The World Gymnaestrada have been held sixteen times since 1953: in 1953 (Rotterdam), 1957 (Zagreb), 1961 (Stuttgart), 1965 (Vienna), 1969 (Basel), 1975 (Berlin), 1982 (Zurich), 1987 (Herning), 1991 (Amsterdam), 1995 (Berlin), 1999 (Gothenburg), 2003 (Lisbon), 2007 (Dornbirn), 2011 (Lausanne), 2015 (Helsinki), 2019 (Dornbirn). In 2023 the event will take place in Amsterdam.
No less than 91 countries participated at one time or another. Eight countries were present for all editions. We list the number of participations.
16 participations
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Great Britain
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
15 participations
Norway
Switzerland
14 participations
Brazil
Canada
Italy
Portugal
13 participations
Spain
Israel
12 participations
Japan
United States
11 participations
France
South Africa
Greece
10 participations
Czech Republic
Slovakia
9 participations
Australia
Iceland
8 participations
Liechtenstein
7 participations
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
New Zealand
Slovenia
6 participations
Chile
Ireland
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Poland
Trinidad & Tobago
5 participations
Egypt
Honduras
Mexico
Qatar
Russia
Soviet Union
Venezuela
Yugoslavia
4 participations
Argentina
Cape Verde Islands
China
Korea
Thailand
Turkey
3 participations
Albania
Malaysia
Namibia
Sri Lanka
Uzbekistan
2 participations
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bulgaria
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Bangladesh
Kuwait
Mongolia
Peru
Romania
Singapore
Serbia
Uruguay
Zimbabwe
1 participation
Algeria
Armenia
Barbados
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Fiji
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Moldova
Malta
Malawi
Nepal
Paraguay
Palestine
Puerto Rico
Serbia & Montenegro
Senegal
Tanzania
Tonga
Tunisia
