Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Gymnastics
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg
Venue White City Stadium
DatesJuly 14–16, 1908
Competitors327 from 14 nations
  1904
1912  

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events for men were contested. No nation was successful in winning more than one medal. [1] No women's competitions were held, though women did participate in non-competitive gymnastic displays. [2] [3]

Medal summary

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Men's all-around, Individual
details
Alberto Braglia
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Walter Tysall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Louis Ségura
Flag of France.svg  France
Men's all-around, Team
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Gösta Åsbrink
Carl Bertilsson
Hjalmar Cedercrona
Andreas Cervin
Rudolf Degermark
Carl Folcker
Sven Forssman
Erik Granfelt
Carl Hårleman
Nils Hellsten
Gunnar Höjer
Arvid Holmberg
Carl Holmberg
Oswald Holmberg
Hugo Jahnke
John Jarlén
Gustaf Johnsson
Rolf Johnsson
Nils von Kantzow
Sven Landberg
Olle Lanner
Axel Ljung
Osvald Moberg
Carl Martin Norberg
Erik Norberg
Tor Norberg
Axel Norling
Daniel Norling
Gösta Olson
Leonard Peterson
Sven Rosén
Gustaf Rosenquist
Axel Sjöblom
Birger Sörvik
Haakon Sörvik
Karl Johan Svensson
Karl Gustaf Vinqvist
Nils Widforss
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Arthur Amundsen
Carl Albert Andersen
Otto Authén
Hermann Bohne
Trygve Bøyesen
Oskar Bye
Conrad Carlsrud
Sverre Grøner
Harald Halvorsen
Harald Hansen
Petter Hol
Eugen Ingebretsen
Ole Iversen
Per Mathias Jespersen
Sigge Johannessen
Nicolai Kiær
Carl Klæth
Thor Larsen
Rolf Lefdahl
Hans Lem
Anders Moen
Frithjof Olsen
Carl Alfred Pedersen
Paul Pedersen
Sigvard Sivertsen
John Skrataas
Harald Smedvik
Andreas Strand
Olaf Syvertsen
Thomas Thorstensen
Flag of Russia.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Eino Forsström
Otto Granström
Johan Kemp
Iivari Kyykoski
Heikki Lehmusto
John Lindroth
Yrjö Linko
Edvard Linna
Matti Markkanen
Kalle Mikkolainen
Veli Nieminen
Kalle Kustaa Paasia
Arvi Pohjanpää
Aarne Pohjonen
Eino Railio
Ale Riipinen
Arno Saarinen
Einar Sahlstein
Aarne Salovaara
Torsten Sandelin
Elis Sipilä
Viktor Smeds
Kaarlo Soinio
Kurt Stenberg
Väinö Tiiri
Magnus Wegelius

Participating nations

A total of 327 gymnasts from 14 nations competed at the London Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)1001
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1001
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0101
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0101
5Flag of Russia.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Totals (6 entries)2226

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References

  1. "Gymnastics at the 1908 London Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. Official Report, p. 35.
  3. "Girls as Athletes". The Club News. Chicago: Hankel Printing. 2 (5): 15. 15 May 1912.

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