Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior European Championships
The Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior European Championships are the European championships for junior gymnasts for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. They were first held in 1987. Prior to 1993, they were held as a separate event. Since the 1993 edition in Bucharest, Romania, the Junior European Championships were integrated to the senior European Championships. The competition is organized by the European Union of Gymnastics.
Editions
[edit]| Year | Edition | Host City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | Athens |  Greece
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| 1989 | 2 | Tenerife |  Spain
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| 1991 | 3 | Lisbon |  Portugal
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| 1993 | 4 | Bucharest |  Romania
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| 1994 | 5 | Thessalonika | Greece
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| 1995 | 6 | Prague |  Czech Republic
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| 1996 | 7 | Asker |  Norway
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| 1997 | 8 | Patras | Greece
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| 1999 | 9 | Budapest |  Hungary
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| 2001 | 10 | Geneva |  Switzerland
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| 2003 | 11 | Riesa |  Germany
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| 2005 | 12 | Moscow |  Russia
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| 2006 | 13 | Moscow | Russia
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| 2007 | 14 | Baku |  Azerbaijan
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| 2008 | 15 | Turin |  Italy
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| 2009 | 16 | Baku | Azerbaijan
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| 2010 | 17 | Bremen | Germany
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| 2011 | 18 | Minsk |  Belarus
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| 2012 | 19 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia
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| 2013 | 20 | Vienna |  Austria
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| 2014 | 21 | Baku | Azerbaijan
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| 2015 | 22 | Minsk | Belarus
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| 2016 | 23 | Holon |  Israel
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| 2017 | 24 | Budapest | Hungary
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| 2018 | 25 | Guadalajara | Spain
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| 2019 | 26 | Baku | Azerbaijan
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| 2020 | 27 | Kyiv |  Ukraine
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| 2021 | 28 | Varna |  Bulgaria
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| 2022 | 29 | Tel Aviv | Israel
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| 2023 | 30 | Baku | Azerbaijan
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| 2024 | 31 | Budapest | Hungary
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Medalists
[edit]Teodora Alexandrova (Bulgaria), Dimitrinka Todorova (Bulgaria), Rosabel Espinosa (Spain), and Yelena Shalamova (Russia) hold the record of most medals earned at the Junior European Championships, with six medals each. Shalamova, Polina Shmatko (Russia) and Elizabeth Koleva (Bulgaria) hold the record for most gold medals, with five each.
Team
[edit]Junior Team event has been held since 2006 on two years. Teams consisted of 2-4 junior individual gymnasts. Since 2017, team competition is held every year and either consists of Junior individual gymnasts and Senior group or Senior individual gymnasts and Junior group.
| Team All-Around Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 | Moscow, Russia
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Russia
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Belarus
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Bulgaria
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| 2008 | Torino, Italy
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Russia
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Belarus
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Ukraine
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| 2010 | Bremen, Germany
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Russia
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Belarus
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Germany
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| 2012 | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
|
Russia
|
Belarus
|
 Georgia
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| 2014 | Baku, Azerbaijan
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Russia
|
Belarus
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Azerbaijan
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| 2016 | Holon, Israel
|
Russia
|
Belarus
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Italy
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| 2017 | Budapest, Hungary
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Russia
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Belarus
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Bulgaria
|
| 2018 | Guadalajara, Spain
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Russia
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Ukraine
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Bulgaria
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| 2019 | Baku, Azerbaijan
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Russia
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Belarus
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Bulgaria
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| 2020 | Kyiv, Ukraine
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Ukraine
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Israel
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Azerbaijan
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| 2022 | Tel Aviv, Israel
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Israel
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Romania
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Bulgaria
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| 2024 | Budapest, Hungary
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Romania
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Israel
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Azerbaijan
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Junior Individual
[edit]Rope
[edit]| Rope Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 | Moscow, Russia
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Aleksandra Ermakova
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Anastasia Ivankova
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Filipa Siderova
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| 2008 | Torino, Italy
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Daria Andronova
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Melitina Staniouta
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Tsvetelina Stoyanova
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| 2010 | Bremen, Germany
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Alexandra Merkulova
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Arina Charopa
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Viktoriia Shynkarenko
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| 2016 | Holon, Israel
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Alina Ermolova
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Julia Evchik
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Alexandra Agiurgiuculese
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| 2020 | Kyiv, Ukraine
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Dina Agisheva
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Daria Atamanov
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Eva Brezalieva
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Hoop
[edit]| Hoop Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 | Moscow, Russia
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Ekaterina Donich
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Filipa Siderova
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Valeriya Shurkhal
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| 2008 | Torino, Italy
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Aliaksandra Narkevich
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Diana Botsieva
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Gabriela Kirova
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| 2010 | Bremen, Germany
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Valeria Tkachenko
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Nataliya Leshchyk
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Jana Berezko-Marggrander
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| 2012 | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Diana Borisova
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Elena Bolotina
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Nilufar Niftaliyeva
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| 2014 | Baku, Azerbaijan
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Yulia Bravikova
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Zhala Piriyeva
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Anastasiya Rybakova
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| 2016 | Holon, Israel
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Maria Sergeeva
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Alina Harnasko Nicol Zelikman
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— |
| 2018 | Guadalajara, Spain
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Polina Shmatko
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Tatyana Volozhanina
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Khrystyna Pohranychna
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| 2022 | Tel Aviv, Israel
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Elvira Krasnobaeva
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 Liliana Lewinska
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Alona Tal Franco
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| 2024 | Budapest, Hungary
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Amalia Lică Romania
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Alona Tal Franco Israel
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Olivia Maslov |
Ball
[edit]| Ball Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2008 | Torino, Italy
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Yana Lukonina
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Boyanka Angelova
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Hanna Rabtsava
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| 2010 | Bremen, Germany
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Alexandra Merkulova
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Lala Yusifova
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Jana Berezko-Marggrander
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| 2012 | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Yana Kudryavtseva
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Katsiaryna Halkina
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Anastasiia Mulmina
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| 2014 | Baku, Azerbaijan
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Irina Annenkova
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Mariya Trubach
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Boryana Kaleyn
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| 2016 | Holon, Israel
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Polina Shmatko
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Alexandra Agiurgiuculese
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Nicol Zelikman
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| 2018 | Guadalajara, Spain
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Lala Kramarenko
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Khrystyna Pohranychna
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Arzu Jalilova
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| 2020 | Kyiv, Ukraine
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Polina Karika
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Stiliana Nikolova
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Yelyzaveta Zorkina
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| 2022 | Tel Aviv, Israel
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Michelle Munits
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Elvira Krasnobaeva
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Christina Dragan
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| 2024 | Budapest, Hungary
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Meital Maayam Sumkin Israel
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Anna Piergentili Italy
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Magdalena Valkova Bulgaria
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Clubs
[edit]| Clubs Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 | Moscow, Russia
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Natalia Pichuzhkina
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Maria Yushkevich
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Darya Kushnerova
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| 2012 | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Julia Sinitsyna
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Maria Kadobina
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Gabriela Khvedelidze
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| 2014 | Baku, Azerbaijan
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Olesya Petrova
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Mariya Trubach
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Linoy Ashram
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| 2016 | Holon, Israel
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Polina Shmatko
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Alexandra Agiurgiuculese
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Yuliya Isachanka
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| 2018 | Guadalajara, Spain
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Daria Trubnikova
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Anna Kamenshchikova
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Valeria Sotskova
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| 2020 | Kyiv, Ukraine
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Daria Atamanov
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Yelyzaveta Zorkina
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Evelin Viktoria Kocsis
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| 2022 | Tel Aviv, Israel
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Amalia Lică
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Liliana Lewinska
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Kamila Gafarova
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| 2024 | Budapest, Hungary
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Amalia Lică Romania
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Alja Ponikvar Slovenia
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Alona Tal Franco Israel
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Ribbon
[edit]| Ribbon Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 | Moscow, Russia
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Daria Kondakova
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Bilyana Prodanova
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Darya Kushnerova
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| 2008 | Torino, Italy
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Daria Dmitrieva
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Melitina Staniouta
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Federica Febbo
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| 2010 | Bremen, Germany
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Valeria Tkachenko
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Arina Charopa
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Oleksandra Gridasova
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| 2012 | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Aleksandra Soldatova
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Katsiaryna Halkina
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Gulsum Shafizada
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| 2014 | Baku, Azerbaijan
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Irina Annenkova
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Valeriya Khanina
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Linoy Ashram
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| 2018 | Guadalajara, Spain
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Lala Kramarenko
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Khrystyna Pohranychna
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Talisa Torretti
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| 2020 | Kyiv, Ukraine
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Stiliana Nikolova
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Karina Sydorak
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Daria Atamanov
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| 2022 | Tel Aviv, Israel
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Daniela Munits
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Tara Dragas
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Liliana Lewinska
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| 2024 | Budapest, Hungary
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Amalia Lică Romania
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Dara Malinova Bulgaria
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Barbare Kajaia Georgia
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Junior Groups
[edit]All-Around
[edit]Junior Group All-Around has been held since 2011. It was not organized in 2017.
| Group All-Around Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 | Minsk, Belarus
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Belarus
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Russia
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Israel
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| 2013 | Vienna, Austria
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Russia
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Belarus
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Bulgaria
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| 2015 | Minsk, Belarus
|
Russia
|
Belarus
|
Israel
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| 2019 | Baku, Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
Israel
|
Belarus
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| 2021 | Varna, Bulgaria
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Russia
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Bulgaria
|
Israel
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| 2023 | Baku, Azerbaijan
|
Israel
|
Bulgaria
|
Azerbaijan
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Single apparatus
[edit]since 2019 there are two competitions with two different single apparatus
| Group Single Apparatus Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 | Asker, Norway
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Russia
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Belarus
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Italy
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| 1997 | Patras, Greece
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Greece
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Belarus
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Russia
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| 1999 | Budapest, Hungary
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Russia
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Bulgaria
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Greece
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| 2001 | Geneva, Switzerland
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Russia
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Greece
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Belarus
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| 2003 | Riesa, Germany
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Russia
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Greece
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Bulgaria
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| 2005 | Moscow, Russia
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Belarus
|
Russia
|
Greece
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| 2007 | Baku, Azerbaijan
|
Russia
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Bulgaria
|
Belarus
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| 2009 | Baku, Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
Azerbaijan
|
Belarus
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| 2011 | Minsk, Belarus
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Russia
|
Belarus
|
Azerbaijan
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| 2013 | Vienna, Austria
|
Russia
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Azerbaijan
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Belarus
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| 2015 | Minsk, Belarus
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Belarus
|
Russia
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Bulgaria
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| 2017 | Budapest, Hungary
|
Russia
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Italy
|
Israel
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| 2019 | Baku, Azerbaijan
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Russia Russia
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Ukraine Israel
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Belarus Belarus
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| 2021 | Varna, Bulgaria
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Russia Russia
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Bulgaria Bulgaria
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Belarus Israel
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| 2023 | Baku, Azerbaijan
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Bulgaria Bulgaria
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Israel Israel
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Italy Azerbaijan
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All-time medal table
[edit]1987–2024
- Last updated after the 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championship
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 58 | 7 | 6 | 71 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 27 | 24 | 18 | 69 |
| 3 | Belarus (BLR) | 9 | 32 | 14 | 55 |
| 4 | Israel (ISR) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 |  Soviet Union (Soviet Union) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Romania (ROU) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Greece (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 16 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 116 | 105 | 104 | 325 | |