FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE GYMNASTIQUE
Historical Comparison of full World Championships since 1995:
WCH
Year
Host city
Format
Nation
Total
gymnasts
Teams
Total
Federations
1995
Sabae 7/6/5
JPN
195
26
39
1997
Lausanne 6/5/4
SUI
149
19
43
1999
Tianjin 6/5/4
CHN
260
39
59
2001
Ghent 6/5/4
BEL
172
27
45
2003
Anaheim 6/5/4
USA
223
33
55
2006
Aarhus 6/5/4
DEN
223
33
50
2007
Stuttgart 6/5/4
GER
214
24 (maximum)
57
2010 Rotterdam 6/5/4
NED
220
34
44
2011
Tokyo 6/5/4
JPN
216
24 (maximum)
65
Note: The 1999 Tianjin WCH still holds the record for the number of participating teams and
gymnasts. The 2011 Tokyo WCH holds the record for the total number of federations registered.
2012 Visa International London Prepares - London, GBR
The Test Event served as 2
nd
qualification for the OG'12. In order to secure a spot at this
prestigious event, some teams and gymnasts needed to participate in two qualifying event instead
of one as it was done previously. The first qualification was at the World Championships held in
Tokyo, Japan in October, 2011 and the second was the Olympic Test Event held in London in
January, 2012.
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