Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around

The men's artistic individual all-around event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was one of seven gymnastics events for men and was the seventh Olympic men's all-around gymnastic championship. Scores from the individual apparatus events were added to give aggregate scores for the individual all-around; individual all-around scores were similarly summed for the team all-around event.[1] There were 88 competitors from 11 nations.[2] Each nation sent a team of 8 gymnasts. The event was won by Georges Miez of Switzerland, with his countryman Hermann Hänggi taking silver. They were the first medals in the event for Swiss gymnasts since 1904 and the first gold medal ever for a Swiss man in the individual all-around. Defending Olympic champion Leon Štukelj of Yugoslavia finished with the bronze this time, making him the third man to win multiple medals in the event.

Men's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Gold medalist Georges Miez
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates8–10 August
Competitors88 from 11 nations
Winning score247.500
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Georges Miez
 Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hermann Hänggi
 Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leon Štukelj
 Yugoslavia
← 1924
1932 →

Background

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This was the seventh appearance of the men's individual all-around. The first individual all-around competition had been held in 1900, after the 1896 competitions featured only individual apparatus events. A men's individual all-around has been held every Games since 1900.[2]

Seven of the top 10 gymnasts from the 1924 Games returned: gold medalist Leon Štukelj of Yugoslavia, bronze medalist Bedřich Šupčík of Czechoslovakia, fourth-place finisher Ferdinando Mandrini of Italy, sixth-place finisher Ladislav Vácha of Czechoslovakia, seventh-place finisher August Güttinger of Switzerland, eighth-place finisher (and 1920 bronze medalist) Jean Gounot of France, and tenth-place finisher Mario Lertora of Italy. Reigning World Champion Peter Šumi of Yugoslavia did not compete in Amsterdam, but second-place finisher Josef Effenberger and third-place finisher Ladislav Vácha, both of Czechoslovakia, did.[2]

For the first time, no nations made their debut in the event. France and Italy each made their sixth appearance, tied for most among nations, both having missed only the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

Competition format

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By 1928, the format for the all-around competition had begun to settle after changing widely in the earlier Games. The 1924 Games (roughly following the precedent of 1904) used an aggregate score of the various apparatus events for an individual all-around championship; the 1928 tournament continued with that format. The rope climbing exercise was dropped, however. The 1928 all-around consisted of 10 exercises on 5 apparati. The compulsory and optional exercises for the parallel bars, horizontal bar, rings, and pommel horse were worth from 0 to 30 points each (with each apparatus from 0 to 60), while the compulsory (sidehorse) vault and optional (regular) vault exercises were worth from 0 to 15 points each (with 0 to 30 total for the vault competition). Thus, the total possible all-around score was 270.[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Wednesday, 8 August 1928 Final
Thursday, 9 August 1928 Final, continued
Friday, 10 August 1928 Final, continued

Results

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Source: Official results;[3] De Wael[4]

Rank Gymnast Nation Total
  Georges Miez   Switzerland 247.500
  Hermann Hänggi   Switzerland 246.625
  Leon Štukelj   Yugoslavia 244.875
4 Romeo Neri   Italy 244.750
5 Josip Primožič   Yugoslavia 244.000
6 Mauri Nyberg-Noroma   Finland 243.750
Heikki Savolainen   Finland 243.750
8 Eugen Mack   Switzerland 243.250
9 Ladislav Vácha   Czechoslovakia 242.875
10 Emanuel Löffler   Czechoslovakia 242.500
11 Armand Solbach   France 241.625
12 Melchior Wezel   Switzerland 240.875
13 Jan Gajdoš   Czechoslovakia 240.625
14 Josef Effenberger   Czechoslovakia 238.875
15 Edi Steinemann   Switzerland 237.875
16 August Güttinger   Switzerland 237.750
17 Georges Leroux   France 235.750
18 Hans Grieder   Switzerland 234.125
19 Mario Lertora   Italy 233.375
20 Bedřich Šupčík   Czechoslovakia 233.250
21 István Pelle   Hungary 232.500
22 André Lemoine   France 232.000
23 Martti Uosikkinen   Finland 231.875
24 Otto Pfister   Switzerland 230.875
25 Anton Malej   Yugoslavia 228.875
26 Edvard Antonijevič   Yugoslavia 228.000
Vittorio Lucchetti   Italy 228.000
28 Václav Veselý   Czechoslovakia 227.625
29 Jean Larrouy   France 226.500
30 Ferdinando Mandrini   Italy 226.250
31 Jan Koutný   Czechoslovakia 225.250
32 Giuseppe Lupi   Italy 224.000
33 Boris Gregorka   Yugoslavia 221.000
34 Janez Porenta   Yugoslavia 220.250
35 Étienne Schmitt   France 219.125
36 Al Jochim   United States 218.250
37 Ladislav Tikal   Czechoslovakia 217.750
38 Jaakko Kunnas   Finland 217.500
39 Jean Gounot   France 216.750
40 Glenn Berry   United States 212.750
41 Mario Tambini   Italy 212.500
42 Mathias Logelin   Luxembourg 212.375
43 Stane Derganc   Yugoslavia 211.875
44 Frank Kriz   United States 211.625
45 Dragutin Cioti   Yugoslavia 210.000
46 Urho Korhonen   Finland 209.875
47 Frank Haubold   United States 209.375
Harold Newhart   United States 209.375
49 Nic Roeser   Luxembourg 209.250
50 John Pearson   United States 208.750
51 Herman Witzig   United States 206.250
52 Paul Krempel   United States 203.625
53 Giuseppe Paris   Italy 203.250
54 Antoine Chatelaine   France 202.375
55 Fränz Zouang   Luxembourg 200.875
56 Elias Melkman   Netherlands 199.500
57 Rezső Kende   Hungary 197.250
58 Ezio Roselli   Italy 192.675
59 Pieter van Dam   Netherlands 190.375
60 Mozes Jacobs   Netherlands 190.000
61 Rafael Ylönen   Finland 188.750
62 Kalervo Kinos   Finland 185.375
63 Arthur Whitford   Great Britain 185.250
64 Israel Wijnschenk   Netherlands 182.625
65 Willibrordus Pouw   Netherlands 182.125
66 Birger Stenman   Finland 179.750
67 József Szalai   Hungary 178.875
68 Jean-Pierre Urbing   Luxembourg 177.125
69 Miklós Péter   Hungary 173.625
70 Edouard Grethen   Luxembourg 172.625
71 Klaas Boot   Netherlands 169.000
Jacobus van der Vinden   Netherlands 169.000
73 Géza Tóth   Hungary 167.125
74 Josy Staudt   Luxembourg 166.000
75 E. W. Warren   Great Britain 165.625
76 Bart Cronin   Great Britain 163.500
77 Mathias Erang   Luxembourg 162.625
78 Gyula Kunszt   Hungary 162.125
79 E. A. Walton   Great Britain 162.000
80 Albert Neumann   Luxembourg 161.875
81 T. B. Parkinson   Great Britain 160.675
82 G. C. Raynes   Great Britain 159.000
83 Henry Finchett   Great Britain 158.500
84 Elemér Pászti   Hungary 157.250
85 Hugo Licher   Netherlands 143.500
Imre Erdődy   Hungary DNF
Samuel Humphreys   Great Britain DNF
Alfred Krauss   France DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Gymnastics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Individual All-Around". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Gymnastics 1928". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.