Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around

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Men's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Veikko Huhtanen.jpg
Gold medalist Veikko Huhtanen
Venue Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Date12–13 August
Competitors123 from 16 nations
Winning score229.70
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Veikko Huhtanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Walter Lehmann
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Paavo Aaltonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1936
1952  

The men's artistic individual all-around competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre on 12 and 13 August. It was the tenth appearance of the event. [1] There were 123 competitors from 16 nations, with each nation sending a team of up to 8 gymnasts. [2] The event was won by Veikko Huhtanen of Finland, the nation's first victory in the men's all-around. Finland also earned bronze, with Paavo Aaltonen finishing third. For the second consecutive Games, Switzerland took silver—this time with Walter Lehmann as the nation's medalist.

Background

This was the 10th appearance of the men's individual all-around. The first individual all-around competition had been held in 1900, after the 1896 competitions featured only individual apparatus events. A men's individual all-around has been held every Games since 1900. [2]

Two of the top 10 gymnasts from the pre-war 1936 Games returned: fifth-place finisher Michael Reusch of Switzerland and ninth-place finisher Heikki Savolainen of Finland. Savolainen had also finished in the top 10 in 1928 and won a bronze medal in the event in 1932. Reigning gold medalist Alfred Schwarzmann was unable to defend his title due to Germany not being invited to the Games following World War II, though he would return in 1952. The last World Championships had been held in 1938, with no international competitions since the war, so it was difficult to determine a favorite. [2]

Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico each made their debut in the event. Italy made its ninth appearance, most among nations, having missed only the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

Competition format

The gymnastics format continued to use the aggregation format. Each nation entered a team of up to eight gymnasts (Cuba and Argentina had only 7; Mexico only 5). All entrants in the gymnastics competitions performed both a compulsory exercise and a voluntary exercise for each apparatus, with the scores summed to give a final total. The scores in each of the six apparatus competitions were added together to give individual all-around scores; the top six individual scores on each team were summed to give a team all-around score. No separate finals were contested.

For each exercise, four judges gave scores from 0 to 10 in one-tenth point increments. The top and bottom scores were discarded and the remaining two scores summed to give the exercise total. If the two scores were sufficiently far apart, the judges would "confer" and decide on a score. Thus, exercise scores ranged from 0 to 20, apparatus scores from 0 to 40, individual totals from 0 to 240, and team scores from 0 to 1,440. [3]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 12 August 19489:00Final
Friday, 13 August 19489:00Final, continued

Results

RankGymnastNation Gymnastique au sol.svg Cheval d'arcon.svg Gymnastique aux anneaux.svg Barres paralleles.svg Barre fixe.svg Saut de cheval.svg Total
Gold medal icon.svg Veikko Huhtanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 36.338.737.839.339.238.4229.7
Silver medal icon.svg Walter Lehmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 36.537.638.439.039.438.1229.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Paavo Aaltonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 36.538.737.338.838.439.1228.8
4 Josef Stalder Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 37.037.738.339.139.736.9228.7
5 Christian Kipfer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 36.537.237.839.138.637.9227.1
6 Emil Studer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 36.037.738.337.838.838.0226.6
7 Zdeněk Růžička Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 38.136.338.538.837.936.6226.2
8 Kalevi Laitinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 37.1536.937.438.138.138.0225.65
9 Guido Figone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37.038.236.138.338.037.7225.3
10 Olavi Rove Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 35.836.537.938.637.439.0225.2
10 Lajos Tóth Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 36.836.337.338.238.638.0225.2
12 Einari Teräsvirta Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 35.837.036.838.438.738.3225.0
13 Lajos Sántha Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 37.337.136.838.738.835.6224.3
14 Heikki Savolainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 34.6538.738.138.937.136.5223.95
15 Robert Lucy Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 36.037.137.037.837.537.9223.3
16 László Baranyai Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 36.036.337.938.136.537.6222.4
17 Aleksanteri Saarvala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 33.937.737.337.638.836.8222.1
18 Michael Reusch Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 33.937.839.139.538.433.3222.0
19 Ferenc Pataki Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 38.735.237.838.033.138.5221.3
20 Raymond Dot Flag of France.svg  France 37.832.436.438.038.837.4220.8
21 Melchior Thalmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 36.636.536.537.935.537.6220.6
22 Michel Mathiot Flag of France.svg  France 37.236.035.438.237.835.8220.4
23 Pavel Benetka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 37.633.636.937.337.637.3220.3
24 Lucien Masset Flag of France.svg  France 36.937.236.234.3538.536.8219.95
25 André Weingand Flag of France.svg  France 36.535.737.637.037.635.4219.8
26 Luigi Zanetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37.238.334.137.337.334.8219.0
27 János Mogyorósi-Klencs Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 38.434.335.8535.936.038.5218.95
28 Ernst Wister Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 37.236.435.736.135.837.7218.9
29 Ferenc Várkõi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 36.336.436.736.634.738.0218.7
30 Jozsef Fekete Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 36.636.936.437.133.737.9218.6
31 Sulo Salmi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 32.0535.237.336.838.038.1217.45
32 Karl Frei Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 35.036.439.636.933.735.6217.2
32 Savino Guglielmetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32.336.936.038.537.236.3217.2
34 Antoine Schildwein Flag of France.svg  France 36.734.837.235.436.036.4216.5
35 Alphonse Anger Flag of France.svg  France 36.034.936.736.837.634.4216.4
36 Karl Bohusch Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 37.136.333.933.836.736.6214.4
36 Marcel de Wolf Flag of France.svg  France 36.036.236.435.734.835.3214.4
38 Poul Jessen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 36.633.836.035.835.037.1214.3
38 Gyözö Mogyorosi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 35.734.836.336.436.834.3214.3
40 Domenico Grosso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 34.636.634.235.436.636.7214.1
40 Auguste Sirot Flag of France.svg  France 35.436.333.735.637.935.2214.1
42 Jey Kugeler Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 36.134.237.334.834.637.0214.0
42 Quinto Vadi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 34.137.434.435.736.635.8214.0
44 Ed Scrobe US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 34.335.634.637.836.635.0213.9
45 Elkana Grønne Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 37.6532.2537.535.833.137.2213.5
46 Konrad Grilc Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 34.3535.634.835.735.936.7213.05
47 Miroslav Málek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 35.133.136.434.536.637.2212.9
48 Vladimír Karas Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 37.433.638.236.733.932.4212.2
49 Vincent D'Autorio US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 36.835.232.934.535.436.5211.3
50 Leo Sotorník Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 37.631.437.334.831.238.5210.8
51 Danilo Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 36.334.433.535.936.634.0210.7
52 František Wirth Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 34.5533.933.034.1537.236.9209.7
53 Bill Roetzheim US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 36.336.427.936.036.436.1209.1
54 Josip Kujundžić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 37.132.032.534.535.537.3208.9
55 Joe Kotys US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 34.836.529.437.434.036.4208.5
56 Freddy Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 37.034.335.334.133.9533.7208.35
57 Ettore Perego Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 35.337.528.533.435.436.2206.3
58 Arnold Thomsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 36.631.6535.132.133.337.5206.25
59 Hans Friedrich Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 36.533.531.336.431.336.8205.8
60 George Weedon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 34.131.631.235.836.536.4205.6
61 Willi Schreyer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 36.134.932.233.036.133.1205.4
62 Frank Cumiskey US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 31.1537.930.334.037.334.5205.15
63 Ray Sorensen US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 33.4535.631.033.135.535.9204.55
64 Josy Stoffel Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 35.832.536.031.231.4536.4203.35
65 Vratislav Petráček Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 34.232.336.935.331.333.3203.3
66 Hans Sauter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 33.7536.031.834.2534.432.9203.1
67 Frank Turner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 34.3532.7534.435.729.236.2202.6
68 Vilhelm Møller Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 37.028.734.731.931.8537.6201.75
69 William Bonsall US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 33.233.231.7533.132.9537.5201.7
70 Volmer Thomsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 35.729.334.233.5532.835.7201.25
71 Miro Longyka Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 35.729.632.631.133.937.5200.4
72 Egidio Armelloni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32.635.933.0535.034.823.7195.05
73 Gunner Olesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 36.827.334.634.322.937.4193.3
74 Gustav Hrubý Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 36.135.635.526.821.337.8193.1
75 Drago Jelić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 29.932.7532.428.4533.934.4191.8
76 Ivica Jelić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 31.7532.934.329.027.036.8191.75
77 Polo Welfring Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 33.525.032.327.4533.937.1189.25
78 Stjepan Boltižar Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 33.832.833.530.726.132.0188.9
79 Ken Buffin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 31.5527.229.331.334.434.9188.65
80 René Schroeder Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 35.9521.535.729.2530.335.3188.0
81 Rafael Lecuona Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 29.2534.332.031.826.3534.0187.7
82 Ali Zaky Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 30.018.0536.433.733.036.4187.55
83 Alec Wales Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 30.535.833.1533.929.4518.0180.8
84 Menn Krecke Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 32.1525.231.428.9527.3535.5180.55
85 Jakob Šubelj Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 33.1529.2527.824.826.437.1178.5
86 Moustafa Abdelal Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 27.025.7534.530.030.4530.0177.7
87 Mohamed Roushdi Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 23.7523.3535.034.630.230.45177.35
88 Ahmed Khalaf Ali Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 26.2524.8530.731.830.0533.5177.15
89 Arturo Amos Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 32.323.3526.131.2529.5534.3176.85
90 Pierre Schmitz Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 25.822.5532.727.2531.235.8175.3
91 Jos Bernard Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 30.2519.7532.526.732.031.2172.4
92 Percy May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 30.026.7530.831.219.533.2171.45
93 Ali El-Hefnawi Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 32.015.0530.530.724.337.0169.55
94 Mohamed Aly Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 31.112.531.031.7528.533.8168.65
95 Mahmoud Abdel-Aal Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 28.014.0533.234.528.029.75167.5
96 Georges Wengler Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 27.6528.2532.323.7523.1531.6166.7
97 Fernando Lecuona Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 25.329.533.932.9517.327.4166.35
98 Jack Flaherty Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 23.2526.533.928.7536.916.0165.3
99 Robert Pranz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 28.7531.629.824.029.421.0164.55
100 Børge Minerth Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 19.016.017.834.531.937.1156.3
101 Ángel Aguiar Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 31.020.234.927.4514.528.1156.15
102 Pedro Lonchibuco Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 25.7518.532.228.320.528.95154.2
103 Karel Janež Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 29.8523.621.829.016.032.2152.45
104 Raimundo Rey Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 31.329.8520.2524.316.2530.1152.05
105 Baldomero Rubiera Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 23.821.532.9522.519.031.4151.15
106 Enrique Rapesta Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 24.521.530.2525.025.0522.6148.9
107 Ahmed Khalil El-Giddawi Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 24.7514.526.429.725.528.0148.85
108 César Bonoris Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 23.014.022.528.4522.229.5139.65
109 Roberto Villacián Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 27.2524.433.222.6516.513.3137.3
110 Alejandro Díaz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 29.0527.7526.217.2516.520.0136.75
111 Glyn Hopkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 25.7523.9523.021.2513.7527.1134.8
112 Ivor Vice Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 28.523.523.616.2513.029.65134.5
113 Jorge Soler Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 23.317.022.820.521.429.3134.3
114 Gottfried Hermann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 15.516.414.2532.335.118.75132.3
115 Roberto Núñez Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 21.7512.019.018.514.424.3109.95
116 Jorge Castro Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 20.011.014.514.517.026.9103.9
117 Rubén Lira Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 17.014.013.212.2517.025.598.95
118 Dionisio Aguilar Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 11.014.011.417.08.020.481.8
119 Louis Bordo US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 17.612.016.7514.915.7577.0
120 Everardo Rios Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 12.04.711.09.56.012.055.2
121 Jorge Vidal Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 11.88.06.56.05.037.2
122 Nicanor Villarreal Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 4.04.0
123 Willi Welt Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2.02.0

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The men's rings competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held at Töölö Sports Hall, Exhibition Hall I from 19 to 21 July. It was the eighth appearance of the event. There were 185 competitors from 29 nations, with each nation sending up to 8 gymnasts. The Soviet Union, in its debut in the event, won a medal of every color but did not quite sweep the medals as there was a tie for third. Hrant Shahinyan was the winner, Viktor Chukarin took silver, and Dmytro Leonkin shared bronze with Hans Eugster of Switzerland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse</span> Olympic gymnastics event

The men's pommel horse competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held at Töölö Sports Hall, Exhibition Hall I from 19 to 21 July. It was the eighth appearance of the event. There were 185 competitors from 29 nations, with each nation sending up to 8 gymnasts. The event was won by Viktor Chukarin as the Soviet Union swept the medals in its debut. It was the fourth medal sweep in the event, and last before apparatus finals with a two-gymnast-per-nation limit made further sweeps impossible. Yevgeny Korolkov and Hrant Shahinyan tied for silver.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars</span> Olympic gymnastics event

The men's parallel bars competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held at Messuhalli, Exhibition Hall I from 19 to 21 July. It was the eighth appearance of the event. There were 185 competitors from 29 nations, with each nation sending up to 8 gymnasts. The event was won by Hans Eugster of Switzerland, the nation's second consecutive and third overall victory in the parallel bars, breaking a tie with Germany for most all-time. Switzerland also took bronze, as Josef Stalder repeated his 1948 third-place performance. The Soviet Union's debut resulted in a silver medal for Viktor Chukarin, who would become the third multi-medalist in 1956.

References

  1. "Gymnastics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Individual All-Around". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. Official Report, p. 343.