# 2003 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

The XXVI World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, during September 24–29, 2003.

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Team Competition ||||
| All-Around details | Russia Alina Kabaeva Vera Sessina Olga Kapranova Irina Tchachina | Ukraine Anna Bessonova Tamara Yerofeeva Natalia Godunko | Belarus Inna Zhukova Svetlana Rudalova Liubov Charkashyna Valeria Kurylskaya |
| Individual Finals ||||
| All-Around details | Alina Kabaeva (RUS) | Anna Bessonova (UKR) | Irina Tchachina (RUS) |
| Hoop details | Anna Bessonova (UKR) | Alina Kabaeva (RUS) | Irina Tchachina (RUS) |
| Ball details | Alina Kabaeva (RUS) | Anna Bessonova (UKR) | Inna Zhukova (BLR) |
| Clubs details | Anna Bessonova (UKR) | Irina Tchachina (RUS) | Alina Kabaeva (RUS) |
| Ribbon details | Alina Kabaeva (RUS) | Anna Bessonova (UKR) | Elizabeth Paysieva (BUL) |
| Groups Finals ||||
| All-Around details | Russia Olesia Beluguina Natalia Lavrova Tatiana Kurbakova Olessia Manurova Elena Murzina Elena Posevina | Bulgaria | Belarus |
| 5 Ribbons details | Russia Olesia Beluguina Natalia Lavrova Tatiana Kurbakova Olessia Manurova Elena Murzina Elena Posevina | Bulgaria | Italy Elisa Blanchi Marinella Falca Daniela Masseroni Pamela Mastroianni Francesca Pasinetti Elisa Santoni |
| 3 Hoops + 2 Balls details | Russia Olesia Beluguina Natalia Lavrova Tatiana Kurbakova Olessia Manurova Elena Murzina Elena Posevina | Bulgaria | Italy Elisa Blanchi Marinella Falca Daniela Masseroni Pamela Mastroianni Francesca Pasinetti Elisa Santoni |

## Individual Events
### Individual All-Around

| Place | Name | Total |
| 1 | Alina Kabaeva | 106.475 |
| 2 | Anna Bessonova | 106.150 |
| 3 | Irina Tchachina | 105.775 |
| 4 | Inna Zhukova | 98.825 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Paisieva | 97.650 |
| 6 | Svetlana Rudalova | 97.125 |
| 7 | Aliya Yussupova | 97.000 |
| 8 | Dinara Gimatova | 94.075 |
| 9 | Eleni Andriola | 93.050 |
| 10 | Mary Sanders | 91.800 |
| 11 | Jennifer Colino | 91.200 |
| 12 | Lisa Ingildeeva | 90.475 |
| 13 | Almudena Cid Tostado | 90.050 |
| 14 | Tamara Yerofeeva | 89.875 |
| 15 | Zhong Ling | 89.500 |
| 16 | Alexandra Orlando | 88.700 |
| 17 | Laura Zacchilli | 87.450 |
| 18 | Katerina Pisetsky | 87.300 |
| 19 | Susanna Marchesi | 86.275 |
| 20 | Sun Dan | 85.275 |
| 21 | Theodora Pallidou | 85.000 |
| 22 | Magdalena Markowska | 84.575 |
| 23 | Irina Risenzon | 84.400 |
| 24 | Silviya Miteva | 83.550 |
| 25 | Dominika Červenková | 83.025 |
| 26 | Maria Ringinen | 82.825 |
| 27 | Yukari Murata | 82.650 |
| 28 | Joanna Mitrosz | 80.250 |
| 29 | Andrea Catalina Abarca | 80.000 |
| 30 | Hannah McKibbin | 79.450 |

### Individual Hoop

| Place | Name | Result |
| 1 | Anna Bessonova | 26.375 |
| 2 | Alina Kabaeva | 25.900 |
| 3 | Irina Tchachina | 25.200 |
| 4 | Aliya Yusupova | 24.250 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Paysieva | 24.200 |
| 6 | Inna Zhukova | 24.050 |
| 7 | Mary Sanders | 23.475 |
| 8 | Stergiani Pantazi | 23.325 |

### Individual Ball

| Place | Name | Result |
| 1 | Alina Kabaeva | 26.675 |
| 2 | Anna Bessonova | 26.550 |
| 3 | Inna Zhukova | 25.875 |
| 4 | Tamara Yerofeeva | 25.700 |
| 5 | Irina Tchachina | 25.625 |
| 6 | Aliya Yusupova | 25.325 |
| 7 | Eleni Andriola | 23.675 |
| 8 | Dinara Gimatova | 23.525 |

### Individual Clubs

| Place | Name | Result |
| 1 | Anna Bessonova | 27.225 |
| 2 | Irina Tchachina | 27.000 |
| 3 | Alina Kabaeva | 26.475 |
| 4 | Inna Zhukova | 25.550 |
| 5 | Aliya Yusupova | 24.725 |
| 6 | Eleni Andriola | 23.950 |
| 7 | Mary Sanders | 23.775 |
| 8 | Almudena Cid Tostado | 23.650 |

### Individual Ribbon

| Place | Name | Result |
| 1 | Alina Kabaeva | 26.525 |
| 2 | Anna Bessonova | 26.375 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Paysieva | 24.225 |
| 4 | Irina Tchachina | 23.825 |
| 5 | Inna Zhukova | 23.725 |
| 6 | Svetlana Rudalova | 22.800 |
| 7 | Eleni Andriola | 22.000 |
| 8 | Laura Zacchilli | 21.600 |

## Groups Finals
### Groups All-Around

| Place | Nation | Result |
| 1 | Russia | 50.325 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 50.175 |
| 3 | Belarus | 46.450 |
| 4 | Italy | 46.450 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 45.625 |
| 6 | Spain | 45.150 |
| 7 | China | 44.150 |
| 8 | Greece | 42.675 |
| 9 | Brazil | 41.800 |
| 10 | Poland | 40.675 |
| 11 | Hungary | 40.250 |
| 12 | Canada | 39.350 |
| 13 | Germany | 39.150 |
| 14 | France | 39.025 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 37.950 |
| 16 | Japan | 35.100 |
| 17 | Austria | 34.875 |
| 18 | South Korea | 32.575 |
| 19 | Lithuania | 32.075 |
| 20 | Finland | 31.750 |
| 21 | Estonia | 31.000 |
| 22 | Slovakia | 30.700 |
| 23 | Chile | 24.675 |

### Groups 5 Ribbons

| Place | Nation | Result |
| 1 | Russia | 25.200 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 24.950 |
| 3 | Italy | 23.550 |
| 4 | China | 22.950 |
| 5 | Belarus | 22.650 |
| 6 | Spain | 22.250 |
| 7 | Greece | 21.500 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 20.800 |

### Groups 3 Hoops + 2 Balls

| Place | Nation | Result |
| 1 | Russia | 25.275 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 25.200 |
| 3 | Italy | 24.700 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 23.500 |
| 5 | Belarus | 23.375 |
| 6 | Greece | 21.975 |
| 7 | Spain | 21.800 |
| 8 | Poland | 20.200 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |