Uzbekistan first competed at the 1993 World Championships, after the fall of the Soviet Union. At this competition Oksana Chusovitina won Uzbekistan its first World Championships medal, a bronze on vault.[1] Ten years later at the 2003 World Championships, Chusovitina would win Uzbekistan its first World Championships gold medal.[2] At the 2007 World Championships Anton Fokin would become the first Uzbek male gymnast to win a World Championships medal, a bronze on parallel bars.[3]
| Uzbekistan at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | UZB |
| Medals |
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Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Oksana Chusovitina |  1993 Birmingham |
Women's vault |
 Silver |
Oksana Chusovitina |  2001 Ghent |
Women's vault |
| Bronze |
Oksana Chusovitina |  2002 Debrecen |
Women's vault |
 Gold |
Oksana Chusovitina |  2003 Anaheim |
Women's vault |
| Silver |
Oksana Chusovitina |  2005 Melbourne |
Women's vault |
| Bronze |
Anton Fokin |  2007 Stuttgart |
Men's parallel bars |
References
edit- ^ "Oksana Chusovitina: Uzbekistan". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
- ^ "41-year-old Oksana Chusovitina may be the most incredible athlete at the Olympics". ESPN. August 3, 2016.
- ^ "41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships – London (GBR), October 13-18, 2009". Asian Gymnastics Union. October 11, 2009.