1971 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

V World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Havana, Cuba on November 10 & 11, 1971.

1971 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Location	Havana, Cuba
Start date	10 November 1971
End date	11 November 1971

Competitors

There were competitors from 15 countries - Bulgaria, Soviet Union, Cuba, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, North Korea, Romania, Japan, New Zealand, Denmark, West Germany, Canada, Mexico, Sweden & Italy.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Bulgaria (BUL)	4	2	2	8
2	Soviet Union (URS)	1	5	4	10
3	North Korea (PRK)	1	1	0	2
4	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 nations)		6	8	7	21

Individuals

Ribbon

Place	Nation	Name	All-Around	Ribbon Final	Total
1		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.350	9.550	18.900
2		Elena Karpuchina	9.300	9.500	18.800
3		Galima Shugurova	9.150	9.600	18.750
4		Krassimira Filipova	9.100	9.350	18.450
5		Sonia Pedroso	9.000	9.150	18.150
6		Maria Gigova	9.200	8.500	17.700

Rope

Place	Nation	Name	All-Around	Rope Final	Total
1		Maria Gigova	9.750	9.750	19.500
2		Neshka Robeva	9.600	9.650	19.250
3=		Krassimira Filipova	9.500	9.600	19.100
3=		Elena Karpuchina	9.600	9.500	19.100
3=		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.500	9.600	19.100
6		Galina Shugurova	9.300	9.400	18.700

Ball

Place	Nation	Name	All-Around	Ball Final	Total
1		Sun Duk Jo	9.450	9.500	18.950
2=		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.450	9.450	18.900
2=		Galima Shugurova	9.400	9.500	18.900
2=		Myong Sim Choi	9.500	9.400	18.900
5		Elena Karpuchina	9.450	9.400	18.850
6		Maria Gigova	9.450	9.350	18.800

Hoop

Place	Nation	Name	All-Around	Hoop Final	Total
1		Maria Gigova	9.750	9.750	19.500
2		Krassimira Filipova	9.600	9.750	19.350
3		Neshka Robeva	9.650	9.400	19.050
4		Elena Karpuchina	9.500	9.450	18.950
5		Sun Duk Jo	9.450	9.400	18.850
6		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.400	9.300	18.700

All-Around

Place	Nation	Name	Ribbon	Rope	Ball	Hoop	Total
1		Maria Gigova	9.200	9.750	9.450	9.750	38.150
2		Elena Karpuchina	9.300	9.600	9.450	9.500	37.850
3		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.350	9.500	9.450	9.400	37.700
4		Krassimira Filipova	9.100	9.500	9.350	9.600	37.550
5		Neshka Robeva	?	9.600	?	9.650	37.500
6		Galima Shugurova	9.150	9.300	9.400	9.300	37.150
7		Sonia Pedroso	9.000	?	?	?	36.250
8		Maria Patocska	?	?	?	?	36.050
9		Ivelisse Blanco	?	?	?	?	35.850
10		Jana Vonášková	?	?	?	?	35.800
11		Marcela Klingerová	?	?	?	?	35.700
12		Myong Sim Kim	?	?	?	?	35.550
13		Jana Hruzková	?	?	?	?	35.500
14		Maria Preda	?	?	?	?	35.300
15=		Maria Bogaras	?	?	?	?	35.200
15=		Sun Duk Jo	?	?	9.450	9.450	35.200
17		Myong Sim Choi	?	?	9.500	?	35.050
18		Carmen Bucaciuc	?	?	?	?	34.950
19=		Xiomara Ameller	?	?	?	?	34.800
19=		Agnes Varga	?	?	?	?	34.800
21		Taeko Kawamukai	?	?	?	?	34.200
22		Misako Gomei	?	?	?	?	34.100
23		Kinuyo Kobayashi	?	?	?	?	33.750
24		Dale Scandrett	?	?	?	?	33.000
25		Vivian Persson	?	?	?	?	32.850
26		Gisela Arkenberg	?	?	?	?	32.800
27		Lone Broberg Teglers	?	?	?	?	32.650
28=		Ute Barylla	?	?	?	?	32.500
28=		Sabine Wasmuth	?	?	?	?	32.500
30		Jytte Ulbrandt-Hansen	?	?	?	?	32.400
31		Marian Duncan	?	?	?	?	31.300
32		Katrina Mackintosh	?	?	?	?	31.000
33		Susan Mihkelson	?	?	?	?	28.800
34		Conny Lindenberger	?	?	?	?	28.550
35		Melony Jvy	?	?	?	?	28.050
36		Lidia Romero	?	?	?	?	22.950
37		Leticia Gonzalez	?	?	?	?	22.600
38		Rosa Maria Gonzalez	?	?	?	?	22.400
-		Eva Ericson^	-	-	-	-	-

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Groups

Place	Nation	Score
1	Bulgaria	18.675
2	Soviet Union	18.575
3	Italy	18.325
4	Cuba	18.200
5	Japan	18.175
6	North Korea	18.050
7	Czechoslovakia	17.350
8	Canada	15.800
9	Mexico	11.900