1993 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

1993 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Location Alicante, Spain
Start date4 November 1993
End date7 November 1993

The XVII World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Alicante, Spain, on 4–7 November 1993.

Only individuals competed, as the International Gymnastics Federation had voted to alternate individual and group World Championships in 1991. 132 gymnasts from 51 countries competed. Maria Petrova won her first all-around title; Larisa Lukyanenko was expected to challenge her for the gold medal, but a foot injury she sustained during training at the competition forced her to withdraw.

The championships used a new competition format for the team competition, which doubled as individual qualification; countries could send three or four individual gymnasts who would perform a total of ten routines, two routines per apparatus, with a gymnast performing between one and four routines.

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