The first European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships took place in 1955. In this championship, there was no team competition, only individual competitions. Only men took part, and the championship took place in Frankfurt am Main.
The Soviet Union dominated the championships, and took the top two places, with a total of five golds in the apparatus finals. Boris Shakhlin, who won a total of 14 World Championship medals and 13 Olympic medals in gymnastics, won the overall competition.
Results edit
Individual combined edit
Note: Free (FX), Pommel horse (PH), Rings (R), Vault (VT), Parallel bars (PB), High bar (HB), .
| Place | Country | Name | FX | PH | R | VT | PB | HB | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Soviet Union |
Boris Shakhlin | 9.55 | 9.75 | 9.55 | 9.45 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 57.80 |
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Soviet Union |
Albert Azaryan | 9.50 | 8.50 | 9.85 | 9.55 | 9.75 | 9.60 | 56.75 |
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 West Germany |
Helmut Bantz | 9.40 | 9.20 | 9.55 | 9.60 | 9.75 | 9.15 | 56.65 |
4 |
West Germany |
Adalbert Dickhut | 9.60 | 9.15 | 9.40 | 9.75 | 9.05 | 9.35 | 56.30 |
5 |
 Luxembourg |
Joseph Stoffel | 9.20 | 9.20 | 9.35 | 9.60 | 9.35 | 9.45 | 56.15 |
6 |
 Sweden |
Jean Cronstedt | 9.70 | 9.35 | 8.75 | 9.30 | 9.40 | 9.60 | 56.10 |
7 |
 France |
Raymond Dot | 9.25 | 9.00 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.45 | 9.45 | 55.75 |
8 |
France |
Michel Mathiot | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 55.60 |
Apparatus finals edit
Free edit
| Place | Gymnast | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
 Czechoslovakia Vladimir Prorok
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9.75 |
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Sweden Jan Cronstedt
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Germany Adalbert Dickhut
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Pommel horse edit
| Place | Gymnast | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin
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9.75 |
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Sweden Jan Cronstedt
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 Austria Hans Sauter
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Rings edit
| Place | Gymnast | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Soviet Union Albert Azaryan
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9.85 |
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Germany Helmut Bantz
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Czechoslovakia Vladimir Prorok
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Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin
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Vault edit
| Place | Gymnast | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Germany Adalbert Dickhut
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9.75 |
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Germany Helmut Bantz
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Luxembourg Joseph Stoffel
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Parallel bars edit
| Place | Gymnast | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Germany Helmut Bantz
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9.75 |
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Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin
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9.75 |
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Soviet Union Albert Azaryan
|
9.75 |
High bars edit
| Place | Gymnast | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin
|
9.75 |
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Soviet Union Albert Azaryan
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Sweden Jan Cronstedt
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | |
References edit
- "1955 European Championships - Men's AA". Gymn-Forum.net.
- "1955 European Championships - Men's EF". Gymn-Forum.net.