The 15th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held on July 3–8, 1962 in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
, the capital of
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
, this being the 3rd time that Prague hosted these championships.
These were the last championships
China competed in until 1979. Following a 1964 vote to accept Taiwan as a member nation, China withdrew from the International Gymnastics Federation in protest.
They would not rejoin until 1978.
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
Medal table
References
www.gymn-forum.net
2009-09-03)
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World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for artistic gymnastics governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The first edition of the championships was held in 1903, exclusively for male gymna ...
1962 in gymnastics
International gymnastics competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia