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1949 NCAA gymnastics championships
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The 1949 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the seventh annual National Collegiate Athletic Association-sanctioned men's gymnastics championships to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate gymnastics among its member programs in the United States.[2]
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1949 | |
![]() Gymnasium for Men, site of the 1949 NCAA gymnastics championships | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Collegiate gymnastics |
Location | Berkeley, California |
Date | April 16, 1949 |
Administrator | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
Host(s) | University of California, Berkeley |
Venue(s) | Gymnasium for Men |
Participants | 12 teams[lower-alpha 1] |
Final positions | |
Champions | Temple (1st title) |
1st runners-up | Minnesota |
2nd runners-up | Illinois |
Tournament statistics | |
Attendance | 4,500[1] |
All-Around Champion | Joe Kotys, Kent State (1035) |
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The championships were hosted by the University of California, Berkeley at Gymnasium for Men in Berkeley, California.[3]
Defending champions Penn State were bested by Maximillian Younger-led Temple. It was the Owls' first team gymnastics championship.
The individual all-around championship was won by Joe Kotys from Kent State.