1996 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
# 1996 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

XX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, June 19–23, 1996. Without individual-AA, qualification were via the results of the World Championships 1995 in Vienna. A gymnasts was only allowed to start in 2 finals.

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Individual Finals ||||
| Rope details | Larissa Lukyanenko (BLR) | Kateryna Serebrianska (UKR) | Diana Popova (BUL) |
| Ball details | Kateryna Serebrianska (UKR) | Larissa Lukyanenko (BLR) Maria Petrova (BUL) Amina Zaripova (RUS) | None awarded |
| Clubs details | Amina Zaripova (RUS) | Elena Vitrychenko (UKR) | Maria Petrova (BUL) |
| Ribbon details | Elena Vitrychenko (UKR) | Yana Batyrshina (RUS) | Evgenia Pavlina (BLR) |
| Groups ||||
| All-Around details | Bulgaria | Spain | Belarus |
| 5 Hoops Final details | Belarus | Russia | Ukraine |
| 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Final details | Spain | Russia | Belarus |

## Individual

### Individual Ball

| Place | Name | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ekaterina Serebrianskaya | 10.000 |
| 2 | Larissa Lukianenko | 9.950 |
| 2 | Maria Petrova | 9.950 |
| 2 | Amina Zaripova | 9.950 |
| 5 | Eva Serrano | 9.800 |
| 6 | Almudena Cid | 9.750 |
| 7 | Magdalena Brzeska | 9.733 |
| 8 | Alina Stoica | 9.700 |

### Individual Clubs

| Place | Name | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Amina Zaripova | 10.000 |
| 2 | Elena Vitrichenko | 9.950 |
| 3 | Maria Petrova | 9.933 |
| 4 | Eva Serrano | 9.916 |
| 5 | Magdalena Brzeska | 9.883 |
| 6 | Evgenia Pavlina | 9.766 |
| 7 | Irene Germini | 9.716 |
| 8 | Alina Stoica | 9.813 |

### Individual Rope

| Place | Name | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Larissa Lukianenko | 9.950 |
| 2 | Ekaterina Serebrianskaya | 9.933 |
| 3 | Diana Popova | 9.800 |
| 4 | Almudena Cid | 9.716 |
| 5 | Yanina Batyrchina | 9.699 |
| 6 | Maria Pagalou | 9.650 |
| 7 | Katia Pietrosanti | 9.582 |
| 8 | Viktoria Frater | 9.500 |

### Individual Ribbon

| Place | Name | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Elena Vitrichenko | 10.000 |
| 2 | Yanina Batyrchina | 9.983 |
| 3 | Evgenia Pavlina | 9.950 |
| 4 | Diana Popova | 9.866 |
| 5 | Katia Pietrosanti | 9.750 |
| 6 | Alba Caride | 9.716 |
| 7 | Viktoria Frater | 9.616 |
| 8 | Maria Pangalou | 9.600 |

## Groups

### Groups All-Around

| Rank | Nation | 5 | 3 + 2 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bulgaria | 19.800 | 19.800 | 39.600 |
| | Spain | 19.700 | 19.700 | 39.400 |
| | Belarus | 19.733 | 19.600 | 39.333 |
| 4 | Russia | 19.600 | 19.566 | 39.166 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 19.366 | 19.500 | 38.866 |
| 6 | Japan | 19.166 | 19.333 | 38.499 |
| 7 | Italy | 19.066 | 19.400 | 38.466 |
| 8 | Hungary | 18.766 | 19.166 | 37.932 |
| 9 | China | 18.999 | 18.666 | 37.665 |
| 10 | Canada | 18.666 | 18.866 | 37.532 |
| 11 | France | 18.800 | 18.666 | 37.466 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 18.133 | 18.433 | 36.567 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 18.132 | 18.400 | 36.532 |
| 14 | Finland | 18.033 | 18.366 | 36.399 |
| 15 | USA | 17.599 | 18.733 | 36.332 |
| 16 | Lithuania | 17.900 | 18.299 | 36.199 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 17.800 | 18.233 | 36.033 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 17.533 | 18.466 | 35.999 |
| 19 | Estonia | 17.633 | 18.200 | 35.833 |
| 20 | Portugal | 17.366 | 18.133 | 35.499 |
| 21 | Brazil | 17.499 | 17.999 | 35.498 |
| 22 | South Korea | 17.766 | 17.099 | 34.865 |
| 23 | Argentina | 17.299 | 15.766 | 33.065 |

### Groups 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Final

| Place | Nation | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Spain | 19.816 |
| 2 | Russia | 19.800 |
| 3 | Belarus | 19.700 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 19.366 |
| 5 | Italy | 19.183 |
| 6 | China | 19.032 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 19.000 |
| 8 | Japan | 18.666 |

### Groups 5 Hoops Final

| Place | Nation | Result |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Belarus | 19.866 |
| 2 | Russia | 19.816 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 19.733 |
| 4 | Spain | 19.699 |
| 5 | Japan | 19.500 |
| 6 | Hungary | 19.433 |
| 7 | Italy | 19.258 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 18.833 |
