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1950 USSR Championships | 1950 Basel World Championships | 1952 USSR Championships | 
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| 1950 Basel World Championships | |
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City |
Basel, Switzerland |
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Team Gold Medalist |
Sweden |
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All-Around Gold Medalist |
Helena Rakoczy (POL) |
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Vault Gold Medalist |
Helena Rakoczy (POL) |
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Uneven Bars Gold Medalist |
Anna Petersen (SWE) |
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Balance Beam Gold Medalist |
Helena Rakoczy (POL) |
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Floor Exercise Gold Medalist |
Helena Rakoczy (POL) |
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The 12th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Basel, second largest city of Switzerland in 1950.
Switzerland would host the World Championships again in 1997, this time in Lausanne.
Format of Competition[]
Each country was allowed to enter a team of eight gymnasts, with no limit to how many were allowed to participate in all exercises. Nations with incomplete teams, could enter one to three gymnasts for the individual competition.
Each team member performed compulsory and optional routines on each of four apparatus. Gymnast's scores in these performances counted for all of the events, except the separate team exercise with portable apparatus event (also known as group exercise with hand apparatus event), which was a group rhythmic exercises similar to the group competition event in rhythmic gymnastics. Scores of gymnasts from incomplete teams counted only for individual events.
Five best scores constituted the team's score for the routine; these scores constituted the overall team's totals.
Results[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Team |  Sweden
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 France
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 Italy
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| All-Around |  Helena RakoczyPoland (POL) |
Anna Peterson Sweden (SWE) |
 Gertchen KolarAustria (AUT) |
| Vault | Helena Rakoczy Poland (POL) |
Gertchen Kolar Austria (AUT) |
Alexandrine Lemoine France (FRA) |
| Uneven Bars | Anna Peterson Sweden (SWE)
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N/A | Helena Rakoczy Poland (POL) |
| Balance Beam | Helena Rakoczy Poland (POL) |
Marja Nutti Italy (ITA) |
Licia Macchini Italy (ITA) |
| Floor Exercise | Helena Rakoczy Poland (POL) |
 Tereza KocisYugoslavia (YUG) |
Stefania Reindlowa Poland (POL) |
Notable Moments[]
- Alexandrine Lemoine became the first French gymnast to win an individual World medal.
Medal Count[]
| Rank | Country | 
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Total |
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| 1 | Poland
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4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden
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2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Austria
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | France
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Yugoslavia
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |