1908 Summer Olympics / gymnastics
| Gymnastics at the IV Olympic Games |
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| venue |
 London
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| Competition venue | White City Stadium |
| Nations | 13 |
| Athletes | 325 (325 men) |
| date | 14.-16. July 1908 |
| decisions | 2 |
| ← Paris 1904 | |
At the IV Olympic Games in London in 1908 , two gymnastics competitions took place. The venue was the White City Stadium .
Medal table
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| 1 |
 Italy
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1 | - | - | 1 |
 Sweden
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1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 3 |
Great Britain
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- | 1 | - | 1 |
 Norway
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- | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 5 |
 Finland
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
 France
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
Results
Individual all-around
| space | country | athlete | Points |
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| 1 |
ITA
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Alberto Braglia | 317.0 |
| 2 |
GBR
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Walter Tysall | 312.0 |
| 3 |
 FRA
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Louis Ségura | 297.0 |
| 4th |
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Curt Steueragel | 273.5 |
| 5 |
GER
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Friedrich Wolf | 267.0 |
| 6th |
GBR
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Samuel Hodgetts | 265.0 |
| 7th |
FRA
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Marcel Lalu | 258.75 |
| 8th |
FRA
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Robert Diaz | 258.5 |
Date: July 14th and 15th, 1908
According to the official report, 97 gymnasts from twelve countries took part in the individual all-around competition; possibly 115 gymnasts. Was gymnastics to five devices ( Reck , bars , solid rings , flying rings and pommel horse ), having been distinguished on the horizontal bar between swing exercises and static exercises. A two-minute freestyle exercise had to be shown on these devices, which were judged by three judges, who could award up to 24 points. In addition there was the rope swing , where there was half a point for every 18 inches (45.72 cm) climbed.
Team all-around
Date: July 14-16, 1908
The team all-around competition consisted of a 30-minute group exercise with and without gymnastics equipment. There were eight teams with a total of 254 gymnasts at the start. A team had to consist of at least 16 and a maximum of 40 gymnasts. Each of the three judges awarded up to 160 points (40 for appearance, 60 for execution and 60 for difficulty). For the evaluation, style, difficulty, versatility and overall impression were taken into account.
Web links
- Gymnastics at the Olympic Games 1908 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the Olympic Games 1908 (PDF, 12.4 MB)
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