1996 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Date start19 June 1996
Date end23 June 1996
LocationBudapest, Hungary
PrevVienna 1995
NextBerlin 1997

XX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, 19–23 June, 1996. There was no all-around for individuals, only event finals; gymnasts qualified through the results of the World Championships 1995 in Vienna and could only start in two finals.[1]

A sports science symposium focused on rhythmic gymnastics was held in conjunction with the event by the Hungarian University of Sport Sciences.[2]

Medal winners

Individual Finals
Rope
Larissa Lukyanenko (Belarus)Kateryna Serebrianska (Ukraine)Diana Popova (Bulgaria)
Ball
Kateryna Serebrianska (Ukraine)Larissa Lukyanenko (Belarus)
Maria Petrova (Bulgaria)
Amina Zaripova (Russia)		None awarded
Clubs
Amina Zaripova (Russia)Elena Vitrychenko (Ukraine)Maria Petrova (Bulgaria)
Ribbon
Elena Vitrychenko (Ukraine)Yana Batyrshina (Russia)Evgenia Pavlina (Belarus)
Groups
All-Around
BulgariaSpainBelarus
5 Hoops Final
BelarusRussiaUkraine
3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Final
SpainRussiaBelarus

Individual

Individual Ball

PlaceNationNameResult
1Ekaterina Serebrianskaya10.000
2Larissa Lukianenko9.950
2Maria Petrova9.950
2Amina Zaripova9.950
5Eva Serrano9.800
6Almudena Cid9.750
7Magdalena Brzeska9.733
8Alina Stoica9.700

Individual Clubs

PlaceNationNameResult
1Amina Zaripova10.000
2Elena Vitrichenko9.950
3Maria Petrova9.933
4Eva Serrano9.916
5Magdalena Brzeska9.883
6Evgenia Pavlina9.766
7Irene Germini9.716
8Alina Stoica9.813

Individual Rope

PlaceNationNameResult
1Larissa Lukianenko9.950
2Ekaterina Serebrianskaya9.933
3Diana Popova9.800
4Almudena Cid9.716
5Yanina Batyrchina9.699
6Maria Pagalou9.650
7Katia Pietrosanti9.582
8Viktoria Frater9.500

Individual Ribbon

PlaceNationNameResult
1Elena Vitrichenko10.000
2Yanina Batyrchina9.983
3Evgenia Pavlina9.950
4Diana Popova9.866
5Katia Pietrosanti9.750
6Alba Caride9.716
7Viktoria Frater9.616
8Maria Pangalou9.600

Groups

Groups All-Around

Rank! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Nation! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| 5! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| 3 + 2! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Total
Bulgaria19.80019.80039.600
Spain19.70019.70039.400
Belarus19.73319.60039.333
4Russia19.60019.56639.166
5Ukraine19.36619.50038.866
6Japan19.16619.33338.499
7Italy19.06619.40038.466
8Hungary18.76619.16637.932
9China18.99918.66637.665
10Canada18.66618.86637.532
11France18.80018.66637.466
12Kazakhstan18.13318.43336.567
13Slovakia18.13218.40036.532
14Finland18.03318.36636.399
15United States17.59918.73336.332
16Lithuania17.90018.29936.199
17Netherlands17.80018.23336.033
18Czech Republic17.53318.46635.999
19Estonia17.63318.20035.833
20Portugal17.36618.13335.499
21Brazil17.49917.99935.498
22South Korea17.76617.09934.865
23Argentina17.29915.76633.065

Groups 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Final

PlaceNationResult
1Spain19.816
2Russia19.800
3Belarus19.700
4Ukraine19.366
5Italy19.183
6China19.032
7Bulgaria19.000
8Japan18.666

Groups 5 Hoops Final

PlaceNationResult
1Belarus19.866
2Russia19.816
3Ukraine19.733
4Spain19.699
5Japan19.500
6Hungary19.433
7Italy19.258
8Bulgaria18.833

References

  1. ^ "20. World Championships in Budapest, Hungary (21.-23. June 1996)"
  2. ^ "Rhythmic Program Committee". Technique. Vol. 16, no. 3. 17 February 1996. p. 45. Retrieved 2025-06-04.