1903 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 1st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Antwerp, Belgium, in conjunction with the 27th Belgian Federal Festival, on 14-18 August 1903.^[1][2][3][4]

1903 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Location	Antwerp, Belgium
1905 →

Participants

•  Belgium
•  France
•  Luxembourg
•  Netherlands

Results

Men's individual all-around

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Joseph Martinez (FRA)	122.000
2.	Georges Wiernicks (BEL)	121.500
2..	Joseph Lux (FRA)	121.500
4	Georges Dejaeghère (FRA)	121.00
5	Jules Lecoutre (FRA)	119.00
6	Charles van Hulle (BEL)	118.50
7	Eugène Dua (BEL)	115.00
8	Pierre Payssé (FRA)	114.50

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Men's team all-around

Rank	Team	Score
1.	France	990.000
2.	Belgium	981.000
3.	Luxembourg	909.000

Men's horizontal bar

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Joseph Martinez (FRA)	20.500
2.	Charles van Hulle (BEL)	20.000
2.	Jules Lecoutre (FRA)	20.000
2.	Pierre Payssé (FRA)	20.000

Men's parallel bars

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Joseph Martinez (FRA)	20.000
1.	François Hentges (LUX)	20.000
3.	Eugène Dua (BEL)	19.500
3.	André Bordang (LUX)	19.500

Men's pommel horse

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Georges Dejaeghere (FRA)	18.000
1.	Joseph Lux (FRA)	18.000
1.	Hendricus Thijsen (NED)	18.000

Men's rings

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Joseph Martinez (FRA)	20.000
2.	François Walravens (BEL)	19.000
2.	Joseph Lux (FRA)	19.000

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	7	4	0	11
2	Luxembourg (LUX)	1	0	2	3
3	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	0	1
4	Belgium (BEL)	0	4	1	5
Totals (4 entries)		9	8	3	20

References

1. Huguenin, Andre. 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 (PDF). Translated by Unger, Beatrice. International Gymnastics Federation. p. 76.
2. "Historical Medalists - Individual". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
3. "Historical Medalists - Team". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
4. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... FIG. p. 61.
5. History.com, Gymnastics. "1903: Men's Gymnastics at the First World Championships". Gymnastics-History.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.