Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars

The men's parallel bars event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was one of nine gymnastics events and it was contested for the third time after 1896 and 1904. The competition was held on Sunday, July 20, 1924. Seventy-two gymnasts from nine nations competed. The event was won by August Güttinger of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event. Robert Pražák of Czechoslovakia and Giorgio Zampori of Italy earned silver and bronze, respectively.

Men's parallel bars
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir (2009)
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Date20 July
Competitors72 from 9 nations
Winning score21.63
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) August Güttinger
 Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Pražák
 Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giorgio Zampori
 Italy
← 1904
1928 →

Background

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This was the third 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). The 1922 world championship was won by Leon Štukelj of Yugoslavia, with a five-way tie for second between multiple gymnasts from each of Yugoslavia and Czechoslavkia (three of whom—Stane Derganc, Miroslav Klinger, and Stanislav Indruch—competed at the 1924 Games along with Štukelj.[1]

Three nations had previously competed, France and Switzerland in 1896 and the United States in 1904. The other six nations (Czechoslovakia, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, and Yugoslavia) were competing for the first time.

Competition format

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Each gymnast performed a compulsory exercise and a voluntary exercise. These two exercises were 2 of the 11 components of the individual all-around score, and thus were also included in the team all-around score. Each exercise had a maximum possible score of 11, with half a point each for the approach and dismount and up to 10 points for the routine.[1][2]

Schedule

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The competition was held in a single day.[1]

Date Time Round
Sunday, 20 July 1924 Final

Results

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[1][2]

Rank Gymnast Nation Total
  August Güttinger   Switzerland 21.63
  Robert Pražák   Czechoslovakia 21.61
  Giorgio Zampori   Italy 21.45
4 Josef Wilhelm   Switzerland 21.40
5 Mario Lertora   Italy 21.33
6 Ladislav Vácha   Czechoslovakia 21.31
7 Josef Kos   Czechoslovakia 21.28
8 Jean Gutweninger   Switzerland 21.26
Bedřich Šupčík   Czechoslovakia 21.26
10 Miroslav Klinger   Czechoslovakia 21.13
11 Jan Koutný   Czechoslovakia 21.00
12 Hans Grieder   Switzerland 20.94
13 Bohumil Mořkovský   Czechoslovakia 20.93
14 Luigi Cambiaso   Italy 20.90
15 Francesco Martino   Italy 20.89
16 Giuseppe Paris   Italy 20.86
17 Léon Delsarte   France 20.70
18 Stanislav Indruch   Czechoslovakia 20.50
Eugène Cordonnier   France 20.50
20 Leon Štukelj   Yugoslavia 20.40
21 Georges Miez   Switzerland 20.36
22 Vittorio Lucchetti   Italy 20.33
23 Stanley Leigh   Great Britain 20.28
24 Ferdinando Mandrini   Italy 20.21
25 Jean Gounot   France 20.15
26 Albert Séguin   France 20.13
François Gangloff   France 20.13
Arthur Hermann   France 20.13
29 Joseph Huber   France 19.98
30 Al Jochim   United States 19.86
31 Carl Widmer   Switzerland 19.76
32 Frank Kriz   United States 19.67
33 André Higelin   France 19.48
34 Josip Primožič   Yugoslavia 19.42
35 Antoine Rebetez   Switzerland 19.08
36 Stane Hlastan   Yugoslavia 19.05
37 Stane Žilič   Yugoslavia 19.00
38 Jaakko Kunnas   Finland 18.98
39 Otto Pfister   Switzerland 18.96
40 Stane Derganc   Yugoslavia 18.92
41 Janez Porenta   Yugoslavia 18.90
42 John Pearson   United States 18.81
43 Eevert Kerttula   Finland 18.63
44 Curtis Rottman   United States 18.54
45 Charles Quaino   Luxembourg 18.50
46 Frank Safandra   United States 18.35
47 Luigi Maiocco   Italy 18.28
Albert Neumann   Luxembourg 18.28
49 Frank Hawkins   Great Britain 18.20
Harold Brown   Great Britain 18.20
51 Rastko Poljšak   Yugoslavia 18.00
52 Théo Jeitz   Luxembourg 17.30
53 Edward Leigh   Great Britain 17.21
54 Akseli Roine   Finland 17.03
Émile Munhofen   Luxembourg 17.03
56 Mikko Hämäläinen   Finland 17.01
57 Mihael Oswald   Yugoslavia 16.85
58 Henry Finchett   Great Britain 16.83
59 Mathias Weishaupt   Luxembourg 16.70
60 Otto Suhonen   Finland 16.63
61 Thomas Hopkins   Great Britain 16.20
62 Mathias Erang   Luxembourg 15.90
63 Aarne Roine   Finland 15.62
64 John Mais   United States 15.07
65 Rudolph Novak   United States 14.90
66 Max Wandrer   United States 14.89
67 Pierre Tolar   Luxembourg 14.75
68 Jacques Palzer   Luxembourg 13.80
69 Väinö Karonen   Finland 13.57
70 Samuel Humphreys   Great Britain 12.36
71 Albert Spencer   Great Britain 11.90
72 Eetu Kostamo   Finland 10.13

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Parallel Bars, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Official Report, p. 350.