# 2001 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

XXIV World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, October 18–21, 2001
The Russian Team (Alina Kabaeva and Irina Tchachina) were stripped of their medals in individual and group results after tested positive to a banned diuretic at 2001 Goodwill Games, few months earlier. Ukraine became the gold medalist in Team, with Belarus Silver and Bulgaria moved up to Bronze.

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Team Competition ||||
| All-Around details | Ukraine Tamara Yerofeeva Anna Bessonova Natalia Godunko Olena Dzybchuk | Belarus Elena Tkachenko Inna Zhukova Olena Osiadovskaya Natalia Palchevskaia | Bulgaria Simona Peycheva Elizabeth Paysieva Yuliana Naudenova Iva Tepechanova |
| Individual Finals ||||
| All-Around details | Tamara Yerofeeva (UKR) | Simona Peycheva (BUL) | Anna Bessonova (UKR) |
| Rope details | Tamara Yerofeeva (UKR) | Simona Peycheva (BUL) | Anna Bessonova (UKR) |
| Hoop details | Simona Peycheva (BUL) | Anna Bessonova (UKR) | Tamara Yerofeeva (UKR) |
| Ball details | Simona Peycheva (BUL) | Anna Bessonova (UKR) | Tamara Yerofeeva (UKR) |
| Clubs details | Simona Peycheva (BUL) | Elena Tkachenko (BLR) | Tamara Yerofeeva (UKR) |

## Individual all-around

| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | | | | | Total |
| - | Alina Kabaeva | Russia | 27.850 | 28.375 | 28.250 | 28.550 | 113.025 |
| - | Irina Tchachina | Russia | 26.850 | 28.450 | 26.625 | 27.825 | 109.750 |
| | Tamara Yerofeeva | Ukraine | 27.125 | 26.975 | 26.375 | 25.750 | 106.225 |
| | Simona Peycheva | Bulgaria | 26.350 | 26.975 | 25.550 | 27.275 | 106.150 |
| | Anna Bessonova | Ukraine | 25.900 | 26.300 | 25.775 | 25.600 | 103.575 |
| 4 | Elena Tkachenko | Belarus | 24.825 | 26.175 | 24.200 | 26.000 | 101.200 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Paysieva | Bulgaria | 24.625 | 23.950 | 24.000 | 24.300 | 96.875 |
| 6 | Inna Zhukova | Belarus | 23.550 | 24.400 | 24.100 | 24.800 | 96.850 |
| 7 | Almudena Cid | Spain | 24.250 | 24.625 | 24.275 | 23.625 | 96.775 |
| 8 | Aliya Yusupova | Kazakhstan | 23.525 | 25.325 | 23.325 | 24.525 | 96.700 |
| 9 | Zhong Ling | China | 23.725 | 24.475 | 24.150 | 23.900 | 96.250 |
| 10 | Laura Zacchilli | Italy | 23.900 | 23.625 | 24.125 | 23.575 | 95.225 |
| 11 | Evmorfia Dona | Greece | 22.975 | 23.825 | 23.725 | 24.100 | 94.625 |
| 12 | Irina Kikkas | Estonia | 23.250 | 23.800 | 22.950 | 23.700 | 93.700 |
| 13 | Jennifer Colino | Spain | 22.550 | 22.550 | 22.500 | 22.775 | 90.375 |
| 14 | Hannah McKibbin | United Kingdom | 21.300 | 22.050 | 21.700 | 20.550 | 85.600 |
| 15 | Zhu Minhong | China | 20.650 | 22.475 | 21.275 | 20.925 | 85.325 |
| 16 | Rebecca Jose | United Kingdom | 21.700 | 20.600 | 21.550 | 21.350 | 85.200 |
| 17 | Magda Mohameda | Latvia | 20.200 | 21.750 | 20.550 | 22.200 | 84.700 |
| 18 | Mary Sanders | Canada | 19.825 | 21.850 | 22.000 | 21.000 | 84.675 |
| 19 | Eleni Andriola | Greece | 20.050 | 21.750 | 20.050 | 22.350 | 84.200 |
| 20 | Mojca Rode | Slovenia | 20.325 | 21.325 | 20.850 | 21.450 | 83.950 |
| 21 | Vanda Kereselidze | Georgia | 20.925 | 20.550 | 20.575 | 21.750 | 83.800 |
| 22 | Dusica Jeremic | Slovenia | 20.675 | 21.625 | 20.675 | 20.650 | 83.625 |
| 23 | Yael Yunger | Israel | 20.500 | 20.350 | 21.450 | 21.200 | 83.500 |
| 24 | Aurélie Lacour | France | 19.900 | 20.875 | 20.850 | 21.000 | 82.625 |
| 25 | Aida Krasnikova | Kazakhstan | 20.400 | 20.600 | 19.750 | 21.550 | 82.300 |
| 26 | Anahí Sosa | Argentina | 18.975 | 21.900 | 20.575 | 20.075 | 81.525 |
| 27 | Olga Lukianov | Germany | 20.475 | 20.175 | 20.000 | 20.875 | 81.525 |
| 28 | Olga Gusarchuk | Latvia | 20.250 | 20.375 | 20.350 | 20.075 | 81.050 |

## Individual Rope

| Place | Name | Result |
| - | Alina Kabaeva | 27.925 |
| - | Irina Tchachina | 27.250 |
| 1 | Tamara Yerofeeva | 26.025 |
| 2 | Simona Peycheva | 25.950 |
| 3 | Anna Bessonova | 25.700 |
| 4 | Elena Tkachenko | 25.000 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Paysieva | 24.575 |
| 6 | Inna Zhukova | 24.400 |

## Individual Hoop

| Place | Name | Result |
| - | Irina Tchachina | 27.500 |
| - | Alina Kabaeva | 27.450 |
| 1 | Simona Peycheva | 26.175 |
| 2 | Anna Bessonova | 25.900 |
| 3 | Tamara Yerofeeva | 25.700 |
| 4 | Almudena Cid | 24.750 |
| 5 | Elena Tkachenko | 24.400 |
| 6 | Inna Zhukova | 24.225 |

## Individual Ball

| Place | Name | Result |
| - | Alina Kabaeva | 27.950 |
| - | Irina Tchachina | 27.275 |
| 1 | Simona Peycheva | 26.625 |
| 2 | Anna Bessonova | 26.100 |
| 3 | Tamara Yerofeeva | 25.700 |
| 4 | Elena Tkachenko | 25.250 |
| 5 | Laura Zacchilli | 24.700 |
| 6 | Inna Zhukova | 23.600 |

## Individual Clubs

| Place | Name | Result |
| - | Alina Kabaeva | 28.375 |
| - | Irina Tchachina | 27.525 |
| 1 | Simona Peycheva | 27.275 |
| 2 | Elena Tkachenko | 25.725 |
| 3 | Tamara Yerofeeva | 25.600 |
| 4 | Anna Bessonova | 25.325 |
| 5 | Olena Osiadovskaya | 25.325 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Paysieva | 25.000 |

## Team All-Around

| Place | Nation | Gymnasts | Total |
| - | Russia | Alina Kabaeva Irina Tchachina Lyasan Utiasheva Olga Belova | - |
| 1 | Ukraine | Tamara Yerofeeva Anna Bessonova Natalia Godunko Olena Dzybchuk | 258.875 |
| 2 | Belarus | Elena Tkachenko Inna Zhukova Elona Osyadovskaya Natalia Palchevskaia | 254.500 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | Simona Peycheva Elizabeth Paysieva Yuliana Naidenova Iva Tepechanova | 253.975 |
| 4 | Spain | Almudena Cid Jennifer Colino Carolina Rodriguez | 235.300 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | Aliya Yussupova Aida Krasnikova Zaira Zakupova Rimma Khairoulina | 229.375 |
| 6 | Greece | Dona Evmorfia Varvara Magnisali Eleni Andriola Efthalia Paliarouta | 226.575 |
| 7 | China | Zhong Ling Zhang Shuo Sun Dan Zhu Minhong | 225.350 |
| 8 | Italy | Laura Zacchilli Desirée Pagliaccia Daniela Masseroni Laura Vernizzi | 225.150 |
| 9 | United-Kingdom | Hannah McKibbin Rebecca Jose Jacqueline Steinke | 219.475 |
| 10 | France | Aurélie Lacour Delphine Ledoux Jennifer Wolff Florence Meynard | 216.425 |