# 1950 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

The 12th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Basel, the second largest city of Switzerland, on July 14-16, 1950. 20,000 spectators watched the championships, held for the first time in Switzerland, and the Swiss team was very successful in front of the home crowd.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men ||||
| Team all-around details | Switzerland Marcel Adatte Hans Eugster Ernst Gebendinger Jack Günthard Walter Lehmann Josef Stalder Melchior Thalmann Jean Tschabold | Finland Paavo Aaltonen Veikko Huhtanen Kalevi Laitinen Kaino Lempinen Olavi Rove Heikki Savolainen Esa Seeste Kalevi Viskari | France Alphonse Anger Raymond Badin Marcel de Wolf Raymond Dot Lucien Masset Michel Mathiot Gilbert Pruvost André Weingand |
| Individual all-around details | Walter Lehmann | Marcel Adatte | Olavi Rove |
| Floor details | Josef Stalder Ernst Gebendinger | none awarded | Raymond Dot |
| Pommel horse details | Josef Stalder | Marcel Adatte | Walter Lehmann |
| Rings details | Walter Lehmann | Olavi Rove | Hans Eugster |
| Vault details | Ernst Gebendinger | Olavi Rove | Walter Lehmann |
| Parallel bars details | Hans Eugster | Olavi Rove | Raymond Dot |
| Horizontal bar details | Paavo Aaltonen | Veikko Huhtanen | Walter Lehmann Josef Stalder |
| Women ||||
| Team all-around details | Sweden Evy Berggren Vanja Blomberg Karin Lindberg Gunnel Ljungström Hjördis Nordin Ann-Sofi Pettersson Göta Pettersson Ingrid Sandahl | France Ginette Durand Colette Hué Madeleine Jouffroy Alexandra Lemoine Liliane Montagne Christine Palau Irène Pittelioen Jeanette Vogelbacher | Italy Renata Bianchi Licia Macchini Laura Micheli Anna Monlarini Marja Nutti Elena Santoni Liliana Scaricabarozzi Lilia Torriani |
| Individual all-around details | Helena Rakoczy | Ann-Sofi Pettersson | Gertrude Kolar |
| Vault details | Helena Rakoczy | Gertrude Kolar | Alexandra Lemoine |
| Uneven bars or flying rings details | Ann-Sofi Pettersson Gertrude Kolar | none awarded | Helena Rakoczy |
| Balance beam details | Helena Rakoczy | Marja Nutti | Licia Macchini |
| Floor details | Helena Rakoczy | Tereza Kočiš | Stefania Reindlowa |
| Team, portable apparatus | Sweden | Yugoslavia | France |

## Men's results
### Team competition

| Rank | Team | Total |
| | Switzerland | 852.250 |
| | Finland | 838.500 |
| | France | 807.850 |
| 4 | Italy | 728.900 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | 664.900 |
| 6 | Egypt | 623.800 |

### Individual all-around

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| | Walter Lehmann (SUI) | 143.300 |
| | Marcel Adatte (SUI) | 141.000 |
| | Olavi Rove (FIN) | 140.800 |
| 4 | Guido Figone (ITA) | 139.950 |
| 5 | Josef Stoffel (LUX) | 139.500 |
| 6 | Josef Stalder (SUI) | 139.400 |
| 7 | Kalevi Viskari (FIN) | 139.350 |
| 8 | Raymond Dot (FRA) | 138.850 |
| 9 | Ernst Gebendinger (SUI) | 138.800 |
| 10 | Jack Günthard (SUI) | 138.750 |
| 11 | Melchior Thalmann (SUI) | 138.200 |
| 12 | Kalevi Laitinen (FIN) | 138.050 |

### Floor exercise

| Rank | Gymnast | Compulsory | Optional | Total |
| | Josef Stalder (SUI) | 9.600 | 9.650 | 19.250 |
| | Ernst Gebendinger (SUI) | 9.500 | 9.750 | 19.250 |
| | Raymond Dot (FRA) | 9.600 | 9.600 | 19.200 |
| 4 | Kaino Lempinen (FIN) | 9.600 | 9.550 | 19.150 |
| 4 | Olavi Rove (FIN) | 9.600 | 9.550 | 19.150 |
| 4 | Ernst Wister (AUT) | 9.600 | 9.550 | 19.150 |
| 7 | Guido Figone (ITA) | 9.600 | 9.450 | 19.050 |
| 8 | Kalevi Viskari (FIN) | 9.450 | 9.550 | 19.000 |

### Pommel horse

| Rank | Gymnast | Compulsory | Optional | Total |
| | Josef Stalder (SUI) | 9.800 | 9.900 | 19.700 |
| | Marcel Adatte (SUI) | 9.600 | 9.750 | 19.350 |
| | Walter Lehmann (SUI) | 9.400 | 9.650 | 19.050 |
| 4 | Veikko Huhtanen (FIN) | 9.500 | 9.400 | 18.900 |
| 4 | Melchior Thalmann (SUI) | 9.400 | 9.500 | 18.900 |
| 6 | Guido Figone (ITA) | 9.300 | 9.550 | 18.850 |
| 7 | Luigi Zanetti (ITA) | 9.500 | 9.100 | 18.600 |

### Rings

| Rank | Gymnast | Compulsory | Optional | Total |
| | Walter Lehmann (SUI) | 9.750 | 9.850 | 19.600 |
| | Olavi Rove (FIN) | 9.650 | 9.650 | 19.300 |
| | Hans Eugster (SUI) | 9.550 | 9.650 | 19.200 |
| 4 | Ali Zaki (EGY) | 9.450 | 9.700 | 19.150 |
| 5 | Guido Figone (ITA) | 9.500 | 9.400 | 18.900 |
| 6 | Raymond Dot (FRA) | 9.500 | 9.350 | 18.850 |
| 6 | Heikki Savolainen (FIN) | 9.350 | 9.500 | 18.850 |

### Vault

| Rank | Gymnast | Compulsory | Optional | Total |
| | Ernst Gebendinger (SUI) | 9.750 | 9.700 | 19.450 |
| | Olavi Rove (FIN) | 9.600 | 9.750 | 19.350 |
| | Walter Lehmann (SUI) | 9.650 | 9.650 | 19.300 |
| 4 | Josef Stalder (SUI) | 9.750 | 9.450 | 19.200 |
| 4 | Melchior Thalmann (SUI) | 9.600 | 9.600 | 19.200 |
| 4 | Jean Tschabold (SUI) | 9.700 | 9.500 | 19.200 |
| 7 | Kalevi Viskari (FIN) | 9.500 | 9.600 | 19.100 |
| 8 | Paavo Aaltonen (FIN) | 9.450 | 9.550 | 19.000 |

### Parallel bars

| Rank | Gymnast | Compulsory | Optional | Total |
| | Hans Eugster (SUI) | 10.000 | 9.850 | 19.850 |
| | Olavi Rove (FIN) | 9.850 | 9.600 | 19.450 |
| | Raymond Dot (FRA) | 9.800 | 9.550 | 19.350 |
| 4 | Walter Lehmann (SUI) | 9.700 | 9.600 | 19.300 |
| 5 | Heikki Savolainen (FIN) | 9.600 | 9.650 | 19.250 |
| 6 | Alphonse Anger (FRA) | 9.550 | 9.350 | 18.900 |
| 6 | Guido Figone (ITA) | 9.200 | 9.700 | 18.900 |

### Horizontal bar

| Rank | Gymnast | Compulsory | Optional | Total |
| | Paavo Aaltonen (FIN) | 9.750 | 9.700 | 19.450 |
| | Veikko Huhtanen (FIN) | 9.800 | 9.600 | 19.400 |
| | Walter Lehmann (SUI) | 9.750 | 9.600 | 19.350 |
| | Josef Stalder (SUI) | 9.750 | 9.600 | 19.350 |
| 5 | Olavi Rove (FIN) | 9.650 | 9.600 | 19.250 |
| 6 | Raymond Dot (FRA) | 9.650 | 9.500 | 19.150 |

## Women's Results
### Team competition

| Rank | Team | Total |
| | Sweden | 607.500 |
| | France | 598.766 |
| | Italy | 594.250 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 589.333 |
| 5 | Poland | 587.333 |
| 6 | Austria | 585.783 |
| 7 | Belgium | 509.866 |

### Individual all-around

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| | Helena Rakoczy (POL) | 94.016 |
| | Ann-Sofi Pettersson (SWE) | 91.700 |
| | Gertrude Kolar (AUT) | 91.000 |
| 4 | Evy Berggren (SWE) | 90.633 |
| 5 | Alexandra Lemoine (FRA) | 90.516 |
| 6 | Ginette Durand (FRA) | 90.466 |
| 7 | Laura Micheli (ITA) | 90.100 |
| 8 | Ingrid Sandahl (SWE) | 89.933 |
| 9 | Jeanette Vogelbacher (FRA) | 89.483 |
| 10 | Marja Nutti (ITA) | 89.333 |
| 11 | Zofia Krupianka (POL) | 89.300 |
| 12 | Edeltraud Schramm (AUT) | 88.883 |

### Vault

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| | Helena Rakoczy (POL) | 23.566 |
| | Gertrude Kolar (AUT) | 23.466 |
| | Alexandra Lemoine (FRA) | 23.400 |
| 4 | Karin Lindberg (SWE) | 23.366 |
| 5 | Stefania Reindlowa (POL) | 23.300 |

### Uneven bars or flying rings

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| | Gertrude Kolar (AUT) | 24.000 |
| | Ann-Sofi Pettersson (SWE) | 24.000 |
| | Helena Rakoczy (POL) | 23.850 |
| 4 | Ingrid Sandahl (SWE) | 23.600 |
| 5 | Edeltraud Schramm (AUT) | 23.550 |
| 6 | Traudl Ruckser (AUT) | 23.500 |
| 6 | Vida Gerbec (YUG) | 23.500 |

### Balance beam

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| | Helena Rakoczy (POL) | 23.433 |
| | Marja Nutti (ITA) | 23.333 |
| | Licia Macchini (ITA) | 23.200 |
| 4 | Stefania Reindlowa (POL) | 22.966 |
| 5 | Madeleine Jouffroy (FRA) | 22.933 |

### Floor exercise

| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
| | Helena Rakoczy (POL) | 23.166 |
| | Tereza Kočiš (YUG) | 23.033 |
| | Stefania Reindlowa (POL) | 23.000 |
| 4 | Madeleine Jouffroy (FRA) | 22.966 |
| 5 | Laura Micheli (ITA) | 22.600 |

## Medals

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 12 | 15 | 43 |