Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar

Gymnastics at the
1932 Summer Olympics
All-around   men
Team men
Floor men
Horizontal bar men
Indian clubs men
Parallel bars men
Pommel horse men
Rings men
Rope climbing men
Tumbling men
Vault men

The men's horizontal bar event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men, and it was contested for the fifth time after 1896, 1904, 1924, and 1928. The competition was held on Thursday, August 11, 1932.

Twelve gymnasts from six nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Dallas Bixler
United States (USA)		  Heikki Savolainen
Finland (FIN)		  Einari Teräsvirta
Finland (FIN)

Results

A separate competition was held, unrelated to the all-around event. Two exercises were contested with the results based on total points. Heikki Savolainen and Einari Teräsvirta finished level on points and tied for second place. The silver and bronze medal was awarded after a mutual agreement between the two competitors.

Place Gymnast Total 1st ex. 2nd ex.
1  Dallas Bixler (USA) 55.0 26.6 28.4
2  Heikki Savolainen (FIN) 54.2 27.5 26.7
3  Einari Teräsvirta (FIN) 54.2 27.6 26.6
4  Ilmari Pakarinen (FIN) 51.8 26.2 25.6
 István Pelle (HUN) 51.8 25.7 26.1
6  Michael Schuler (USA) 46.7 24.4 22.3
7  Miklós Péter (HUN) 45.4 24.6 20.8
8  Mahito Haga (JPN) 37.4 19.0 18.4
9  Ismael Mosqueira (MEX) 32.8 20.8 12.0
10  Al Jochim (USA) 24.1 24.1 -
11  Savino Guglielmetti (ITA) 23.9 23.9 -
12  Giovanni Lattuada (ITA) 22.7 22.7 -

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