Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's rope climbing

The men's rope climbing 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 gymnasts from nine nations competed. The event was won by Bedřich Šupčík of Czechoslovakia. Albert Séguin of France took silver, while August Güttinger of Switzerland and Ladislav Vácha tied for bronze. All three medaling nations were making their debut in rope climbing, so they were the first medals for each in the event.

Men's rope climbing
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Bedřich Šupčík
VenueStade Olympique
DateJuly 20
Competitors70 from 9 nations
Winning time7.2 seconds
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bedřich Šupčík
 Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Albert Séguin
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) August Güttinger
 Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ladislav Vácha
 Czechoslovakia
← 1904
1932 →

Background

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This was the third appearance of the event, which was held four times. The event had been held in 1896 and 1904 and would appear again in 1932. The event was an unusual one, not one of the standard apparatus competitions held at the world championships. The Official Report commented that it appeared some nations had considered the event less important than the other apparatus events on the 1924 programme.[1][2]

The United States and Great Britain were the only two nations to have competed in one of the prior rope climbing competitions (in 1904 and 1896, respectively); the other seven nations all made their debut in the event.

Competition format

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The rope climbing event was judged on time, with the fastest to reach the top winning.

The times were also converted into points for use in the individual and team all-around scores, as the rope climbing was one of the 11 components of the 1924 all-around competition.

The points were as follows:

  • A time of 9.0 seconds or faster was worth 10 points.
  • Each 15 second between 9.0 seconds and 10.0 seconds reduced the score by 1 point.
  • Each 25 second slower than 10.0 seconds reduced the score by 1 point.

Thus, a time of 10.0 seconds was worth 5 points, while any gymnast taking 12.0 seconds or more would receive zero points for the exercise.[1][2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Sunday, 20 July 1924 Final

Results

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Rank Gymnast Nation Score Time
  Bedřich Šupčík   Czechoslovakia 10 7.2
  Albert Séguin   France 10 7.4
  August Güttinger   Switzerland 10 7.8
Ladislav Vácha   Czechoslovakia 10 7.8
5 Stane Žilič   Yugoslavia 10 8.0
6 Jean Gounot   France 10 8.4
Arthur Hermann   France 10 8.4
Janez Porenta   Yugoslavia 10 8.4
Frank Kriz   United States 10 8.4
10 Mario Lertora   Italy 10 8.6
Leon Štukelj   Yugoslavia 10 8.6
John Pearson   United States 10 8.6
13 Francesco Martino   Italy 10 8.8
Léon Delsarte   France 10 8.8
Frank Safandra   United States 10 8.8
Max Wandrer   United States 10 8.8
Robert Pražák   Czechoslovakia 10 8.8
18 Luigi Cambiaso   Italy 10 9.0
Vittorio Lucchetti   Italy 10 9.0
Ferdinando Mandrini   Italy 10 9.0
Hans Grieder   Switzerland 10 9.0
Bohumil Mořkovský   Czechoslovakia 10 9.0
23 Carl Widmer   Switzerland 9 9.2
24 Giuseppe Paris   Italy 8 9.4
Eugène Cordonnier   France 8 9.4
Stane Derganc   Yugoslavia 8 9.4
Mihael Oswald   Yugoslavia 8 9.4
Harold Brown   Great Britain 8 9.4
Miroslav Klinger   Czechoslovakia 8 9.4
Jan Koutný   Czechoslovakia 8 9.4
31 Georges Miez   Switzerland 7 9.6
Otto Pfister   Switzerland 7 9.6
Rudolph Novak   United States 7 9.6
Frank Hawkins   Great Britain 7 9.6
35 Giorgio Zampori   Italy 6 9.8
André Higelin   France 6 9.8
Jean Gutweninger   Switzerland 6 9.8
Otto Suhonen   Finland 6 9.8
39 Luigi Maiocco   Italy 5 10.0
François Gangloff   France 5 10.0
41 Joseph Huber   France 5 10.2
Jaakko Kunnas   Finland 5 10.2
Akseli Roine   Finland 5 10.2
Antoine Rebetez   Switzerland 5 10.2
45 Josef Wilhelm   Switzerland 4 10.4
Rastko Poljšak   Yugoslavia 4 10.4
47 Josip Primožič   Yugoslavia 3 10.8
Väinö Karonen   Finland 3 10.8
Pierre Tolar   Luxembourg 3 10.8
50 Samuel Humphreys   Great Britain 2 11.2
51 Curtis Rottman   United States 2 11.4
Henry Finchett   Great Britain 2 11.4
Thomas Hopkins   Great Britain 2 11.4
Mathias Weishaupt   Luxembourg 2 11.4
55 Al Jochim   United States 2 11.6
John Mais   United States 2 11.6
Stanley Leigh   Great Britain 2 11.6
58 Albert Spencer   Great Britain 1 11.8
Eevert Kerttula   Finland 1 11.8
60 Eetu Kostamo   Finland 0 12.0
Charles Quaino   Luxembourg 0 12.0
62 Edward Leigh   Great Britain 0 12.2
63 Mikko Hämäläinen   Finland 0 12.6
Aarne Roine   Finland 0 12.6
65 Albert Neumann   Luxembourg 0 12.8
66 Stane Hlastan   Yugoslavia 0 13.4
67 Jacques Palzer   Luxembourg 0 14.2
68 Émile Munhofen   Luxembourg 0 14.6
69 Théo Jeitz   Luxembourg 0 15.0
Mathias Erang   Luxembourg 0 15.0
Stanislav Indruch   Czechoslovakia DNS
Josef Kos   Czechoslovakia DNS

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rope Climbing, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Official Report, p. 356.