Further Reading:
The Queens of 4th Place Part I
The Queens of 4th Place Part II
Gymnasts With the Most 4th Place Finishes at the Olympics
The following is a list of gymnasts with the most career 4th place finishes at the World Championships and Olympics.
| Name | Country | # of Times |
| Eva Bosakova | Czechoslovakia | 6 |
| Beth Tweddle | United Kingdom | 5 |
| Aly Raisman | United States | 4 |
| Anna Pavlova | Russia | 4 |
| Cristina Bontas | Romania | 4 |
| Elena Produnova | Russia | 4 |
| Ellie Black | Canada | 4 |
| Karin Janz | East Germany | 4 |
| Maxi Gnauck | East Germany | 4 |
| Sofia Muratova | Soviet Union | 4 |
| Svetlana Baitova | Soviet Union | 4 |
| Birgit Radochla | East Germany (EUA) | 3 |
| Angelina Melnikova | Russia | 3 |
| Dominique Dawes | United States | 3 |
| Elena Zamolodchikova | Russia | 3 |
| Erika Zuchold | East Germany | 3 |
| Gina Gogean | Romania | 3 |
| Lavinia Milosovici | Romania | 3 |
| Mai Murakami | Japan | 3 |
| Polina Astakhova | Soviet Union | 3 |
| Shang Chunsong | China | 3 |
| Shannon Miller | United States | 3 |
| Vladislava Urazova | Russia | 3 |
| Vanessa Ferrari | Italy | 3 |
| Agnes Keleti | Hungary | 2 |
| Alexandra Marinescu | Romania | 2 |
| Boriana Stoyanova | Bulgaria | 2 |
| Catalina Ponor | Romania | 2 |
| Edit Perenyi-Weckinger | Hungary | 2 |
| Elena Davydova | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Elisabeth Seitz | Germany | 2 |
| Esther Moya | Spain | 2 |
| Jiang Yuyuan | China | 2 |
| Keiko Ikeda | Japan | 2 |
| Larissa Petrik | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Lauren Mitchell | Australia | 2 |
| Ludmilla Turischeva | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Lyubov Burda | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Lyubov Sheremeta | Ukraine | 2 |
| Margarita Nikolaeva | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Maria Filatova | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Marianna Krajcirova | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Marine Boyer | France | 2 |
| Mayu Kuroda | Japan | 2 |
| Mirela Pasca | Romania | 2 |
| Mo Huilan | China | 2 |
| Nadia Comaneci | Romania | 2 |
| Nina Bocharova | Soviet Union | 2 |
| Nina Derwael | Belgium | 2 |
| Pyon Kwang Sun | North Korea | 2 |
| Toshiko Aihara | Japan | 2 |
| Yao Jinnan | China | 2 |
| Zhang Nan | China | 2 |
| Adolfina Tkacikova | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Adrienn Varga | Hungary | 1 |
| Alice Kinsella | United Kingdom | 1 |
| Alicia Sacramone | United States | 1 |
| Aliya Mustafina | Russia | 1 |
| Alexa Moreno | Mexico | 1 |
| Alla Sosnitskaya | Russia | 1 |
| Allana Slater | Australia | 1 |
| Anastasia Ilyankova | Russia | 1 |
| Andreea Munteanu | Romania | 1 |
| Angelika Hellmann | East Germany | 1 |
| Aniko Ducza | Hungary | 1 |
| Anna Marejkova | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Anna Myzdrikova | Russia | 1 |
| Anna Pohludkova | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Ariella Kaslin | Switzerland | 1 |
| Ashton Locklear | United States | 1 |
| Asuka Teramoto | Japan | 1 |
| Aurelia Dobre | Romania | 1 |
| Betty Okino | United States | 1 |
| Bohumila Rimnacova | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Bridget Sloan | United States | 1 |
| Camelia Voinea | Romania | 1 |
| Chen Cuiting | China | 1 |
| Cheng Fei | China | 1 |
| Christy Henrich | United States | 1 |
| Claudia Presacan | Romania | 1 |
| Daiane Dos Santos | Brazil | 1 |
| Daniela Silivas | Romania | 1 |
| Daniele Hypolito | Brazil | 1 |
| Deliana Vodenicharova | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Dina Kochetkova | Russia | 1 |
| Dipa Karmakar | India | 1 |
| Dominique Moceanu | United States | 1 |
| Dong Fangxiao | China | 1 |
| Dorte Thummler | East Germany | 1 |
| Ecaterina Szabo | Romania | 1 |
| Ekaterina Kurbatova | Russia | 1 |
| Ekaterina Lobaznyuk | Russia | 1 |
| Elena Leusteanu | Romania | 1 |
| Elena Piskun | Belarus | 1 |
| Elisabeth Valle | Spain | 1 |
| Ellie Downie | United Kingdom | 1 |
| Elvira Saadi | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Elvire Teza | France | 1 |
| Erzsebet Gulyas-Koteles | Hungary | 1 |
| Eva Mareckova | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Eva Ovari | Hungary | 1 |
| Evy Berggren | Sweden | 1 |
| Flavia Saraiva | Brazil | 1 |
| Gabriela Potorac | Romania | 1 |
| Gabriele Fahnrich | East Germany | 1 |
| Galina Minaicheva | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Galina Urbanovich | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Giulia Steingruber | Switzerland | 1 |
| He Xuemei | China | 1 |
| Henrietta Onodi | Hungary | 1 |
| Hong Un Jong | North Korea | 1 |
| Huang Qiushuang | China | 1 |
| Huang Qun | China | 1 |
| Ingrid Sandahl | Sweden | 1 |
| Irina Yarodskaya | Ukraine | 1 |
| Iveta Polokova | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Jade Barbosa | Brazil | 1 |
| Jana Komrskova | Czech Republic | 1 |
| Janine Berger | Germany | 1 |
| Jordyn Wieber | United States | 1 |
| Julianne McNamara | United States | 1 |
| Kara Eaker | United States | 1 |
| Karin Lindberg | Sweden | 1 |
| Kim Gwang Suk | North Korea | 1 |
| Kim Un Hyang | North Korea | 1 |
| Ksenia Semenova | Russia | 1 |
| Lais Souza | Brazil | 1 |
| Larisa Iordache | Romania | 1 |
| Larissa Latynina | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Lavinia Agache | Romania | 1 |
| Leanne Wong | United States | 1 |
| Li Li | China | 1 |
| Li Ya | China | 1 |
| Linda Metheny | United States | 1 |
| Lu Li | China | 1 |
| Lu Yufei | China | 1 |
| Ludivine Furnon | France | 1 |
| Luo Huan | China | 1 |
| Ma Yanhong | China | 1 |
| Madeleine Jouffroy | France | 1 |
| Maria Gorokhovskaya | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Maria Olaru | Romania | 1 |
| Marion Kische | East Germany | 1 |
| Mary Lou Retton | United States | 1 |
| Medea Jugeli | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Meng Fei | China | 1 |
| Mihaela Stanulet | Romania | 1 |
| Monica Rosu | Romania | 1 |
| Monika Csaszar | Hungary | 1 |
| Mykayla Skinner | United States | 1 |
| Nadia Hatagan | Romania | 1 |
| Nancy Taman | Egypt | 1 |
| Natalia Laschenova | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Natalia Shaposhnikova | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Nina Dronova | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Oana Ban | Romania | 1 |
| Oana Petrovschi | Romania | 1 |
| Oksana Chusovitina | Uzbekistan | 1 |
| Olesia Dudnik | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Olga Lemhenyi-Tass | Hungary | 1 |
| Pelageya Danilova | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Raisa Borisova | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Rhonda Schwandt | United States | 1 |
| Roza Galieva | Russia | 1 |
| Sabina Cojocar | Romania | 1 |
| Sara Moro | Spain | 1 |
| Shallon Olsen | Canada | 1 |
| Silvia Mitova | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Simona Amanar | Romania | 1 |
| Simone Biles | United States | 1 |
| Stefania Reindlowa | Poland | 1 |
| Steffi Kraker | East Germany | 1 |
| Steliana Nistor | Romania | 1 |
| Svetlana Boginskaya | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Svetlana Khorkina | Russia | 1 |
| Tamara Manina | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Tatiana Frolova | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Tatiana Lysenko | Ukraine | 1 |
| Teodora Ungureanu | Romania | 1 |
| Thais Fidelis | Brazil | 1 |
| Tracee Talavera | United States | 1 |
| Ute Starke | East Germany | 1 |
| Vera Caslavska | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Viktoria Karpenko | Ukraine | 1 |
| Viktoria Komova | Russia | 1 |
| Wen Jia | China | 1 |
| Zhou Qiurui | China | 1 |
| Zinaida Voronina | Soviet Union | 1 |
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