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Horizontal Bar At The Olympics
The horizontal bar is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It was held again in 1904, but not in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920 when no apparatus events were awarded medals. The horizontal bar was one of the components of the men's artistic individual all-around in 1900, 1908, and 1912, however. The men's horizontal bar returned as a medal event in 1924 and has been held every Games since. Horizontal bar scores were included in the individual all-around for 1924 and 1928, with no separate apparatus final. In 1932, the horizontal bar was entirely separate from the all-around. From 1936 to 1956, there were again no separate apparatus finals with the horizontal bar scores used in the all-around. Beginning in 1960, there were separate apparatus finals. The 1896 Games also featured a team horizontal bar event. Medalists Men Multiple medalists Medalists by country Gallery Team horizont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horizontal Bar
The horizontal bar, also known as the high bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in artistic gymnastics. It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal (typically steel) bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a system of cables and stiff vertical supports. Gymnasts typically wear suede leather grips while performing on the bar. Current elite-level competition uses a stainless steel core rail. The gymnastics elements performed on the horizontal bar are regulated by a Code of Points. A bar routine, which is a sequence of several bar skills, usually includes giants with various grips (overgrip, undergrip, dorsal grip, mixed grip), in-bar work, turns, release and regrasp skills, and a dismount. The horizontal bar is often considered one of the most exciting gymnastics events due to the power exhibited by gymnasts during giant swings and spectacular aerial releases and dismounts that often include multiple flips or twists and, in some cases, airborne tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, nine events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from 17 July 1924 to 24 July 1924. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 72 gymnasts from nine nations competed at the Paris Games: * * * * * * * * * Medal table References Sources * {{Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics 1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China holds ... 1924 Summer Olympics events Gymnastics in Paris International gymnastics competitions hosted by France 1924 in gymnastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksanteri Saarvala
Aleksanteri Saarvala (9 April 1913 – 7 October 1989) was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a gold medal in ''horizontal bar'', and a bronze medal in ''team combined exercises''."1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Gymnastics" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 29, 2008) 1948 Olympics Saarvala also participated at the in , where he finished shared 4th in '' |
Gymnastics At The 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, nine events in gymnastics were contested. The competitions were held from 10 August 1936 to 12 August 1936. Medal table Men's events Women's events † Within the sport of artistic gymnastics, although men were recognized with individual medals at the time, the women weren’t. The individuals named within individual events are the individuals who garnered a top-three placement in the team competition on the respective apparatus (or all 3 combined, in the case of the all-around) and who would have been awarded a medal with the rules that commenced with the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympic Games and that would change periodically at future Olympic Games with respect to the debut of: 1) the individual finals competitions at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics and 2) the New Life rules that made their Olympic debut at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. †† At this Olympics, some women competed on the Uneven Bars while some others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einari Teräsvirta
Einari Teräsvirta (7 December 1914 – 23 November 1995) was a Finnish gymnast, Olympic Champion and well-known architect (graduated 1939, Helsinki). He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. Olympics He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a bronze medal in ''horizontal bar'', and a bronze medal in the team competition. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... where he received a gold medal in ''team combined exercises''."1948 Summer Olympics – London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki Savolainen (gymnast)
Heikki Ilmari Savolainen (28 September 1907 – 29 November 1997) was a Finnish artistic gymnast. He competed in five consecutive Olympics from 1928 to 1952 and won at least one medal in each of them. In 1928, he won a bronze on pommel horse, which was the first-ever medal in gymnastics for Finland. Winning his last medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he became the oldest gymnastics medalist, at 44 years old; he delivered the Olympic Oath in the opening ceremony of those games. olympic.org In 1932, Savolainen and his teammate had the same score on |
Dallas Bixler
Dallas Denver Bixler (February 17, 1910 – August 13, 1990) was an American gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a gold medal in the horizontal bar."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 28, 2008) As a gymnast, Bixler was a member of the Los Angeles Athletic Club
Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) is a privately owned Sports club, athletic club and social club in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California, United States. Establish ...
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Gymnastics At The 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven events in gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ... were contested. The competitions were held from Monday, August 8, 1932 to Friday, August 12, 1932. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 46 gymnasts from seven nations competed at the Los Angeles Games: * * * * * * * Medal table References Sources * * {{Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics 1932 Summer Olympics events 1932 1932 in gymnastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Mack
Eugen Mack (21 September 1907 – 29 October 1978) was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ..., winning a total of two Olympic gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals.Profile: "Eugen Mack" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on January 16, 2008) Although Eugen Mack never won the most coveted individual medal in the sport, that of Olympic All-Around Gold, he did become World All-Around Champion, and with 15 individual medals at the World Championships and Olympics, more than any other gymnast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo Neri
Romeo Neri (26 March 1903 – 23 September 1961) was an Italian gymnast. He won three gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming, along with Helene Madison of United States, the most successful athlete there. He previously won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1934 he won a silver medal and a bronze medal at the world championships in Budapest. Career Neri took swimming, running, weightlifting and boxing before changing to gymnastics. In 1926 he won the national championships in the parallel bars, followed by four all-round titles in 1928–1930 and 1933. At the 1928 Olympics, besides winning a silver on the horizontal bar, he finished fourth on the rings and all-around. At the next games he won the all-around competition with a 5.7-point gap from second place and greatly helped Italy to win the team gold. He also won gold on the parallel bars and finished fourth on the floor. At the 1936 Olympics Neri competed with a torn arm muscle and did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Miez
Georges Miez (2 October 1904 – 21 April 1999) was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four gold, three silver and one bronze medals. Miez was the most successful athlete of the 1928 Games, whereas in 1932 he was the only medalist for Switzerland. Miez also won three medals at the 1934 World Championships. Between the 1924 and 1928 Olympics Miez served in the Swiss army, coached gymnastics in the Netherlands, and worked for a Swiss sportswear company, where he designed a new type of gymnastics trousers. After that he coached gymnastics in Chiasso. Switzerland did not send an Olympic team in 1932 due to the economic depression, but Miez volunteered to compete on his own, and also return the body of his brother who died in the United States. After winning a silver on the floor, Miez withdrew from the Games and toured the United States giving presentations at universities. Miez retired after the 1936 Games and worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eight events in gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ... were contested. For the first time at the Olympic Games, women competed in gymnastics. The rope climbing and sidehorse vault events were dropped from the program. Men's events Women's events Although extensive results detailing the performance of the men gymnasts, both teams and individuals, were published in the Official Olympic Report for these 1928 Summer Olympic Games, only the team results (both combined and with respect to exercise) were published for the women, providing no information whatsoever about the capacities of the various individual women who competed here. Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References Source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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