Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's vault

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Men's vault
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg
Artistic gymnastics pictogram
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date10 August
Competitors85 from 11 nations
Winning score28.750
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Eugen Mack
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg Emanuel Löffler
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon.svg Stane Derganc
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
  1924
1932  

The men's vault (or "jumps") event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam. It was one of seven gymnastics events for men and it was contested for the fourth time after 1896, 1904, and 1924. Scores from the vault event were added to the results from other individual apparatus events to give aggregate scores for the individual and team all-around events. There were 85 competitors from 11 nations. [1] Each nation had a team of 8 gymnasts; three of the 88 men did not start. The event was won by Eugen Mack of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal since 1896. Emanuel Löffler gave Czechoslovakia its second consecutive silver medal. Stane Derganc's bronze was Yugoslavia's first medal in the event.

Background

This was the fourth 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). Six of the top 10 gymnasts from 1924 returned: gold medalist Frank Kriz of the United States, silver medalist Jan Koutný of Czechoslovakia, fourth-place finisher Leon Štukelj of Yugoslavia, sixth-place finisher Janez Porenta of Yugoslavia, seventh-place finisher Ferdinando Mandrini of Italy, and tenth-place finisher Ladislav Vácha of Czechoslovakia. The event was not held at the 1926 world championships and there was no clear favorite. [1]

The Netherlands made its debut in the men's vault. Hungary competed for the first time since 1896. The other nine nations had all competed in 1924. Switzerland and the United States were each making their third appearance, tied for most of any nation.

Competition format

In the early Olympics, the vault format changed considerably. For 1928, the vault competition consisted of two different jumps: one over a sideways (perpendicular to the approach) pommel horse and one of a lengthwise (parallel to the approach) over a vaulting horse (with no pommels). The pommel horse jump was of a set form while the gymnast could choose the skills to use for the vaulting horse jump. The combined score for the two jumps, of a maximum 30 points, was the result of the event. [2]

The vault was one of the apparatus used in the individual and team all-around scores. It accounted for 19 of the score, half of what the other apparatus counted (with the optional and compulsory components of the others counting for 30 points maximum each, rather than 30 points combined).

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Friday, 10 August 1928Final

Results

Source: Official results; [3] De Wael [4]

RankGymnastNationScore
Gold medal icon.svg Eugen Mack Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 28.750
Silver medal icon.svg Emanuel Löffler Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 28.500
Bronze medal icon.svg Stane Derganc Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 28.375
4 Georges Miez Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 28.250
Josip Primožič Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 28.250
6 Georges Leroux Flag of France.svg  France 28.000
7 August Güttinger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 27.750
Janez Porenta Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 27.750
Herman Witzig US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 27.750
10 Harold Newhart US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 27.625
Étienne Schmitt Flag of France.svg  France 27.625
12 Jan Gajdoš Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 27.375
Hans Grieder Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 27.375
Frank Kriz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 27.375
Melchior Wezel Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 27.375
16 Romeo Neri Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 27.250
Heikki Savolainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 27.250
18 Hermann Hänggi Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 27.125
Otto Pfister Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 27.125
Ladislav Vácha Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 27.125
21 Edvard Antonijevič Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 27.000
Jean Larrouy Flag of France.svg  France 27.000
István Pelle Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 27.000
24 Kalervo Kinos Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 26.875
Martti Uosikkinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 26.875
26 Jan Koutný Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 26.750
Mauri Nyberg-Noroma Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 26.750
28 Leon Štukelj Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 26.625
29 Glenn Berry US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 26.500
30 Anton Malej Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 26.375
Václav Veselý Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 26.375
32 Ladislav Tikal Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 26.250
Nic Roeser Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 26.250
34 Pieter van Dam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26.125
Edi Steinemann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 26.125
36 Armand Solbach Flag of France.svg  France 25.875
37 Boris Gregorka Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 25.750
André Lemoine Flag of France.svg  France 25.750
39 Albert Neumann Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 25.625
Miklós Péter Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 25.625
41 Dragutin Cioti Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 25.500
Al Jochim US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 25.500
43 Urho Korhonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 25.375
Ted Warren Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 25.375
45 Rafael Ylönen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 25.250
46 Josef Effenberger Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 25.125
Mario Lertora Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 25.125
Birger Stenman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 25.125
49 Mozes Jacobs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25.000
Rezső Kende Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 25.000
Ferdinando Mandrini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 25.000
John Pearson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 25.000
53Mathias LogelinFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 24.625
54 Jaakko Kunnas Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 24.500
55 Hugo Licher Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24.250
Elias Melkman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24.250
57 Fränz Zouang Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 24.125
58 G. C. Raynes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 24.000
Josy Staudt Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 24.000
60 Gyula Kunszt Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 23.875
61 Giuseppe Paris Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 23.500
Arthur Whitford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 23.500
63 Antoine Chatelaine Flag of France.svg  France 23.375
64 Mario Tambini Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 23.250
65 Edouard Grethen Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 23.125
Frank Haubold US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 23.125
67 Willibrordus Pouw Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22.875
68 Paul Krempel US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 22.625
69 Klaas Boot Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22.500
E. A. Walton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 22.500
71 Mathias Erang Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 22.375
József Szalai Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 22.375
73 Géza Tóth Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 21.875
74 Israel Wijnschenk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21.375
75 Jean Gounot Flag of France.svg  France 21.250
76 Giuseppe Lupi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 20.500
77 Jean-Pierre Urbing Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 19.625
78 Bedřich Šupčík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 19.000
Jacobus van der Vinden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 19.000
80 Ezio Roselli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 18.875
81 Vittorio Lucchetti Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 18.000
82 T. B. Parkinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 17.875
83 Elemér Pászti Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 17.000
84 Henry Finchett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 16.250
85 Bart Cronin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14.750
Imre Erdődy Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary DNS
Samuel Humphreys Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DNS
Alfred Krauss Flag of France.svg  France DNS

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