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

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Men's parallel bars
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Ladislav Vácha
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date9 August
Competitors85 from 11 nations
Winning score56.50
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ladislav Vácha
 Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josip Primožič
 Yugoslavia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hermann Hänggi
 Switzerland
← 1924
1932 →

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

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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.[1]

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

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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 29 of the score.[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Thursday, 9 August 1928 Final

Results

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Rank Gymnast Nation Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ladislav Vácha  Czechoslovakia 56.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josip Primožič  Yugoslavia 55.50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hermann Hänggi  Switzerland 54.25
4 Jan Gajdoš  Czechoslovakia 53.75
Bedřich Šupčík  Czechoslovakia 53.75
André Lemoine  France 53.75
7 Mauri Nyberg-Noroma  Finland 53.50
Leon Štukelj  Yugoslavia 53.50
Melchior Wezel  Switzerland 53.50
Mario Lertora  Italy 53.50
11 Hans Grieder  Switzerland 53.25
12 Romeo Neri  Italy 53.00
Armand Solbach  France 53.00
14 Emanuel Löffler  Czechoslovakia 52.50
15 Josef Effenberger  Czechoslovakia 52.25
Georges Leroux  France 52.25
17 Heikki Savolainen  Finland 51.75
István Pelle  Hungary 51.75
19 Anton Malej  Yugoslavia 51.25
Edi Steinemann  Switzerland 51.25
21 Jan Koutný  Czechoslovakia 51.00
Eugen Mack  Switzerland 51.00
Martti Uosikkinen  Finland 51.00
24 Ladislav Tikal  Czechoslovakia 50.50
25 Janez Porenta  Yugoslavia 50.25
Václav Veselý  Czechoslovakia 50.25
Al Jochim  United States 50.25
28 Otto Pfister  Switzerland 50.00
August Güttinger  Switzerland 50.00
30 Vittorio Lucchetti  Italy 49.75
Georges Miez  Switzerland 49.75
32 Jaakko Kunnas  Finland 49.50
33 Rezső Kende  Hungary 49.00
34 Giuseppe Lupi  Italy 48.50
Boris Gregorka  Yugoslavia 48.50
36 Jean Larrouy  France 48.25
37 Mathias Logelin  Luxembourg 48.00
38 Edvard Antonijevič  Yugoslavia 47.50
39 John Pearson  United States 47.00
40 Urho Korhonen  Finland 46.75
41 Étienne Schmitt  France 46.50
Frank Haubold  United States 46.50
Glenn Berry  United States 46.50
44 Stane Derganc  Yugoslavia 46.25
45 Ferdinando Mandrini  Italy 46.00
46 Herman Witzig  United States 45.25
47 Dragutin Cioti  Yugoslavia 44.75
48 Frank Kriz  United States 44.50
49 Birger Stenman  Finland 43.75
Kalervo Kinos  Finland 43.75
51 Jean Gounot  France 42.75
Pieter van Dam  Netherlands 42.75
53 József Szalai  Hungary 42.50
Géza Tóth  Hungary 42.50
55 André Chatelain  France 42.00
Mozes Jacobs  Netherlands 42.00
57 Harold Newhart  United States 41.75
58 Mario Tambini  Italy 41.50
59 Fränz Zouang  Luxembourg 40.25
60 Nic Roeser  Luxembourg 40.00
61 Willibrordus Pouw  Netherlands 39.25
62 Paul Krempel  United States 39.00
63 Arthur Whitford  Great Britain 38.50
64 Mathias Erang  Luxembourg 38.25
Elias Melkman  Netherlands 38.25
66 Klaas Boot  Netherlands 37.25
67 Albert Neumann  Luxembourg 36.25
68 Edouard Grethen  Luxembourg 36.00
Jean-Pierre Urbing  Luxembourg 36.00
70 Elemér Pászti  Hungary 35.75
71 Israel Wijnschenk  Netherlands 34.75
72 Josy Staudt  Luxembourg 34.25
Gyula Kunszt  Hungary 34.25
74 Rafael Ylönen  Finland 34.00
75 Ezio Roselli  Italy 33.75
76 Giuseppe Paris  Italy 32.75
77 T. B. Parkinson  Great Britain 32.50
78 Jacobus van der Vinden  Netherlands 31.50
79 Bart Cronin  Great Britain 30.50
80 Henry Finchett  Great Britain 29.75
81 E. A. Walton  Great Britain 28.50
82 G. C. Raynes  Great Britain 27.25
83 E. W. Warren  Great Britain 22.75
84 Hugo Licher  Netherlands 21.50
85 Miklós Péter  Hungary 11.00

References

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  1. ^ "Parallel Bars, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, p. 646.