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{{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    = 
| other          = 
| format         = FIG rules
| venue          = 
| location       = {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]], Hungary
| prev           = [[1995 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|Vienna 1995]]
| next           = [[1997 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|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 [[1995 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|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 (rhythmic gymnast)|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 (rhythmic gymnast)|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 (rhythmic gymnast)|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 (rhythmic gymnast)|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 [[File:Rhythmic_gymnastics_hoop.svg|20px|link=Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics)]] 
!! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| 3 [[File:Rhythmic_gymnastics_ball.svg|20px|link=Ball (rhythmic gymnastics)]] + 2 [[File:Rhythmic_gymnastics_ribbon.svg|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}}

[[Category:Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships]]
[[Category:1996 in Hungarian sport|Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships]]
[[Category:International gymnastics competitions hosted by Hungary]]
[[Category:1996 in gymnastics]]