Hashimoto Daiki from Japan secured his fourth consecutive World all-around title at the 2026 World Championships held in Rotterdam. He delivered a remarkable performance, concluding with a score of 85.998 points.
Medalists and Competition Highlights
China’s Yang Haonan claimed the silver medal with a score of 84.199 points, while Great Britain’s Joe Fraser captured the bronze with 83.531 points. Fraser narrowly edged out Russia’s Daniel Marinov, who competed under the WG2 designation and finished fourth with a score of 83.297.
The competition was fierce, with many gymnasts striving for podium finishes. Hashimoto demonstrated a consistent performance across the first five apparatus, notably achieving an impressive score of 14.500 on the pommel horse and executing a solid Kasamatsu double twist on the vault, which earned him 14.466 points.
Final Rotations and Key Performances
As the final rotation approached, Hashimoto maintained a slim lead, totaling 71.232 points, just 0.101 points ahead of Russia’s Arsenii Dukhno, who was emerging as a strong contender for the gold medal. Dukhno performed outstandingly, scoring 14.666 on the floor exercise, executing a stuck Kasamatsu double twist on the vault for 14.766 points, and earning another 14.666 on the parallel bars.
Unfortunately for Dukhno, his hopes for a medal faded during the high bar event when he fell on his opening Cassina release move. Despite recovering to complete his routine, his score of 11.566 placed him in seventh position, totaling 82.697 points.
In contrast, Hashimoto rose to the occasion when it counted most. As the all-around champion from the Tokyo Olympics, he delivered an exceptional high bar routine, successfully completing all his release moves and sticking the dismount for a score of 14.766, thus securing his fourth consecutive world title.
Yang displayed consistency in both difficulty and execution across all six events, highlighted by scoring 14.566 on the parallel bars and finishing his final floor routine flawlessly, which earned him the silver medal.
Fraser faced a tense final floor exercise that included an out-of-bounds deduction and several unsteady landings. Nevertheless, he managed to secure the bronze by a narrow margin of 0.234 points over Marinov.
Colombia’s Angel Barajas finished fifth with a score of 83.232 after successfully completing all six routines, while Great Britain’s Jake Jarman secured sixth place with 82.865 points.
Shinnosuke Oka, the defending Olympic all-around champion from Japan, saw his chances for a medal slip away following a fall on the vault during the fourth rotation. He ultimately placed eighth with a score of 82.165, losing a tie-breaker to American Frederick Richard, who also finished ninth with the same score.
This victory allows Hashimoto to extend his incredible streak to four consecutive titles, cementing his status as the second-most successful men’s World all-around champion, trailing only his legendary compatriot Kohei Uchimura, who achieved a record six consecutive titles from 2009 to 2015.
