Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Gymnastics
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg
Venue Stade de Colombes
Dates17–24 July 1924
  1920
1928  

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, nine events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from 17 July 1924 to 24 July 1924. [1]

Medal summary

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual all-around
details
Leon Štukelj
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Robert Pražák
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bedřich Šupčík
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Team all-around
details
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)
Luigi Cambiaso
Mario Lertora
Vittorio Lucchetti
Luigi Maiocco
Ferdinando Mandrini
Francesco Martino
Giuseppe Paris
Giorgio Zampori
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Eugène Cordonnier
Léon Delsarte
François Gangloff
Jean Gounot
Arthur Hermann
André Higelin
Joseph Huber
Albert Séguin
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Hans Grieder
August Güttinger
Jean Gutweninger
Georges Miez
Otto Pfister
Antoine Rebetez
Carl Widmer
Josef Wilhelm
Horizontal bar
details
Leon Štukelj
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Jean Gutweninger
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
André Higelin
Flag of France.svg  France
Parallel bars
details
August Güttinger
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Robert Pražák
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Giorgio Zampori
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Pommel horse
details
Josef Wilhelm
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Jean Gutweninger
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Antoine Rebetez
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Rings
details
Francesco Martino
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Robert Pražák
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Vácha
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Rope climbing
details
Bedřich Šupčík
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Albert Séguin
Flag of France.svg  France
Ladislav Vácha
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
August Güttinger
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Sidehorse vault
details
Albert Séguin
Flag of France.svg  France
Jean Gounot
Flag of France.svg  France
François Gangloff
Flag of France.svg  France
none awarded
Vault
details
Frank Kriz
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Jan Koutný
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bohumil Mořkovský
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia

Participating nations

A total of 72 gymnasts from nine nations competed at the Paris Games:

Medal table


RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)2237
2Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)2013
3Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)2002
4Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1449
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1416
6US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)1001
Totals (6 entries)910928

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References

  1. "Gymnastics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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