2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The XXVII World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Baku , the capital of Azerbaijan, 3–10 October 2005 at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex .
This was the first World Championships under the new Code of Points that had come into effect in 2005. Execution had raised from accounting for a third of the score to half, and the penalty for dropping the apparatus had increased as well; however, the difficulty score was still the most important factor on determining the event winners, as the top gymnasts were given similar execution and artistry scores. A number of gymnasts had also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics , showing a trend toward rhythmic gymnasts both competing and peaking in their late teens and early 20s.[ 1]
Although 2004 Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva was not named to the Russian team (though she attended the event as a representative for Longines ),[ 2] Russian gymnasts dominated the competition, winning every gold medal in the individual events. Olga Kapranova won the all-around title and every apparatus title except ribbon, which Vera Sessina won instead. Ukrainian Anna Bessonova won silver in every individual event.[ 1]
The Russian group won their fourth consecutive World all-around title.[ 3] The two apparatus finals were more hotly contested; the Italian group won gold in the mixed apparatus final with a routine that demonstrated excellent synchronization and kept the apparatuses in constant motion.[ 1] The Bulgarian group won the five ribbons final, their first gold at the World Championships since the 1996 World Championships .[ 4]
The Longines Prize for Elegance was awarded to Irina Tchachina .[ 1] [ 2]
Medal winners
* reserve gymnast
Individual
Team All-Around
Place Nation Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Total
1 Russia 48.875 (1) 49.625 (1) 48.150 (1) 50.000 (1) 166,025
2 Ukraine 45.825 (2) 44.900 (3) 47.025 (2) 46.325 (2) 157,175
3 Belarus 43.375 (3) 46.200 (2) 43.325 (4) 43.925 (3) 148,925
4 Bulgaria 43.050 (4) 42.325 (4) 43.475 (3) 42.650 (4) 145,175
5 Azerbaijan 40.025 (5) 41.550 (5) 41.225 (5) 42.375 (5) 141,350
6 Spain 38.350 (7) 40.300 (6) 40.075 (6) 38.775 (7) 134,475
7 Kazakhstan 36.325 (9) 39.950 (7) 39.000 (7) 39.650 (6) 132,925
8 Japan 38.725 (6) 37.200 (8) 38.800 (8) 37.600 (9) 128,700
9 Israel 34.750 (14) 37.175 (9) 38.750 (9) 38.325 (8) 127.775
10 Italy 37.725 (8) 37.100 (10) 37.700 (10) 36.600 (12) 126.600
11 Poland35.250 (11) 36.000 (12) 37.350 (11) 36.625 (11) 124,025
12 France36.200 (10) 35.950 (13) 36.775(13) 37.000(10) 122,975
13 China34.750 (14) 36.175(11) 36.700 (14) 33.200 (16) 119.750
14 Canada34.950 (12) 36.175(11) 36.700 (14) 33.200(16) 119.600
15 Slovenia34.900 (13) 32.775(19) 36.525(15) 32.275 (18) 116,875
16 Georgia31.400 (26) 34.250 (15) 36.800(12) 33.300(14) 115,375
17 South Korea33.250 (19) 34.225(16) 35.800 (17) 30.825 (25) 114.100
18 Uzbekistan32.950 (20) 32.200 (23) 34.975(19) 30.575(26) 113.350
19 Turkey30.575 (28) 33.850 (17) 34.450 (23) 33.300 (14) 112.975
20 Latvia32.775 (21) 33.125 (18) 34.875 (20) 32.725 (17) 112.800
21 Malaysia33.275 (18) 32.550 (22) 35.875 (16) 31.875 (21) 112.775
22 United States32.625 (23) 32.625 (21) 34.850 (21) 32.075 (20) 112.150
23 Finland33.575 (17) 31.975 (24) 34.350(25) 32.100 (19) 112,025
24 Portugal32.725 (22) 32.725 (20) 34.825 (22) 31.475 (22) 111.675
25 Hungary34.000 (16) 30.175 (28) 34.450 (23) 31.225 (23) 110.850
26 Estonia32.375 (24) 30.675 (27) 33.400 (26) 31.125 (24) 109.550
27 South Africa31.975 (25) 29.275 (30) 32.725 (27) 29.725 (28) 105.675
28 Brazil31.050 (27) 31.550 (25) 32.475 (28) 29.175 (30) 105.125
29 Australia30.125 (29) 30.775(26) 31.925 (29) 29.925 (27) 103.400
30 Sweden28.000 (30) 29.650 (29) 31.800 (30) 29.925 (27) 102.200
31 India14.800 (31) 15.925 (31) 15.525 (31) 16.625 (31) 53.325
Individual All-Around
Rank
Nation
Name
Total
1 Olga Kapranova 16.650 (1) 17.175 (1) 15.800 (4) 16.725 (1) 66,350
2 Anna Bessonova 16.575 (2) 16.325 (4) 16.650 (1) 16.150 (3) 65,700
3 Irina Tchachina 16.500 (3) 16.500 (2) 15.825 (3) 16.600 (2) 65,425
4 Natalia Godunko 15.650 (4) 16.475 (3) 15.900 (2) 15.675 (4) 63,700
5 Inna Zhukova 15.275 (6) 15.875 (5) 15.325 (6) 15.000 (8) 61,475
6 Simona Peycheva 15.550 (5) 15.225 (7) 15.500 (5) 15.175 (6) 61,450
7 Aliya Yusupova 14.350 (9) 15.800 (6) 14.675 (7) 15.100 (7) 59,925
8 Anna Gurbanova 14.425 (7) 15.150 (9) 14.600 (8) 14.400 (11) 58,575
9 Dinara Gimatova 13.475 (15) 14.575 (11) 14.500 (10) 15.500 (5) 58,050
10 Elizabeth Paisieva 14.375 (8) 14.350 (12) 14.575 (9) 14.425 (10) 57,725
11 Almudena Cid 13.675 (13) 14.650 (10) 14.125 (13) 14.500 (9) 56,950
12 Liubov Charkashyna 14.100 (10) 15.175 (8) 14.350 (11) 12.650 (18) 56,275
13 Irina Risenson 13.325 (16) 14.350 (12) 13.525 (16) 14.375 (12) 55,575
14 Julieta Cantaluppi 13.525 (14) 14.025 (14) 13.900 (14) 13.500 (14) 54,950
15 Yukari Murata 13.850 (12) 13.375 (17) 14.225 (12) 13.100 (16) 54,550
16 Dominika Červenková 14.025 (11) 12.500 (21) 13.550 (13) 13.525 (13) 53,600
17 Jenifer Colino 13.225 (18) 13.200 (18) 13.450 (17) 13.125 (15) 53,000
18 Alexandra Orlando 12.850 (19) 13.475 (16) 13.375 (19) 12.950 (17) 52,650
19 Yiming Xiao 12.700 (22) 13.825 (15) 13.175 (20) 11.875 (22) 51,575
20 Maria Ringinen 12.825 (21) 12.325 (22) 13.025 (21) 12.125 (12) 50,300
21 Joanna Mitrosz 12.200 (23) 12.625 (20) 12.700 (23) 12.600 (19) 50,125
22 Mojca Rode 13.250 (17) 11.925 (23) 13.400 (18) 11.425 (24) 50,000
23 Magdalena Markowska 11.975 (24) 12.975 (19) 12.675 (24) 11.850 (23) 49,475
24 Delphine Ledoux 12.850 (19) 11.050 (24) 12.900 (22) 12.425 (20) 49,225
Groups
Group compositions
Azerbaijan (AZE)
Belarus (BLR)
Brazil (BRA)
Bulgaria (BUL)
China (CHN)
Czech Republic (CZE)
Spain (ESP)
Finland (FIN)
France (FRA)
Germany (GER)
Greece (GRE)
Italy (ITA)
Japan (JPN)
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
South Korea (KOR)
New Zealand (NZL)
Poland (POL)
North Korea (PRK)
Russia
Switzerland (SUI)
Ukraine (UKR)
Group All-Around
Place Nation 5 Ribbons 3 Hoops, 2 Clubs Total
1 Russia 14.675 (1) 14.600 (2) 29,275
2 Italy 14.250 (2) 14.475 (3) 28,725
3 Belarus 13.600 (4) 14.675 (1) 28,275
4 Bulgaria 13.725 (3) 14.200 (4) 27,925
5 Greece 11.675 (7) 13.275 (5) 24,950
6 Ukraine 11.800 (6) 13.075 (6) 24,875
7 Spain 11.150 (10) 12.550 (7) 23,700
8 Germany 11.200 (9) 12.100 (9) 23,300
9 Japan 12.275 (5) 10.975 (12) 23,250
10 China 10.800 (12) 12.325 (8) 23,125
11 Azerbaijan 11.525 (8) 11.225 (11) 22,750
12 Switzerland 11.075 (11) 10.900 (15) 21,975
13 Kazakhstan 10.300 (14) 10.775 (16) 21,075
14 France 10.700 (13) 10.125 (18) 20,825
15 North Korea 9.350 (17) 11.275 (10) 20,625
16 Poland 9.375 (16) 10.950 (14) 20,325
17 Brazil 9.250 (18) 10.950 (13) 20,200
18 Czech Republic 8.550 (19) 10.300 (17) 18,850
19 Finland 9.850 (15) 7.950 (20) 17,800
20 South Korea 8.075 (20) 8.575 (19) 16,650
21 New Zealand 7.025 (21) 7.750 (21) 14,775
Groups Final 5 Ribbons
Place Nation Total
1 Bulgaria 14,475
2 Italy 14,150
3 Russia 13,900
4 Belarus 13,225
5 Greece 12,600
6 Japan 12,550
7 Ukraine 11,200
8 Azerbaijan 10,650
Groups Final 3 Hoops + 2 Clubs
Place Nation Total
1 Italy 15,675
2 Russia 15,150
3 Belarus 14,825
4 Bulgaria 14,600
5 Ukraine 13,450
6 Spain 12,550
7 China 12,000
8 Greece 11,450