1931 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Federation of Gymnastics which was founded in 1881, a commemorative competition was held in Paris, on July 11 & 12, in conjunction with that year's Bastille Day. Although it has at times been referred to as the "First Artistic Men's World Championships",[1] its results often seem to be ignored by various authorities in the sport.
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44 individuals from 10 nations participated in this competition. 14 events were contested. Individual rankings were determined.
Men's individual all around
Rankings
Ranking | Country | Gymnast | Score |
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Heikki Savoleinen | 185.000 |
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Alois Hudec | 183.626 |
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Jan Gajdoš | 183.233 |
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Georges Leroux | 179.655 |
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Romeo Neri | 177.763 |
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Hermann Hänggi | 176.916 |
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István Pelle | 176.715 |
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Georges Miez | 176.546 |
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Josip Primožič | 175.880 |
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Leon Štukelj | 175.509 |
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Jindřich Tintěra | 173.560 |
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?? Büllmann | 170.495 |
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Ladislav Tikal | 170.023 |
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Bedrich Supcik | 169.55 |
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Josef (?) Walter | 169.44 |
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Peter Šumi | 168.55 |
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Boris Gregorka | 166.93 |
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Mathias Logelin | 16?.?? |
19 | France or Algeria??? | ? Rizo | 162.86 |
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Miroslav Forte | 161.69 |
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Pieter (?) van Dam | 159.09 |
Medalists
There was a special clause to the rules that in order for any individual to be properly termed 'World Champion', they had to demonstrate a certain level of competency among all 14 events, scoring at least 60% of all of the points that could be possibly awarded on each event. Therefore, the highest-ranking gymnast, Heikki Savolainen of Finland did not actually end up becoming World Champion; rather, 2nd-place finishing Alois Hudec of Czechoslovakia, who was the only individual to score at least 60% on all 14 events, ended up becoming 'World Champion' at this competition.[5]
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
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Alois Hudec |
Men's floor exercise
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
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Alois Hudec |
Men's rings
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
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Alois Hudec |
Men's vault
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
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Hermann Hänggi |
Men's parallel bars
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
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István Pelle |
Men's horizontal bar
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
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Heikki Savolainen |
References
- Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... (PDF). FIG. p. 15.
- "Sa međunarodnih gimnastičkih takmičenja u Parizu" [From International Gymnastics Competitions in Paris.]. Sokolsky Glasnik (in Slovenian). Vol. 2, no. 29. July 16, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- "Po Vitezstvi Druzstev Vitezstvi Jednotlivcu" [After the victory of the cooperatives, the victory of the individual.]. Věstník Sokolský. Vol. 33, no. 30. July 23, 1931. pp. 513–514. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- "Francuski prikaz o poslednjim pariškim gimnastičkim iakmičenjima za sveisko prvenstvo" [A French account of the last Parisian gymnastic competitions for all championship.]. Sokolsky Glasnik (in Slovenian). Vol. 2, no. 30. July 23, 1931. p. 1-2. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- Huguenin, Andre. 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 (PDF). Translated by Unger, Beatrice. International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 84–85.