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 the French
Martinez,
Lalu
and
two times
Torres
were
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 "Sokol",
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
Chukarin
(1954), up to
Misyutin
(1991), only interrupted by the Japaneses, like
Kenmotsu
(1970) and
Kasamatsu
(1974).
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 (2005)
Hiroyuki
Tomita
won a all-around gold for Japan again, and 2006 Tomita won silver again, beaten by
YANG, Wei
(CHN), who was in Stuttgart 2007 the very first successfully titleholder
in the all-arounds history!
And
Fabian HAMBUECHEN is
the very first German all-around vice-champion, from 2007 Stuttgart on!
Kohei Uchimura
won gold in
London 2009 for Japan again...!
All-around World Champions and
medallists (... from 1903 on)
Year
... more
Finalists
2009
London
GBR
Kohei UCHIMURA(JPN)
Daniel Keatings
(GBR)
Juri Ryasanov
(RUS)
4. K. Tanaka (JPN)
5. M. Deviatovski (RUS)
6. K. Thomas (GBR)
2007
Stuttgart
GER
YANG,
Wei
CHN)
Fabian
Hambuechen (GER)
Hisashi
Mitzutori
(JPN)
4. J. Horton (USA)
5. KIM, Dae-Eun (KOR)
6. R. Martinez (ESP)
2006 Aarhus
DEN
YANG,
Wei
(CHN)
Hiroyuki
Tomita
(JPN)
Fabian
Hambuechen (GER)
4.
CHEN, Jibing (CHN)
5. M. Deviatovski (RUS)
6. T. Nakase (JPN)
2005 Melbourne
AUS
Hiroyuki
Tomita (JPN)
Hisashi
Mizutori
(JPN)
Denis Savenkov
(PLR)
4. R.
Martinez (ESP)
5. S. Khorokhordin (RUS)
6. R. Selariu (ROU)
2003 Anaheim
USA
Paul
Hamm
USA
Yang,
Wei
(CHN)
Hiroyuki
Tomita
(JPN)
4.
Y. Yerimbetov (KAZ)
5. E. Lopez (CUB)
6. M. Dragulescu (ROU)
2001
Ghent
BEL
Feng,
Jing
(CHN)
Iwan Ivankov
(BLR)
Jordan Jovtchev
(BUL)
4. D. Potra
(ROM)
5. E. Lopez (CUB)
6. Y. Yerimbetov (KAZ)
1999
Tianjin
CHN
Nikolai
Krukov (RUS)
Naoya
Tsukahara (JPN)
Jordan
Jovtchev
(BUL)
4.
Blaine Wilson (USA)
5. Lu, Yufu (CHN)
6. A. Nemov (RUS)
1997
Lausanne
SUI
Ivan
Ivankov (BLR)
Alexei
Bondarenko (RUS)
Naoya
Tsukahara
(JPN)
4. D. Karbonenko (FRA)
5. Huang, Xu (CHN)
6. N. Kryukov (RUS)
1995
Sabae
JPN
LI,
Xiaoshuang (CHN)
Vitali
Scherbo
(BLR)
Evgenyi
Shabaev
(RUS)
4. A. Voropaev (RUS)
5. V. Belenki (GER)
6. Y. Hatakeda (JPN)
1994
Brisbane
AUS
Ivan
Ivankov
(BLR)
Alexei Voropaev
(RUS)
Vitali
Scherbo
(BLR)
4. V
Belenki (GER)
5. D. Karbonenko (FRA)
6. V. Liukin (KAZ
1993 Birmingham
GBR
Vitali Scherbo (BLR)
Sergei
Kharkov
(RUS)
Andreas
Wecker
(GER)
4. I. Ivankov (BLR)
5. D. Karbonenko (RUS)
6. Valeri Liukin (KAZ)
1991 Indianapolis
USA
Grigori
Misjutin (URS)
Vitali
Scherbo
(URS)
Valeri
Lukin
(URS)
4. Li,
Xiaoshuang (CHN)
5. S. Kroll (GER)
+ Y. Chechi (ITA)
..before the political changes
at the beginning of the nineties:
Year
-
Deutsche Finalisten
1989
Stuttgart
GRG
Igor
Korobchinski (URS)
Valentin Mogilnij
(URS)
Li, Jing
(CHN)
4. A. Wecker
(GDR
4. Yukio Iketani (JPN)
6. V. Artyomov (URS)
1987
Rotterdam
NED
.
Juri Koroljov
(URS)
Vladimir
Artyomov
(URS)
4.
Sylvio Kroll (GDR)
5. Z. Borkai (HUN)
6. H. Behrendt (GDR)
1985
Montreal
CAN
Juri
Korolyov (URS)
Vladimir Artyomov
(URS)
Sylvio Kroll
(GDR)
4.
Xu, Zhiqiang (CHN)
5. Li, Ning (CHN)
6. V. Mogylniy (URS)
1983
Budapest
HUN
Dmitri Biloserchev (URS)
Koji
Gushiken
(JPN)
Artur
Akopian (URS) Lou, Yun (CHN)
5. G. Guczoghy (HUN)
6. Li, Ning (CHN)
7. N. Kayitani (JPN)
1981
Moscow
URS
Juri
Korolyov
(URS)
Bogdan Makuz
(URS)
Koji Gishiken
(JPN)
4.
Tong, Fei (CHN)
5. R. Brueckner (GDR)
6. Li, Ning (CHN)
