Junior World Gymnastics Championships Explained

Junior World Gymnastics Championships refers to a number of different World Championships in four disciplines recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in competitive gymnastics: acrobatic gymnastics, men's and women's artistic gymnastics, and rhythmic gymnastics.[1]

History

Before merging with FIG in 1999, the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA) organized and promoted World Junior Championships in acrobatic gymnastics from 1989 to 1999.[2] As of 2019, FIG has organized junior world championships in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics.[3]

Currently, FIG organizes periodical World Age Group competitions in aerobic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics and trampoline. The former governing body for trampoline, the International Trampoline Federation (FIT), incorporated into the FIG in 1998, also organized World Age Groups competitions from 1973 to 1996.[4] These competitions, however, are not considered world championships.

Acrobatic

Format:[5]

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Junior
1 21
2 21
3 21
4 22
5 22
6 16
Age Group
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Artistic

See main article: Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships.

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1 14
2 14

Rhythmic

See main article: Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships.

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1 8

Trampoline

FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions are currently held in 32 disciplines:

Since 1998, the championships are held alongside the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, often a week later and in the same venue. From 1990 to 1996, the junior championships were in the same country as the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, but in a different city. The earlier championships, from 1973 to 1988, had separate hosts, unrelated to the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships.

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Separate Championships
1973 34
1974 San Mateo, California[8] 24
1975 24
1976 24
1978 24
1984 24
1986 24
1988 24
Host by Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Host
1990 24
1992 24
1994 24
1996 24
Alongside Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships
1998 24
1999 24
2001 24
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2003 24
2005 24
2007 24
2009 24
2010 24
2011 24
2013 24
2014 32
2015 32
2017 32
2018 32
2019 32[9]
2021 32[10]
2022 32
2023 32

Aerobic

FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions :[11] [12]

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2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2021

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIG - Education.
  2. http://www.sportsacrobatics.info/en/samerger.shtml Sports Acrobatics - FIG, FIT, IFSA: The merger history
  3. http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2057 FIG - Main decisions from the 18th FIG Council in Istanbul
  4. http://www.gymcan.org/disciplines/trampoline/results Gym Canada - Trampoline results
  5. Web site: Sportsacrobatics.info.
  6. Web site: FIG - Event Detail . www.gymnastics.sport.
  7. Web site: Gymnastics Canada . Trampoline Results: Gymnastics Canada . www.gymcan.org.
  8. Web site: Nissen . Dian . Dian Nissen . Trampoline and Tumbling Program Council Representatives Election: Nominee Biographies - Dian Nissen . USA Gymnastics . Nominee statement PDF . 5 November 2021 . 2019 . 1974 Second World Age Group Championships, San Mateo California . 5 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105045925/https://usagym.org/PDFs/T%26T/Elections/2019/nissen_dian.pdf . dead .
  9. Web site: NOMINATIVE REGISTRATIONS.
  10. Web site: DEFINITIVE REGISTRATIONS (as per 24.september.2021) .
  11. Web site: WORLD AGE GROUP COMPETITION (Appendix 1) | FIG - AEROBIC GYMNASTICS Code of Points.
  12. Web site: SmartScoring.