1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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The 19th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Strasbourg
, France
, in 1978 from October 23 to October 29.
The new rule was introduced: eight gymnasts competed in each of the apparatus finals.
A video control system was installed near each apparatus to help judges in disputable situations. For the first time it was used at the 1977 European Championships.
Strasbourg
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, France
France
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, in 1978 from October 23 to October 29.
The new rule was introduced: eight gymnasts competed in each of the apparatus finals.
A video control system was installed near each apparatus to help judges in disputable situations. For the first time it was used at the 1977 European Championships.
Medals
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 |  Japan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Romania |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  West Germany |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  German Democratic Republic |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
All-around
| 1st | Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov was a Soviet/Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics... (URS) |
117.200 |
| 2nd | Japan Eizo Kenmotsu Eizo Kenmotsu is a Japanese gymnast, seven times world champion and three times Olympic champion.-Olympics:Kenmotsu competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in horizontal bar.... (JPN) |
116.550 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin Alexander Dityatin Alexander Nikolaevich Dityatin is a Russian gymnast, three-time Olympic Champion, and Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Winning eight medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics, he set the record for achieving the most medals of any type at a single Olympic Games. The American swimmer Michael Phelps... (URS) |
116.375 |
Floor exercise
| 1st | United States Kurt Thomas Kurt Thomas (gymnast) Kurt Bilteaux Thomas is an American Olympic gymnast.While at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, Thomas became a member of the US Olympic team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1978, Thomas was the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal in floor exercise in a world championship... (USA) |
19.650 |
| 2nd | Japan Shigeru Kasamatsu Shigeru Kasamatsu is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Kasamatsu received a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, a silver medal in parallel bars, and bronze medals in floor exercise and horizontal bar.-World championships:At the 1974 World Artistic... (JPN) |
19.575 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin Alexander Dityatin Alexander Nikolaevich Dityatin is a Russian gymnast, three-time Olympic Champion, and Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Winning eight medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics, he set the record for achieving the most medals of any type at a single Olympic Games. The American swimmer Michael Phelps... (URS) |
19.400 |
Pommel horse
| 1st | Hungary Zoltán Magyar Zoltan Magyar Zoltán Magyar was the premier pommel horse gymnast in the world in the 1970s... (HUN) |
19.800 |
| 2nd | West Germany Eberhard Gienger Eberhard Gienger Eberhard Gienger is a German politician and former gymnast. The Gienger salto is named after him. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.- Weblinks :... (FRG) |
19.425 |
| 3rd | Bulgaria Stojan Deltchev (BUL) |
19.400 |
Rings
| 1st | Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov was a Soviet/Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics... (URS) |
19.700 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin Alexander Dityatin Alexander Nikolaevich Dityatin is a Russian gymnast, three-time Olympic Champion, and Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Winning eight medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics, he set the record for achieving the most medals of any type at a single Olympic Games. The American swimmer Michael Phelps... (URS) |
19.675 |
| 3rd | Romania Danuţ Grecu Danut Grecu Dănuţ Grecu is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who specialized in rings. In 1974 he became Romania’s first world champion in artistic gymnastics. He is a bronze Olympic medalist and a multiple world and European medalist on rings... (ROU) |
19.650 |
Vault
| 1st | Japan Junichi Shimizu (JPN) |
19.600 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov was a Soviet/Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics... (URS) |
19.575 |
| 3rd | German Democratic Republic Ralph Baerthel (GDR) |
19.550 |
Parallel bars
| 1st | Japan Eizo Kenmotsu Eizo Kenmotsu is a Japanese gymnast, seven times world champion and three times Olympic champion.-Olympics:Kenmotsu competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in horizontal bar.... (JPN) |
19.600 |
| 2nd | Japan Hiroshi Kajiyama (JPN) |
19.575 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Andrianov Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov was a Soviet/Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics... (URS) |
19.575 |
Horizontal bar
| 1st | Japan Shigeru Kasamatsu Shigeru Kasamatsu is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Kasamatsu received a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, a silver medal in parallel bars, and bronze medals in floor exercise and horizontal bar.-World championships:At the 1974 World Artistic... (JPN) |
19.675 |
| 2nd | West Germany Eberhard Gienger Eberhard Gienger Eberhard Gienger is a German politician and former gymnast. The Gienger salto is named after him. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.- Weblinks :... (FRG) |
19.650 |
| 3rd | Bulgaria Stojan Deltchev (BUL) |
19.600 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Gennady Krysin (URS) |
19.600 |
Team final
| 1st | Japan |
579.850 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union |
578.950 |
| 3rd | German Democratic Republic |
571.750 |
All-around
| 1st | Soviet Union 165 Elena Mukhina Elena Mukhina Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina , born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, was a former Soviet gymnast who won the All-Around title at the 1978 World Championships at Strasbourg, France... (URS) |
78.725 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union 167 Nellie Kim Nellie Kim Nellie Vladimirovna Kim is a retired Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics... (URS) |
78.575 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union 166 Natalia Shaposhnikova Natalia Shaposhnikova Natalia Vitalyevna Shaposhnikova , , married name Natalia Sout, was a Soviet gymnast, two-time Olympic Champion, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. She was born in Rostov on Don, Russian SFSR. She was known for her risky and original skills along with her expressive choreography, especially on... (URS) |
77.875 |
Vault
| 1st | Soviet Union 167 Nellie Kim Nellie Kim Nellie Vladimirovna Kim is a retired Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics... (URS) |
19.625 |
| 2nd | Romania 141 Nadia Comăneci Nadia Comaneci Nadia Elena Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the first female gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer... (ROU) |
19.600 |
| 3rd | German Democratic Republic 134 Steffi Kraker Steffi Kraker Stefanie "Steffi" Kraker is a retired East German gymnast who competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games.Kraker began competing on the GDR national team in 1976... (GDR) |
19.550 |
Uneven bars
| 1st | United States 60 Marcia Frederick (USA) |
19.800 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union 165 Elena Mukhina Elena Mukhina Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina , born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, was a former Soviet gymnast who won the All-Around title at the 1978 World Championships at Strasbourg, France... (URS) |
19.725 |
| 3rd | Romania 145 Emilia Eberle Emilia Eberle Gertrude Emilia Eberle , was a Romanian gymnast of ethnic Hungarian - German descent who was of European, World, and Olympic calibre.Eberle, a pupil of the famous fellow ethnic Hungarian husband-wife coaching team Béla Károlyi and Márta Károlyi before they defected from Romania to the United... (ROU) |
19.625 |
Balance beam
| 1st | Romania 141 Nadia Comăneci Nadia Comaneci Nadia Elena Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the first female gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer... (ROU) |
19.625 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union 165 Elena Mukhina Elena Mukhina Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina , born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, was a former Soviet gymnast who won the All-Around title at the 1978 World Championships at Strasbourg, France... (URS) |
19.600 |
| 3rd | Romania 145 Emilia Eberle Emilia Eberle Gertrude Emilia Eberle , was a Romanian gymnast of ethnic Hungarian - German descent who was of European, World, and Olympic calibre.Eberle, a pupil of the famous fellow ethnic Hungarian husband-wife coaching team Béla Károlyi and Márta Károlyi before they defected from Romania to the United... (ROU) |
19.575 |
Floor exercise
| 1st | Soviet Union 167 Nellie Kim Nellie Kim Nellie Vladimirovna Kim is a retired Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics... (URS) |
19.775 |
| 1st | Soviet Union 165 Elena Mukhina Elena Mukhina Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina , born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, was a former Soviet gymnast who won the All-Around title at the 1978 World Championships at Strasbourg, France... (URS) |
19.775 |
| 3rd | Romania 145 Emilia Eberle Emilia Eberle Gertrude Emilia Eberle , was a Romanian gymnast of ethnic Hungarian - German descent who was of European, World, and Olympic calibre.Eberle, a pupil of the famous fellow ethnic Hungarian husband-wife coaching team Béla Károlyi and Márta Károlyi before they defected from Romania to the United... (ROU) |
19.525 |
| 3rd | United States 68 Kathy Johnson Kathy Johnson Kathy Johnson, also known as Kathy Johnson Clarke is an American commentator and retired artistic gymnast... (USA) |
19.525 |
Team final
| 1st | Soviet Union |
164 Maria Filatova Maria Filatova Maria Evgenievna Filatova is a retired Soviet gymnast who competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics.Filatova began competing for the USSR junior team in 1974... |
388.750 |
| 166 Natalia Shaposhnikova Natalia Shaposhnikova Natalia Vitalyevna Shaposhnikova , , married name Natalia Sout, was a Soviet gymnast, two-time Olympic Champion, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. She was born in Rostov on Don, Russian SFSR. She was known for her risky and original skills along with her expressive choreography, especially on... |
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| 165 Elena Mukhina Elena Mukhina Elena Vyacheslavovna Mukhina , born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, was a former Soviet gymnast who won the All-Around title at the 1978 World Championships at Strasbourg, France... |
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| 167 Nellie Kim Nellie Kim Nellie Vladimirovna Kim is a retired Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics... |
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| 168 Svetlana Agapova | |||
| Tatiana Arzhannikova | |||
| 2nd | Romania |
141 Nadia Comăneci Nadia Comaneci Nadia Elena Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the first female gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer... |
384.250 |
| 145 Emilia Eberle Emilia Eberle Gertrude Emilia Eberle , was a Romanian gymnast of ethnic Hungarian - German descent who was of European, World, and Olympic calibre.Eberle, a pupil of the famous fellow ethnic Hungarian husband-wife coaching team Béla Károlyi and Márta Károlyi before they defected from Romania to the United... |
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| 144 Marilena Neacsu Marilena Neacşu Marilena Neacşu is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She won a silver world championships medal with the team in 1978 and was an alternate to the 1976 Romanian Olympic team. She appeared in the 1990 Romanian/French movie “Reach for the sky” .-External links:*... |
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| 142 Teodora Ungureanu Teodora Ungureanu Teodora Ungureanu is a retired Romanian gymnast who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Olympic medalist and a world silver medalist. After retirement from gymnastics she enjoyed a successful career as a gymnastics coach... |
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| Anca Grigoraş Anca Grigoras Anca Grigoraş is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1972 Olympic Games and at the 1976 Olympic Games. She is an Olympic and a world silver medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European bronze medalist on beam... |
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| 147 Marilena Vlădărău Marilena Vladarau Marilena Vlădărău is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a world gold and a world silver medalist with the team. In 1979 she was a member of the first Romanian team to win gold at a world artistic gymnastics championships. After retirement she worked as a coach.-External links:*... |
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| 3rd | German Democratic Republic |
134 Steffi Kraker Steffi Kraker Stefanie "Steffi" Kraker is a retired East German gymnast who competed at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games.Kraker began competing on the GDR national team in 1976... |
382.250 |
| 135 Silvia Hindorff | |||
| 139 Birgit Süß | |||
| 136 Heike Kunhardt | |||
| 137 Karola Sube Karola Sube Karola Sube is a German gymnast and competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. She won international at competition. - References :... |
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| Ute Wittwer |