The 13th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in

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, the capital of

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, on June 28 - July 1, 1954. It was the first World Championships at which the

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competed, winning 20 medals overall (more than three times the amount of any other country). Other major changes at this championships included: 1) it was the first world championships at which a Code of Points was used; and 2) it was the last world championships that would be held "in open air" (outdoors).

Medallists

Men's Results

Team competition

Individual all-around

Floor exercise

Pommel horse

Rings

Vault

Parallel bars

Horizontal bar

Women's Results

Team competition

Individual all-around

Vault

Uneven bars

Balance beam

Floor exercise

Medals

References

Romanian Gymnastics Federation: 1954 Results
{{World gym champs World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 1954 in Italian sport 1954 in gymnastics International gymnastics competitions hosted by Italy