The Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior European Championships are the European championships for junior gymnasts for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. They were first held in 1987. Prior to 1993, they were held as a separate event. Since the 1993 edition in Bucharest, Romania, the Junior European Championships were integrated to the senior European Championships. The competition is organized by the European Union of Gymnastics.
Editions YearEditionHost cityCountry1987 1 Athens 1989 2 Tenerife 1991 3 Lisbon 1993 4 Bucharest 1994 5 Thessalonika 1995 6 Prague 1996 7 Asker 1997 8 Patras 1999 9 Budapest 2001 10 Geneva 2003 11 Riesa 2005 12 Moscow 2006 13 Moscow 2007 14 Baku 2008 15 Turin 2009 16 Baku 2010 17 Bremen 2011 18 Minsk 2012 19 Nizhny Novgorod 2013 20 Vienna 2014 21 Baku 2015 22 Minsk 2016 23 Holon 2017 24 Budapest 2018 25 Guadalajara 2019 26 Baku 2020 27 Kyiv 2021 28 Varna 2022 29Tel Aviv 2023 30Baku 2024 31Budapest 2025 32Tallinn 2026 33Varna
Medalists
Teodora Alexandrova (Bulgaria), Dimitrinka Todorova (Bulgaria), Rosabel Espinosa (Spain), Yelena Shalamova (Russia) and Amalia Lica (Romania), hold the record of most medals earned at the Junior European Championships, with six medals each. Shalamova, Lica, Polina Shmatko (Russia) and Elizabeth Koleva (Bulgaria) hold the record for most gold medals, with five each.
Team Junior Team event has been held since 2006 on two years. Teams consisted of 2-4 junior individual gymnasts. Since 2017, team competition is held every year and either consists of Junior individual gymnasts and Senior group or Senior individual gymnasts and Junior group.
Team All-Around Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2006 Moscow, Russia Russia Belarus Bulgaria 2008 Turin, Italy Russia Belarus Ukraine 2010 Bremen, Germany Russia Belarus Germany 2012 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Russia Belarus Georgia 2014 Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Belarus Azerbaijan2016 Holon, Israel Russia Belarus Italy2017 Budapest, Hungary Russia Belarus Bulgaria2018 Guadalajara, Spain Russia Ukraine Bulgaria2019 Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Belarus Bulgaria2020 Kyiv, Ukraine Ukraine Israel Azerbaijan2022 Tel Aviv, Israel Israel Romania Bulgaria2024 Budapest, Hungary Romania Israel Azerbaijan2026 Varna, Bulgaria
Junior Individual Rope Rope Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2006 Moscow, Russia Aleksandra Ermakova Anastasia Ivankova Filipa Siderova 2008 Turin, Italy Daria Andronova Melitina Staniouta Tsvetelina Stoyanova 2010 Bremen, Germany Alexandra Merkulova Arina Charopa Viktoriia Shynkarenko2016 Holon, Israel Alina Ermolova Julia Evchik 2020 Kyiv, Ukraine Dina Agisheva Daria Atamanov Eva Brezalieva
Hoop Hoop Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2006 Moscow, Russia Ekaterina Donich Filipa Siderova Valeriya Shurkhal 2008 Turin, Italy Aliaksandra Narkevich Diana Botsieva Gabriela Kirova 2010 Bremen, Germany Valeria Tkachenko Nataliya Leshchyk Jana Berezko-Marggrander 2012 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Diana Borisova Elena Bolotina Nilufar Niftaliyeva 2014 Baku, Azerbaijan Yulia Bravikova Zhala Piriyeva Anastasiya Rybakova2016 Holon, Israel Maria Sergeeva Alina Harnasko Nicol Zelikman 2018 Guadalajara, Spain Polina Shmatko Tatyana Volozhanina Khrystyna Pohranychna2022 Tel Aviv, Israel Elvira Krasnobaeva Liliana Lewinska Alona Tal Franco2024 Budapest, Hungary Amalia Lică Alona Tal Franco Olivia Maslov2026 Varna, Bulgaria Siyana Alenkova Kseniia Savinova Flavia Cassano
Ball Ball Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2008 Turin, Italy Yana Lukonina Boyanka Angelova Hanna Rabtsava 2010 Bremen, Germany Alexandra Merkulova Lala Yusifova 2012 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Yana Kudryavtseva Katsiaryna Halkina Anastasiia Mulmina 2014 Baku, Azerbaijan Irina Annenkova Mariya Trubach Boryana Kaleyn2016 Holon, Israel Polina Shmatko Alexandra Agiurgiuculese Nicol Zelikman2018 Guadalajara, Spain Lala Kramarenko Khrystyna Pohranychna Arzu Jalilova2020 Kyiv, Ukraine Polina Karika Stiliana Nikolova Yelyzaveta Zorkina2022 Tel Aviv, Israel Michelle Munits Elvira Krasnobaeva Christina Dragan2024 Budapest, Hungary Meital Maayam Sumkin Anna Piergentili Magdalena Valkova2026 Varna, Bulgaria Kira Babkevich Melissa Diete Varvara Chubarova
Clubs Clubs Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2006 Moscow, Russia Natalia Pichuzhkina Maria Yushkevich Darya Kushnerova 2012 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Julia Sinitsyna Maria Kadobina Gabriela Khvedelidze 2014 Baku, Azerbaijan Olesya Petrova Mariya Trubach Linoy Ashram2016 Holon, Israel Polina Shmatko Yuliya Isachanka2018 Guadalajara, Spain Daria Trubnikova Anna Kamenshchikova Valeria Sotskova2020 Kyiv, Ukraine Daria Atamanov Yelyzaveta Zorkina Evelin Viktoria Kocsis2022 Tel Aviv, Israel Amalia Lică Liliana Lewinska Kamila Gafarova2024 Budapest, Hungary Amalia Lică Alja Ponikvar Alona Tal Franco2026 Varna, Bulgaria Nita Jamagidze Dea Emilova Mariia Miachina
Ribbon Ribbon Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2006 Moscow, Russia Daria Kondakova Bilyana Prodanova Darya Kushnerova 2008 Turin, Italy Daria Dmitrieva Melitina Staniouta Federica Febbo 2010 Bremen, Germany Valeria Tkachenko Arina Charopa Oleksandra Gridasova 2012 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Aleksandra Soldatova Katsiaryna Halkina Gulsum Shafizada 2014 Baku, Azerbaijan Irina Annenkova Valeriya Khanina Linoy Ashram2018 Guadalajara, Spain Lala Kramarenko Khrystyna Pohranychna 2020 Kyiv, Ukraine Stiliana Nikolova Karina Sydorak Daria Atamanov2022 Tel Aviv, Israel Daniela Munits Tara Dragas Liliana Lewinska2024 Budapest, Hungary Amalia Lică Dara Malinova Barbare Kajaia2026 Varna, Bulgaria Iana Zaikina Sofiia Krainska Melissa Diete
Junior Groups All-Around Junior Group All-Around has been held since 2011. It was not organized in 2017. Group All-Around Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2011 Minsk, Belarus Belarus Russia Israel 2013 Vienna, Austria Russia Belarus Bulgaria 2015 Minsk, Belarus Russia Belarus Israel 2019 Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Israel Belarus 2021 Varna, Bulgaria Russia Bulgaria Israel2023 Baku, Azerbaijan Israel Bulgaria Azerbaijan2025 Tallinn, Estonia
Single apparatus since 2019 there are two competitions with two different single apparatus Group Single Apparatus Medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1996 Asker, Norway Russia Belarus Italy 1997 Patras, Greece Greece Belarus Russia 1999 Budapest, Hungary Russia Bulgaria Greece 2001 Geneva, Switzerland Russia Greece Belarus 2003 Riesa, Germany Russia Greece Bulgaria 2005 Moscow, Russia Belarus Russia Greece 2007 Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Bulgaria Belarus 2009 Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Azerbaijan Belarus 2011 Minsk, Belarus Russia Belarus Azerbaijan 2013 Vienna, Austria Russia Azerbaijan Belarus 2015 Minsk, Belarus Belarus Russia Bulgaria 2017 Budapest, Hungary Russia Italy Israel 2019 Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Russia Ukraine Israel Belarus Belarus 2021 Varna, Bulgaria Russia Russia Bulgaria Bulgaria Belarus Israel 2023 Baku, Azerbaijan Bulgaria Bulgaria Israel Israel Italy Azerbaijan2025 Tallinn, Estonia Italy Ukraine Poland Israel Israel Bulgaria
All-time medal table 1987–2025 Last updated after the 2026 European Championships (clubs final)
External links European Union of Gymnastics European Rhythmic Timeline