1967 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

none 1967 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 18 December 1967 19 December 1967 DNK Copenhagen, Denmark Prague 1965 Varna 1969 III World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held on 18 and 19 December 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Fifteen countries entered the competition, with eleven sending groups; Italy only sent a group, while Brazil, France, Hungary, and Venezuela only sent individuals. Israel intended to send gymnasts, but they were unable to attend due to administrative issues. They did send observers, along with South Africa, Japan, and the United States. Each country could send a group, consisting of six gymnasts, and up to three individual competitors and an individual alternate.Sundby Barbara April 1968 Gymnastique Moderne https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1968_2marchapril 2025-05-17 Mademoiselle Gymnast 6-19 2 4 Five events were contested. Groups performed a hoop routine, while individuals performed a compulsory rope routine, optional routines with the rope and hoop as well as freehand (no apparatus). The scores for the compulsory and optional rope routines were added, and all-around medals were also awarded. The Soviet Union won the group competition, followed by Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. The Bulgarian group received the highest scores from the judges, but they also received a penalty for using hoops that were 4 cm in too large. Unusually, the Russian group used hoops of two different sizes, which was not against the rules at the time. Barbara Sundby, an observer, from the United States, wrote that the Cuban group, which tied for fourth, was well-received by the audience, but that they focused too much on folk dance rather than gymnastic movements. She noted that there was significant discussion after the event about how to differentiate rhythmic gymnastics from ballet, acrobatics, and folk dance as well as about better standardization of the apparatuses. Soviet gymnasts also dominated the individual competition, winning 7 of the 13 medals awarded, including two of the four golds. The vast majority of the individual gymnasts performed with a live accompanist, with only 7 using taped music. Participants Nation Name Nation Name Nation Name Nation Name 30px| Elena Karpuchina 30px| Ute Lehmann 30px| Liubov Sereda 30px| Natalia Ovtchinnikova 30px| Hana Sitnianská 30px| Hana Machatová-Bogušovská 30px| Krassimira Filipova 30px| Irene Binder 30px| Maria Gigova 30px| Rosemarie Halbritter 30px| Jiřina Machatová-Langová 30px| Maria Patocska 30px| Neshka Robeva 30px| Grazina Bojanska 30px| Sonia Pedroso 30px| Tatiana Radovanovic 30px| Zsuzsanna Fritsch 30px| Krystyna Szczepanska 30px| Maren Klüssendorf 30px| Ivana Obucina 30px| Gordana Veberovic 30px| Thais Albertini Hernandez 30px| Heide Grimminger 30px| Lone Broberg Teglers 30px| Anne-Marie Estivin 30px| Judit Papp 30px| Elisabeth Rösel 30px| Gilberte Vander Mersch 30px| Alejandra O'Farrill 30px| Joan Kornvig 30px| Carmen Cabrera 30px| Josette Pinon 30px| Annette Destercke 30px| Luthegarde Van Nuffel 30px| Daisy Pinto Barros 30px| Anne-Marie Raynaud 30px| Birthe Vestergaard 30px| Maria Sanchez 30px| Ziwille Florowska Medal table Place Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 30px| Soviet Union 3 4 1 8 2 30px| Czechoslovakia 1 1 0 2 3 30px| Bulgaria 1 0 3 4 4 30px| East Germany 0 1 1 2 Individuals Rope Rank Nation Name Score130px|Hana Sitnianská18.399230px|Elena Karpuchina 18.366330px|Ute Lehmann18.333430px|Hana Machatová-Bogušovská18.132530px|Liubov Sereda18.100630px|Neshka Robeva17.966 Hoop Rank Nation Name Score130px|Maria Gigova9.466=230px|Elena Karpuchina 9.400=230px|Natalia Ovtchinnikova9.400430px|Liubov Sereda9.300530px|Ute Lehmann9.266630px|Sonia Pedroso9.200 Freehand Rank Nation Name Score130px|Liubov Sereda9.533230px|Natalia Ovtchinnikova9.500 3=30px|Krassimira Filipova9.4663=30px|Neshka Robeva9.4665=30px|Elena Karpuchina 9.4335=30px|Hana Machatová-Bogušovská9.433 All-Around Rank Nation Name Rope Hoop Freehand Total 1 30px| Elena Karpuchina 18.3669.4009.43337.199 2 30px| Ute Lehmann 18.3339.2669.36636.965 3 30px| Liubov Sereda 18.1009.3009.53336.933 4 30px| Natalia Ovtchinnikova 17.9339.4009.50036.833 5 30px| Hana Sitnianská 18.3999.1009.33336.832 6 30px| Hana Machatová-Bogušovská 18.1329.0669.43336.631 7 30px| Krassimira Filipova 17.7669.0009.46636.232 8 30px| Irene Binder 17.7668.9339.23335.932 9 30px| Maria Gigova 17.3339.4669.10035.899 10 = 30px| Rosemarie Halbritter 17.6998.9009.20035.799 10 = 30px| Jiřina Machatová-Langová 17.8998.6009.30035.799 12 30px| Maria Patocska 17.7338.8339.20035.766 13 30px| Neshka Robeva 17.9668.1669.46635.598 14 30px| Grazina Bojanska 17.5998.6339.30035.532 15 30px| Sonia Pedroso 17.2339.2009.03335.466 16 30px| Tatiana Radovanovic 17.3998.9338.96635.298 17 30px| Zsuzsanna Fritsch 17.5328.6339.06635.231 18 30px| Krystyna Szczepanska 17.4668.3669.20035.032 19 30px| Maren Klüssendorf 17.6668.2668.60034.532 20 30px| Ivana Obucina 16.8338.7008.90034.433 21 30px| Gordana Veberovic 17.0668.3338.80034.199 22 30px| Thais Albertini Hernandez 16.7998.6008.66634.065 23 30px| Heide Grimminger 16.9338.5008.40033.833 24 30px| Lone Broberg Teglers 16.6338.6338.56633.832 25 30px| Anne-Marie Estivin 16.6328.7668.43333.831 26 30px| Judit Papp 16.4668.3008.86633.632 27 30px| Elisabeth Rösel 16.6008.1338.86633.599 28 30px| Gilberte Vander Mersch 16.2338.4338.56633.232 29 30px| Alejandra O'Farrill 15.9998.4008.66633.065 30 30px| Joan Kornvig 16.0998.1668.46632.731 31 = 30px| Carmen Cabrera 16.2668.1008.33332.699 31 = 30px| Josette Pinon 15.7338.4338.53332.699 33 30px| Annette Destercke 15.6668.2008.43332.299 34 30px| Luthegarde Van Nuffel 15.5668.1338.56632.265 35 30px| Daisy Pinto Barros 15.3668.4667.56631.398 36 30px| Anne-Marie Raynaud 14.4337.6338.53330.599 37 30px| Birthe Vestergaard 14.3668.3337.80030.499 38 30px| Maria Sanchez 14.4997.8667.16629.531 39 30px| Ziwille Florowska 8.4668.0669.06625.598 Groups Rank Nation Score130px| Soviet Union18.575230px| Czechoslovakia18.375330px| Bulgaria18.2004=30px| Cuba18.0254=30px| East Germany18.025630px| Italy18.000730px| Yugoslavia17.725830px| West Germany17.650930px| Poland17.4501030px| Belgium16.6251130px| Denmark16.400 References External links Results Category:Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Category:1967 in gymnastics Category:1967 in Danish sport Category:International sports competitions in Copenhagen Category:International gymnastics competitions hosted by Denmark