1995 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

1995 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Location	Vienna, Austria
Start date	20 September 1995
End date	24 September 1995

The XIX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Vienna, the capital of Austria, 20–24 September, 1995. There were 97 individual participants from 43 countries.

The event acted as the qualifying competition for the 1996 Summer Olympics, with 35 individual gymnasts and 7 groups qualifying based on the results of the first day of competition.

Medal winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual Finals
Rope	Larissa Lukyanenko (BLR)	Maria Petrova (BUL) Kateryna Serebrianska (UKR) Elena Vitrychenko (UKR)	None awarded
Ball	Yana Batyrshina (RUS) Kateryna Serebrianska (UKR) Amina Zaripova (RUS)	None awarded	None awarded
Clubs	Maria Petrova (BUL) Amina Zaripova (RUS)	None awarded	Kateryna Serebrianska (UKR) Elena Vitrychenko (UKR)
Ribbon	Elena Vitrychenko (UKR)	Larissa Lukyanenko (BLR) Amina Zaripova (RUS)	None awarded
Individual All-Around	Maria Petrova (BUL) Kateryna Serebrianska (UKR)	None awarded	Yana Batyrshina (RUS) Larissa Lukyanenko (BLR)
Team All-Around	Russia Yana Batyrshina Amina Zaripova Natalia Lipkovskaya	Bulgaria Maria Petrova Diana Popova	Ukraine Kateryna Serebrianska Elena Vitrychenko Victoria Stadnik
Groups
All-Around	Bulgaria	Spain	Belarus
5 Hoops Final	Bulgaria	Spain	Belarus
3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Final	Spain	Bulgaria	Russia

Participants

The following countries sent competitors: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Individual entrants

• Argentina: Alejandra Unsain, Cecilia Schtutman
• Australia: Kasumi Takahashi, Leigh Marning
• Austria: Birgit Schilien, Nina Taborsky
• Azerbaijan: Natalya Bulanova, Alfia Kukshinova, Nurdjahan Aliyeva
• Belarus: Larissa Lukyanenko, Evgenia Pavlina
• Belgium: Cindy Stollenberg, Lorrie Degroote, Isabelle Massage
• Brazil: Camila Ferezin, Luciana Barichello, Dayane Camilo
• Bulgaria: Maria Petrova, Diana Popova
• Canada: Erika-Leigh Stirton, Lindsay Richards, Gretchen McLennan
• China: Xiaojing Zhou, Wu Bei
• Croatia: Ana Cerovec, Kristina Bajza, Josipa Jurinec
• Cyprus: Panaiyota Kimonos, Popi Sofocleous
• Czech Republic: Lenka Oulehlova, Andrea Sebestova
• Estonia: Natalja Kornysheva, Jekaterina Gorgul
• Finland: Katri Kalpala, Hanna Laiho
• France: Eva Serrano, Amélie Villeneuve
• Georgia: Ekaterina Abramia, Ekaterina Pevkina
• Germany: Magdalena Brzeska, Kristin Sroka
• Greece: Maria Pagalou, Victoria Gogou
• Hungary: Viktoria Frater, Andrea Szalay
• Israel: Svetlana Tokayev, Sivan Fischler
• Italy: Katia Pietrosanti, Irene Germini, Laura Zacchilli
• Japan: Miho Yamada, Akane Yamao, Mutsuko Tahara
• Kazakhstan: Yulia Yourtchenko, Valeria Khairoulina, Lyudmila Popova
• Lithuania: Kristina Kliukevichute, Audrone Lingyte
• Moldova: Natalia Fiodorova, Olga Vanitckina, Ella Dumbrava
• The Netherlands: Lucinda Schuurman, Ramona Stook
• New Zealand: Simone Clark, Belinda Moore
• Norway: Marianne Myhrer, Siri Kjeksrud
• Poland: Anna Kwitniewska, Krystyna Leskiewicz
• Portugal: Joana Raposo, Susana Nascimento
• Romania: Alina Stoica, Dana Carteleanu
• Russia: Yana Batyrshina, Natalia Lipkovskaya, Amina Zaripova
• Slovakia: Zuzana Dobiasova, Ivana Motolíková
• Slovenia: Nina Piletic, Erika Rakusa, Ana Kokalj
• South Korea: Kim Yoo-Kyung, Kwon Bo-Young, Kim Eun-Hae
• Spain: Almudena Cid, Alba Caride
• Sweden: Hanna Koehler
• Thailand: Wannarudee Hansomboon, Yeansukon Aunchaya
• Turkmenistan: Tatyana Lobanova
• Ukraine: Ekaterina Serebrianskaya, Elena Vitrichenko, Victoria Stadnik
• United Kingdom: Aicha McKenzie, Alison Deehan
• United States: Jessica Davis, Tina Tharp

Individual

Individual All-Around

Place	Nation	Name	Total
1	Bulgaria	Maria Petrova	39.800
1	Ukraine	Ekaterina Serebrianskaya	39.800
3	Belarus	Larissa Lukianenko	39.700
3	Russia	Yanina Batyrchina	39.700
5	File:Flag of Russia.svg	Amina Zaripova	39.575
6	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg	Elena Vitrichenko	39.550
7	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg	Diana Popova	39.125
8	File:Flag of Germany.svg	Magdalena Brzeska	38.850
9	File:Flag of France.svg	Eva Serrano	38.475
10	File:Flag of Belarus.svg	Yevgeniya Pavlina	38.025

Individual Ball

Place	Nation	Name	Result
1	Russia	Yanina Batyrchina	9.950
1	Russia	Amina Zaripova	9.950
1	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg	Ekaterina Serebrianskaya	9.950
4	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg	Maria Petrova	9.900
5	File:Flag of Belarus.svg	Larissa Lukianenko	9.850
6	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg	Diana Popova	9.750
7	File:Flag of France.svg	Eva Serrano	9.700
7	File:Flag of Germany.svg	Magdalena Brzeska	9.700

Individual Rope

Place	Nation	Name	Result
1	File:Flag of Belarus.svg	Larissa Lukianenko	9.950
2	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg	Maria Petrova	9.925
2	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg	Ekaterina Serebrianskaya	9.925
2	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg	Elena Vitrichenko	9.925
5	File:Flag of Russia.svg	Yanina Batyrchina	9.900
6	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg	Diana Popova	9.750
6	File:Flag of Russia.svg	Natalia Lipkovskaya	9.750
8	File:Flag of Germany.svg	Magdalena Brzeska	9.700

Individual Clubs

Place	Nation	Name	Result
1	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg	Maria Petrova	9.950
1	File:Flag of Russia.svg	Amina Zaripova	9.950
3	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg	Ekaterina Serebrianskaya	9.925
3	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg	Elena Vitrichenko	9.925
5	File:Flag of Belarus.svg	Larissa Lukianenko	9.900
6	File:Flag of Russia.svg	Natalia Lipkovskaya	9.775
7	File:Flag of France.svg	Eva Serrano	9.725
7	File:Flag of Germany.svg	Magdalena Brzeska	9.725

Individual Ribbon

Place	Nation	Name	Result
1	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg	Elena Vitrichenko	9.950
2	File:Flag of Belarus.svg	Larissa Lukianenko	9.925
2	File:Flag of Russia.svg	Amina Zaripova	9.925
4	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg	Diana Popova	9.800
4	File:Flag of Russia.svg	Yanina Batyrchina	9.800
6	File:Flag of France.svg	Eva Serrano	9.775
7	File:Flag of Germany.svg	Magdalena Brzeska	9.725
8	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg	Maria Petrova	9.400

Team All-Around

Place	Nation	Total
1	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	78.100
2	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	77.600
3	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	77.450
4	File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus	76.850
5	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	75.200
6	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	74.850
7	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	74.800
8	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	74.6oo

Groups

Groups All-Around

Place	Nation	5 Hoops	3 Balls, 2 Ribbons	Total
1	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	19.800	19.775	39.575
2	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	19.750	19.650	39.400
3	File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus	19.550	19.525	39.075
4	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	19.025	19.725	38.750
5	File:Flag of France.svg France	19.350	19.250	38.600
5	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	19.350	19.250	38.600
7	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	19.150	19.400	38.550
8	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	19.325	19.200	38.525
9	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	19.200	19.250	38.450
10	...

Groups 5 Hoops

Place	Nation	Total
1	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	19.825
2	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	19.800
3	File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus	19.600
4	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	19.475
5	File:Flag of France.svg France	19.375
6	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	19.300
7	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	19.275
8	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	18.825

Groups 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons

Place	Nation	Total
1	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	19.800
2	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria	19.775
3	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	19.650
4	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	19.375
5	File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus	19.200
6	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	19.050
7	File:Flag of France.svg France	18.850
7	File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece	18.850