1963 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

I World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Budapest

Budapest

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, Hungary

Hungary

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on the 7th and 8 December, 1963.

Participants

There were 28 competitors from 10 countries - Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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, Hungary

Hungary

, Finland

Finland

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, German Democratic Republic

German Democratic Republic

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, Romania

Romania

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, Poland

Poland

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, Spain

Spain

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& Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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Nation	Name	Nation	Name	Nation	Name	Nation	Name
Soviet Union	Ludmilla Szavinkova	Czechoslovakia	Dasa Stastna	Poland	Krystyna Szczepanska	Finland	Rauni Koskinen
Soviet Union	Tatiana Kravtchenko	German Democratic Republic	Irene Binder	Poland	Czeslava Walenczij	Romania	Iliena Josif Olareu
Bulgaria	Julia Traslieva	Hungary	Maya Tonay	Finland	Tuula Launala	German Democratic Republic'	Ute Lehmann
Soviet Union	Elvira Averkovics	Romania	Daniela Diaconescu	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	? Novicic	Bulgaria	? Lismanova
Czechoslovakia	Hana Matachova-Bougusovska	Poland	Maria Paszynin	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Tatiana Radovanovic	Hungary	Maria Patocska
Czechoslovakia	Jana Berova	Bulgaria	Violetta Baptisca	Spain	Arnais Beavente	Romania	Mihael Solomolov
German Democratic Republic	Renata Valkstein	Hungary	Orsolya Szabo	Spain	Cavanna Ascaso	Spain	Maria Rosa Simeno

Medal Table

Place	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	3	3	1	7
2	Bulgaria	0	0	2	2

Freehand

Place	Name	Nation	Score
1	Ludmilla Szavinkova	Soviet Union	9.633
2	Tatiana Kravtchenko	Soviet Union	9.600
3	Elvira Averkovics	Soviet Union	9.433
4	Julia Traslieva	Bulgaria	9.400
5	? Lismanova	Bulgaria	9.333
=	Hana Matachova-Bougusovska	Czechoslovakia	9.333

Apparatus

Place	Name	Nation	Score
1	Ludmilla Szavinkova	Soviet Union	9.600
2	Tatiana Kravtchenko	Soviet Union	9.566
3	Julia Traslieva	Bulgaria	9.533
4	Hana Matachova-Bougusovska	Czechoslovakia	9.366
5	Jana Berova	Czechoslovakia	9.300
6	Elvira Averkovics	Soviet Union	9.266
=	Maria Patocska	Hungary	9.266
=	Dasa Stastna	Czechoslovakia	9.266
=	Renata Valkstein	German Democratic Republic	9.266

All-Around

Place	Name	Nation	Freehand	Apparatus	Total
1	Ludmilla Szavinkova	Soviet Union	9.633	9.600	19.233
2	Tatiana Kravtchenko	Soviet Union	9.600	9.566	19.166
3	Julia Traslieva	Bulgaria	9.400	9.533	18.933
4	Elvira Averkovics	Soviet Union	9.433	9.266	18.699
=	Hana Matachova-Bougusovska	Czechoslovakia	9.333	9.366	18.699
6	Jana Berova	Czechoslovakia	9.266	9.300	18.566
=	Renata Valkstein	German Democratic Republic	9.300	9.266	18.566
8	Maria Patocska	Hungary	9.266	9.266	18.532
9	Rauni Koskinen	Finland	9.300	9.200	18.500
10	Ute Lehmann	German Democratic Republic	9.300	9.066	18.366
=	Dasa Stastna	Czechoslovakia	9.100	9.266	18.366
12	Irene Binder	German Democratic Republic	9.133	9.200	18.333
=	Maya Tonay	Hungary	9.233	9.100	18.333
14	Daniela Diaconescu	Romania	9.166	9.100	18.266
15	Maria Paszynin	Poland	9.166	9.066	18.232
16	Violetta Baptisca	Bulgaria	9.133	9.066	18.199
17	Orsolya Szabo	Hungary	9.000	9.166	18.166
18	Mihael Solomolov	Romania	9.133	9.000	18.133
19	Iliena Josif Olareu	Romania	8.866	9.200	18.066
20	? Lismanova	Bulgaria	9.333	8.700	18.033
21	Krystyna Szczepanska	Poland	9.033	8.900	17.933
22	Czeslava Walenczij	Poland	9.100	8.800	17.900
23	Tuula Launala	Finland	8.900	8.800	17.700
24	Ljuba Novicic	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	8.766	8.933	17.699
25	Tatiana Radovanovic	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	8.700	8.733	17.433
26	Arnais Beavente	Spain	8.366	8.700	17.066
27	Cavanna Ascaso	Spain	8.266	8.666	16.932
28	Maria Rosa Simeno	Spain	8.133	8.400	16.533

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