Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics of St. Louis, Missouri, eleven gymnastics events were contested for the first time.[1]
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| Venue | Francis Field |
| Dates | July - October 1904 |
| No. of events | 11 (11 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 119 from 3 nations |
The 1904 Games had a program of events spread out over several months, and the gymnastics competition was no different. The International Olympic Committee considers two sets of events as "Olympic":
- International Turners' Championship held July 1–2, comprising the all-around, triathlon, and team events
- Olympic Gymnastics Championships held October 29, comprising the seven individual apparatus events and the combined event.
The individual all-around was a combination of the gymnastic triathlon competition and the athletics triathlon. The team competition was a combination of individual scores from the individual all-around.[2] The parallel bars, horizontal bar, vault, and pommel horse scores for each gymnast were summed to get the combined score.
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| All-around | men |
| Triathlon | men |
| Team | men |
| Combined | men |
| Parallel bars | men |
| Horizontal bar | men |
| Vault | men |
| Pommel horse | men |
| Rings | men |
| Rope climbing | men |
| Club swinging | men |
Medal summary
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-around |
Julius Lenhart |
Wilhelm Weber |
Adolf Spinnler |
| Combined |
Anton Heida |
George Eyser |
William Merz |
| Triathlon |
Adolf Spinnler |
Julius Lenhart |
Wilhelm Weber |
| Team |
Philadelphia Turngemeinde John Grieb Anton Heida Max Hess Philip Kassel Julius Lenhart (AUT) Ernst Reckeweg |
New York Turnverein Emil Beyer John Bissinger Arthur Rosenkampff Julian Schmitz Otto Steffen Max Wolf |
Central Turnverein, Chicago John Duha Charles Krause George Mayer Robert Maysack Philip Schuster Edward Siegler |
| Club swinging |
Edward Hennig |
Emil Voigt |
Ralph Wilson |
| Horizontal bar |
Anton Heida Edward Hennig |
none awarded | George Eyser |
| Parallel bars |
George Eyser |
Anton Heida |
John Duha |
| Pommel horse |
Anton Heida |
George Eyser |
William Merz |
| Rings |
Herman Glass |
William Merz |
Emil Voigt |
| Rope climbing |
George Eyser |
Charles Krause |
Emil Voigt |
| Vault |
George Eyser Anton Heida |
none awarded | William Merz |
Participating nations
119 gymnasts from 4 nations competed.
Austria (1)
Germany (7)
Switzerland (1)
United States (110)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 13 | 9 | 11 | 33 | |
References
Citations
- "Gymnastics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. London, UK: Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 247. ISBN 9781845137731.
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- James E. Sullivan, ed. (1905). Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac (PDF). New York: American Sports Publishing. pp. 203, 245–247. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
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