World Champions ALL-AROUND, All

WCh 2011, TOKYO, Champions All

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 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 and defended the title 2010 in Rotterdam and in Tokyo 2001 he was the first athlet with a golden hattrick: Third Gold in unbroken series!
Philipp BOY is the first German athlet in history, who defended his vice titel successfully!

All-around World Champions and medallists (1903- 2011)

Year				... more Finalists
2011 Tokyo JPN	Kohei UCHIMURA (JPN)	BOY, Philipp (GER)	YAMAMURO, Koji (JPN)	4. D. Purvis (GBR) 5. J. Oroczo (USA) 6. D. Belyavski (RUS) 7. M. Kuksenkov (UKR) 8. M. Ngugen (GER)
2010 Rotterdam NED	Kohei UCHIMURA (JPN)	BOY, Philipp (GER)	HORTON, Jonathan (USA)	4. M. Kuksenkow (UKR) 5. D. Purvis (GBR) 6. Lu, Bo (CHN) 7. S. Chorochordin (RUS) 8. K. Uematsu
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	Dmitri Biloserchev (URS)	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)
1979 Fort Worth USA	Alexander Ditiatin (URS)	Kurt Thomas (USA)	Alexander Tkatchev (URS)	4. Vladi Markelov (URS) 5. Bart Connor (USA) 6. R. Brueckner (GDR)
1978 Strasbourg FRA	Nikolai Andrianov (URS)	Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN	Alexander Ditjatin (URS)	4. E. Gienger (FRG) 5. H. Kayijama (JPN) 6. K. Thomas (USA)
1974 Varna BUL	Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN)	Nikolai Andrianov (URS)	Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN)	4. H. Kayijama (JPN) 5. M. Tsukahara (JPN) 6. E. Mikaelyan (URS)
1970 Ljubljana YUG	Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN)	MitzuoTsukahara (JPN)	Akinori Nakayama (JPN))	4. M. Voronin (URS) 5. V. Klimenko (URS) 6. F. Honma (JPN)
1966 Dortmund FRG	Michail Voronin (URS)	Shuji Tsurumi (JPN)	Akinori Nakayama (JPN)	4. M. Cerar (YUG) 5. F. Menichelli (ITA) 6. T. Kato (JPN)
1962 Prague GSR	Juri Titov (URS)	Yukio Endo (JPN)	Boris Shakhlin (URS)	4. T. Ono (JPN) 5. M. Cerar (YUG) 6. T. Mitsukuri (JPN)
1958 Moscow URS	Boris Shakhlin (URS)	Takashi Ono (JPN)	Juri Titov (URS)	4. M. Takemoto (JPN) 5. P. Stolbov (URS) 6. N. Ayhara (JPN)
1954 Rome ITA	Valentin Muratov (URS) Victor Tchukarin (URS)	-	Grant Shaginian (URS)	4. B. Shakhlin (URS) 4. A. Asarjan (URS) 6. I. Vostrikov (URS)
1950 Basel SUI	Walter Lehmann (SUI)	Marcel Adatte (SUI)	Olavi Rove (FIN)	4. G. Figone (ITA) 5. J. Stoffel (LUX) 6. J. Stalder (SUI)
1938 Prague CSR	Jan Gajdos (CZE)	Jan Slàdek (CZE)	Eugen Mack (SUI)	4. A. Hudec (CZE) 5. L. Schürmann (SUI) 6. G. Hruby (CZE)
1934 Budapest HUN	Eugen Mack (SUI)	Romeo Neri (ITA)	Emanuel Löffler (CZE)	4. H. Savolainen (FIN) 5. J. Sladek (CZE) 6. J. Gaidos (CZE)
1930 Luxemburg LUX	Josip Primozic (YUG)	Jan Gajdos (CZE)	Emanuel Löffler (CZE)	4. . Solbach (FRA) 5. L. Vacha (CZE) 6. J. Gajdos (CZE)
1926 Lyon FRA	Petar Sumi (YUG)	Josef Effenberger CZE)	Ladislav Vacha (CZE)	4. J. Karafiat (CZE) 5. F. Pechatcek (CZE) 6. Heeb (FRA)
1922 Ljubljana YUG	Petar Sumi (YUG) Frantisek Pechacek (CZE)	-	Stane Derganc (YUG)	4. M. Klinger (CZE) 5. S. Vidmar (YUG) 6. S. Indruch ((CZE)
1913 Paris FRA	Marcos Torrès (FRA)	Karel Stary (CZE)	Josef Sykora (CZE)	4. G. Zampori (ITA) 5. S. Vidmar (YUG) 6. J. Cada (CZE)
1911 Turin ITA	Ferdinand Steiner (CZE)	Josef Cada (CZE)	Svatopluk Svoboda (CZE) Karel Stary (CZE)	- 5. M. Maucurier (FRA) 6. F. Loi (ITA) 7. M. Torrès (FRA)
1909 Luxemburg LUX	Marcos Tórres (FRA)	Josef Cada (CZE)	Armand Coidelle (FRA)	4. O. Capitani (ITA) 5. G. Romano (ITA) 5. L. 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. G. Dejaeghère (FRA) 5. Pierre Payssè (FRA) 6. J. H. Reeder (NED)
1903 Antwerp BEL	Josef Martinez (FRA)	Joseph Lux (FRA) Georges Wierinckx (BEL)	-	4. G. Dejaeghère (FRA) 5. J. Lecoutre (FRA) 6. C. van Hulle (BEL)