Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team

Men's team gymnastics
at the Games of the V Olympiad

The gold winning team of Italy.
VenueStockholm Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 11
Competitors91 from 5 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
Gymnastics at the
1912 Summer Olympics
All-around men
Team men
Team, free system men
Team, Swedish system men

The men's team, European system was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was one of three team gymnastics events. The others were a team competition in the Swedish system and one in the free system.

It was the third appearance of the event, which had made its debut in 1904. The official name was Team Competition II - with exercises according to special conditions. For every nation one team was allowed to participate. One team had to consist of not less than 16 nor more than 40 members. The entry was closed on June 6, 1912. As all other gymnastic competitions the event took place in the Olympiastadion.

The competition was held on Thursday July 11, 1912 in the time from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Starting order

No. Team Time Team Leader Outfit
1  Luxembourg (LUX) 9:30 - 10:30 Valentin Peffer White jersey, with sleeves reaching to elbows; black stockinet pantaloons with white facings.
2  Hungary (HUN) 10:30 - 11:30 Rezső Bábel White gymnastic jersey with long sleeves, and with the Hungarian arms on the breast; white trousers; yellow belt; white shoes.
3  Germany (GER) 11:30 - 12:30 Hermann Kuhr White jersey with broad vertical field on breast and back; long sleeves; white trousers; black belt; yellow shoes.
4  Great Britain (GBR) 2:00 - 3:00 Charles Joseph West/R. Oberholzer White jersey with short arms, and with Great Britain's flag on breast; white knickerbockers; red belt; white stockings and shoes.
5  Italy (ITA) 3:00 - 4:00 Cornelio Cavalli White jersey with sleeves to elbows; black stockinet pantaloons with straps; black soft shoes.

Results

Judges

Chief Leader: Einar Nerman

No. Judge Country
1 Abr. Clod-Hansen  DEN
2 Cesare Tifi  ITA
3 A. E. Syson  GBR
4 Wagner Hohenlobbese  GER
5 Michael Bély  HUN

Scores are an average of five judges' marks.

Score boards

Luxembourg

Apparatus Execution DenmarkClod-Hansen ItalyTifi United KingdomSyson GermanyWagner HungaryBély Total Average
Free Carriage 1 0.75 0.25 0 0.50
Execution 9 7 2 6 6
Horizontal
Bar
to apparatus 1 0.50 0.25 0 1
Execution 9 6.50 3.25 0 1
from apparatus 1 0.25 0.25 6 4
Parallel
Bars
to apparatus 0.75 0.50 0.25 1 1
Execution 8 7 4.75 6 3
from apparatus 1 0.75 0.25 1 1
Horse to apparatus 0.75 0.75 0.25 1 1
Execution 9 5 4 8 4
from apparatus 1 0.75 0.25 1 1
Free Execution 9 7 6.25 8 9
Total 50.50 36.75 22 38 32.50 179.75 35.95

Hungary

Apparatus Execution DenmarkClod-Hansen ItalyTifi United KingdomSyson GermanyWagner HungaryBély Total Average
Free Carriage 0.75 1.50 1 1 2
Execution 7.75 9 6.75 9 10
Horizontal
Bar
to apparatus 0.25 0.75 0.50 1 1
Execution 3 8 6.50 8 8.50
from apparatus 1 0.75 0.50 1 1
Parallel
Bars
to apparatus 0.75 0.75 0.50 1 1
Execution 5 7 7.25 9 8
from apparatus 0.75 0.75 0.50 1 1
Horse to apparatus 1 0.75 0.50 1 1
Execution 9 6 6.75 9 10
from apparatus 1 0.75 0.25 1 1
Free Execution 7 8 8.50 10 10
Total 37.25 44 39.50 52 54.50 227.25 45.45

Germany

Apparatus Execution DenmarkClod-Hansen ItalyTifi United KingdomSyson GermanyWagner HungaryBély Total Average
Free Carriage 1 1.25 0.75 1 0.75
Execution 7 6 5 7 4
Horizontal
Bar
to apparatus 0.25 0.50 0.50 1 0.75
Execution 7 5 5.50 9 3.50
from apparatus 0.25 0.50 0.25 1 0.75
Parallel
Bars
to apparatus 0.25 0.50 0.50 1 0.75
Execution 7 4 6 8 3.25
from apparatus 0.50 0.50 0.50 1 0.75
Horse to apparatus 0.25 0.50 0.25 1 0.50
Execution 5 4 5.25 8 3
from apparatus 0.25 0.50 0.50 1 0.50
Free Execution 4 4 5.25 10 4.25
Total 32.75 27.25 30.25 49 22.75 162 32.40

Great Britain

Apparatus Execution DenmarkClod-Hansen ItalyTifi United KingdomSyson GermanyWagner HungaryBély Total Average
Free Carriage 1 1.25 1 1 1.25
Execution 9 7 6.50 8 5
Horizontal
Bar
to apparatus 1 0.50 0.25 1 0.75
Execution 9 5 5.25 8 5.50
from apparatus 1 0.50 0.75 1 0.75
Parallel
Bars
to apparatus 1 0.50 0.25 1 0.75
Execution 8 5 6.50 7.50 5
from apparatus 1 0.75 0.75 1 0.75
Horse to apparatus 1 0.75 0.50 1 0.75
Execution 8.50 5 7.50 7 3.50
from apparatus 1 0.50 0.75 0.50 0.75
Free Execution 6 4 5 6 3.50
Total 47.50 30.75 35 43 28.25 184.50 36.90

Italy

Apparatus Execution DenmarkClod-Hansen ItalyTifi United KingdomSyson GermanyWagner HungaryBély Total Average
Free Carriage 1.75 2 1.50 1 2
Execution 9 9.50 8 8 9
Horizontal
Bar
to apparatus 1 1 0.75 1 1
Execution 9.50 9.50 8.25 9.50 8.25
from apparatus 1 1 1 0.50 1
Parallel
Bars
to apparatus 1 1 1 0.50 1
Execution 10 9.50 8.75 9.50 9.25
from apparatus 1 0.75 1 0.50 1
Horse to apparatus 1 1 1 1 1
Execution 9.75 9.50 7.25 10 9
from apparatus 1 1 1 1 1
Free Execution 10 10 8.50 10 10
Total 56 55.75 48 52.50 53.50 265.75 53.15

Final standings

Place Nation Score
1  Italy (ITA)
Pietro Bianchi
Guido Boni
Alberto Braglia
Giuseppe Domenichelli
Carlo Fregosi
Alfredo Gollini
Francesco Loi
Luigi Maiocco
Giovanni Mangiante
Lorenzo Mangiante
Serafino Mazzarochi
Guido Romano
Paolo Salvi
Luciano Savorini
Adolfo Tunesi
Giorgio Zampori
Umberto Zanolini
Angelo Zorzi
53.15
2  Hungary (HUN)
József Bittenbinder
Imre Erdődy
Samu Fóti
Imre Gellért
Győző Haberfeld
Ottó Hellmich
István Herczeg
József Keresztessy
Lajos Kmetykó
János Krizmanich
Elemér Pászti
Árpád Pédery
Jenõ Rittich
Ferenc Szüts
Ödön Téry
Géza Tuli
45.45
3  Great Britain (GBR)
Albert Betts
William Cowhig
Sidney Cross
Harold Dickason
Herbert Drury
Bernard Franklin
Leonard Hanson
Samuel Hodgetts
Charles Luck
William MacKune
Ronald McLean
Alfred Messenger
Henry Oberholzer
Edward Pepper
Edward Potts
Reginald Potts
George Ross
Charles Simmons
Arthur Southern
William Titt
Charles Vigurs
Samuel Walker
John Whitaker
36.90
4  Luxembourg (LUX)
Nicolas Adam
Charles Behm
André Bordang
Michel Hemmerling
François Hentges
Pierre Hentges
Jean-Baptiste Horn
Nicolas Kanivé
Nicolas Kummer
Marcel Langsam
Emile Lanners
Jean-Pierre Thommes
François Wagner
Antoine Wehrer
Ferd Wirtz
Joseph Zuang
35.95
5  Germany (GER)
Wilhelm Brülle
Johannes Buder
Walter Engelmann
Arno Glockauer
Walter Jesinghaus
Karl Jordan
Rudolf Körner
Heinrich Pahner
Kurt Reichenbach
Johannes Reuschle
Karl Richter
Hans Roth
Adolf Seebaß
Eberhard Sorge
Alexander Sperling
Alfred Staats
Hans Werner
Martin Worm
32.40

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