Gymnastics World Championships 1903

The first gymnastics world championships took place from 14.-18. August 1903 in Antwerp . Six competitions for men were held: all around , horizontal bar , parallel bars , pommel horse , rings and a team competition. Only France , Belgium , Luxembourg and the Netherlands took part in the first world championships .

medal

The medals had a diameter of 28 mm. On the front of the medal is a naked man wearing a laurel wreath in his left hand and a palm branch in his right hand. A roaring lion and a tree can be seen behind him . The lapel of the medal for the winner bears the inscription / / . FÈDÉRATION BELGE DE GYMNASTIQUE ${\displaystyle \bigstar }$ FÉDÉRATIONS·EUROPÉENESXXVIIe FÉTE FÉDÉRALE00TOURNOI·INTERNATLANVERS •14-18-VIII-1903• 1r

Attendees

•  Belgium
•  France
•  Luxembourg
•  Netherlands

Results

All-around

rank	athlete	Points
1.	Joseph Martinez	122,000
2.	Georges Wiernichx	121,500
2 ..	Joseph Lux	121,500

team

rank	team	Points
1.	France	990,000
2.	Belgium	981,000
3.	Luxembourg	909,000

Horizontal bar

rank	athlete	Points
1.	Joseph Martinez	20,500
2.	Charles van Hulle	20,000
2.	J. Lecoutre	20,000
2.	Pierre Payssé	20,000

Ingots

rank	athlete	Points
1.	Joseph Martinez	20,000
1.	François Hentges	20,000
3.	Eugène Dua	19,500
3.	Bordang	19,500

Pommel horse

rank	athlete	Points
1.	Georges Dejaeghere	18,000
1.	Joseph Lux	18,000
1.	N. Thysse	18,000

Rings

rank	athlete	Points
1.	Joseph Martinez	20,000
2.	François Walravens	19,000
2.	Joseph Lux	19,000

Horse jump

rank	athlete
1.	Georges Dejaeghere
1.	Joseph Lux
1.	N. Thysse

Medal table

rank	country				total
1.	France	9	4th	-	13
2.	Netherlands	2	-	-	2
3.	Luxembourg	1	-	2	3
4th	Belgium	-	4th	1	5

swell

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Draagmedaille 'XXVIIe fete fédérale Anvers 14-18-VIII 1903 ...' In: Europeana , accessed on May 8, 2020.