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Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's rope climbing

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Men's rope climbing
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Bedřich Šupčík
VenueStade Olympique
DateJuly 20
Competitors70 from 9 nations
Winning time7.2 seconds
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bedřich Šupčík
 Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Albert Séguin
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) August Güttinger
 Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ladislav Vácha
 Czechoslovakia
← 1904
1932 →

The men's rope climbing 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 Sunday, July 20, 1924. Seventy gymnasts from nine nations competed. The event was won by Bedřich Šupčík of Czechoslovakia. Albert Séguin of France took silver, while August Güttinger of Switzerland and Ladislav Vácha tied for bronze. All three medaling nations were making their debut in rope climbing, so they were the first medals for each in the event.

Background

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This was the third appearance of the event, which was held four times. The event had been held in 1896 and 1904 and would appear again in 1932. The event was an unusual one, not one of the standard apparatus competitions held at the world championships. The Official Report commented that it appeared some nations had considered the event less important than the other apparatus events on the 1924 programme.[1][2]

The United States and Great Britain were the only two nations to have competed in one of the prior rope climbing competitions (in 1904 and 1896, respectively); the other seven nations all made their debut in the event.

Competition format

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The rope climbing event was judged on time, with the fastest to reach the top winning.

The times were also converted into points for use in the individual and team all-around scores, as the rope climbing was one of the 11 components of the 1924 all-around competition.

The points were as follows:

  • A time of 9.0 seconds or faster was worth 10 points.
  • Each 15 second between 9.0 seconds and 10.0 seconds reduced the score by 1 point.
  • Each 25 second slower than 10.0 seconds reduced the score by 1 point.

Thus, a time of 10.0 seconds was worth 5 points, while any gymnast taking 12.0 seconds or more would receive zero points for the exercise.[1][2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Sunday, 20 July 1924 Final

Results

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Rank Gymnast Nation Score Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bedřich Šupčík  Czechoslovakia 10 7.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Albert Séguin  France 10 7.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) August Güttinger  Switzerland 10 7.8
Ladislav Vácha  Czechoslovakia 10 7.8
5 Stane Žilič  Yugoslavia 10 8.0
6 Jean Gounot  France 10 8.4
Arthur Hermann  France 10 8.4
Janez Porenta  Yugoslavia 10 8.4
Frank Kriz  United States 10 8.4
10 Mario Lertora  Italy 10 8.6
Leon Štukelj  Yugoslavia 10 8.6
John Pearson  United States 10 8.6
13 Francesco Martino  Italy 10 8.8
Léon Delsarte  France 10 8.8
Frank Safandra  United States 10 8.8
Max Wandrer  United States 10 8.8
Robert Pražák  Czechoslovakia 10 8.8
18 Luigi Cambiaso  Italy 10 9.0
Vittorio Lucchetti  Italy 10 9.0
Ferdinando Mandrini  Italy 10 9.0
Hans Grieder  Switzerland 10 9.0
Bohumil Mořkovský  Czechoslovakia 10 9.0
23 Carl Widmer  Switzerland 9 9.2
24 Giuseppe Paris  Italy 8 9.4
Eugène Cordonnier  France 8 9.4
Stane Derganc  Yugoslavia 8 9.4
Mihael Oswald  Yugoslavia 8 9.4
Harold Brown  Great Britain 8 9.4
Miroslav Klinger  Czechoslovakia 8 9.4
Jan Koutný  Czechoslovakia 8 9.4
31 Georges Miez  Switzerland 7 9.6
Otto Pfister  Switzerland 7 9.6
Rudolph Novak  United States 7 9.6
Frank Hawkins  Great Britain 7 9.6
35 Giorgio Zampori  Italy 6 9.8
André Higelin  France 6 9.8
Jean Gutweninger  Switzerland 6 9.8
Otto Suhonen  Finland 6 9.8
39 Luigi Maiocco  Italy 5 10.0
François Gangloff  France 5 10.0
41 Joseph Huber  France 5 10.2
Jaakko Kunnas  Finland 5 10.2
Akseli Roine  Finland 5 10.2
Antoine Rebetez  Switzerland 5 10.2
45 Josef Wilhelm  Switzerland 4 10.4
Rastko Poljšak  Yugoslavia 4 10.4
47 Josip Primožič  Yugoslavia 3 10.8
Väinö Karonen  Finland 3 10.8
Pierre Tolar  Luxembourg 3 10.8
50 Samuel Humphreys  Great Britain 2 11.2
51 Curtis Rottman  United States 2 11.4
Henry Finchett  Great Britain 2 11.4
Thomas Hopkins  Great Britain 2 11.4
Mathias Weishaupt  Luxembourg 2 11.4
55 Al Jochim  United States 2 11.6
John Mais  United States 2 11.6
Stanley Leigh  Great Britain 2 11.6
58 Albert Spencer  Great Britain 1 11.8
Eevert Kerttula  Finland 1 11.8
60 Eetu Kostamo  Finland 0 12.0
Charles Quaino  Luxembourg 0 12.0
62 Edward Leigh  Great Britain 0 12.2
63 Mikko Hämäläinen  Finland 0 12.6
Aarne Roine  Finland 0 12.6
65 Albert Neumann  Luxembourg 0 12.8
66 Stane Hlastan  Yugoslavia 0 13.4
67 Jacques Palzer  Luxembourg 0 14.2
68 Émile Munhofen  Luxembourg 0 14.6
69 Théo Jeitz  Luxembourg 0 15.0
Mathias Erang  Luxembourg 0 15.0
Stanislav Indruch  Czechoslovakia DNS
Josef Kos  Czechoslovakia DNS

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rope Climbing, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Official Report, p. 356.