1979 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Location	London, Great Britain
Start date	4 July 1979
End date	5 July 1979
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The IX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in London, Great Britain on 4 and 5 July 1979.

Medal table[edit]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	5	3	2	10
2	Bulgaria (BUL)	2	2	1	5
3	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1	2	4
Totals (3 entries)		8	6	5	19

Individuals[edit]

Rope[edit]

Place	Nation	Name	AA Score	AF Score	Total
1		Kristina Guiourova	9.800	9.850	19.650
2		Elena Tomas	9.750	9.800	19.550
3=		Iveta Havlíčková	9.750	9.700	19.450
3=		Zuzana Záveská	9.750	9.700	19.450
5=		Valentina Ganeva	9.700	9.700	19.400
5=		Ok Nyo Kim	9.700	9.700	19.400
7=		Daniela Bošanská	9.650	9.700	19.350
7=		Irina Deriugina	9.600	9.750	19.350

Ball[edit]

Place	Nation	Name	AA Score	AF Score	Total
1		Irina Gabashvili	9.700	9.750	19.450
2		Iliana Raeva	9.60	9.750	19.350
3		Irina Deriugina	9.600	9.600	19.200
4		Elena Tomas	9.450	9.700	19.150
5		Kumiko Fumoto	9.500	9.600	19.100
6		Carmen Rischer	9.450	9.600	19.050
7		Iveta Havlíčková	9.400	9.500	18.900
8		Regina Weber	9.500	9.200	18.700

Clubs[edit]

Place	Nation	Name	AA Score	AF Score	Total
1=		Daniela Bošanská	9.650	9.650	19.300
1=		Irina Deriugina	9.600	9.700	19.300
1=		Iliana Raeva	9.550	9.750	19.300
4=		Irina Gabashvili	9.500	9.700	19.200
4=		Kristina Guiourova	9.550	9.650	19.200
6		Iveta Havlíčková	9.550	9.550	19.100
7=		Carmen Rischer	9.600	9.450	19.050
7=		Elena Tomas	9.600	9.450	19.050

Ribbon[edit]

Place	Nation	Name	AA Score	AF Score	Total
1		Elena Tomas	9.650	9.700	19.350
2=		Irina Deriugina	9.700	9.600	19.300
2=		Kristina Guiourova	9.600	9.700	19.300
4		Irina Gabashvili	9.500	9.600	19.100
5=		Iliana Raeva	9.450	9.600	19.050
5=		Hideko Unoki	9.450	9.600	19.050
7		Ok Nyo Kim	9.300	9.600	18.900
8		Carmen Rischer	9.300	9.500	18.800

All-around[edit]

Place	Nation	Name	Rope	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total
1		Irina Deriugina	9.600	9.600	9.600	9.700	38.500
2		Elena Tomas	9.750	9.450	9.600	9.650	38.450
3		Irina Gabashvili	9.550	9.700	9.500	9.500	38.250
4		Iliana Raeva	9.600	9.600	9.550	9.450	38.200
5		Kristina Guiourova	9.800	9.150	9.550	9.600	38.100
6		Iveta Havlíčková	9.750	9.400	9.550	9.250	37.950
7		Carmen Rischer	9.550	9.450	9.600	9.300	37.900
9		Ok Nyo Kim	9.700	9.350	9.100	9.300	37.450
9		Hideko Unoki	9.400	9.200	9.400	9.450	37.450
9		Zuzana Zaveska	9.750	9.300	9.150	9.250	37.450
...

Groups[edit]

Place	Nation	Score
1	Soviet Union	38.550
2	Czechoslovakia	38.400
3	Bulgaria	38.150
4	Japan	37.850
5	North Korea	37.600
6	Spain	37.200
7	Canada	36.650
8	Italy	36.000
9	Netherlands	35.550
10	Norway	34.850
11=	France	34.500
11=	Hungary	34.500
13	New Zealand	34.300
14	United States	33.700
15	Great Britain	33.450
16	Australia	33.300
17	Sweden	33.050
18	Switzerland	32.850
19	Austria	32.650
20	Belgium	31.550
21	Brazil	31.250
22	Mexico	28.350

References[edit]