FX – floor exercise
VT – vault
UB – uneven bars
PH – pommel horse
PB – parallel bars
BB – balance beam
SR – still rings
HB – high bar
| 1970 World Championships | ||
| Ljubljana, Yugoslavia | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Cathy Rigby | Silver | BB |
| Total: 1 (1 silver) | ||
| 1978 World Championships | ||
| Strasbourg, France | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Marcia Frederick | Gold | UB |
| Kathy Johnson | Bronze | FX |
| Kurt Thomas | Gold | FX |
| Total: 3 (2 gold; 1 bronze) | ||
| 1979 World Championships | ||
| Ft. Worth, Texas | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Kurt Thomas, Bart Conner, Jim Hartung, Larry Gerard, Tim Lafleur, Peter Vidmar, Mike Wilson | Bronze | Team |
| Bart Conner | Gold | PB |
| Bronze | VT | |
| Kurt Thomas | Gold | FX, HB |
| Silver | AA, PH, PB | |
| Total: 8 (3 gold; 3 silver, 2 bronze) | ||
| 1981 World Championships | ||
| Moscow, Russia | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Julianne McNamara | Bronze | UB |
| Tracee Talavera | Bronze | BB |
| Total: 2 (2 bronze) | ||
| 1989 World Championships | ||
| Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Brandy Johnson | Silver | VT |
| Total: 1 (1 silver) | ||
| 1991 World Championships | ||
| Indianapolis, Ind. | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Michelle Campi, Hilary Grivich, Shannon Miller, Betty Okino, Kerri Strug, Kim Zmeskal, Sandy Woolsey | Silver | Team |
| Shannon Miller | Silver | UB |
| Betty Okino | Bronze | BB |
| Kim Zmeskal | Gold | AA |
| Bronze | FX | |
| Total: 5 (1 gold; 2 silver; 2 bronze) | ||
| 1992 World Championships | ||
| Paris, France | ||
| Individual events | ||
| Betty Okino | Silver | UB |
| Kim Zmeskal | Gold | BB, FX |
| Total: 3 (2 gold, 1 silver) | ||
| 1993 World Championships | ||
| Birmingham, England | ||
| All-around, individual events | ||
| Dominique Dawes | Silver | UB, BB |
| Shannon Miller | Gold | AA, UB, FX |
| Total: 5 (3 gold, 2 silver) | ||
| 1994 World Championships | ||
| Brisbane, Australia | ||
| All-around, individual events | ||
| Shannon Miller | Gold | AA, BB |
| Total: 3 (2 gold, 1 silver)* | ||
| *The U.S. earned a silver medal in still rings | ||
| 1994 World Championships | ||
| Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Team | ||
| Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Kerri Strug, Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps, Larissa Fontaine | Silver | Team |
| Total: 1 (1 silver) | ||
| 1995 World Championships | ||
| Sabae, Japan | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Mary Beth Arnold, Theresa Kulikowski, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug, Doni Thompson | Bronze | Team |
| Dominique Moceanu | Silver | BB |
| Total: 2 (1 silver; 1 bronze) | ||
| 1996 World Championships | ||
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
| Individual events | ||
| Dominique Dawes | Bronze | BB |
| Total: 1 (1 bronze) | ||
| 2001 World Championships | ||
| Ghent, Belgium | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Raj Bhavsar, Paul Hamm, Steve McCain, Brett McClure, Sean Townsend, Guard Young | Silver | Team |
| Sean Townsend | Gold | PB |
| Mohini Bhardwaj, Katie Heenan, Ashley Miles, Tasha Schwikert, Rachel Tidd, Tabitha Yim | Bronze | Team |
| Katie Heenan | Bronze | UB |
| Total: 4 (1 gold; 1 silver; 2 bronze) | ||
| 2002 World Championships | ||
| Debrecen, Hungary | ||
| Individual events | ||
| Paul Hamm | Bronze | FX |
| Courtney Kupets | Gold | UB |
| Ashley Postell | Gold | BB |
| Samantha Sheehan | Bronze | FX |
| Total: 4 (2 gold; 2 bronze) | ||
| 2003 World Championships | ||
| Anaheim, Calif. | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Raj Bhavsar, Jason Gatson, Morgan Hamm, Paul Hamm, Brett McClure, Blaine Wilson | Silver | Team |
| Paul Hamm | Gold | AA, FX |
| Terin Humphrey, Courtney Kupets, Chellsie Memmel, Carly Patterson, Tasha Schwikert, Hollie Vise | Gold | Team |
| Carly Patterson | Silver | AA |
| Chellsie Memmel | Gold | UB |
| Hollie Vise | Gold | UB |
| Total: 7 (5 gold; 2 silver) | ||
| 2005 World Championships | ||
| Melbourne, Australia | ||
| All-around, individual events | ||
| Chellsie Memmel | Gold | AA |
| Silver | UB, BB | |
| Nastia Liukin | Gold | UB, BB |
| Silver | AA, FX | |
| Alicia Sacramone | Gold | FX |
| Bronze | VT | |
| Total: 9 (4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze) | ||
| 2006 World Championships | ||
| Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Jana Bieger, Alicia Sacramone, Nastia Liukin, Natasha Kelley, Chellsie Memmel, Ashley Priess, Jacquelyn Johnson | Silver | Team |
| Jana Bieger | Silver | AA, FX |
| Alicia Sacramone | Silver | VT |
| Nastia Liukin | Silver | UB |
| Alexander Artemev | Bronze | PH |
| Total: 6 (5 silver, 1 bronze) | ||
| 2007 World Championships | ||
| Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Ivana Hong, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan, Shayla Worley | Gold | Team |
| Shawn Johnson | Gold | AA, FX |
| Nastia Liukin | Gold | BB |
| Silver | UB | |
| Alicia Sacramone | Silver | FX |
| Bronze | VT | |
| Total: 7 (4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) | ||
| 2009 World Championships | ||
| London, England | ||
| All-around, individual events | ||
| Rebecca Bross | Silver | AA |
| Bronze | UB | |
| Ivana Hong | Bronze | BB |
| Bridget Sloan | Gold | AA |
| Kayla Williams | Gold | VT |
| Total: 5 (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) | ||
| 2010 World Championships | ||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Rebecca Bross, Mackenzie Caquatto, Chelsea Davis, Mattie Larson, Alexandra Raisman, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan | Silver | Team |
| Rebecca Bross | Bronze | AA |
| Silver | BB | |
| Bronze | UB | |
| Alicia Sacramone | Gold | VT |
| Jonathan Horton | Bronze | AA |
| Total: 6 (1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze) | ||
| 2011 World Championships | ||
| Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Gabrielle Douglas, Anna Li, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Alicia Sacramone, Sabrina Vega, Jordyn Wieber | Gold | Team |
| Jordyn Wieber | Gold | AA |
| Bronze | BB | |
| McKayla Maroney | Gold | VT |
| Alexandra Raisman | Bronze | FX |
| Chris Brooks, Jake Dalton, Jonathan Horton, Steven Legendre, Danell Leyva, Alex Naddour, John Orozco | Bronze | Team |
| Danell Leyva | Gold | PB |
| Total: 7 (4 gold, 3 bronze) | ||
| 2013 World Championships | ||
| Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| All-around, individual events | ||
| Simone Biles | Gold | AA, FX |
| Silver | VT | |
| Bronze | BB | |
| Kyla Ross | Silver | AA, UB, BB |
| McKayla Maroney | Gold | VT |
| Jake Dalton | Silver | FX |
| Steven Legendre | Silver | VT |
| Brandon Wynn | Bronze | SR |
| John Orozco | Bronze | PB |
| Total: 12 (3 Gold, 6 Silver, 3 Bronze) | ||
| 2014 World Championships | ||
| Nanning, China | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Jake Dalton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak, Alex Naddour, John Orozco, Donnell Whittenburg | Bronze | Team |
| Alyssa Baumann, Simone Biles, Madison Desch, Madison Kocian, Ashton Locklear, Kyla Ross, MyKayla Skinner | Gold | Team |
| Simone Biles | Gold | AA, BB, FX |
| Silver | VT | |
| Kyla Ross | Bronze | AA |
| MyKayla Skinner | Bronze | VT |
| Jake Dalton | Bronze | VT |
| Danell Leyva | Silver | PB |
| Total: 10 (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze) | ||
| 2015 World Championships | ||
| Glasgow, Great Britain | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Simone Biles, Gabrielle Douglas, Brenna Dowell, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman | Gold | Team |
| Simone Biles | Gold | AA, BB, FX |
| Bronze | VT | |
| Gabrielle Douglas | Silver | AA |
| Madison Kocian | Gold (tie) | UB |
| Donnell Whittenburg | Bronze | VT |
| Maggie Nichols | Bronze | FX |
| Danell Leyva | Silver | HB |
| Total: 10 (5 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze) | ||
| 2017 World Championships | ||
| Montreal, Canada | ||
| All-around, individual events | ||
| Morgan Hurd | Gold | AA |
| Silver | BB | |
| Jade Carey | Silver | VT, FX |
| Yul Moldauer | Bronze | FX |
| Total: 5 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze) | ||
| 2018 World Championships | ||
| Doha, Qatar | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Simone Biles, Kara Eaker, Morgan Hurd, Grace McCallum, Riley McCusker, Ragan Smith | Gold | Team |
| Simone Biles | Gold | All-Around |
| Gold | Vault | |
| Gold | Floor Exercise | |
| Silver | Uneven Bars | |
| Bronze | Balance Beam | |
| Morgan Hurd | Bronze | All-Around |
| Silver | Floor Exercise | |
| Sam Mikulak | Bronze | High Bar |
| Total: 9 (4 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze) | ||
| 2019 World Championships | ||
| Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Kara Eaker, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, MyKayla Skinner | Gold | Team |
| Simone Biles | Gold | All-Around |
| Gold | Vault | |
| Gold | Balance Beam | |
| Gold | Floor Exercise | |
| Jade Carey | Silver | Vault |
| Sunisa Lee | Bronze | Uneven Bars |
| Sunisa Lee | Silver | Floor Exercise |
| Total: 8 (5 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze) | ||
| 2021 World Championships | ||
| Kitakyushu, Japan | ||
| All-around, individual events | ||
| Leanne Wong | Silver | All-Around |
| Bronze | Floor Exercise | |
| Kayla DiCello | Bronze | All-Around |
| Stephen Nedoroscik | Gold | Pommel Horse |
| Brody Malone | Bronze | High Bar |
| Total: 5 (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze) | ||
| 2022 World Championships | ||
| Liverpool, United Kingdom | ||
| Team, all-around, individual events | ||
| Skye Blakely, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Lexi Zeiss | Gold | Team |
| Shilese Jones | Silver | All-Around |
| Silver | Uneven Bars | |
| Jade Carey | Gold | Vault |
| Bronze | Floor Exercise | |
| Jordan Chiles | Silver | Vault |
| Silver | Floor Exercise | |
| Brody Malone | Gold | High Bar |
| Total: 8 (3 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze) | ||
