The men's horizontal bar was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the gymnastics programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics. An unknown number of gymnasts competed, only five are known, all American. The competition was held on Friday, October 28, 1904.[1] Anton Heida and Edward Hennig tied for first, with George Eyser third.
| Men's horizontal bar at the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Olympic Field | |||||||||
| Date | October 28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | ? from ? nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 40 | |||||||||
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Background edit
This was the second appearance of the event, which is one of the five apparatus events held every time there were apparatus events at the Summer Olympics (no apparatus events were held in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920). Heida was the reigning AAU champion.[2]
Competition format edit
Each gymnast performed three exercises on the parallel bars, all voluntary in design. Three judges each gave scores from 0 to 5 for each exercise; thus, the maximum for an exercise was 15 and the maximum total was 45.[2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 28 October 1904 | Final |
Results edit
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
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Anton Heida |  United States |
40 |
| Edward Hennig | United States |
40 | |
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George Eyser | United States |
39 |
| 4–5 | John Duha | United States |
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| William Merz | United States |
References edit
- ^ "Gymnastics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Horizontal Bar". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Horizontal Bar, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
Sources edit
- De Wael, Herman (2000). "Herman's Full Olympians". Retrieved 18 December 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2006.