all-around titles were contested in a separate session of competition, rather than being decided after the team competition.

## Results

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men ||||
| Team all-around details | Japan Shigeru Kasamatsu Eizo Kenmotsu Mitsuo Tsukahara Hiroshi Kajiyama Fumio Honma Sawao Kato | Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov Edvard Mikaelian Vladimir Marchenko Paata Shamugiya Vladimir Safronov Viktor Klimenko | East Germany Wolfgang Thüne Bernd Jäger Wolfgang Klotz Rainer Hanschke Lutz Mack Olaf Grosse |
| Individual all-around details | Shigeru Kasamatsu | Nikolai Andrianov | Eizo Kenmotsu |
| Floor details | Shigeru Kasamatsu | Hiroshi Kajiyama | Andrei Keranov |
| Pommel horse details | Zoltán Magyar | Nikolai Andrianov | Eizo Kenmotsu |
| Rings details | Dănuț Grecu Nikolai Andrianov | none awarded | Andrzej Szajna |
| Vault details | Shigeru Kasamatsu | Nikolai Andrianov | Hiroshi Kajiyama |
| Parallel bars details | Eizo Kenmotsu | Nikolai Andrianov | Vladimir Marchenko |
| Horizontal bar details | Eberhard Gienger | Wolfgang Thüne | Eizo Kenmotsu Andrzej Szajna |
| Women ||||
| Team all-around details | Soviet Union Ludmilla Tourischeva Olga Korbut Elvira Saadi Rusudan Sikharulidze Nina Dronova Nelli Kim | East Germany Angelika Hellmann Annelore Zinke Richarda Schmeißer Bärbel Röhrich Heike Gerisch Irene Abel | Hungary Krisztina Medveczky Mónika Császár Zsuzsa Nagy Marta Egervari Zsuzsa Matulai Ágnes Bánfai |
| Individual all-around details | Ludmilla Tourischeva | Olga Korbut | Angelika Hellmann |
| Vault details | Olga Korbut | Ludmilla Tourischeva | Božena Perdykulová |
| Uneven bars details | Annelore Zinke | Olga Korbut | Ludmilla Tourischeva |
| Balance beam details | Ludmilla Tourischeva | Olga Korbut | Nellie Kim |
| Floor details | Ludmilla Tourischeva | Olga Korbut | Elvira Saadi Rusudan Siharulidze |

## Men

### Team Final

| 1st | Japan | Shigeru Kasamatsu | 571.400 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | Japan | Eizo Kenmotsu | 571.400 |
| 1st | Japan | Mitsuo Tsukahara | 571.400 |
| 1st | Japan | Hiroshi Kajiyama | 571.400 |
| 1st | Japan | Fumio Honma | 571.400 |
| 1st | Japan | Sawao Kato | 571.400 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union | Nikolai Andrianov | 567.350 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union | Edvard Mikaelian | 567.350 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union | Vladimir Marchenko | 567.350 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union | Paata Shamugiya | 567.350 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union | Vladimir Safronov | 567.350 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union | Viktor Klimenko | 567.350 |
| 3rd | East Germany | Wolfgang Thüne | 562.500 |
| 3rd | East Germany | Bernd Jäger | 562.500 |
| 3rd | East Germany | Wolfgang Klotz | 562.500 |
| 3rd | East Germany | Rainer Hanschke | 562.500 |
| 3rd | East Germany | Lutz Mack | 562.500 |
| 3rd | East Germany | Olaf Grosse | 562.500 |
| 4th | Hungary | Imre Molnar | 552.800 |
| 4th | Hungary | Zoltán Magyar | 552.800 |
| 4th | Hungary | Ferenc Donáth | 552.800 |
| 4th | Hungary | István Kiss | 552.800 |
| 4th | Hungary | Janos Sivado | 552.800 |
| 4th | Hungary | Bela Laufer | 552.800 |
| 5th | West Germany | Eberhard Gienger | 552.600 |
| 5th | West Germany | Walter Mossinger | 552.600 |
| 5th | West Germany | Günter Spies | 552.600 |
| 5th | West Germany | Edgar Jorek | 552.600 |
| 5th | West Germany | Werner Steinmetz | 552.600 |
| 5th | West Germany | Reinhard Ritter | 552.600 |
| 6th | Romania | Dănuț Grecu | 547.250 |
| 6th | Romania | Nicolai Oprescu | 547.250 |
| 6th | Romania | Georghe Paunescu | 547.250 |
| 6th | Romania | Mihai Bors | 547.250 |
| 6th | Romania | Constantin Petrescu | 547.250 |
| 6th | Romania | Stefan Gal | 547.250 |
| 7th | Switzerland | Peter Rohner | 547.200 |
| 7th | Switzerland | Robert Bretscher | 547.200 |
| 7th | Switzerland | Armin Vock | 547.200 |
| 7th | Switzerland | Michele Arnaboldi | 547.200 |
| 7th | Switzerland | Reinhold Schnyder | 547.200 |
| 7th | Switzerland | Renati Giess | 547.200 |

### All-around

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) | 115.500 |
| | Nikolai Andrianov (URS) | 115.375 |
| | Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) | 114.750 |
| 4 | Hiroshi Kajiyama (JPN) | 114.650 |
| 5 | Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN) | 114.600 |
| 6 | Edvard Mikaelian (URS) | 114.175 |
| 7 | Wolfgang Thüne (GDR) | 114.000 |
| 8 | Andrzej Szajna (POL) | 113.725 |
| 9 | Vladimir Markelov (URS) | 113.700 |
| 10 | Paata Shamugiya (URS) | 113.375 |
| 11 | Imre Molnar (HUN) | 112.875 |
| 12 | Fumio Honma (JPN) | 112.600 |
| 13 | Vladimir Safronov (URS) | 112.575 |
| 14 | Eberhard Gienger (FRG) | 111.975 |
| 15 | Zoltán Magyar (HUN) | 111.750 |
| 16 | Rainer Hanschke (GDR) | 111.350 |
| 17 | Dănuţ Grecu (ROU) | 111.200 |
| 17 | Walter Mössinger (FRG) | 111.200 |
| 19 | Peter Rohner (SUI) | 111.150 |
| 20 | Jiri Netusil (TCH) | 111.125 |
| 21 | Bernd Jäger (GDR) | 111.050 |
| 22 | Lutz Mack (GDR) | 111.025 |
| 23 | Ferenc Donáth (HUN) | 110.875 |
| 24 | Henri Boerio (FRA) | 110.775 |
| 25 | Wayne Young (USA) | 110.625 |
| 26 | Steve Hug (USA) | 110.550 |
| 27 | Olaf Grosse (GDR) | 110.525 |
| 28 | Edgar Jorek (FRG) | 110.500 |
| 29 | Robert Bretscher (SUI) | 110.450 |
| 30 | Günter Spiess (FRG) | 110.025 |
| 31 | Armin Vock (SUI) | 109.800 |
| 32 | István Kiss (HUN) | 109.675 |
| 33 | Gustav Tannenberger (TCH) | 109.650 |
| 34 | Wolfgang Klotz (GDR) | 108.750 |
| 35 | Nicolae Oprescu (ROU) | 100.875 |
| 36 | Michele Arnaboldi (SUI) | 80.700 |

### Floor Exercise

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) | 19.375 |
| | Hiroshi Kajiyama (JPN) | 19.325 |
| | Andrei Keranov (BUL) | 19.225 |
| 4 | Vladimir Markelov (URS) | 19.150 |
| 5 | Rainer Hanschke (GDR) | 18.900 |
| 6 | Edvard Mikaelian (URS) | 18.800 |

### Pommel Horse

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Zoltán Magyar (HUN) | 19.575 |
| | Nikolai Andrianov (URS) | 19.375 |
| | Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) | 19.225 |
| 4 | Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) | 18.950 |
| 5 | Imre Molnar (HUN) | 18.875 |
| 6 | Wolfgang Thüne (GDR) | 18.500 |

### Rings

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Dănuț Grecu (ROU) | 19.525 |
| | Nikolai Andrianov (URS) | 19.525 |
| | Andrzej Szajna (POL) | 19.225 |
| 4 | Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN) | 19.125 |
| 5 | Mihai Bors (ROU) | 19.000 |
| 6 | Wolfgang Thüne (GDR) | 18.925 |

### Vault

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) | 19.325 |
| | Nikolai Andrianov (URS) | 19.250 |
| | Hiroshi Kajiyama (JPN) | 19.225 |
| 4 | Andrzej Szajna (POL) | 19.175 |
| 5 | Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) | 19.075 |
| 6 | Imre Molnar (HUN) | 18.750 |

### Parallel Bars

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) | 19.375 |
| | Nikolai Andrianov (URS) | 19.325 |
| | Vladimir Markelov (URS) | 18.850 |
| 4 | Hiroshi Kajiyama (JPN) | 18.275 |
| 5 | Bernd Jäger (GDR) | 18.100 |
| 6 | Wolfgang Thüne (GDR) | 17.625 |

### Horizontal Bar

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Eberhard Gienger (FRG) | 19.500 |
| | Wolfgang Thüne (GDR) | 19.450 |
| | Andrzej Szajna (POL) | 19.275 |
| | Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) | 19.275 |
| 5 | Bernd Jäger (GDR) | 19.250 |
| 6 | Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN) | 18.900 |

## Women

### Team Final

| Rank | Team | | | | | | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Team | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | Total |
| | Soviet Union | 94.950 | 94.950 | 95.800 | 95.800 | 95.850 | 95.850 | 97.600 | 97.600 | 384.200 |
| | Ludmilla Tourischeva | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.650 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 78.300 |
| | Olga Korbut | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.650 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 77.800 |
| | Elvira Saadi | 9.350 | 9.400 | 9.450 | 9.550 | 9.000 | 9.550 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 75.800 |
| | Rusudan Sikharulidze | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.250 | 9.400 | 9.200 | 9.450 | 9.650 | 9.850 | 75.700 |
| | Nina Dronova | 9.250 | 9.400 | 9.350 | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.500 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 75.550 |
| | Nelli Kim | 9.300 | 8.600 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 9.300 | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.550 | 75.000 |
| | East Germany | 93.200 | 93.200 | 95.800 | 95.800 | 93.200 | 93.200 | 94.350 | 94.350 | 376.550 |
| | Angelika Hellmann | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.650 | 76.450 |
| | Annelore Zinke | 9.300 | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.900 | 8.700 | 9.500 | 9.400 | 9.600 | 75.450 |
| | Richarda Schmeißer | 9.200 | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.350 | 9.050 | 9.350 | 9.500 | 74.950 |
| | Bärbel Röhrich | 9.200 | 9.500 | 9.200 | 9.650 | 9.100 | 9.350 | 9.200 | 9.400 | 74.600 |
| | Heike Gerisch | 8.950 | 9.300 | 9.300 | 9.350 | 9.200 | 9.500 | 9.150 | 9.300 | 74.050 |
| | Irene Abel | 9.050 | 9.300 | 9.350 | 9.500 | 8.900 | 9.250 | 9.200 | 9.500 | 74.050 |
| | Hungary | 93.200 | 93.200 | 93.900 | 93.900 | 90.600 | 90.600 | 93.050 | 93.050 | 370.750 |
| | Krisztina Medveczky | 9.250 | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 9.500 | 8.950 | 9.250 | 9.550 | 75.050 |
| | Mónika Császár | 9.250 | 9.450 | 9.550 | 9.500 | 9.400 | 8.950 | 9.300 | 9.550 | 74.950 |
| | Zsuzsa Nagy | 9.200 | 9.500 | 9.300 | 9.300 | 9.250 | 9.050 | 9.000 | 9.300 | 73.900 |
| | Márta Egervári | 9.050 | 9.550 | 9.200 | 9.600 | 9.000 | 8.400 | 9.050 | 9.350 | 73.200 |
| | Zsuzsa Matulai | 9.100 | 9.350 | 9.100 | 9.150 | 8.950 | 9.050 | 9.050 | 9.400 | 73.150 |
| | Ágnes Bánfai | 9.100 | 9.350 | 9.000 | 9.250 | 9.050 | 8.350 | 9.100 | 9.450 | 72.650 |
| 4 | Romania | 93.250 | 93.250 | 92.300 | 92.300 | 90.700 | 90.700 | 93.050 | 93.050 | 369.300 |
| 4 | Alina Goreac | 9.250 | 9.700 | 9.200 | 9.700 | 9.300 | 9.400 | 9.100 | 9.600 | 75.250 |
| 4 | Anca Grigoraș | 9.150 | 9.600 | 9.050 | 9.600 | 9.050 | 9.350 | 9.250 | 9.600 | 74.650 |
| 4 | Elena Ceampelea | 8.950 | 9.200 | 8.950 | 9.500 | 8.450 | 9.200 | 9.200 | 9.500 | 72.950 |
| 4 | Paula Ioan | 9.250 | 9.500 | 8.850 | 9.350 | 8.700 | 8.950 | 8.800 | 9.300 | 72.700 |
| 4 | Aurelia Dobre | 9.000 | 9.500 | 8.700 | 9.200 | 8.850 | 8.800 | 9.050 | 9.500 | 72.600 |
| 4 | Rodica Sabău | 9.100 | 9.150 | 8.900 | 9.150 | 8.800 | 9.100 | 8.850 | 9.400 | 72.450 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 92.750 | 92.750 | 91.000 | 91.000 | 91.300 | 91.300 | 93.400 | 93.400 | 368.450 |
| 5 | Zdena Dorňáková | 9.350 | 9.300 | 9.200 | 9.300 | 9.150 | 9.350 | 9.300 | 9.600 | 74.550 |
| 5 | Jana Knopová | 9.050 | 9.350 | 9.000 | 8.950 | 9.100 | 9.300 | 9.250 | 9.450 | 73.450 |
| 5 | Drahomíra Smolíková | 9.000 | 9.250 | 9.300 | 9.200 | 9.000 | 9.300 | 9.150 | 9.250 | 73.450 |
| 5 | Václava Soukupová | 9.150 | 9.200 | 8.700 | 9.050 | 9.000 | 9.050 | 9.350 | 9.500 | 73.000 |
| 5 | Zdena Bujňačková | 9.150 | 9.150 | 9.050 | 9.150 | 8.550 | 9.150 | 9.150 | 9.400 | 72.750 |
| 5 | Božena Perdykulová | 9.400 | 9.550 | 8.800 | 8.900 | 8.900 | 8.950 | 9.050 | 9.150 | 72.700 |
| 6 | Japan | 90.450 | 90.450 | 90.400 | 90.400 | 89.000 | 89.000 | 93.050 | 93.050 | 362.900 |
| 6 | Nobue Yabe | 9.000 | 9.150 | 9.000 | 9.050 | 8.750 | 9.150 | 9.100 | 9.400 | 72.600 |
| 6 | Miyuki Matsuhisa | 9.050 | 9.000 | 9.150 | 9.200 | 9.100 | 9.050 | 9.350 | 8.550 | 72.450 |
| 6 | Fusae Hayashida | 8.950 | 9.150 | 8.900 | 9.300 | 8.800 | 8.550 | 9.150 | 9.550 | 72.350 |
| 6 | Machiko Ichimura | 8.800 | 9.200 | 8.700 | 8.950 | 9.050 | 8.850 | 9.200 | 9.500 | 72.250 |
| 6 | Chieko Kikkawa | 8.950 | 9.150 | 8.900 | 9.100 | 8.600 | 8.950 | 9.250 | 9.250 | 72.150 |
| 6 | Kyoko Mano | 8.850 | 8.850 | 8.800 | 9.000 | 8.750 | 8.400 | 9.100 | 9.300 | 71.050 |
| 6 | United States | 91.000 | 91.000 | 88.800 | 88.800 | 88.850 | 88.850 | 93.350 | 93.350 | 362.000 |
| 6 | Joan Moore | 9.000 | 9.000 | 8.850 | 8.350 | 8.900 | 9.200 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 72.450 |
| 6 | Diane Dunbar | 9.100 | 9.250 | 8.950 | 8.500 | 8.950 | 8.900 | 9.150 | 9.600 | 72.400 |
| 6 | Janette Anderson | 8.950 | 8.950 | 8.900 | 9.100 | 8.900 | 8.600 | 9.350 | 9.100 | 71.850 |
| 6 | Debbie Fike | 9.100 | 9.150 | 8.600 | 9.050 | 9.000 | 8.600 | 9.250 | 9.100 | 71.850 |
| 6 | Kathy Howard | 8.950 | 9.100 | 8.800 | 8.950 | 8.900 | 8.900 | 9.050 | 9.250 | 71.900 |
| 6 | Ann Carr | 8.950 | 9.400 | 8.750 | 8.950 | 8.200 | 8.500 | 8.950 | 9.450 | 71.150 |

### All-around

| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ludmilla Tourischeva (URS) | 39.300 | 39.150 | 78.450 |
| | Olga Korbut (URS) | 38.750 | 38.900 | 77.650 |
| | Angelika Hellmann (GDR) | 38.650 | 38.225 | 76.875 |
| 4 | Elvira Saadi (URS) | 38.550 | 37.875 | 76.425 |
| 5 | Rusudan Sikharulidze (URS) | 38.550 | 37.850 | 76.400 |
| 6 | Annelore Zinke (GDR) | 38.600 | 37.725 | 76.325 |
| 7 | Nina Dronova (URS) | 38.350 | 37.775 | 76.125 |
| 8 | Alina Goreac (ROU) | 38.300 | 37.625 | 75.925 |
| 9 | Richarda Schmeißer (GDR) | 38.050 | 37.475 | 75.525 |
| 10 | Krisztina Medveczky (HUN) | 37.950 | 37.525 | 75.475 |
| 11 | Bärbel Röhrich (GDR) | 38.150 | 37.300 | 75.450 |
| 12 | Anca Grigoraș (ROU) | 37.800 | 37.325 | 75.125 |
| 13 | Heike Gerisch (GDR) | 37.900 | 37.025 | 74.925 |
| 14 | Irene Abel (GDR) | 37.150 | 37.025 | 74.175 |
| 14 | Jana Knopová (TCH) | 37.450 | 36.725 | 74.175 |
| 16 | Aurelia Dobre (ROU) | 37.850 | 36.300 | 74.150 |
| 16 | Zsuzsa Nagy (HUN) | 37.200 | 36.950 | 74.150 |
| 18 | Joan Moore (USA) | 37.900 | 36.225 | 74.125 |
| 19 | Márta Egervári (HUN) | 37.450 | 36.625 | 74.075 |
| 19 | Zdena Dorňáková (TCH) | 36.800 | 37.275 | 74.075 |
| 21 | Drahomíra Smolíková (TCH) | 37.250 | 36.725 | 73.975 |
| 22 | Mónika Császár (HUN) | 36.450 | 37.375 | 73.825 |
| 23 | Uta Schorn (FRG) | 37.050 | 36.525 | 73.575 |
| 23 | Zsuzsa Matulai (HUN) | 37.000 | 36.575 | 73.575 |
| 25 | Fusae Hayashida (JPN) | 37.300 | 36.175 | 73.475 |
| 26 | Diane Dunbar (USA) | 37.250 | 36.200 | 73.450 |
| 27 | Božena Perdykulová (TCH) | 37.050 | 36.350 | 73.400 |
| 28 | Nobue Yabe (JPN) | 37.050 | 36.300 | 73.350 |
| 29 | Elena Ceampelea (ROU) | 36.850 | 36.475 | 73.325 |
| 30 | Václava Soukupová (TCH) | 36.700 | 36.500 | 73.200 |
| 31 | Ágnes Bánfai (HUN) | 36.800 | 36.325 | 73.125 |
| 32 | Rodica Sabău (ROU) | 36.250 | 36.225 | 72.475 |
| 33 | Zdena Bujňačková (TCH) | 35.900 | 36.375 | 72.275 |
| 34 | Paula Ioan (ROU) | 35.300 | 36.350 | 71.650 |
| 35 | Janette Anderson (USA) | 35.350 | 36.150 | 71.500 |
| 36 | Miyuki Matsuhisa (JPN) | 27.350 | 36.225 | 63.575 |

### Vault

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Olga Korbut (URS) | 19.450 |
| | Ludmilla Tourischeva (URS) | 19.200 |
| | Božena Perdykulová (TCH) | 19.075 |
| 4 | Alina Goreac (ROU) | 19.025 |
| 5 | Angelika Hellmann (GDR) | 18.850 |
| 6 | Rusudan Sikharulidze (URS) | 17.900 |

### Uneven Bars

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Annelore Zinke (GDR) | 19.650 |
| | Olga Korbut (URS) | 19.575 |
| | Ludmilla Tourischeva (URS) | 19.500 |
| 4 | Angelika Hellmann (GDR) | 19.350 |
| 5 | Richarda Schmeißer (GDR) | 19.250 |
| 6 | Krisztina Medveczky (HUN) | 19.050 |

### Balance Beam

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Ludmilla Tourischeva (URS) | 19.725 |
| | Olga Korbut (URS) | 19.525 |
| | Nelli Kim (URS) | 19.200 |
| 4 | Nina Dronova (URS) | 19.100 |
| 5 | Alina Goreac (ROU) | 18.900 |
| 6 | Angelika Hellmann (GDR) | 18.625 |

### Floor Exercise

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| - | - | - |
| | Ludmilla Tourischeva (URS) | 19.775 |
| | Olga Korbut (URS) | 19.600 |
| | Rusudan Sikharulidze (URS) | 19.550 |
| | Elvira Saadi (URS) | 19.550 |
| 5 | Nina Dronova (URS) | 19.274 |
| 6 | Angelika Hellmann (GDR) | 19.200 |

## Medals

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 15 | 13 | 16 | 44 |
