Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse

The men's pommel horse 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 Wednesday, July 23, 1924. Seventy gymnasts from nine nations competed, with each nation having an 8-gymnast team (with 2 non-starters). The event was won by Josef Wilhelm of Switzerland, the nation's second victory in the event (after 1896). With Swiss gymnasts Jean Gutweninger and Antoine Rebetez taking silver and bronze, respectively, it was the second consecutive appearance of the event in which the event's medals were swept (United States, 1904).

Men's pommel horse
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir (2009)
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DateJuly 23
Competitors70 from 9 nations
Winning score21.230
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Josef Wilhelm
 Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Gutweninger
 Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Antoine Rebetez
 Switzerland
← 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 reigning (1922) world champion was Miroslav Klinger of Czechoslovakia.[1]

Two nations were competing in the event for the second time: Switzerland had previously competed in 1896 and the United States had competed in 1904. The other seven nations (Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, 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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Date Time Round
Wednesday, 23 July 1924 Final

Results

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Rank Gymnast Nation Compulsory Voluntary Total
  Josef Wilhelm   Switzerland 10.53 10.70 21.23
  Jean Gutweninger   Switzerland 10.40 10.73 21.13
  Antoine Rebetez   Switzerland 10.00 10.73 20.73
4 Carl Widmer   Switzerland 10.40 10.10 20.50
5 Giuseppe Paris   Italy 10.00 10.10 20.10
6 Stane Derganc   Yugoslavia 10.70 9.23 19.93
7 Miroslav Klinger   Czechoslovakia 10.67 9.00 19.67
8 August Güttinger   Switzerland 9.53 10.07 19.60
9 Arthur Hermann   France 10.33 9.13 19.46
10 Leon Štukelj   Yugoslavia 10.17 9.20 19.37
11 Eugène Cordonnier   France 10.36 8.83 19.19
12 Al Jochim   United States 9.90 9.10 19.00
13 Robert Pražák   Czechoslovakia 10.47 8.50 18.97
14 Georges Miez   Switzerland 8.46 10.37 18.83
15 Hans Grieder   Switzerland 9.07 9.37 18.44
16 Otto Pfister   Switzerland 8.26 10.17 18.43
17 Ladislav Vácha   Czechoslovakia 9.80 8.53 18.33
18 Janez Porenta   Yugoslavia 10.00 8.27 18.27
19 Vittorio Lucchetti   Italy 8.06 10.13 18.19
20 Luigi Maiocco   Italy 8.13 10.00 18.13
21 Frank Kriz   United States 9.40 8.53 17.93
22 Jan Koutný   Czechoslovakia 9.77 8.10 17.87
23 Giorgio Zampori   Italy 7.73 10.00 17.73
24 Bedřich Šupčík   Czechoslovakia 10.63 6.90 17.53
25 Stanley Leigh   Great Britain 8.49 9.00 17.49
26 Frank Safanda   United States 10.00 7.46 17.46
27 Jean Gounot   France 9.03 8.27 17.30
28 Francesco Martino   Italy 7.82 9.47 17.29
29 Mario Lertora   Italy 7.66 9.50 17.16
30 Ferdinando Mandrini   Italy 8.33 8.73 17.06
31 Bohumil Mořkovský   Czechoslovakia 9.46 7.33 16.79
32 François Gangloff   France 7.64 9.13 16.77
33 Léon Delsarte   France 8.30 8.27 16.57
34 Albert Séguin   France 10.53 5.90 16.43
Joseph Huber   France 8.93 7.50 16.43
36 Stane Hlastan   Yugoslavia 8.86 7.47 16.33
37 Mihael Oswald   Yugoslavia 8.80 7.33 16.13
38 Stane Žilič   Yugoslavia 8.51 7.23 15.74
39 Rudolph Novak   United States 7.73 7.70 15.43
40 Curtis Rottman   United States 7.666 7.66 15.326
41 Henry Finchett   Great Britain 7.87 7.43 15.30
42 Rastko Poljšak   Yugoslavia 8.66 6.56 15.22
43 John Pearson   United States 6.766 8.33 15.096
44 Luigi Cambiaso   Italy 5.37 9.37 14.74
45 Harold Brown   Great Britain 6.54 7.83 14.37
46 Albert Spencer   Great Britain 7.23 6.83 14.06
47 Frank Hawkins   Great Britain 6.803 6.46 13.263
48 Edward Leigh   Great Britain 6.47 6.73 13.20
49 André Higelin   France 6.96 5.83 12.79
50 John Mais   United States 5.57 7.20 12.77
51 Josip Primožič   Yugoslavia 6.50 6.13 12.63
52 Max Wandrer   United States 4.70 6.99 11.69
53 Thomas Hopkins   Great Britain 4.55 6.66 11.21
54 Samuel Humphreys   Great Britain 6.07 5.03 11.10
55 Charles Quaino   Luxembourg 5.56 5.00 10.56
56 Mikko Hämäläinen   Finland 4.66 5.30 9.96
57 Otto Suhonen   Finland 3.97 5.90 9.87
58 Väinö Karonen   Finland 4.90 4.80 9.70
59 Aarne Roine   Finland 4.33 4.80 9.13
60 Eevert Kerttula   Finland 4.33 4.46 8.79
61 Jaakko Kunnas   Finland 4.43 4.23 8.66
62 Eetu Kostamo   Finland 3.83 4.80 8.63
63 Mathias Erang   Luxembourg 4.39 4.00 8.39
64 Akseli Roine   Finland 3.20 4.87 8.07
65 Jacques Palzer   Luxembourg 2.40 5.00 7.40
66 Albert Neumann   Luxembourg 3.00 4.00 7.00
67 Émile Munhofen   Luxembourg 2.80 3.80 6.60
68 Mathias Weishaupt   Luxembourg 2.52 4.00 6.52
69 Pierre Tolar   Luxembourg 2.40 3.50 5.90
70 Théo Jeitz   Luxembourg 2.40 3.00 5.40
Stanislav Indruch   Czechoslovakia DNS
Josef Kos   Czechoslovakia DNS

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pommelled Horse, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 362.