Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gymnastics pictogram
VenueVélodrome de Vincennes
Dates29–30 July
No. of events1 (1 men, 0 women)
Competitors135 from 8 nations

Men's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gymnastics competitions at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Gold medalist Gustave Sandras is depicted at top center.
VenueVélodrome de Vincennes
Dates29–30 July
Competitors135 from 8 nations
Winning score302
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gustave Sandras
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Noël Bas
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lucien Démanet
 France

At the 1900 Summer Olympics one gymnastics event for men was contested. The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1900, and on Monday, 30 July 1900.[1][2] There were 135 competitors from 8 nations.[3] The top 18 places were taken by French gymnasts, of which there were more than 100. The event was won by Gustave Sandras, with Noël Bas finishing second and Lucien Démanet third. The highest-placing foreign gymnast was Jules Ducret of Switzerland, in a tie for 19th place.

Medal summary

Games Gold Silver Bronze
All around Gustave Sandras
 France
Noël Bas
 France
Lucien Démanet
 France

Background

This was the first appearance of an all-around event. There had been various apparatus events at the 1896 Games, but no overall competition. In contrast, the 1900 Games saw only the all-around event without medals or separate events for any individual apparatus. At the time, athletics events were often combined with gymnastics events in combined events such as this one.[3]

The Swiss championships were scheduled for a week after this competition, resulting in few Swiss gymnasts competing here.[3]

Competition format

Gymnasts performed in 16 exercises, many of them being two competitions of the same discipline with one compulsory exercise and one voluntary exercise. There was a maximum of 20 points in each exercise, leading to a total maximum of 320 points. The events were mostly gymnastic in nature, but also included a number of athletics events and a weightlifting competition.[4][5]

  • 1. and 2. - Horizontal bar (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 3. and 4. - Parallel bars (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 5. and 6. - Rings (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 7. and 8. - Pommel horse (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 9. and 10. - Floor exercise (compulsory and optional exercises)
  • 11. - Horse vault (compulsory exercise)
  • 12. - Combined high jump
  • 13. - Long jump
  • 14. - Pole vault
  • 15. - Rope climbing
  • 16. - Weightlifting

The combined high jump required a jump over a rope that was 1.25 metres above the ground and 1 metre away from the take-off. The scoring standard for the long jump was 5 metres; for the pole vault, 2.2 metres. The rope climbing featured a rope of 6 metres. The weightlifting used a 50 kilograms weight, with 2 points for each overhead lift up to 10 lifts.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Round
Sunday, 29 July 1900Final
Monday, 30 July 1900Final, continued

Results

RankGymnastNationScore
1st place, gold medalist(s)Gustave Sandras France302
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Noël Bas France295
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Lucien Démanet France293
4Pierre Payssé France290
Jules Rolland France290
6Gustave Fahy France283
7Joseph Martinez France277
8Marcel Lalu France275
Georges Mauvezain France275
10L. Léstienne France273
11Georges Dejaeghère France272
12Gaché France270
Joseph Lavielle France270
14Jean Berhouzouq France268
15Bollet France267
Joseph Castiglioni France267
17Gaucher France266
18Moreno France265
19Jules Ducret Switzerland264
Obrecht France264
21Daniel Lavielle France263
22Monteil France262
23Félix Ghysels France261
Oscar Jeanfavre Switzerland261
Schaan France261
26Allègré France257
27Fernand Ravoux France256
28Camillo Pavanello Italy255
29Hugo Peitsch Germany252
30Paulin Lemaire France251
31William Connor Great Britain250
32Bettremieux France249
František Erben Bohemia249
Dominique Ravoux France249
35Auguste Castille France248
Jules Perret France248
37Paul Gibiard France247
Jules Lecoutre France247
Vedeux France247
40Balossier France246
Imbert France246
Pratviel France246
43Élie Bourgois France245
Charles Broadbeck Switzerland245
Honorez France245
46Bouchon France244
47Bornes France243
Émile Fréteur France243
49Michaud France242
50Jardinier France241
Labonal France241
Thiriet France241
53Eugen Fürstenberger Germany240
54Richard Genserowski Germany238
Pearce Great Britain238
56Fernhbach France236
Émile Scherb France236
Strasser France236
59Emil Rotong Germany234
60Grimm France233
Simon France233
62Boulanger France232
Lévy France232
64Deroubaix France231
65Blanchard France230
Jean-Marie le Bourvelec France230
67Julese Deleval France229
Salzard France229
69Fierens France228
70Georges Dubois France225
71Carl Wiegand Germany224
72Fritz Manteuffel Germany223
73William Lloyd Phillips Great Britain222
74Dejean France221
75Bourgougnoux France220
Henri Fréteur France220
77Franz Abbé Germany219
Otto Meyer France219
79Fritz Danner Germany216
Douchet France216
Erwin Kurtz Germany216
Pradairol France216
Viart France216
84Debailly France214
Joseph Decroze France214
Rostin France214
Fritz Sauer Germany214
88Aubert France211
Dufeite France211
Gillet France211
Gyula Kakas Hungary211
Labouret France211
93Bourry France210
Koubi France210
Pelat France210
Viéville France210
97Ollivier France209
98Chapau France208
99De Poorten Belgium207
100Minot France206
101Coone France205
102Denis France204
Gustav Flatow Germany204
Jules Pinaud France204
105Albert Barodet France201
106Sidrac France200
107Julius Nuninger Germany199
108Sourzat France196
109Buchert France195
Lacombe France195
111Van Hule France194
112Michelet Belgium192
113Favier France190
Fouché France190
115Lemoine France187
116Charles Deckert France184
117Germain France183
118Jacquemin France180
Adolf Tannert Germany180
120Daniel Kehr France178
121Coucou France177
122Cousin France175
Leroux France175
124Henry Hiatt Great Britain172
125Vandenhaute France166
126Bernillon France164
Delaleau France164
Parisot France164
Samuel Roche France164
130Touche France154
131Prilleux France149
132Bayer France145
133Terrier France133
Gyula Katona HungaryDNF
Oscar Naumann GermanyDNF

Participating nations

A total of 135 gymnasts from 8 nations competed at the Paris Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France1113
Totals (1 entries)1113

References

  1. "Gymnastics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. "Artistic Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. [70008 "Individual All-Around, Men"]. Olympedia. Retrieved 31 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. "Gymnastics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Individual All-Around". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. "Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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