2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was the forty-sixth edition of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships . The competition was held from 23 October – 1 November 2015 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, United Kingdom , and is the first time that Scotland hosted the event. The competition served as a qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics .Japan won the men's team all-around competition for the first time since 1978, and the United States won the women's team all-around title for the third straight time. In the individual all-around competitions, Kōhei Uchimura and Simone Biles won their sixth and third successive title, respectively. Qualifying in thirteenth place, team Romania failed to automatically qualify to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1966.British Gymnastics announced that the event had been named "Sporting Event of the Year" by The Sunday Mail .Competition schedule All times are BST from 23 to 24 October 2015 and GMT from 25 October to 1 November 2015.Date Time Round 23 October 2015 09:40 Women's qualifying 23 October 2015 14:40 Women's qualifying 24 October 2015 09:40 Women's qualifying 24 October 2015 14:40 Women's qualifying 25 October 2015 09:40 Men's qualifying 25 October 2015 16:10 Men's qualifying 26 October 201509:40 Men's qualifying 26 October 2015 16:10 Men's qualifying 27 October 2015 18:15 Women's team final 28 October 2015 17:30 Men's team final 29 October 2015 18:25 Women's all-around final 30 October 201517:45 Men's all-around final 31 October 2015 13:30 Apparatus finals 1 November 2015 13:30 Apparatus finals
Venue The competition was held in The SSE Hydro, which opened in 2013. This arena hosted the Gymnastics events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games .Olympic qualification As is traditional for any World Championships prior to the Olympic year, the Championships served as the first of two qualification rounds for artistic gymnasts to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . In the qualification round of Worlds, the top 8 teams in both MAG and WAG competitions received an automatic qualification berth to the Games. Teams placed 9–16th at the World Championships were invited to the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio and the top 4 teams from that event made up the 12 teams at the Olympics.Medalists Names with an asterisk denote the team alternate.Medal table The United States led the medal table for second consecutive time, followed by Japan and Russia , while host Great Britain finished 5th with 5 medals.Men's results Team competition Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Brinn Bevan June 16, 1997 18 years Oldest Yoo Won-chul July 20, 1984 31 years
Rank Team Total ' Japan 47.258 45.166 43.798 45.766 45.665 43.165 270.818 ' Naoto Hayasaka 15.133 14.833 270.818 ' Ryohei Kato 14.733 14.366 15.533 15.033 270.818 ' Kazuma Kaya 15.400 270.818 ' Kenzo Shirai 16.325 15.533 270.818 ' Yusuke Tanaka 14.466 14.266 13.666 270.818 ' Kōhei Uchimura 15.800 15.033 14.966 15.400 15.866 14.466 270.818 ' Great Britain 45.766 44.999 43.666 45.499 45.532 44.883 270.345 ' Brinn Bevan 13.966 15.133 270.345 ' Daniel Purvis 15.400 14.333 15.466 270.345 ' Louis Smith 15.333 270.345 ' Kristian Thomas 14.600 15.333 15.000 270.345 ' Max Whitlock 15.766 15.700 14.400 15.033 15.033 15.000 270.345 ' Nile Wilson 14.933 15.033 14.833 270.345 ' China 44.565 41.565 45.999 45.666 47.765 44.399 269.959 ' Deng Shudi 14.966 14.600 15.233 16.066 269.959 ' Lin Chaopan 15.133 13.466 15.200 15.766 15.333 269.959 ' Liu Yang 15.766 269.959 ' Xiao Ruoteng 13.433 15.233 14.233 269.959 ' You Hao 14.666 15.633 15.933 269.959 Zhang Chenglong 14.466 14.833 269.959 4 Russia 44.366 43.600 44.165 45.900 46.266 44.065 268.362 4 Denis Ablyazin 15.100 14.433 15.700 268.362 4 David Belyavskiy 14.666 14.100 14.866 15.200 15.600 14.566 268.362 4 Nikita Ignatyev 14.866 15.400 14.966 268.362 4 Nikolai Kuksenkov 14.800 15.266 14.533 268.362 4 Nikita Nagornyy 14.600 15.000 268.362 4 Ivan Stretovich 14.700 268.362 5 United States 43.933 42.032 45.066 44.624 46.133 46.065 267.853 5 Chris Brooks 14.933 267.853 5 Danell Leyva 13.100 15.800 15.666 267.853 5 Alexander Naddour 15.100 15.066 14.700 14.466 267.853 5 Paul Ruggeri 14.633 15.100 14.733 15.466 267.853 5 Donnell Whittenburg 14.200 13.866 15.166 15.058 15.600 267.853 5 Brandon Wynn 15.200 267.853 6 Switzerland 44.232 42.998 42.165 43.333 45.799 43.133 261.660 6 Christian Baumann 14.666 13.933 15.266 13.300 261.660 6 Pablo Brägger 14.866 13.766 15.133 15.433 261.660 6 Pascal Bucher 13.666 15.333 261.660 6 Claudio Capelli 14.800 14.300 261.660 6 Oliver Hegi 14.666 14.400 261.660 6 Eddy Yusof 14.566 14.466 13.900 15.200 261.660 7 South Korea 43.082 42.066 42.823 44.999 43.832 43.233 260.035 7 Kim Han-sol 15.283 14.166 15.400 260.035 7 Lee Jun-ho 13.433 14.766 260.035 7 Lee Sang-wook 13.200 14.866 14.333 260.035 7 Park Min-soo 14.200 14.066 13.533 14.600 260.035 7 Shin Dong-hyen 14.366 14.666 14.833 260.035 7 Yoo Won-chul 14.591 15.433 14.300 260.035 8 Brazil 44.666 39.432 44.699 44.316 42.932 43.532 259.577 8 Francisco Barretto 11.100 14.966 13.700 259.577 8 Lucas Bitencourt 13.866 14.400 14.600 14.666 259.577 8 Diego Hypólito 15.233 14.716 259.577 8 Arthur Mariano 14.733 14.466 14.700 15.166 259.577 8 Caio Souza 14.700 14.766 14.900 13.366 259.577 8 Arthur Zanetti 15.533 259.577
Individual all-around Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Kazuma Kaya November 19, 1996 18 years Oldest Andrey Likhovitskiy June 23, 1986 29 years
Floor Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Kenzo Shirai August 24, 1996 19 years Oldest Tomás González November 22 , 198529 years
Pommel horse Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Kazuma Kaya November 19, 1996 18 years Oldest Harutyun Merdinyan August 16 , 198431 years
Rings Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Donnell Whittenburg August 18, 1994 21 years Oldest Yuri van Gelder April 20 , 198332 years
Vault Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Kenzo Shirai August 24, 1996 19 years Oldest Marian Drăgulescu December 18, 1980 34 years
Parallel bars Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Manrique Larduet July 10 , 199619 years Oldest Yusuke Tanaka November 29, 1989 25 years
Horizontal bar Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Manrique Larduet July 10, 1996 19 years Oldest Chris Brooks December 19 , 198628 years
Women's results Team competition Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Sydney Townsend December 24, 1999 15 years Oldest Ksenia Afanasyeva September 13, 1991 24 years
Rank Team Total United States 46.665 45.433 43.432 45.808 181.338 Maggie Nichols 15.466 14.800 13.966 15.000 181.338 Simone Biles 15.966 15.200 15.733 181.338 Gabby Douglas 15.233 15.333 181.338 Aly Raisman 14.266 15.075 181.338 Madison Kocian 15.300 181.338 Brenna Dowell 181.338 China 45.233 45.632 42.300 42.999 176.164 Shang Chunsong 15.233 14.600 14.366 176.164 Wang Yan 15.200 13.300 14.633 176.164 Tan Jiaxin 15.200 15.133 176.164 Fan Yilin 15.266 14.400 176.164 Mao Yi 14.833 14.000 176.164 Chen Siyi 176.164 Great Britain 45.049 42.299 41.733 43.299 172.380 Ellie Downie 15.133 13.033 14.133 14.133 172.380 Claudia Fragapane 14.833 13.800 14.733 172.380 Amy Tinkler 15.083 14.433 172.380 Becky Downie 14.833 13.800 172.380 Ruby Harrold 14.433 172.380 Kelly Simm 172.380 4 Russia 45.766 43.874 40.133 42.191 171.964 4 Maria Paseka 15.600 14.733 13.766 171.964 4 Viktoria Komova 15.100 14.000 13.300 171.964 4 Ksenia Afanasyeva 15.066 14.500 171.964 4 Seda Tutkhalyan 13.300 13.925 171.964 4 Daria Spiridonova 15.141 171.964 4 Maria Kharenkova 13.533 171.964 5 Japan 44.832 42.424 40.066 42.565 169.887 5 Asuka Teramoto 14.600 14.225 13.900 13.966 169.887 5 Mai Murakami 15.066 13.966 12.200 13.966 169.887 5 Sae Miyakawa 15.166 14.633 169.887 5 Aiko Sugihara 14.233 169.887 5 Sakura Yumoto 13.966 169.887 5 Natsumi Sasada 169.887 6 Canada 44.533 40.666 41.032 41.466 167.697 6 Ellie Black 15.100 13.566 14.223 167.697 6 Brittany Rogers 15.000 13.200 13.700 167.697 6 Isabela Onyshko 13.933 13.766 13.900 167.697 6 Sydney Townsend 14.433 167.697 6 Victoria-Kayen Woo 13.533 167.697 6 Audrey Rousseau 13.333 167.697 7 Italy 43.699 41.766 39.399 42.733 167.597 7 Carlotta Ferlito 14.466 14.300 14.033 167.597 7 Erika Fasana 14.800 14.500 167.597 7 Elisa Meneghini 14.433 14.200 167.597 7 Enus Mariani 14.166 12.566 167.597 7 Lara Mori 13.800 12.533 167.597 7 Tea Ugrin 13.800 167.597 8 Netherlands 41.599 38.432 41.500 41.199 162.730 8 Eythora Thorsdottir 13.066 13.800 13.400 162.730 8 Lieke Wevers 11.133 14.200 13.866 162.730 8 Tisha Volleman 14.100 13.933 162.730 8 Sanne Wevers 14.233 13.500 162.730 8 Mara Titarsolej 14.066 162.730 8 Lisa Top 13.433 162.730
Individual all-around Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Wang Yan October 30 , 199915 years Oldest Lieke Wevers September 17 , 199124 years
Vault Medaling on the event allowed North Korea's Hong Un-jong to qualify to the Olympics as an individual.Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Wang Yan October 30, 1999 16 years Oldest Hong Un-jong March 9, 1989 26 years
Uneven bars This was the first four-way tie in history for gold at a World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, but this is unlikely to happen again since the World Championships instituted a tie-breaking procedure similar to the Olympics to prevent a situation like this from happening again.Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Fan Yilin November 11, 1999 15 years Oldest Viktoria Komova January 30 , 199520 years
Balance beam of the USA defended her beam title from 2014, becoming the first back-to-back world champion on beam. With her ninth career world championships gold medal, she tied the record held by Larisa Latynina , Gina Gogean , and Svetlana Khorkina . Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands and Pauline Schäfer of Germany won the first medals for their countries on the balance beam. Schäfer also qualified as an individual to the Olympics by medaling.Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Wang Yan October 30, 1999 16 years Oldest Sanne Wevers September 17, 1991 24 years
Floor Due to an elbow injury prior to the final, Erika Fasana withdrew from the final, being replaced by Shang Chunsong. Additionally, Swiss gymnast Giulia Steingruber sustained a knee injury during the vault final the day before, rendering her unable to participate in the floor final. She was replaced by Lieke Wevers of the Netherlands. Simone Biles won a record 10th career world championships gold medal.Oldest and youngest competitors Name Country Date of birth Age Youngest Sae Miyakawa September 10, 1999 16 years Oldest Ksenia Afanasyeva September 13, 1991 24 years
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