1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund
, West Germany
, in 1966.
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, in 1966.
Medals
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 |  Japan |
4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  German Democratic Republic |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
All-around
| 1st | Soviet Union Mikhail Voronin Mikhail Voronin Mikhail Jakovlievitch Voronin was one of the world's strongest Russian gymnasts, who competed for the USSR in the late 1960s-early 1970s.Voronin trained at Dynamo in Moscow, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1966. He won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 1968 and 1972... (URS) |
116.150 |
| 2nd | Japan Shuji Tsurumi Shuji Tsurumi is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Tsurumi competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in pommel horse... (JPN) |
115.250 |
| 3rd | Japan Akinori Nakayama Akinori Nakayama is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of Chukyo University.Winning six gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals, Nakayama was an important factor in the Japanese men's gymnastics team winning the team competition in the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympic games... (JPN) |
114.950 |
Team final
| 1st | Japan |
575.150 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union |
570.900 |
| 3rd | German Democratic Republic |
561.000 |
Floor exercise
| 1st | Japan Akinori Nakayama Akinori Nakayama is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of Chukyo University.Winning six gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals, Nakayama was an important factor in the Japanese men's gymnastics team winning the team competition in the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympic games... (JPN) |
19.400 |
| 2nd | Japan Yukio Endo Yukio Endo (gymnast) was a Japanese artistic gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympics:He was born in Akita City, Akita-ken.He won gold medals with the Japanese team in three Olympics, in 1960, 1964 and 1968... (JPN) |
19.375 |
| 3rd | Italy Franco Menichelli Franco Menichelli Franco Menichelli is an Italian former gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he received bronze medals in floor exercise and team combined exercises, and at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he received a gold medal in floor exercises, a silver... (ITA) |
19.300 |
Pommel horse
| 1st |  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miroslav CerarMiroslav Cerar Miroslav Cerar is a Slovenian gymnast who competed in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1999 Cerar was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.-References:... (YUG) |
19.525 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Mikhail Voronin Mikhail Voronin Mikhail Jakovlievitch Voronin was one of the world's strongest Russian gymnasts, who competed for the USSR in the late 1960s-early 1970s.Voronin trained at Dynamo in Moscow, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1966. He won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 1968 and 1972... (URS) |
19.325 |
| 3rd | Japan Takeshi Kato Takeshi Kato was a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Kato competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in floor exercise.... (JPN) |
19.125 |
Rings
| 1st | Soviet Union Mikhail Voronin Mikhail Voronin Mikhail Jakovlievitch Voronin was one of the world's strongest Russian gymnasts, who competed for the USSR in the late 1960s-early 1970s.Voronin trained at Dynamo in Moscow, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1966. He won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 1968 and 1972... (URS) |
19.750 |
| 2nd | Japan Akinori Nakayama Akinori Nakayama is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of Chukyo University.Winning six gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals, Nakayama was an important factor in the Japanese men's gymnastics team winning the team competition in the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympic games... (JPN) |
19.500 |
| 3rd | Italy Franco Menichelli Franco Menichelli Franco Menichelli is an Italian former gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he received bronze medals in floor exercise and team combined exercises, and at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he received a gold medal in floor exercises, a silver... (ITA) |
19.475 |
Vault
| 1st | Japan Haruhiro Matsuda (JPN) |
19.425 |
| 2nd | Japan Takeshi Kato Takeshi Kato was a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Kato competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in floor exercise.... (JPN) |
19.325 |
| 3rd | Japan Akinori Nakayama Akinori Nakayama is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of Chukyo University.Winning six gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals, Nakayama was an important factor in the Japanese men's gymnastics team winning the team competition in the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympic games... (JPN) |
19.050 |
Parallel bars
| 1st | Soviet Union Sergei Diomidov (URS) |
19.550 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Mikhail Voronin Mikhail Voronin Mikhail Jakovlievitch Voronin was one of the world's strongest Russian gymnasts, who competed for the USSR in the late 1960s-early 1970s.Voronin trained at Dynamo in Moscow, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1966. He won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 1968 and 1972... (URS) |
19.400 |
| 3rd | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miroslav Cerar Miroslav Cerar Miroslav Cerar is a Slovenian gymnast who competed in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1999 Cerar was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.-References:... (YUG) |
19.350 |
Horizontal bar
| 1st | Japan Akinori Nakayama Akinori Nakayama is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of Chukyo University.Winning six gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals, Nakayama was an important factor in the Japanese men's gymnastics team winning the team competition in the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympic games... (JPN) |
19.675 |
| 2nd | Japan Yukio Endo Yukio Endo (gymnast) was a Japanese artistic gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympics:He was born in Akita City, Akita-ken.He won gold medals with the Japanese team in three Olympics, in 1960, 1964 and 1968... (JPN) |
19.600 |
| 3rd | Japan Takashi Mitsukuri Takashi Mitsukuri is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Mitsukuri competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises... (JPN) |
19.425 |
All-around
| 1st | Czechoslovakia Věra Čáslavská Vera Cáslavská Věra Čáslavská is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles... (TCH) |
78.298 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Alexandrovna Kuchinskaya , also known as Natasha Kuchinskaya is a retired Soviet Olympic gymnast.... (URS) |
78.097 |
| 3rd | Japan Keiko Ikeda (JPN) |
76.997 |
Vault
| 1st | Czechoslovakia Věra Čáslavská Vera Cáslavská Věra Čáslavská is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles... (TCH) |
19.583 |
| 2nd | German Democratic Republic Erika Zuchold Erika Zuchold Erica Zuchold , is a former East German gymnast who competed at the European, World, and Olympic level from the mid 1960s to early 1970s.... (GDR) |
19.399 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Alexandrovna Kuchinskaya , also known as Natasha Kuchinskaya is a retired Soviet Olympic gymnast.... (URS) |
19.316 |
Uneven bars
| 1st | Soviet Union Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Alexandrovna Kuchinskaya , also known as Natasha Kuchinskaya is a retired Soviet Olympic gymnast.... (URS) |
19.616 |
| 2nd | Japan Keiko Ikeda (JPN) |
19.566 |
| 3rd | Japan Taniko Mitsukuri (JPN) |
19.516 |
Balance beam
| 1st | Soviet Union Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Alexandrovna Kuchinskaya , also known as Natasha Kuchinskaya is a retired Soviet Olympic gymnast.... (URS) |
19.650 |
| 2nd | Czechoslovakia Věra Čáslavská Vera Cáslavská Věra Čáslavská is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles... (TCH) |
19.333 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Larisa Petrik (URS) |
19.250 |
Floor exercise
| 1st | Soviet Union Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Alexandrovna Kuchinskaya , also known as Natasha Kuchinskaya is a retired Soviet Olympic gymnast.... (URS) |
19.733 |
| 2nd | Czechoslovakia Věra Čáslavská Vera Cáslavská Věra Čáslavská is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles... (TCH) |
19.683 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Zinaida Druzhinina (URS) |
19.666 |
Team final
| 1st | Czechoslovakia |
Věra Čáslavská Vera Cáslavská Věra Čáslavská is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles... |
383.625 |
| Jindra Kostálová | |||
| Mária Krajčírová | |||
| Jana Kubičková | |||
| Bohumila Řimnáčová | |||
| Jaroslava Sedláčková | |||
| 2nd | Soviet Union |
Polina Astakhova Polina Astakhova Polina Astakhova was a Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast who won ten medals at the Summer Olympics, where she participated as a member of the USSR team in 1956, 1960 and 1964.-Biography:Astakhova became interested in artistic gymnastics at age 13,... |
383.587 |
| Zinaida Druzhinina | |||
| Olga Kharlova | |||
| Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Kuchinskaya Natalia Alexandrovna Kuchinskaya , also known as Natasha Kuchinskaya is a retired Soviet Olympic gymnast.... |
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| Larisa Latynina | |||
| Larisa Petrik | |||
| 3rd | Japan |
Yasuko Furuyama | 380.923 |
| Keiko Ikeda | |||
| Hiroko Ikenaga | |||
| Mitsuko Kandori | |||
| Taniko Mitsukuri | |||
| Taki Shibuya |