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All-around
Crown of Gymnastics
MEN's WORLD CHAMPIONS, ALL-AROUND
At the beginning of the 20th century specially the Czech and the French gymnasts dominated the all-around categories of international men's gymnastics. So were the French Martinez, Lalu and two times Torres the very first all-around world champions, and on Czech side Cada, Steiner and Pechacek. At these early time also strong gymnasts came from the Yugoslavian "Sikol", like Sumi und Promozic.
In the Thirties of the last century Switzerland developed to a very strong gymnastics nations and specially such names like Eugen Mack and after the World War II Walther Lehmann - the all-around champion at the 1950's worlds in Basel - were legends of gymnastics history!
After the entry of the Soviet Union into the international arenas all was changed:
All together 13 all-around world champions were Soviets - from Muratov and Tchukarin (1954),  up to Misjutin (1991), only interrupted by the Japaneses, like Kenmotsu (1970) and Kasamatsu (1974)


German
After the political changes at the beginning Ninties th "Kings of Gymnastics" were such legends like the two Byelorussians Vitali Scherbo and two times Ivan Ivankov ... but than came the new times with the first Chinese all-around world Champion Li, Xiaoshuang (1995) and the strong Americans like Paul Hamm in Anaheim 2003.
After a break of 31 years Hiroyuki Tomita won a all-around gold for Japan again, and Tomita won silver again 2006, beaten by YANG, Wei (CHN)
  All-around World Champions and medallists    (... from 1903 on)
  
Year

... more Finalists
2006
Aarhus
DEN		 YANG, Wei (CHN) Hiroyuki Tomita (JPN) Fabian Hambüchen (GER) 4. CHEN, Jibing (CHN)
5. Maxim Deviatovski (RUS)
6. Takuya Nakase (JPN) 
2005
Melbourne
AUS		 Hiroyuki Tomita (JPN) Hisashi Mizutori (JPN) Denis Savenkov (PLR) 4. Rafael Martinez (ESP)
5. S. Khorokhordin (RUS)
6. Razvan Selariu (ROM)
2003
Anaheim
USA		 Paul Hamm USA Yang, Wei (CHN) Hiroyuki Tomita (JPN) 4. Yernar Yerimbetov (KAZ)
5. Erik Lopez (CUB)
6. Marian Dragulescu (ROM)
2001
 Ghent
BEL		 Feng, Jing (CHN) Iwan Ivankov (BLR) Jordan Jovchev (BUL) 4. Dan Potra (ROM)
5. Erik Lopez (CUB)
6. Yernar Yerimbetov (KAZ)
1999
 Tianjin
CHN		 Nikolai Krukov (RUS) Naoya Tsukahara (JPN) Jordan Jovchev (BUL) 4. Blaine Wilson (USA)
5. Lu, Yufu (CHN)
6. Alexei Nemov (RUS)
1997
 Lausanne
SUI		 Ivan Ivankov (BLR) Alexei Bondarenko (RUS) Naoya Tsukahara (JPN) 4. Dmitri Karbonenko (FRA)
5. Huang, Xu (CHN)
6. Nikolai Kryukov (RUS)
1995
 Sabae
JPN		 LI, Xiaoshuang (CHN) Vitali Scherbo (BLR) Jewvgeni Schabajew (RUS) 4. Alexei Voropaev (RUS) 
5. Valeri Belenki (GER)
6. Yoshiaki Hatakeda (JPN)
1994
 Brisbane
AUS		 Ivan Ivankov (BLR Alexei Voropaev (RUS) Vitali Scherbo (BLR) 4. Valeri Belenki (GER)
5. Dmitri Karbonenko (FRA)
6. Valeri Lyukin (KAZ
1993
Birmingham
GBR		 Vitali Scherbo (BLR) Sergei Kharkov (RUS) Andreas Wecker (GER) 4. Ivan Ivankov (BLR)
5. Dmitri Karbonenko (RUS)
6. Valeri Liukin (KAZ)
1991
Indianapolis
USA		 Grigori Misjutin (URS) Vitali Scherbo (URS) Valeri Lukin (URS) 4. Li, Xiaoshuang (CHN)
5. Sylvio Kroll (GER)
 + Yuri Chechi (ITA)

...vor den politischen Veränderungen zu Beginn der neunziger Jahre: >>:
      
Year

 - Deutsche Finalisten
1989
 Stuttgart
GRG		 Igor Korobchinski (URS) Valentin Mogilnij (URS) Li, Jing (CHN) 4. Andreas Wecker (GDR
 + Yukio Iketani (JPN)
6. Vladimir Artyomov (URS)
1987
 Rotterdam
NED		 . Juri Koroljov (URS) Vladimir Artyomov (URS) 4. Sylvio Kroll (GDR)
5. Zsolt Borkai (HUN)
6. Holger Behrendt (GDR)
1985
 Montreal		 Juri Korolyov (URS) Vladimir Artyomov (URS) 3. Sylvio Kroll (GDR) 4. Xu, Zhiqiang (CHN)
5. Li, Ning (CHN)
6. Valentin Mogylniy (URS)
1983
 Budapest
HUN		 Dmitri Biloserchev (URS) Koji Gushkiken (JPN) Artur Akopian (URS)
Lou, Yun (CHN)        		 5. György Guczoghy (HUN)
6. Li, Ning (CHN)
7. Noboyuki Kayitani (JPN)
1981
 Moscow
URS		 Juri Korolyov (URS) Bogdan Makuz (URS) Koji Gishiken (JPN) 4. Tong, Fei (CHN)
5..Roland Brückner (GDR)
6. Li, Ning (CHN)
1979
 Fort Worth
USA		 Alexander Ditiatin (URS) Kuth Thomas (USA) Alexander Tkatchev (URS) 4. Vladimir Markelov (URS)
5. Bart Connor (USA)
6. Roland Brückner (GDR)
1978
 Strasbourg		 Nikolai Andrianov (URS) Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN Alexander Ditjatin (URS) 4. Eberhard Gienger (FRG)
5. Hiroshi Kayijama (JPN)
6. Kurt Thomas (USA)
1974
 Varna
BUL		 Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) Nikolai Andrianov (URS) Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN)  4. Hiroshi Kayijama (JPN)
5. Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN)
6. Eduard Mikaelyan (URS)
1970
Ljubljana
YUG		 Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) MitzuoTsukahara (JPN) Akinori Nakayama (JPN)) 4. Mikhail Voronin (URS)
5. Viktor Klimenko (URS)
6. Fumio Honma (JPN)
1966
 Dortmund
FRG		 Michail Voronin (URS) Shuji Tsurumi (JPN) Akinori Nakayama (JPN)   4. Miroslav Cerar (YUG)
5. Franco Menichelli (ITA)
6. Takashi Kato (JPN)
1962
 Prague
GSR		 Juri Titov (URS) Yukio Endo (JPN)
 Boris Shakhlin (URS) 4. Takashi Ono (JPN)
5. Miroslav Cerar (YUG)
6. Takashi Mitsukuri (JPN)
1958
Moscow
URS		 Boris Shakhlin (URS) Takashi Ono (JPN) Juri Titow (URS) 4. Masao Takemoto (JPN)
5. Pavel Stolbov (URS)
6. Noboyuki Ayhara (JPN) 
1954
 Rome
ITA		 Valentin Muratov (URS)
Victor Tchukarin (URS)		 - Grant Shaginian (URS) 4. Boris Schachlin, Albert 
    Asarjan (URS)
6. Ivan Vostrikov (URS)
1950
 Basel
SUI		 Walter Lehmann (SUI) Marcel Adatte (SUI) Olavi Rove (FIN) 4. Guido Figone (ITA)
5. Josy Stoffel (LUX)
6. Josef Stalder (SUI) 
1938
 Prague
CSR		 Jan Gajdos (CZE) Jan Slàdek (CZE) Eugen Mack (SUI) 4. Alois Hudec (CZE)
5. Leo Schürmann (SUI)
6. Gustav Hruby (CZE)
1934
 Budapest
HUN		 Eugen Mack (SUI)  Romeo Neri (ITA) Emanuel Löffler (CZE) 4. Heikki Savolainen (FIN)
5. Jan Sladek (CZE)
6. Jan Gaidos (CZE)
1930 
 Luxemburg
LUX		 Josip Primozic (YUG)  Jan Gajdos (CZE) Emanuel Löffler (CZE) 4. Solbach (FRA)
5. Ladslav Vacha (CZE)
6. Jan Gajdos (CZE)
1926
 Lyon
FRA		 Petar Sumi (YUG) Josef Effenberger CZE) Ladislav Vacha (CZE) 4. Jan Karafiat (CZE)
5. Frantisek Pechatcek (CZE)
6.   Heeb (FRA)
1922
 Ljubljana
YUG		 Petar Sumi (YUG)
+ Frantisek Pechacek (CZE)		 - Stane Derganc (YUG) 4. Miroslav Klinger (CZE)
5. Stane Vidmar (YUG)
6. Stanislav Indruch ((CZE)
1913
 Paris
FRA		 Marcos Torrès (FRA) Karel Stary (CZE) Josef Sykora (CZE)  4. Giorgio Zampori (ITA)
5. Stane Vidmar (YUG)
6. Josef Cada (CZE)
1911
Turin
ITA		 Ferdinand Steiner (CZE) Josef Cada (CZE) Svatopluk Svoboda (CZE)
+ Karel Stary (CZE)		 5. M. Maucurier (FRA)
6. Francesco Loi (ITA)
7. Marcos Torrès (FRA)
1909
 Luxemburg
LUX		 Marcos Tórres (FRA) Josef Cada (CZE) Armand Coidelle (FRA) 4. Otello Capitani (ITA)
5. Guido Romano (ITA)
 +  Luis Segura (FRA)
1907
Prag
TCH		 Josef Cada (CZE) Jules Rolland (FRA) Frantisek Erben (CZE) 4. Karel Stary (CZE)
5. Francois Vidal (FRA)
6. Karel Sàl (CZE)
1905
 Bordeaux
FRA		 Marcel Lalu (FRA) Daniel Lavielle (FRA) Lucien Dèmanet (FRA) 4. Georges Dejaeghère (FRA)
5. Pierre Payssè (FRA)
6. J.H. Reeder (NED)
1903
 Antwerp
BEL		 Josef Martinez (FRA) Joseph Lux (FRA)
+ Georges Wierinckx (BEL)		 - 4. Georges Dejaeghère (FRA)
5. J. Lecoutre (FRA)
6. Charles van Hulle (BEL)
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Source: "Das Turnjahrhundert..." Götze/Herholz)  

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