# 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at The O2 Arena in London from 12 to 18 October 2009. Similar to the 2005 World Championships, there were no team competitions. Individual all-around and event finals were contested.

## Competition schedule

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## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men ||||
| Individual all-around details | Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) | Daniel Keatings (GBR) | Yury Ryazanov (RUS) |
| Floor details | Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) | Zou Kai (CHN) | Alexander Shatilov (ISR) |
| Pommel horse details | Zhang Hongtao (CHN) | Krisztián Berki (HUN) | Prashanth Sellathurai (AUS) |
| Rings details | Yan Mingyong (CHN) | Yordan Yovchev (BUL) | Oleksandr Vorobiov (UKR) |
| Vault details | Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) | Flavius Koczi (ROU) | Anton Golotsutskov (RUS) |
| Parallel bars details | Wang Guanyin (CHN) | Feng Zhe (CHN) | Kazuhito Tanaka (JPN) |
| Horizontal bar details | Zou Kai (CHN) | Epke Zonderland (NED) | Igor Cassina (ITA) |
| Women ||||
| Individual all-around details | Bridget Sloan (USA) | Rebecca Bross (USA) | Koko Tsurumi (JPN) |
| Vault details | Kayla Williams (USA) | Ariella Käslin (SUI) | Youna Dufournet (FRA) |
| Uneven bars details | He Kexin (CHN) | Koko Tsurumi (JPN) | Ana Porgras (ROM) Rebecca Bross (USA) |
| Balance beam details | Deng Linlin (CHN) | Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | Ivana Hong (USA) |
| Floor details | Elizabeth Tweddle (GBR) | Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | Sui Lu (CHN) |

### Women's

* 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's qualification

## Men's Events
### Individual all-around

Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Sergio Sasaki Junior | Brazil | 31/03/92 | 17 years |
| Oldest | Ildar Valeiev | Kazakhstan | 18/02/74 | 35 years |
| Position | Gymnast | | | | | | | Total |
| | Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) | 15.625 | 14.900 | 15.225 | 16.050 | 14.725 | 14.975 | 91.500 |
| | Daniel Keatings (GBR) | 14.250 | 15.500 | 14.200 | 15.450 | 15.050 | 14.475 | 88.925 |
| | Yury Ryazanov (RUS) | 14.825 | 13.400 | 14.825 | 15.925 | 14.925 | 14.500 | 88.400 |
| 4 | Kazuhito Tanaka (JPN) | 14.650 | 13.200 | 15.075 | 15.400 | 15.075 | 14.900 | 88.300 |
| 5 | Maxim Devyatovskiy (RUS) | 15.000 | 13.425 | 15.075 | 14.875 | 14.550 | 14.550 | 87.475 |
| 6 | Kristian Thomas (GBR) | 15.000 | 13.600 | 14.575 | 15.800 | 13.975 | 14.400 | 87.350 |
| 7 | Timothy McNeill (USA) | 14.500 | 15.000 | 14.325 | 15.300 | 14.200 | 13.825 | 87.150 |
| 8 | Benoît Caranobe (FRA) | 14.025 | 14.150 | 14.750 | 16.025 | 13.000 | 14.225 | 86.175 |
| 9 | Mykola Kuksenkov (UKR) | 15.050 | 14.600 | 14.400 | 14.400 | 14.200 | 13.475 | 86.125 |
| 10 | Enrico Pozzo (ITA) | 14.750 | 13.625 | 14.025 | 15.350 | 14.075 | 14.275 | 86.100 |
| 11 | Alexander Shatilov (ISR) | 15.225 | 14.075 | 14.225 | 15.350 | 14.350 | 12.600 | 85.825 |
| 12 | Marcel Nguyen (GER) | 15.075 | 13.425 | 14.525 | 15.325 | 13.200 | 14.225 | 85.775 |
| 13 | Jorge Hugo Giraldo Lopez (COL) | 13.250 | 13.350 | 14.125 | 15.225 | 14.975 | 14.150 | 85.075 |
| 13 | Roman Gisi (SUI) | 14.225 | 13.875 | 14.175 | 15.125 | 13.525 | 14.150 | 85.075 |
| 15 | Manuel Almeida Campos (POR) | 14.875 | 12.850 | 14.075 | 14.550 | 14.550 | 14.000 | 84.900 |
| 16 | Nicolas Boeschenstein (SUI) | 14.425 | 11.775 | 14.250 | 15.600 | 14.625 | 14.100 | 84.775 |
| 17 | Jonathan Horton (USA) | 13.775 | 11.100 | 14.900 | 15.750 | 15.125 | 13.650 | 84.300 |
| 18 | Ildar Valeiev (KAZ) | 13.525 | 13.225 | 14.725 | 15.250 | 13.900 | 13.575 | 84.200 |
| 19 | Sergio Sasaki Junior (BRA) | 13.925 | 13.800 | 14.000 | 15.275 | 13.500 | 13.650 | 84.150 |
| 19 | Sergio Muñoz (ESP) | 14.675 | 11.750 | 14.625 | 15.975 | 13.100 | 14.025 | 84.150 |
| 21 | Luis Rivera (PUR) | 13.500 | 14.075 | 14.800 | 15.325 | 13.425 | 12.925 | 84.050 |
| 22 | Artsiom Bykau (BLR) | 13.525 | 13.125 | 14.200 | 15.225 | 13.425 | 13.450 | 82.950 |
| 23 | Luis Vargas Velazquez (PUR) | 14.000 | 10.900 | 13.350 | 15.100 | 14.725 | 14.125 | 82.200 |
| 24 | Federico Molinari (ARG) | 14.050 | 13.225 | 14.300 | 14.175 | 12.575 | 13.475 | 81.800 |

### Floor

Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Steven Legendre | United States | 05/05/89 | 20 years |
| Oldest | Marian Drăgulescu | Romania | 18/12/80 | 28 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
| | Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) | 6.600 | 9.100 | | 15.700 |
| | Zou Kai (CHN) | 6.800 | 8.875 | | 15.675 |
| | Alexander Shatilov (ISR) | 6.600 | 8.975 | | 15.575 |
| 4 | Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) | 6.500 | 9.075 | 0.1 | 15.475 |
| 5 | Makoto Okiguchi (JPN) | 6.600 | 8.825 | | 15.425 |
| 6 | Matthias Fahrig (GER) | 6.600 | 8.800 | | 15.400 |
| 7 | Tomás González (CHI) | 6.600 | 8.625 | | 15.225 |
| 8 | Steven Legendre (USA) | 6.200 | 8.750 | | 14.950 |

### Pommel horse

Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Louis Smith | United Kingdom | 22/04/89 | 20 years |
| Oldest | Krisztián Berki | Hungary | 18/03/85 | 24 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Total |
| | Zhang Hongtao (CHN) | 6.600 | 9.600 | 16.200 |
| | Krisztián Berki (HUN) | 6.900 | 9.175 | 16.075 |
| | Prashanth Sellathurai (AUS) | 6.600 | 8.800 | 15.400 |
| 4 | Cyril Tommasone (FRA) | 6.500 | 8.725 | 15.225 |
| 5 | Timothy McNeill (USA) | 6.400 | 8.750 | 15.150 |
| 6 | Flavius Koczi (ROU) | 6.600 | 8.375 | 14.975 |
| 7 | Robert Seligman (CRO) | 6.100 | 8.650 | 14.750 |
| 8 | Louis Smith (GBR) | 6.600 | 7.850 | 14.450 |

### Rings

Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Arthur Zanetti | Brazil | 16/04/90 | 19 years |
| Oldest | Yordan Yovchev | Bulgaria | 24/02/73 | 36 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Total |
| | Yan Mingyong (CHN) | 6.800 | 8.875 | 15.675 |
| | Yordan Yovchev (BUL) | 6.700 | 8.875 | 15.575 |
| | Oleksandr Vorobiov (UKR) | 6.800 | 8.750 | 15.550 |
| 4 | Arthur Zanetti (BRA) | 6.500 | 8.825 | 15.325 |
| 4 | George Robert Stănescu (ROU) | 6.800 | 8.525 | 15.325 |
| 6 | Matteo Morandi (ITA) | 6.700 | 8.600 | 15.300 |
| 7 | Samir Aït Saïd (FRA) | 6.700 | 8.550 | 15.250 |
| 8 | Danny Pinheiro-Rodrigues (FRA) | 7.100 | 7.650 | 14.750 |

### Vault

Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Flavius Koczi | Romania | 26/08/87 | 22 years |
| Oldest | Marian Drăgulescu | Romania | 18/12/80 | 28 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 2 | Total |
| | Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) | 7.000 | 9.550 | | 16.550 | 7.200 | 9.400 | | 16.600 | 16.575 |
| | Flavius Koczi (ROU) | 7.000 | 9.375 | | 16.375 | 7.000 | 9.300 | | 16.300 | 16.337 |
| | Anton Golotsutskov (RUS) | 7.000 | 9.375 | | 16.375 | 7.000 | 9.200 | | 16.200 | 16.287 |
| 4 | Matthias Fahrig (GER) | 7.000 | 8.925 | 0.1 | 15.825 | 6.600 | 9.275 | | 15.875 | 15.850 |
| 5 | Thomas Bouhail (FRA) | 7.000 | 8.350 | 0.1 | 15.250 | 7.000 | 9.300 | | 16.300 | 15.775 |
| 6 | Isaac Botella Pérez (ESP) | 6.600 | 9.200 | | 15.800 | 6.600 | 9.000 | 0.1 | 15.500 | 15.650 |
| 7 | Ri Se Gwang (PRK) | 7.200 | 8.375 | | 15.575 | 7.000 | 9.125 | 0.4 | 15.725 | 15.650 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Wammes (NED) | 6.600 | 9.350 | | 15.950 | 6.600 | 8.300 | | 14.900 | 15.425 |
| Position | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 1 | Vault 1 | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Vault 2 | Vault 2 | Vault 2 | Total |

### Parallel bars

Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Phạm Phước Hưng | Vietnam | 10/06/88 | 21 years |
| Oldest | Vasileios Tsolakidis | Greece | 09/09/79 | 30 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Total |
| | Wang Guanyin (CHN) | 7.000 | 8.975 | 15.975 |
| | Feng Zhe (CHN) | 6.900 | 8.875 | 15.775 |
| | Kazuhito Tanaka (JPN) | 6.400 | 9.100 | 15.500 |
| 4 | Vasileios Tsolakidis (GRE) | 6.300 | 9.050 | 15.350 |
| 5 | Won Chul Yoo (KOR) | 6.700 | 8.600 | 15.300 |
| 6 | Epke Zonderland (NED) | 6.100 | 9.025 | 15.125 |
| 7 | Phạm Phước Hưng (VIE) | 5.900 | 8.575 | 14.475 |
| 8 | Adam Kierzowski (POL) | 6.300 | 8.025 | 14.325 |

### Horizontal bar

Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Danell Leyva | United States | 30/10/91 | 17 years |
| Oldest | Aljaž Pegan | Slovenia | 02/06/74 | 35 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Total |
| | Zou Kai (CHN) | 7.500 | 8.650 | 16.150 |
| | Epke Zonderland (NED) | 7.300 | 8.525 | 15.825 |
| | Igor Cassina (ITA) | 6.700 | 8.925 | 15.625 |
| 4 | Danell Leyva (USA) | 7.000 | 8.600 | 15.600 |
| 5 | Aljaž Pegan (SLO) | 7.000 | 8.500 | 15.500 |
| 6 | Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) | 6.400 | 8.775 | 15.175 |
| 7 | Aliaksandr Tsarevich (BLR) | 6.000 | 8.375 | 14.375 |
| 8 | Jonathan Horton (USA) | 6.700 | 6.550 | 13.250 |

## Women's
### Individual all-around

Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Ana Porgras | Romania | 18/12/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Miki Uemura | Japan | 06/03/86 | 23 years |
| Position | Gymnast | | | | | Total |
| | Bridget Sloan (USA) | 14.825 | 14.800 | 14.000 | 14.200 | 57.825 |
| | Rebecca Bross (USA) | 14.525 | 15.075 | 15.300 | 12.875 | 57.775 |
| | Koko Tsurumi (JPN) | 13.600 | 15.050 | 14.800 | 13.725 | 57.175 |
| 4 | Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | 14.400 | 13.625 | 15.100 | 14.025 | 57.150 |
| 5 | Youna Dufournet (FRA) | 14.300 | 14.600 | 14.450 | 13.300 | 56.650 |
| 6 | Yang Yilin (CHN) | 14.700 | 13.950 | 14.225 | 13.700 | 56.575 |
| 7 | Ana Porgras (ROU) | 13.675 | 14.675 | 14.125 | 14.025 | 56.500 |
| 8 | Ariella Käslin (SUI) | 15.125 | 13.875 | 13.500 | 13.425 | 55.925 |
| 9 | Anamaria Tămârjan (ROU) | 14.275 | 13.625 | 14.125 | 13.600 | 55.625 |
| 10 | Yekaterina Kurbatova (RUS) | 14.625 | 14.700 | 12.850 | 13.300 | 55.475 |
| 11 | Deng Linlin (CHN) | 14.225 | 13.900 | 13.500 | 13.600 | 55.225 |
| 12 | Elsa García (MEX) | 13.975 | 14.175 | 13.400 | 13.325 | 54.875 |
| 13 | Ksenia Semenova (RUS) | 13.400 | 13.250 | 14.225 | 13.650 | 54.525 |
| 14 | Bruna Leal (BRA) | 14.050 | 13.500 | 13.250 | 13.275 | 54.075 |
| 15 | Pauline Morel (FRA) | 13.725 | 13.900 | 13.175 | 13.050 | 53.850 |
| 16 | Rebecca Downie (GBR) | 14.500 | 13.600 | 12.150 | 13.525 | 53.775 |
| 17 | Kim Un-hyang (PRK) | 13.400 | 13.075 | 14.550 | 12.600 | 53.625 |
| 18 | Rebecca Wing (GBR) | 13.950 | 13.300 | 13.600 | 12.550 | 53.400 |
| 19 | Brittany Rogers (CAN) | 13.900 | 13.650 | 12.600 | 12.925 | 53.075 |
| 20 | Paola Galante (ITA) | 13.200 | 13.025 | 13.625 | 13.175 | 53.025 |
| 21 | Veronica Wagner (SWE) | 13.725 | 12.075 | 13.850 | 12.800 | 52.450 |
| 22 | Miki Uemura (JPN) | 13.325 | 12.800 | 12.200 | 12.750 | 51.075 |
| 23 | Kim Bùi (GER) | 13.550 | 11.575 | 13.100 | 12.250 | 50.475 |
| 24 | Mayra Kroonen (NED) | 13.100 | 11.525 | 12.075 | 13.200 | 49.900 |

### Vault

Oldest and youngest competitors
| | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Youna Dufournet | France | 19/10/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Ariella Käslin | Switzerland | 11/10/87 | 22 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 2 | Total |
| | Kayla Williams (USA) | 6.300 | 8.900 | | 15.200 | 5.800 | 9.175 | | 14.975 | 15.087 |
| | Ariella Käslin (SUI) | 6.300 | 8.775 | | 15.075 | 5.300 | 8.775 | 0.1 | 13.975 | 14.525 |
| | Youna Dufournet (FRA) | 5.300 | 8.975 | | 14.275 | 5.600 | 9.025 | | 14.625 | 14.450 |
| 4 | Yekaterina Kurbatova (RUS) | 5.800 | 8.925 | | 14.725 | 5.600 | 8.450 | 0.1 | 13.950 | 14.337 |
| 5 | Hong Un-jong (PRK) | 6.500 | 7.925 | 0.1 | 14.425 | 6.500 | 7.700 | 0.1 | 14.100 | 14.262 |
| 6 | Anna Myzdrikova (RUS) | 5.600 | 8.775 | 0.1 | 14.275 | 5.800 | 8.475 | 0.1 | 14.175 | 14.225 |
| 7 | Brittany Rogers (CAN) | 5.800 | 8.625 | | 14.425 | 5.600 | 8.475 | 0.1 | 13.975 | 14.200 |
| 8 | Elsa García (MEX) | 5.300 | 8.800 | 0.1 | 14.000 | 5.200 | 7.475 | 0.1 | 12.525 | 13.287 |
| Position | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 1 | Vault 1 | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Vault 2 | Vault 2 | Vault 2 | Total |

### Uneven bars

Oldest and youngest competitors
| | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Ana Porgras | Romania | 18/12/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Cha Yong-hwa | North Korea | 08/01/90 | 19 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Total |
| | He Kexin (CHN) | 7.100 | 8.900 | 16.000 |
| | Koko Tsurumi (JPN) | 6.200 | 8.675 | 14.875 |
| | Rebecca Bross (USA) | 6.200 | 8.475 | 14.675 |
| | Ana Porgras (ROU) | 6.300 | 8.375 | 14.675 |
| 5 | Cha Yong-hwa (PRK) | 6.300 | 8.350 | 14.650 |
| 6 | Bridget Sloan (USA) | 5.900 | 8.700 | 14.600 |
| 7 | Larrissa Miller (AUS) | 5.900 | 8.675 | 14.575 |
| 8 | Serena Licchetta (ITA) | 5.100 | 6.850 | 11.950 |

### Balance beam

Oldest and youngest competitors
| | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Ana Porgras | Romania | 18/12/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Kim Un Hyang | North Korea | 18/10/90 | 19 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
| | Deng Linlin (CHN) | 6.400 | 8.600 | | 15.000 |
| | Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | 6.300 | 8.575 | | 14.875 |
| | Ivana Hong (USA) | 6.000 | 8.550 | | 14.550 |
| 4 | Kim Un-hyang (PRK) | 6.000 | 8.450 | | 14.450 |
| 5 | Elisabetta Preziosa (ITA) | 5.800 | 8.400 | | 14.200 |
| 6 | Koko Tsurumi (JPN) | 5.700 | 8.500 | 0.1 | 14.100 |
| 7 | Ana Porgras (ROM) | 6.400 | 7.025 | | 13.425 |
| 8 | Yang Yilin (CHN) | 5.600 | 7.525 | | 13.125 |

### Floor

Oldest and youngest competitors
| | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
| Youngest | Ana Porgras | Romania | 18/12/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Elizabeth Tweddle | United Kingdom | 01/04/85 | 24 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Total |
| | Elizabeth Tweddle (GBR) | 6.100 | 8.550 | 14.650 |
| | Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | 5.800 | 8.750 | 14.550 |
| | Sui Lu (CHN) | 5.700 | 8.600 | 14.300 |
| 4 | Anna Myzdrikova (RUS) | 5.900 | 8.375 | 14.275 |
| 5 | Rebecca Bross (USA) | 5.700 | 8.425 | 14.125 |
| 5 | Ana Porgras (ROM) | 5.500 | 8.625 | 14.125 |
| 7 | Deng Linlin (CHN) | 5.400 | 8.475 | 13.825 |
| 8 | Jessica Gil Ortiz (COL)$^‡$ | 0.900 | 2.075 | 2.975 |
    $^‡$ = Jessica Gil Ortiz was unable to complete her floor exercise routine due to injury.

## Medal table
### Overall

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |

### Men

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Women

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |