Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's rings

The men's rings 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 Saturday, July 19, 1924. Seventy gymnasts from nine nations competed, with each nation having an 8-gymnast team (with 2 non-starters). The event was won by Francesco Martino of Italy, the nation's first medal in the event. Robert Pražák and Ladislav Vácha of Czechoslovakia earned silver and bronze, respectively.

Men's rings
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir (2009)
VenueStade Olympique
DateJuly 19
Competitors70 from 9 nations
Winning score21.553
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Francesco Martino
 Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Pražák
 Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ladislav Vácha
 Czechoslovakia
← 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 had resulted in a four-way tie among gymnasts from Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia; Leon Štukelj was the only one of the four to compete at the 1924 Games.[1]

The United States was the only nation that had previously competed, in 1904. The other eight nations (Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, 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
  Francesco Martino   Italy 10.72 10.833 21.553
  Robert Pražák   Czechoslovakia 10.60 10.883 21.483
  Ladislav Vácha   Czechoslovakia 10.43 11.00 21.43
4 Leon Štukelj   Yugoslavia 10.33 11.00 21.33
5 Bedřich Šupčík   Czechoslovakia 10.27 10.85 21.12
6 Bohumil Mořkovský   Czechoslovakia 10.33 10.75 21.08
7 Jan Koutný   Czechoslovakia 10.47 10.583 21.053
8 Ferdinando Mandrini   Italy 10.36 10.583 20.943
9 Vittorio Lucchetti   Italy 10.83 10.083 20.913
10 Eugène Cordonnier   France 10.40 10.50 20.90
11 Miroslav Klinger   Czechoslovakia 10.23 10.50 20.73
12 Albert Séguin   France 10.00 10.633 20.633
13 François Gangloff   France 10.22 10.383 20.603
14 Léon Delsarte   France 10.00 10.566 20.566
15 Mario Lertora   Italy 10.25 10.083 20.333
16 Giorgio Zampori   Italy 10.33 9.916 20.246
17 Luigi Cambiaso   Italy 9.98 10.00 19.98
18 Giuseppe Paris   Italy 10.16 9.583 19.743
19 Jean Gounot   France 9.00 10.73 19.73
20 Arthur Hermann   France 9.32 10.383 19.703
21 Janez Porenta   Yugoslavia 9.41 10.15 19.56
22 Luigi Maiocco   Italy 10.25 0.083 19.333
23 Mihael Oswald   Yugoslavia 9.16 10.00 19.16
24 Joseph Huber   France 9.00 10.033 19.033
25 Stanley Leigh   Great Britain 10.00 8.666 18.666
26 Edward Leigh   Great Britain 9.50 9.00 18.50
27 Stane Derganc   Yugoslavia 9.16 9.333 18.493
28 Stane Žilič   Yugoslavia 8.50 9.733 18.233
29 Al Jochim   United States 10.08 8.00 18.08
30 Antoine Rebetez   Switzerland 9.42 8.50 17.92
31 André Higelin   France 8.42 9.45 17.87
32 Jean Gutweninger   Switzerland 9.68 8.166 17.846
33 Henry Finchett   Great Britain 9.76 8.00 17.760
34 Charles Quaino   Luxembourg 8.33 9.333 17.663
35 Mathias Erang   Luxembourg 8.50 8.083 17.583
Frank Safandra   United States 9.00 8.583 17.583
37 August Güttinger   Switzerland 9.32 8.25 17.57
38 Stane Hlastan   Yugoslavia 8.91 8.633 17.543
39 Mathias Weishaupt   Luxembourg 8.43 9.066 17.496
40 Josef Wilhelm   Switzerland 9.72 7.916 17.386
41 Otto Pfister   Switzerland 9.08 8.166 17.246
42 Pierre Tolar   Luxembourg 8.60 8.583 17.183
43 Hans Grieder   Switzerland 9.82 7.25 17.07
44 Carl Widmer   Switzerland 9.08 7.916 16.996
45 Georges Miez   Switzerland 8.77 7.916 16.686
46 Théo Jeitz   Luxembourg 7.50 8.25 15.750
47 Harold Brown   Great Britain 9.70 5.833 15.533
48 Samuel Humphreys   Great Britain 8.66 6.833 15.493
49 Frank Kriz   United States 7.83 7.583 15.413
50 Rastko Poljšak   Yugoslavia 7.00 8.333 15.333
51 Rudolph Novak   United States 7.66 7.50 15.16
52 Émile Munhofen   Luxembourg 7.60 7.50 15.10
53 Jacques Palzer   Luxembourg 6.66 8.25 14.91
54 Albert Neumann   Luxembourg 6.83 7.833 14.663
55 Josip Primožič   Yugoslavia 6.00 8.583 14.583
56 Frank Hawkins   Great Britain 8.00 6.50 14.50
57 Thomas Hopkins   Great Britain 8.00 5.75 13.75
58 John Pearson   United States 6.33 7.416 13.746
59 Aarne Roine   Finland 5.83 7.00 12.83
60 Jaakko Kunnas   Finland 6.00 6.75 12.75
61 Eevert Kerttula   Finland 5.00 7.50 12.50
62 John Mais   United States 5.66 6.50 12.16
63 Curtis Rottman   United States 5.66 6.25 11.91
64 Albert Spencer   Great Britain 6.50 5.25 11.75
65 Mikko Hämäläinen   Finland 5.16 6.00 11.16
66 Akseli Roine   Finland 3.83 6.25 10.08
67 Max Wandrer   United States 3.50 6.50 10.00
68 Eetu Kostamo   Finland 4.16 5.50 9.66
69 Väinö Karonen   Finland 3.66 5.50 9.16
Otto Suhonen   Finland 3.16 6.00 9.16

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rings, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 362.