Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Gymnastics
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates8–12 August 1932
  1928
1936  

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven events in gymnastics were contested. The competitions were held from Monday, August 8, 1932 to Friday, August 12, 1932. [1]

Medal summary

GamesGoldSilverBronze
All-Around, Individual
details
Romeo Neri
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
István Pelle
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Heikki Savolainen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
All-Around, Team
details
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)
Oreste Capuzzo
Savino Guglielmetti
Mario Lertora
Romeo Neri
Franco Tognini
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Frank Haubold
Frank Cumiskey
Al Jochim
Fred Meyer
Michael Schuler
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Mauri Nyberg-Noroma
Ilmari Pakarinen
Heikki Savolainen
Einari Teräsvirta
Martti Uosikkinen
Floor exercise
details
István Pelle
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Georges Miez
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Mario Lertora
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Horizontal bar
details
Dallas Bixler
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Heikki Savolainen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Einari Teräsvirta
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Indian clubs
details
George Roth
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Philip Erenberg
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
William Kuhlemeier
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Parallel bars
details
Romeo Neri
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
István Pelle
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Heikki Savolainen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Pommel horse
details
István Pelle
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Omero Bonoli
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Frank Haubold
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Rings
details
George Gulack
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bill Denton
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Giovanni Lattuada
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Rope climbing
details
Raymond Bass
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
William Galbraith
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Thomas F. Connolly
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Tumbling
details
Rowland Wolfe
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ed Gross
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
William Herrmann
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Vault
details
Savino Guglielmetti
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Al Jochim
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ed Carmichael
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

Participating nations

A total of 46 gymnasts from seven nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)56516
2Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)4127
3Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)2204
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0145
5Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0101
Totals (5 entries)11111133

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  1. "Gymnastics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

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