1969 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Explained

The IV World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from the 27 to 29 September 1969.

Competitors

There were participants from 18 countries - Bulgaria, Soviet Union, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, East Germany, West Germany, Cuba, Poland, North Korea, Yugoslavia, Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Japan.

Individuals

Freehand

Place	Nation	Name	Score
1		Maria Gigova	9.800
2=		Neshka Robeva	9.700
2=		Rumyana Stefanova	9.700
4=		Liubov Sereda	9.600
4=		Galina Shugurova	9.600
6		Alla Sasouhina	9.500

Hoop

Place	Nation	Name	Score
1		Maria Gigova	9.800
2		Neshka Robeva	9.700
3		Liubov Sereda	9.650
4		Rumyana Stefanova	9.550
5		Maria Patocska	9.500
6		Galina Shugurova	9.400

Rope

Place	Nation	Name	Score
1		Galima Shugurova	9.650
2		Maria Gigova	9.600
3=		Neshka Robeva	9.550
3=		Liubov Sereda	9.550
5=		Alla Sasouhina	9.500
5=		Rumyana Stefanova	9.500

Ball

Place	Nation	Name	Score
1		Galima Shugurova	9.400
2=		Maria Gigova	9.250
2=		Liubov Sereda	9.250
4=		Hana Sitnianská	9.150
4=		Jana Vonášková	9.150
6		Neshka Robeva	9.100

All-Around

Place	Nation	Name	Freehand	Hoop	Rope	Ball	Total
1		Maria Gigova	9.800	9.800	9.600	9.250	38.450
2=		Neshka Robeva	9.700	9.700	9.550	9.100	38.050
2=		Liubov Sereda	9.600	9.650	9.550	9.250	38.050
2=		Galima Shugurova	9.600	9.400	9.650	9.400	38.050
5		Rumyana Stefanova	9.700	9.550	9.500	9.000	37.750
6		Alla Sasouhina	9.500	9.300	9.500	9.100	37.400
7		Maria Patocska	9.450	9.500	9.350	8.700	37.000
8		Hana Sitnianská	9.200	9.050	9.300	9.150	36.700
9		Zdena Mlynářová	9.250	9.200	9.150	8.850	36.450
10		Jana Vonášková	9.200	8.750	9.250	9.150	36.350
11		Victoria Vilcu	9.400	9.050	9.100	8.750	36.300
12		Elke Böttger	9.100	8.950	9.150	8.850	36.050
13=		Rosemarie Halbritter	9.250	8.950	9.150	8.600	35.950
13=		Julia Zacharia	9.350	9.050	8.950	8.600	35.950
15=		Doris Kersten	9.050	8.850	8.950	8.850	35.700
15=		Sonia Pedroso	9.300	8.900	8.900	8.600	35.700
17		Grazina Bojanska	9.250	8.850	9.050	8.450	35.600
18		Sun Duk Jo	9.500	8.850	8.700	8.450	35.500
19=		Yung Hyi An	9.300	8.650	9.050	8.100	35.100
19=		Myong Sim Choi	9.400	8.800	8.400	8.500	35.100
19=		Agnes Varga	9.150	8.800	8.750	8.400	35.100
22		Zsuzsanna Fritsch	8.950	8.950	8.900	8.250	35.050
23		Mihaela Nicolaescu	9.250	8.450	8.750	8.500	34.950
24		Gordana Veberovic	8.750	8.700	8.850	8.350	34.650
25		Ivana Obucina	9.050	8.000	8.950	8.350	34.350
26		Daysi Garzon	9.300	8.700	8.350	7.950	34.300
27		Eva Ericson	9.100	8.000	8.500	8.600	34.200
28		Dorota Trafankowska	8.900	8.600	8.100	8.200	33.800
29		Alina Bosko	9.050	8.700	8.550	7.450	33.750
30		Ivelisse Blanco	9.000	8.000	8.900	7.800	33.700
31		Maren Klüssendorf	8.500	8.250	8.450	8.450	33.650
32=		Gisela Arkenberg	8.650	8.250	8.400	8.150	33.450
32=		Vivian Van Deurs	8.550	8.600	8.300	8.000	33.450
34		Josette Bellanger	8.850	8.050	8.350	8.000	33.250
35=		Petra Grönke	8.450	8.250	8.400	8.050	33.150
35=		Tatiana Radovanovic	8.950	7.850	8.550	7.800	33.150
37		Lone Broberg Teglers	8.850	8.500	7.900	7.750	33.000
38		Anne-Marie Estivin	8.600	8.250	7.800	7.850	32.500
39		Jette Jörgensen	8.450	8.700	7.950	7.150	32.250
40		Gilberte Vander Mersch	8.450	7.450	8.400	7.750	32.050
41		Marceline Mouren	8.750	7.500	8.150	7.600	32.000
42		Johanna Blevanus	8.300	7.800	8.000	7.700	31.800
43		Grietje Molenbuur	8.100	7.050	8.200	7.700	31.050
44		Arlette Dekens	7.800	6.000	7.800	7.200	28.800

Groups

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Place	Nation	Score
1	Bulgaria	18.500
2	Soviet Union	18.300
3	Czechoslovakia	18.200
4	Hungary	18.100
5	Japan	18.050
6	Sweden	17.350
7	East Germany	17.300
8	Denmark	17.200
9	West Germany	17.100
10	Romania	16.450
11	Cuba	16.400
12	Italy	16.250
13	Yugoslavia	16.150
14	Poland	15.850
15	Belgium	13.800