At the 1900 Summer Olympics one gymnastics event for men was contested. The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1900, and on Monday, 30 July 1900.[1][2] There were 135 competitors from 8 nations.[3] The top 18 places were taken by French gymnasts, of which there were more than 100. The event was won by Gustave Sandras, with Noël Bas finishing second and Lucien Démanet third. The highest-placing foreign gymnast was Jules Ducret of Switzerland, in a tie for 19th place.

Gymnastics
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gymnastics pictogram
VenueVélodrome de Vincennes
Dates29–30 July
No. of events1 (1 men, 0 women)
Competitors135 from 8 nations
← 1896
1904 →
Men's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gymnastics competitions at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Gold medalist Gustave Sandras is depicted at top center.
VenueVélodrome de Vincennes
Dates29–30 July
Competitors135 from 8 nations
Winning score302
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gustave Sandras
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Noël Bas
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lucien Démanet
 France
1904 →

Medal summary

edit
Games Gold Silver Bronze
All around Gustave Sandras
  France
Noël Bas
  France
Lucien Démanet
  France

Background

edit

This was the first appearance of an all-around event. There had been various apparatus events at the 1896 Games, but no overall competition. In contrast, the 1900 Games saw only the all-around event without medals or separate events for any individual apparatus. At the time, athletics events were often combined with gymnastics events in combined events such as this one.[3]

The Swiss championships were scheduled for a week after this competition, resulting in few Swiss gymnasts competing here.[3]

Competition format

edit

Gymnasts performed in 16 exercises, many of them being two competitions of the same discipline with one compulsory exercise and one voluntary exercise. There was a maximum of 20 points in each exercise, leading to a total maximum of 320 points. The events were mostly gymnastic in nature, but also included a number of athletics events and a weightlifting competition.[4][5]

  • 1. and 2. - Horizontal bar (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 3. and 4. - Parallel bars (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 5. and 6. - Rings (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 7. and 8. - Pommel horse (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 9. and 10. - Floor exercise (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 11. - Horse vault (compulsory exercise)
  • 12. - Combined high jump
  • 13. - Long jump
  • 14. - Pole vault
  • 15. - Rope climbing
  • 16. - Weightlifting

The combined high jump required a jump over a rope that was 1.25 metres above the ground and 1 metre away from the take-off. The scoring standard for the long jump was 5 metres; for the pole vault, 2.2 metres. The rope climbing featured a rope of 6 metres. The weightlifting used a 50 kilograms weight, with 2 points for each overhead lift up to 10 lifts.[3]

Schedule

edit
Date Time Round
Sunday, 29 July 1900 Final
Monday, 30 July 1900 Final, continued

Results

edit
Rank Gymnast Nation Score
  Gustave Sandras   France 302
  Noël Bas   France 295
  Lucien Démanet   France 293
4 Pierre Payssé   France 290
Jules Rolland   France 290
6 Gustave Fahy   France 283
7 Joseph Martinez   France 277
8 Marcel Lalu   France 275
Georges Mauvezain   France 275
10 L. Léstienne   France 273
11 Georges Dejaeghère   France 272
12 Gaché   France 270
Joseph Lavielle   France 270
14 Jean Berhouzouq   France 268
15 Bollet   France 267
Joseph Castiglioni   France 267
17 Gaucher   France 266
18 Moreno   France 265
19 Jules Ducret   Switzerland 264
Obrecht   France 264
21 Daniel Lavielle   France 263
22 Monteil   France 262
23 Félix Ghysels   France 261
Oscar Jeanfavre   Switzerland 261
Schaan   France 261
26 Allègré   France 257
27 Fernand Ravoux   France 256
28 Camillo Pavanello   Italy 255
29 Hugo Peitsch   Germany 252
30 Paulin Lemaire   France 251
31 William Connor   Great Britain 250
32 Bettremieux   France 249
František Erben   Bohemia 249
Dominique Ravoux   France 249
35 Auguste Castille   France 248
Jules Perret   France 248
37 Paul Gibiard   France 247
Jules Lecoutre   France 247
Vedeux   France 247
40 Balossier   France 246
Imbert   France 246
Pratviel   France 246
43 Élie Bourgois   France 245
Charles Broadbeck   Switzerland 245
Honorez   France 245
46 Bouchon   France 244
47 Bornes   France 243
Émile Fréteur   France 243
49 Michaud   France 242
50 Jardinier   France 241
Labonal   France 241
Thiriet   France 241
53 Eugen Fürstenberger   Germany 240
54 Richard Genserowski   Germany 238
Pearce   Great Britain 238
56 Fernhbach   France 236
Émile Scherb   France 236
Strasser   France 236
59 Emil Rotong   Germany 234
60 Grimm   France 233
Simon   France 233
62 Boulanger   France 232
Lévy   France 232
64 Deroubaix   France 231
65 Blanchard   France 230
Jean-Marie le Bourvelec   France 230
67 Julese Deleval   France 229
Salzard   France 229
69 Fierens   France 228
70 Georges Dubois   France 225
71 Carl Wiegand   Germany 224
72 Fritz Manteuffel   Germany 223
73 William Lloyd Phillips   Great Britain 222
74 Dejean   France 221
75 Bourgougnoux   France 220
Henri Fréteur   France 220
77 Franz Abbé   Germany 219
Otto Meyer   France 219
79 Fritz Danner   Germany 216
Douchet   France 216
Erwin Kurtz   Germany 216
Pradairol   France 216
Viart   France 216
84 Debailly   France 214
Joseph Decroze   France 214
Rostin   France 214
Fritz Sauer   Germany 214
88 Aubert   France 211
Dufeite   France 211
Gillet   France 211
Gyula Kakas   Hungary 211
Labouret   France 211
93 Bourry   France 210
Koubi   France 210
Pelat   France 210
Viéville   France 210
97 Ollivier   France 209
98 Chapau   France 208
99 De Poorten   Belgium 207
100 Minot   France 206
101 Coone   France 205
102 Denis   France 204
Gustav Flatow   Germany 204
Jules Pinaud   France 204
105 Albert Barodet   France 201
106 Sidrac   France 200
107 Julius Nuninger   Germany 199
108 Sourzat   France 196
109 Buchert   France 195
Lacombe   France 195
111 Van Hule   France 194
112 Michelet   Belgium 192
113 Favier   France 190
Fouché   France 190
115 Lemoine   France 187
116 Charles Deckert   France 184
117 Germain   France 183
118 Jacquemin   France 180
Adolf Tannert   Germany 180
120 Daniel Kehr   France 178
121 Coucou   France 177
122 Cousin   France 175
Leroux   France 175
124 Henry Hiatt   Great Britain 172
125 Vandenhaute   France 166
126 Bernillon   France 164
Delaleau   France 164
Parisot   France 164
Samuel Roche   France 164
130 Touche   France 154
131 Prilleux   France 149
132 Bayer   France 145
133 Terrier   France 133
Gyula Katona   Hungary DNF
Oscar Naumann   Germany DNF

Participating nations

edit

A total of 135 gymnasts from 8 nations competed at the Paris Games:

Medal table

edit
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France1113
Totals (1 entries)1113

References

edit
  1. ^ "Gymnastics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Gymnastics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Individual All-Around". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
edit