Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse

Men's pommel horse
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir (2009)
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DateJuly 23
Competitors70 from 9 nations
Winning score21.230
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Josef Wilhelm
 Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Gutweninger
 Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Antoine Rebetez
 Switzerland
← 1904
1928 →

The men's pommel horse 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 Wednesday, July 23, 1924. Seventy gymnasts from nine nations competed, with each nation having an 8-gymnast team (with 2 non-starters). The event was won by Josef Wilhelm of Switzerland, the nation's second victory in the event (after 1896). With Swiss gymnasts Jean Gutweninger and Antoine Rebetez taking silver and bronze, respectively, it was the second consecutive appearance of the event in which the event's medals were swept (United States, 1904).

Background

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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 reigning (1922) world champion was Miroslav Klinger of Czechoslovakia.[1]

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

Competition format

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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

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Date Time Round
Wednesday, 23 July 1924 Final

Results

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Rank Gymnast Nation Compulsory Voluntary Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Josef Wilhelm  Switzerland 10.53 10.70 21.23
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Gutweninger  Switzerland 10.40 10.73 21.13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Antoine Rebetez  Switzerland 10.00 10.73 20.73
4 Carl Widmer  Switzerland 10.40 10.10 20.50
5 Giuseppe Paris  Italy 10.00 10.10 20.10
6 Stane Derganc  Yugoslavia 10.70 9.23 19.93
7 Miroslav Klinger  Czechoslovakia 10.67 9.00 19.67
8 August Güttinger  Switzerland 9.53 10.07 19.60
9 Arthur Hermann  France 10.33 9.13 19.46
10 Leon Štukelj  Yugoslavia 10.17 9.20 19.37
11 Eugène Cordonnier  France 10.36 8.83 19.19
12 Al Jochim  United States 9.90 9.10 19.00
13 Robert Pražák  Czechoslovakia 10.47 8.50 18.97
14 Georges Miez  Switzerland 8.46 10.37 18.83
15 Hans Grieder  Switzerland 9.07 9.37 18.44
16 Otto Pfister  Switzerland 8.26 10.17 18.43
17 Ladislav Vácha  Czechoslovakia 9.80 8.53 18.33
18 Janez Porenta  Yugoslavia 10.00 8.27 18.27
19 Vittorio Lucchetti  Italy 8.06 10.13 18.19
20 Luigi Maiocco  Italy 8.13 10.00 18.13
21 Frank Kriz  United States 9.40 8.53 17.93
22 Jan Koutný  Czechoslovakia 9.77 8.10 17.87
23 Giorgio Zampori  Italy 7.73 10.00 17.73
24 Bedřich Šupčík  Czechoslovakia 10.63 6.90 17.53
25 Stanley Leigh  Great Britain 8.49 9.00 17.49
26 Frank Safanda  United States 10.00 7.46 17.46
27 Jean Gounot  France 9.03 8.27 17.30
28 Francesco Martino  Italy 7.82 9.47 17.29
29 Mario Lertora  Italy 7.66 9.50 17.16
30 Ferdinando Mandrini  Italy 8.33 8.73 17.06
31 Bohumil Mořkovský  Czechoslovakia 9.46 7.33 16.79
32 François Gangloff  France 7.64 9.13 16.77
33 Léon Delsarte  France 8.30 8.27 16.57
34 Albert Séguin  France 10.53 5.90 16.43
Joseph Huber  France 8.93 7.50 16.43
36 Stane Hlastan  Yugoslavia 8.86 7.47 16.33
37 Mihael Oswald  Yugoslavia 8.80 7.33 16.13
38 Stane Žilič  Yugoslavia 8.51 7.23 15.74
39 Rudolph Novak  United States 7.73 7.70 15.43
40 Curtis Rottman  United States 7.666 7.66 15.326
41 Henry Finchett  Great Britain 7.87 7.43 15.30
42 Rastko Poljšak  Yugoslavia 8.66 6.56 15.22
43 John Pearson  United States 6.766 8.33 15.096
44 Luigi Cambiaso  Italy 5.37 9.37 14.74
45 Harold Brown  Great Britain 6.54 7.83 14.37
46 Albert Spencer  Great Britain 7.23 6.83 14.06
47 Frank Hawkins  Great Britain 6.803 6.46 13.263
48 Edward Leigh  Great Britain 6.47 6.73 13.20
49 André Higelin  France 6.96 5.83 12.79
50 John Mais  United States 5.57 7.20 12.77
51 Josip Primožič  Yugoslavia 6.50 6.13 12.63
52 Max Wandrer  United States 4.70 6.99 11.69
53 Thomas Hopkins  Great Britain 4.55 6.66 11.21
54 Samuel Humphreys  Great Britain 6.07 5.03 11.10
55 Charles Quaino  Luxembourg 5.56 5.00 10.56
56 Mikko Hämäläinen  Finland 4.66 5.30 9.96
57 Otto Suhonen  Finland 3.97 5.90 9.87
58 Väinö Karonen  Finland 4.90 4.80 9.70
59 Aarne Roine  Finland 4.33 4.80 9.13
60 Eevert Kerttula  Finland 4.33 4.46 8.79
61 Jaakko Kunnas  Finland 4.43 4.23 8.66
62 Eetu Kostamo  Finland 3.83 4.80 8.63
63 Mathias Erang  Luxembourg 4.39 4.00 8.39
64 Akseli Roine  Finland 3.20 4.87 8.07
65 Jacques Palzer  Luxembourg 2.40 5.00 7.40
66 Albert Neumann  Luxembourg 3.00 4.00 7.00
67 Émile Munhofen  Luxembourg 2.80 3.80 6.60
68 Mathias Weishaupt  Luxembourg 2.52 4.00 6.52
69 Pierre Tolar  Luxembourg 2.40 3.50 5.90
70 Théo Jeitz  Luxembourg 2.40 3.00 5.40
Stanislav Indruch  Czechoslovakia DNS
Josef Kos  Czechoslovakia DNS

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pommelled Horse, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 362.