The men's pommel horse 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. The competition was held on Friday, October 28, 1904.[1] All known competitors were American. The event was won by Anton Heida, with George Eyser second and William Merz third.
| Men's pommel horse at the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Olympic Field | |||||||||
| Date | October 28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | ? from ? nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 42 | |||||||||
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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).[2]
Competition format edit
Each gymnast performed three exercises on the horse, 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 |
42 |
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George Eyser | United States |
33 |
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William Merz | United States |
29 |
| 4–5 | John Duha | United States |
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| Edward Hennig | United States |
References edit
- ^ "Gymnastics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Side Horse". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Side Horse, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 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.