Women's events at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were first held in 1934 at the 10th World Championships.
Only the all-around and team events were held.
In 1950, at the 12th World Championships, the other apparatus events were added.
In the event of a tie between two gymnasts, both names are listed, and the following position (second for a tie for first, third for a tie for second) is left empty because a medal was not awarded for that position.
Names with an asterisk (*) denote the team alternates who also received medals.