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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox sport event | name = 1996 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships | image = | size = | caption = | date_start = 19 June 1996 | date_end = 23 June 1996 | competitors = | broadcasters = | nations = | winners = | prize_money = | venue = | location = {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest, Hungary | prev = Vienna 1995 | next = Berlin 1997 }}
'''XX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships''' were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, 19–23 June, 1996. There was no all-around for individuals, only event finals; gymnasts qualified through the results of the World Championships 1995 in Vienna and could only start in two finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsg.net/cgi-bin/show?events/1996/wm_budapest_96.html|title=20. World Championships in Budapest, Hungary (21.-23. June 1996)}}</ref>
A sports science symposium focused on rhythmic gymnastics was held in conjunction with the event by the {{Ill|Hungarian University of Sport Sciences|hu|Magyar Testnevelési és Sporttudományi Egyetem}}.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=17 February 1996 |title=Rhythmic Program Committee |url=https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1996_3mar |access-date=2025-06-04 |magazine=Technique |page=45 |volume=16 |issue=3}}</ref>
== Medal winners == {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=240}} |- bgcolor="DFDFDF" | colspan="4" align="center"| '''Individual Finals''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|Rope}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Individual Rope}} | {{Flagathlete|Larissa Lukyanenko|BLR}} | {{Flagathlete|Kateryna Serebrianska|UKR}} | {{Flagathlete|Diana Popova|BUL}} |- ! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|Ball}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Individual Ball}} | {{Flagathlete|Kateryna Serebrianska|UKR}} | {{Flagathlete|Larissa Lukyanenko|BLR}}<br />{{Flagathlete|Maria Petrova|BUL}}<br />{{Flagathlete|Amina Zaripova|RUS}} | ''None awarded'' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|Clubs}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Individual Clubs}} | {{Flagathlete|Amina Zaripova|RUS}} | {{Flagathlete|Elena Vitrychenko|UKR}} | {{Flagathlete|Maria Petrova|BUL}} |- ! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|Ribbon}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Individual Ribbon}} | {{Flagathlete|Elena Vitrychenko|UKR}} | {{Flagathlete|Yana Batyrshina|RUS}} | {{Flagathlete|Evgenia Pavlina|BLR}} |- bgcolor="DFDFDF" | colspan="4" align="center"| '''Groups''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|All-Around}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Groups All-Around}} | valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|BUL}} | valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|ESP}} | valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|BLR}} |- ! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|5 Hoops Final}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Groups 5 Hoops Final}} | valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|BLR}} | valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|RUS}} | valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|UKR}} |- ! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Final}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Groups 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Final}} | valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|ESP}} | valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|RUS}} | valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|BLR}} |}
==Individual== ===Individual Ball=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Place || Nation || Name || Result |- bgcolor=gold | 1 || {{Flagicon|UKR|size=30px}}||align=left| Ekaterina Serebrianskaya|| 10.000 |- bgcolor=silver | 2 ||{{Flagicon|BLR|size=30px}}||align=left| Larissa Lukianenko || 9.950 |- bgcolor=silver | 2 || {{Flagicon|BUL|size=30px}} || Maria Petrova || 9.950 |- bgcolor=silver | 2 || {{Flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} || Amina Zaripova || 9.950 |- | 5 || {{Flagicon|FRA|size=30px}} || Eva Serrano || 9.800 |- | 6 || {{Flagicon|ESP|size=30px}} || Almudena Cid || 9.750 |- | 7 || {{Flagicon|GER|size=30px}} || Magdalena Brzeska || 9.733 |- | 8 || {{Flagicon|ROU|size=30px}} || Alina Stoica || 9.700 |}
===Individual Clubs=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Place || Nation || Name || Result |- bgcolor=gold | 1 || {{Flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}||align=left| Amina Zaripova|| 10.000 |- bgcolor=silver | 2 ||{{Flagicon|UKR|size=30px}}||align=left| Elena Vitrichenko || 9.950 |- bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 || {{Flagicon|BUL|size=30px}} || Maria Petrova || 9.933 |- | 4 || {{Flagicon|FRA|size=30px}} || Eva Serrano || 9.916 |- | 5 || {{Flagicon|GER|size=30px}} || Magdalena Brzeska || 9.883 |- | 6 || {{Flagicon|BLR|size=30px}} || Evgenia Pavlina || 9.766 |- | 7 || {{Flagicon|ITA|size=30px}} || Irene Germini || 9.716 |- | 8 || {{Flagicon|ROU|size=30px}} || Alina Stoica || 9.813 |}
===Individual Rope=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Place || Nation || Name || Result |- bgcolor=gold | 1 || {{Flagicon|BLR|size=30px}}||align=left| Larissa Lukianenko|| 9.950 |- bgcolor=silver | 2 ||{{Flagicon|UKR|size=30px}}||align=left| Ekaterina Serebrianskaya || 9.933 |- bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 || {{Flagicon|BUL|size=30px}} || Diana Popova || 9.800 |- | 4 || {{Flagicon|ESP|size=30px}} || Almudena Cid || 9.716 |- | 5 || {{Flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} || Yanina Batyrchina || 9.699 |- | 6 || {{Flagicon|GRE|size=30px}} || Maria Pagalou || 9.650 |- | 7 || {{Flagicon|ITA|size=30px}} || Katia Pietrosanti || 9.582 |- | 8 || {{Flagicon|HUN|size=30px}} || Viktoria Frater || 9.500 |}
===Individual Ribbon=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Place || Nation || Name || Result |- bgcolor=gold | 1 || {{Flagicon|UKR|size=30px}}||align=left| Elena Vitrichenko|| 10.000 |- bgcolor=silver | 2 ||{{Flagicon|RUS|size=30px}}||align=left| Yanina Batyrchina || 9.983 |- bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 || {{Flagicon|BLR|size=30px}} || Evgenia Pavlina || 9.950 |- | 4 || {{Flagicon|BUL|size=30px}} || Diana Popova || 9.866 |- | 5 || {{Flagicon|ITA|size=30px}} || Katia Pietrosanti || 9.750 |- | 6 || {{Flagicon|ESP|size=30px}} || Alba Caride || 9.716 |- | 7 || {{Flagicon|HUN|size=30px}} || Viktoria Frater || 9.616 |- | 8 || {{Flagicon|GRE|size=30px}} || Maria Pangalou || 9.600 |}
==Groups==
===Groups All-Around=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! scope="col" style="width:20px;"| Rank !! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Nation !! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| 5 20px|link=Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics) !! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| 3 20px|link=Ball (rhythmic gymnastics) + 2 20px|link=Ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics) !! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Total |- style="background:#fffcaf;" ! scope=row style="text-align:center" | {{Gold1}} | align=left |{{Flag|Bulgaria|size=30px}}|| 19.800 || 19.800 || '''39.600''' |- |- style="background:#e5e5e5;" ! scope=row style="text-align:center" | {{Silver2}} | align=left |{{Flag|Spain|size=30px}}|| 19.700 || 19.700 || '''39.400''' |- style="background:#ec9;" ! scope=row style="text-align:center" | {{Bronze3}} | align=left |{{Flag|Belarus|size=30px}}|| 19.733 || 19.600 || '''39.333''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" | 4 | align=left |{{Flag|Russia|size=30px}}|| 19.600 || 19.566 || '''39.166''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |5 | align=left |{{Flag|Ukraine|size=30px}}|| 19.366 || 19.500 || '''38.866''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |6 | align=left |{{Flag|Japan|size=30px}}|| 19.166 || 19.333 || '''38.499''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |7 | align=left |{{Flag|Italy|size=30px}}|| 19.066 || 19.400 || '''38.466''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |8 | align=left |{{Flag|Hungary|size=30px}}|| 18.766 || 19.166 || '''37.932''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |9 | align=left |{{Flag|China|size=30px}}|| 18.999 || 18.666 || '''37.665''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |10 | align=left |{{Flag|Canada|size=30px}}|| 18.666 || 18.866 || '''37.532''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |11 | align=left |{{Flag|France|size=30px}}|| 18.800 || 18.666 || '''37.466''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |12 | align=left |{{Flag|Kazakhstan|size=30px}}|| 18.133 || 18.433 || '''36.567''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |13 | align=left |{{Flag|Slovakia|size=30px}}|| 18.132 || 18.400 || '''36.532''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |14 | align=left |{{Flag|Finland|size=30px}}|| 18.033 || 18.366 || '''36.399''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |15 | align=left |{{Flag|USA|size=30px}}|| 17.599 || 18.733 || '''36.332''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |16 | align=left |{{Flag|Lithuania|size=30px}}|| 17.900 || 18.299 || '''36.199''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |17 | align=left |{{Flag|Netherlands|size=30px}}|| 17.800 || 18.233 || '''36.033''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |18 | align=left |{{Flag|Czech Republic|size=30px}}|| 17.533 || 18.466 || '''35.999''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |19 | align=left |{{Flag|Estonia|size=30px}}|| 17.633 || 18.200 || '''35.833''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |20 | align=left |{{Flag|Portugal|size=30px}}|| 17.366 || 18.133 || '''35.499''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |21 | align=left |{{Flag|Brazil|size=30px}}|| 17.499 || 17.999 || '''35.498''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |22 | align=left |{{Flag|South Korea|size=30px}}|| 17.766 || 17.099 || '''34.865''' |- ! scope=row style="text-align:center" |23 | align=left |{{Flag|Argentina|size=30px}}|| 17.299 || 15.766 || '''33.065''' |- |}
===Groups 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Final=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Place || Nation || Result |- bgcolor=gold | 1 ||{{Flag|Spain|size=30px}}|| 19.816 |- bgcolor=silver | 2 ||{{Flag|Russia|size=30px}}|| 19.800 |- bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 ||{{Flag|Belarus|size=30px}}|| 19.700 |- | 4 ||{{Flag|Ukraine|size=30px}}|| 19.366 |- | 5 ||{{Flag|Italy|size=30px}}|| 19.183 |- | 6 ||{{Flag|China|size=30px}}|| 19.032 |- | 7 ||{{Flag|Bulgaria|size=30px}}|| 19.000 |- | 8 ||{{Flag|Japan|size=30px}}|| 18.666 |- |}
===Groups 5 Hoops Final=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Place || Nation || Result |- bgcolor=gold | 1 ||{{Flag|Belarus|size=30px}}|| 19.866 |- bgcolor=silver | 2 ||{{Flag|Russia|size=30px}}|| 19.816 |- bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 ||{{Flag|Ukraine|size=30px}}|| 19.733 |- | 4 ||{{Flag|Spain|size=30px}}|| 19.699 |- | 5 ||{{Flag|Japan|size=30px}}|| 19.500 |- | 6 ||{{Flag|Hungary|size=30px}}|| 19.433 |- | 7 ||{{Flag|Italy|size=30px}}|| 19.258 |- | 8 ||{{Flag|Bulgaria|size=30px}}|| 18.833 |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}}
{{World gym champs}}
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