2003 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
# 2003 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

The 19th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Riesa, Germany, from 04 to 6 April 2003 37 groups and 17 individual gymnasts took part in this European Championships. Medals were contested in three disciplines: senior groups, junior groups and senior individual finals.

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Senior Individual ||||
| Hoop | Anna Bessonova Ukraine | Zarina Gizikova Russia | Tamara Yerofeeva Ukraine |
| Ball | Zarina Gizikova Russia | Anna Bessonova Ukraine | Inna Zhukova Belarus |
| Clubs | Anna Bessonova Ukraine | Tamara Yerofeeva Ukraine | Simona Peycheva Bulgaria |
| Ribbon | Anna Bessonova Ukraine | Inna Zhukova Belarus | Tamara Yerofeeva Ukraine |
| Senior Groups ||||
| All-around | Russia Olesya Belugina Tatiana Kurbakova Yelena Posevina Natalia Lavrova Elena Murzina Olesya Manuilova | Bulgaria Zhaneta Ilieva Kristina Rangelova Eleonora Kezhova Vladislava Tancheva Galina Tancheva Juliana Naydenova | Italy Elisa Santoni Elisa Blanchi Daniela Masseroni Pamela Mastroianni Francesca Pasinetti Francesca Chugurra |
| 3 Hoops + 2 Balls | Bulgaria Zhaneta Ilieva Kristina Rangelova Eleonora Kezhova Vladislava Tancheva Galina Tancheva Juliana Naydenova | Greece Haritini Ioannou Zaharula Karami Evgeniya Kontelia Haroclia Pantazi Eleni Chronopoulou Stiliani Christidou | Italy Elisa Santoni Elisa Blanchi Daniela Masseroni Pamela Mastroianni Francesca Pasinetti Francesca Chugurra |
| 5 Ribbons | Russia Olesya Belugina Tatiana Kurbakova Yelena Posevina Natalia Lavrova Elena Murzina Olseya Manuilova | Bulgaria Zhaneta Ilieva Kristina Rangelova Eleonora Kezhova Vladislava Tancheva Galina Tancheva Juliana Naydenova | Belarus Natalia Prokopova Maria Paplyka Natalia Palchevskaya Ilona Osyadovskaya Zlatislava Nersesyan Natalia Alexandrova |
| Junior Groups ||||
| 5 Hoops | Russia | Greece | Bulgaria |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
