Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars

The men's parallel bars event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was one of seven gymnastics events for men and it was contested for the fourth time after 1896, 1904, and 1924. The competition was held on Thursday, August 9, 1928. Eighty-five gymnasts from eleven nations competed, with each nation having a team of up to 8 gymnasts. The event was won by Ladislav Vácha of Czechoslovakia, the nation's first victory in the men's parallel bars. The silver medal went to Josip Primožič of Yugoslavia, with Hermann Hänggi of Switzerland earning bronze.

Background

This was the fourth 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). Four of the top 10 gymnasts from 1924 returned: gold medalist August Güttinger of Switzerland, fifth-place finisher Mario Lertora of Italy, sixth-place finisher Ladislav Vácha of Czechoslovakia, and eighth-place finisher Bedřich Šupčík of Czechoslovakia. Vácha had won the 1926 world championship as well, and was favored going into the competition.

The Netherlands made its debut in the men's parallel bars. Hungary competed for the first time since 1896. The other nine nations had all competed in 1924. France, Switzerland, and the United States each made their third appearance, tied for most of any nation.

Competition format

Each gymnast performed a compulsory exercise and a voluntary exercise. The maximum score for each exercise was 30 points. The parallel bars was one of the apparatus used in the individual and team all-around scores. It accounted for  of the score.Official Report, p. 646.

Schedule

 Date Time Round Thursday, 9 August 1928   Final

Results

 Rank  Gymnast  Nation  Total   Ladislav Vácha    56.50   Josip Primožič    55.50   Hermann Hänggi    54.25 4  Jan Gajdoš    53.75 Bedřich Šupčík    53.75  André Lemoine    53.75 7  Mauri Nyberg-Noroma    53.50 Leon Štukelj    53.50 Melchior Wezel    53.50 Mario Lertora    53.50 11  Hans Grieder    53.25 12  Romeo Neri    53.00 Armand Solbach    53.00 14  Emanuel Löffler    52.50 15  Josef Effenberger    52.25 Georges Leroux    52.25 17  Heikki Savolainen    51.75 István Pelle    51.75  19  Anton Malej    51.25  Edi Steinemann    51.25 21  Jan Koutný    51.00 Eugen Mack    51.00 Martti Uosikkinen    51.00 24  Ladislav Tikal    50.50 25  Janez Porenta    50.25 Václav Veselý    50.25 Al Jochim    50.25 28  Otto Pfister    50.00 August Güttinger    50.00 30  Vittorio Lucchetti    49.75 Georges Miez    49.75 32  Jaakko Kunnas    49.50 33  Rezső Kende    49.00 34  Giuseppe Lupi    48.50 Boris Gregorka    48.50 36  Jean Larrouy    48.25 37  Mathias Logelin    48.00 38  Edvard Antonijevič    47.50 39  John Pearson    47.00 40  Urho Korhonen    46.75 41  Étienne Schmitt    46.50 Frank Haubold    46.50 Glenn Berry    46.50 44  Stane Derganc    46.25 45  Ferdinando Mandrini    46.00 46  Herman Witzig    45.25 47  Dragutin Cioti    44.75 48  Frank Kriz    44.50 49  Birger Stenman    43.75 Kalervo Kinos    43.75 51  Jean Gounot    42.75 Pieter van Dam    42.75 53  József Szalai    42.50 Géza Tóth    42.50 55  André Chatelain    42.00 Mozes Jacobs    42.00 57  Harold Newhart    41.75 58  Mario Tambini    41.50 59  Fränz Zouang    40.25 60  Nic Roeser    40.00 61  Willibrordus Pouw    39.25 62  Paul Krempel    39.00 63  Arthur Whitford    38.50 64  Mathias Erang    38.25 Elias Melkman    38.25 66  Klaas Boot    37.25 67  Albert Neumann    36.25 68  Edouard Grethen    36.00 Jean-Pierre Urbing    36.00 70  Elemér Pászti    35.75 71  Israel Wijnschenk    34.75 72  Josy Staudt    34.25 Gyula Kunszt    34.25 74  Rafael Ylönen    34.00 75  Ezio Roselli    33.75 76  Giuseppe Paris    32.75 77  T. B. Parkinson    32.50 78  Jacobus van der Vinden    31.50 79  Bart Cronin    30.50 80  Henry Finchett    29.75 81  E. A. Walton    28.50 82  G. C. Raynes    27.25 83  E. W. Warren    22.75 84  Hugo Licher    21.50 85  Miklós Péter    11.00

References

Olympic Report


Parallel bars
Men's 1928
Category:Men's events at the 1928 Summer Olympics