
1969 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Encyclopedia
IV World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Varna
, Bulgaria
from the 27th to the 29th of September, 1969.
, Soviet Union
, Hungary
, Czechoslovakia
, Romania
, East Germany, West Germany
, Cuba
, Poland
, North Korea
, Yugoslavia
, Sweden
, Denmark
, France
, Belgium
, the Netherlands
, Italy
and Japan
.
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
from the 27th to the 29th of September, 1969.
Competitors
There were participants from 18 countries - BulgariaBulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, 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...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, East Germany, 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....
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, North Korea
North Korea
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, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
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, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Denmark
Denmark
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, France
France
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, Belgium
Belgium
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, the Netherlands
Netherlands
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, Italy
Italy
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and Japan
Japan
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.
Freehand
Place | Nation | Name | Score |
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1 | ![]() |
Maria Gigova Maria Gigova Maria Gigova is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She was the first gymnast to become a triple world champion in rhythmic gymnastics with her titles in 1969, 1971, and 1973... |
9.800 |
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Neshka Robeva Neshka Robeva Neshka Robeva is a Bulgarian former Rhythmic Gymnast and coach.Born in Rousse, Robeva graduated from the Bulgarian State Choreography School in "Bulgarian Dances" in 1966 and since then had been a member of the Bulgarian national rhythmic gymnastics squad until 1973. She took part in four World... |
9.700 |
2= | ![]() |
Roumiana Stephanova | 9.700 |
4= | ![]() |
Liubov Sereda | 9.600 |
4= | ![]() |
Galina Shugurova | 9.600 |
5 | ![]() |
Alla Sasouhina | 9.500 |
Hoop
Place | Nation | Name | Score |
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1 | ![]() |
Maria Gigova Maria Gigova Maria Gigova is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She was the first gymnast to become a triple world champion in rhythmic gymnastics with her titles in 1969, 1971, and 1973... |
9.800 |
2 | ![]() |
Neshka Robeva Neshka Robeva Neshka Robeva is a Bulgarian former Rhythmic Gymnast and coach.Born in Rousse, Robeva graduated from the Bulgarian State Choreography School in "Bulgarian Dances" in 1966 and since then had been a member of the Bulgarian national rhythmic gymnastics squad until 1973. She took part in four World... |
9.700 |
3 | ![]() |
Liubov Sereda | 9.650 |
4 | ![]() |
Roumiana Stephanova | 9.550 |
5 | ![]() |
Maria Patocska | 9.500 |
6 | ![]() |
Galina Shugurova | 9.400 |
Rope
Place | Nation | Name | Score |
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1 | ![]() |
Galina Shugurova | 9.650 |
2 | ![]() |
Maria Guigova | 9.600 |
3= | ![]() |
Neshka Robeva | 9.550 |
3= | ![]() |
Liubov Sereda | 9.550 |
5= | ![]() |
Alla Sasouhina | 9.500 |
5= | ![]() |
Roumiana Stephanova | 9.500 |
Ball
Place | Nation | Name | Score |
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1 | ![]() |
Galina Shugurova | 9.400 |
2= | ![]() |
Maria Guigova | 9.250 |
2= | ![]() |
Liubov Sereda | 9.250 |
4= | ![]() |
Hana Sitnianska | 9.150 |
4= | ![]() |
Jana Venaskova | 9.150 |
6 | ![]() |
Neshka Robeva | 9.100 |
All-Around
Place | Nation | Freehand | Hoop | Rope | Ball | Total | |
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1 | ![]() |
Maria Gigova Maria Gigova Maria Gigova is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She was the first gymnast to become a triple world champion in rhythmic gymnastics with her titles in 1969, 1971, and 1973... |
9.800 | 9.800 | 9.600 | 9.250 | 38.450 |
2= | ![]() |
Neshka Robeva | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.550 | 9.100 | 38.050 |
2= | ![]() |
Liubov Sereda | 9.600 | 9.650 | 9.550 | 9.250 | 38.050 |
2= | ![]() |
Galina Shugurova | 9.600 | 9.400 | 9.650 | 9.400 | 38.050 |
5 | ![]() |
Roumiana Stephanova | 9.700 | 9.550 | 9.500 | 9.000 | 37.750 |
6 | ![]() |
Alla Sasouhina | 9.500 | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.100 | 37.400 |
7 | ![]() |
Maria Patocska | 9.450 | 9.500 | 9.350 | 8.700 | 37.000 |
8 | ![]() |
Hana Sitnianska | 9.200 | 9.050 | 9.300 | 9.150 | 36.700 |
9 | ![]() |
Zdena Mlinarova | 9.250 | 9.200 | 9.150 | 8.850 | 36.450 |
10 | ![]() |
Jana Vonaskova | 9.200 | 8.750 | 9.250 | 9.150 | 36.350 |
11 | ![]() |
Victoria Vilcu | 9.400 | 9.050 | 9.100 | 8.750 | 36.300 |
12 | ![]() |
Elke Böttger | 9.100 | 8.950 | 9.150 | 8.850 | 36.050 |
13= | ![]() |
Rosemarie Halbritter | 9.250 | 8.950 | 9.150 | 8.600 | 35.950 |
13= | ![]() |
Julia Zacharia | 9.350 | 9.050 | 8.950 | 8.600 | 35.950 |
15= | ![]() |
Doris Kersten | 9.050 | 8.850 | 8.950 | 8.850 | 35.700 |
15= | ![]() |
Sonia Pedroso | 9.300 | 8.900 | 8.900 | 8.600 | 35.700 |
17 | ![]() |
Grazina Bojanska | 9.250 | 8.850 | 9.050 | 8.450 | 35.600 |
18 | ![]() |
Sun Duk Jo | 9.500 | 8.850 | 8.700 | 8.450 | 35.500 |
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Yung Hyi An | 9.300 | 8.650 | 9.050 | 8.100 | 35.100 |
19= | ![]() |
Myong Sim Choi | 9.400 | 8.800 | 8.400 | 8.500 | 35.100 |
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Agnes Varga | 9.150 | 8.800 | 8.750 | 8.400 | 35.100 |
22 | ![]() |
Zsuzsanna Fritsch | 8.950 | 8.950 | 8.900 | 8.250 | 35.050 |
23 | ![]() |
Mihaela Nicolaescu | 9.250 | 8.450 | 8.750 | 8.500 | 34.950 |
24 | ![]() |
Gordana Veberovic | 8.750 | 8.700 | 8.850 | 8.350 | 34.650 |
25 | ![]() |
Ivana Obucina | 9.050 | 8.000 | 8.950 | 8.350 | 34.350 |
26 | ![]() |
Daysi Garzon | 9.300 | 8.700 | 8.350 | 7.950 | 34.300 |
27 | ![]() |
Eva Ericson | 9.100 | 8.000 | 8.500 | 8.600 | 34.200 |
28 | ![]() |
Dorota Trafankowska | 8.900 | 8.600 | 8.100 | 8.200 | 33.800 |
29 | ![]() |
Alina Bosko | 9.050 | 8.700 | 8.550 | 7.450 | 33.750 |
30 | ![]() |
Ivelisse Blanco | 9.000 | 8.000 | 8.900 | 7.800 | 33.700 |
31 | ![]() |
Maren Klüssendorf | 8.500 | 8.250 | 8.450 | 8.450 | 33.650 |
32= | ![]() |
Gisela Arkenberg | 8.650 | 8.250 | 8.400 | 8.150 | 33.450 |
32= | ![]() |
Vivian Van Deurs | 8.550 | 8.600 | 8.300 | 8.000 | 33.450 |
34 | ![]() |
Josette Bellanger | 8.850 | 8.050 | 8.350 | 8.000 | 33.250 |
35= | ![]() |
Petra Grönke | 8.450 | 8.250 | 8.400 | 8.050 | 33.150 |
35= | ![]() |
Tatiana Radovanovic | 8.950 | 7.850 | 8.550 | 7.800 | 33.150 |
37 | ![]() |
Lone Broberg Teglers | 8.850 | 8.500 | 7.900 | 7.750 | 33.000 |
38 | ![]() |
Anne-Marie Estivin | 8.600 | 8.250 | 7.800 | 7.850 | 32.500 |
39 | ![]() |
Jette Jörgensen | 8.450 | 8.700 | 7.950 | 7.150 | 32.250 |
40 | ![]() |
Gilberte Vander Mersch | 8.450 | 7.450 | 8.400 | 7.750 | 32.050 |
41 | ![]() |
Marceline Mouren | 8.750 | 7.500 | 8.150 | 7.600 | 32.000 |
42 | ![]() |
Johanna Blevanus | 8.300 | 7.800 | 8.000 | 7.700 | 31.800 |
43 | ![]() |
Grietje Molenbuur | 8.100 | 7.050 | 8.200 | 7.700 | 31.050 |
44 | ![]() |
Arlette Dekens | 7.800 | 6.000 | 7.800 | 7.200 | 28.800 |
Groups
Place | Nation | Score |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
18.500 |
2 | ![]() |
18.300 |
3 | ![]() |
18.200 |
4 | ![]() |
18.100 |
5 | ![]() |
18.050 |
6 | ![]() |
17.350 |
7 | ![]() |
17.300 |
8 | ![]() |
17.200 |
9 | ![]() |
17.100 |
10 | ![]() |
16.450 |
11 | ![]() |
16.400 |
12 | ![]() |
16.250 |
13 | ![]() |
16.150 |
14 | ![]() |
15.850 |
15 | ![]() |
13.800 |