Australia at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

At the 2001 World Championships Philippe Rizzo became the first Australian gymnast to win a medal, winning a silver on horizontal bar. Five years later he became the first Australian to win a gold medal. Australian women won their first medal as a team in 2003. In 2005 Monette Russo became the first Australian woman to win an individual medal, earning bronze in the all-around. At the 2010 World Championships Lauren Mitchell became the first Australian woman to win a gold medal.