Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars

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Men's parallel bars
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Stade Yves du Manoir Colombes7.jpg
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir (2009)
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Date20 July
Competitors72 from 9 nations
Winning score21.63
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg August Güttinger
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg Robert Pražák
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon.svg Giorgio Zampori
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
  1904
1928  

The men's parallel bars 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-two gymnasts from nine nations competed. The event was won by August Güttinger of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event. Robert Pražák of Czechoslovakia and Giorgio Zampori of Italy earned silver and bronze, respectively.

Background

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 was won by Leon Štukelj of Yugoslavia, with a five-way tie for second between multiple gymnasts from each of Yugoslavia and Czechoslavkia (three of whom—Stane Derganc, Miroslav Klinger, and Stanislav Indruch—competed at the 1924 Games along with Štukelj. [1]

Three nations had previously competed, France and Switzerland in 1896 and the United States in 1904. The other six nations (Czechoslovakia, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, and Yugoslavia) were competing for the first time.

Competition format

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

The competition was held in a single day. [1]

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 20 July 1924Final

Results

[1] [2]

RankGymnastNationTotal
Gold medal icon.svg August Güttinger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 21.63
Silver medal icon.svg Robert Pražák Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 21.61
Bronze medal icon.svg Giorgio Zampori Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 21.45
4 Josef Wilhelm Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 21.40
5 Mario Lertora Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 21.33
6 Ladislav Vácha Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 21.31
7 Josef Kos Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 21.28
8 Jean Gutweninger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 21.26
Bedřich Šupčík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 21.26
10 Miroslav Klinger Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 21.13
11 Jan Koutný Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 21.00
12 Hans Grieder Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 20.94
13 Bohumil Mořkovský Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 20.93
14 Luigi Cambiaso Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 20.90
15 Francesco Martino Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 20.89
16 Giuseppe Paris Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 20.86
17 Léon Delsarte Flag of France.svg  France 20.70
18 Stanislav Indruch Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 20.50
Eugène Cordonnier Flag of France.svg  France 20.50
20 Leon Štukelj Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 20.40
21 Georges Miez Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 20.36
22 Vittorio Lucchetti Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 20.33
23 Stanley Leigh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20.28
24 Ferdinando Mandrini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 20.21
25 Jean Gounot Flag of France.svg  France 20.15
26 Albert Séguin Flag of France.svg  France 20.13
François Gangloff Flag of France.svg  France 20.13
Arthur Hermann Flag of France.svg  France 20.13
29 Joseph Huber Flag of France.svg  France 19.98
30 Al Jochim US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 19.86
31 Carl Widmer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 19.76
32 Frank Kriz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 19.67
33 André Higelin Flag of France.svg  France 19.48
34 Josip Primožič Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 19.42
35 Antoine Rebetez Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 19.08
36 Stane Hlastan Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 19.05
37 Stane Žilič Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 19.00
38 Jaakko Kunnas Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 18.98
39 Otto Pfister Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 18.96
40 Stane Derganc Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 18.92
41 Janez Porenta Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 18.90
42 John Pearson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 18.81
43 Eevert Kerttula Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 18.63
44 Curtis Rottman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 18.54
45 Charles Quaino Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 18.50
46 Frank Safandra US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 18.35
47 Luigi Maiocco Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 18.28
Albert Neumann Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 18.28
49 Frank Hawkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 18.20
Harold Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 18.20
51 Rastko Poljšak Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 18.00
52 Théo Jeitz Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 17.30
53 Edward Leigh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 17.21
54 Akseli Roine Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 17.03
Émile Munhofen Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 17.03
56 Mikko Hämäläinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 17.01
57 Mihael Oswald Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 16.85
58 Henry Finchett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 16.83
59 Mathias Weishaupt Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 16.70
60 Otto Suhonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 16.63
61 Thomas Hopkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 16.20
62 Mathias Erang Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 15.90
63 Aarne Roine Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 15.62
64 John Mais US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.07
65 Rudolph Novak US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.90
66 Max Wandrer US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.89
67 Pierre Tolar Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 14.75
68 Jacques Palzer Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 13.80
69 Väinö Karonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.57
70 Samuel Humphreys Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12.36
71 Albert Spencer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11.90
72 Eetu Kostamo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10.13

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