Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics one gymnastics event for men was contested. The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1900, and on Monday, 30 July 1900.^[1][2] There were 135 competitors from 8 nations.^[3] The top 18 places were taken by French gymnasts, of which there were more than 100. The event was won by Gustave Sandras, with Noël Bas finishing second and Lucien Démanet third. The highest-placing foreign gymnast was Jules Ducret of Switzerland, in a tie for 19th place.

Gymnastics at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gymnastics pictogram
Venue	Vélodrome de Vincennes
Dates	29–30 July
No. of events	1 (1 men, 0 women)
Competitors	135 from 8 nations
← 1896 1904 →

Men's artistic individual all-around at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gymnastics competitions at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Gold medalist Gustave Sandras is depicted at top center.
Venue	Vélodrome de Vincennes
Dates	29–30 July
Competitors	135 from 8 nations
Winning score	302
Medalists
Gustave Sandras  France Noël Bas  France Lucien Démanet  France
1904 →

Medal summary

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
All around	Gustave Sandras  France	Noël Bas  France	Lucien Démanet  France

Background

This was the first appearance of an all-around event. There had been various apparatus events at the 1896 Games, but no overall competition. In contrast, the 1900 Games saw only the all-around event without medals or separate events for any individual apparatus. At the time, athletics events were often combined with gymnastics events in combined events such as this one.^[3]

The Swiss championships were scheduled for a week after this competition, resulting in few Swiss gymnasts competing here.^[3]

Competition format

Gymnasts performed in 16 exercises, many of them being two competitions of the same discipline with one compulsory exercise and one voluntary exercise. There was a maximum of 20 points in each exercise, leading to a total maximum of 320 points. The events were mostly gymnastic in nature, but also included a number of athletics events and a weightlifting competition.^[4][5]

• 1. and 2. - Horizontal bar (compulsory and optional exercises)
• 3. and 4. - Parallel bars (compulsory and optional exercises)
• 5. and 6. - Rings (compulsory and optional exercises)
• 7. and 8. - Pommel horse (compulsory and optional exercises)
• 9. and 10. - Floor exercise (compulsory and optional exercises)
• 11. - Horse vault (compulsory exercise)
• 12. - Combined high jump
• 13. - Long jump
• 14. - Pole vault
• 15. - Rope climbing
• 16. - Weightlifting

The combined high jump required a jump over a rope that was 1.25 metres above the ground and 1 metre away from the take-off. The scoring standard for the long jump was 5 metres; for the pole vault, 2.2 metres. The rope climbing featured a rope of 6 metres. The weightlifting used a 50 kilograms weight, with 2 points for each overhead lift up to 10 lifts.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Sunday, 29 July 1900		Final
Monday, 30 July 1900		Final, continued

Results

Rank	Gymnast	Nation	Score
	Gustave Sandras	France	302
	Noël Bas	France	295
	Lucien Démanet	France	293
4	Pierre Payssé	France	290
	Jules Rolland	France	290
6	Gustave Fahy	France	283
7	Joseph Martinez	France	277
8	Marcel Lalu	France	275
	Georges Mauvezain	France	275
10	L. Léstienne	France	273
11	Georges Dejaeghère	France	272
12	Gaché	France	270
	Joseph Lavielle	France	270
14	Jean Berhouzouq	France	268
15	Bollet	France	267
	Joseph Castiglioni	France	267
17	Gaucher	France	266
18	Moreno	France	265
19	Jules Ducret	Switzerland	264
	Obrecht	France	264
21	Daniel Lavielle	France	263
22	Monteil	France	262
23	Félix Ghysels	France	261
	Oscar Jeanfavre	Switzerland	261
	Schaan	France	261
26	Allègré	France	257
27	Fernand Ravoux	France	256
28	Camillo Pavanello	Italy	255
29	Hugo Peitsch	Germany	252
30	Paulin Lemaire	France	251
31	William Connor	Great Britain	250
32	Bettremieux	France	249
	František Erben	Bohemia	249
	Dominique Ravoux	France	249
35	Auguste Castille	France	248
	Jules Perret	France	248
37	Paul Gibiard	France	247
	Jules Lecoutre	France	247
	Vedeux	France	247
40	Balossier	France	246
	Imbert	France	246
	Pratviel	France	246
43	Élie Bourgois	France	245
	Charles Broadbeck	Switzerland	245
	Honorez	France	245
46	Bouchon	France	244
47	Bornes	France	243
	Émile Fréteur	France	243
49	Michaud	France	242
50	Jardinier	France	241
	Labonal	France	241
	Thiriet	France	241
53	Eugen Fürstenberger	Germany	240
54	Richard Genserowski	Germany	238
	Pearce	Great Britain	238
56	Fernhbach	France	236
	Émile Scherb	France	236
	Strasser	France	236
59	Emil Rotong	Germany	234
60	Grimm	France	233
	Simon	France	233
62	Boulanger	France	232
	Lévy	France	232
64	Deroubaix	France	231
65	Blanchard	France	230
	Jean-Marie le Bourvelec	France	230
67	Julese Deleval	France	229
	Salzard	France	229
69	Fierens	France	228
70	Georges Dubois	France	225
71	Carl Wiegand	Germany	224
72	Fritz Manteuffel	Germany	223
73	William Lloyd Phillips	Great Britain	222
74	Dejean	France	221
75	Bourgougnoux	France	220
	Henri Fréteur	France	220
77	Franz Abbé	Germany	219
	Otto Meyer	France	219
79	Fritz Danner	Germany	216
	Douchet	France	216
	Erwin Kurtz	Germany	216
	Pradairol	France	216
	Viart	France	216
84	Debailly	France	214
	Joseph Decroze	France	214
	Rostin	France	214
	Fritz Sauer	Germany	214
88	Aubert	France	211
	Dufeite	France	211
	Gillet	France	211
	Gyula Kakas	Hungary	211
	Labouret	France	211
93	Bourry	France	210
	Koubi	France	210
	Pelat	France	210
	Viéville	France	210
97	Ollivier	France	209
98	Chapau	France	208
99	De Poorten	Belgium	207
100	Minot	France	206
101	Coone	France	205
102	Denis	France	204
	Gustav Flatow	Germany	204
	Jules Pinaud	France	204
105	Albert Barodet	France	201
106	Sidrac	France	200
107	Julius Nuninger	Germany	199
108	Sourzat	France	196
109	Buchert	France	195
	Lacombe	France	195
111	Van Hule	France	194
112	Michelet	Belgium	192
113	Favier	France	190
	Fouché	France	190
115	Lemoine	France	187
116	Charles Deckert	France	184
117	Germain	France	183
118	Jacquemin	France	180
	Adolf Tannert	Germany	180
120	Daniel Kehr	France	178
121	Coucou	France	177
122	Cousin	France	175
	Leroux	France	175
124	Henry Hiatt	Great Britain	172
125	Vandenhaute	France	166
126	Bernillon	France	164
	Delaleau	France	164
	Parisot	France	164
	Samuel Roche	France	164
130	Touche	France	154
131	Prilleux	France	149
132	Bayer	France	145
133	Terrier	France	133
—	Gyula Katona	Hungary	DNF
	Oscar Naumann	Germany	DNF

Participating nations

A total of 135 gymnasts from 8 nations competed at the Paris Games:

•  Belgium (2)
•  Bohemia (1)
•  France (108)
•  Germany (14)
•  Great Britain (4)
•  Hungary (2)
•  Italy (1)
•  Switzerland (3)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	1	1	1	3
Totals (1 entries)		1	1	1	3

References

1. "Gymnastics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
2. "Artistic Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. "Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
4. "Gymnastics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Individual All-Around". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
5. "Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

External links

• International Olympic Committee medal winners database
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Gymnastics 1900". Accessed 25 February 2006. Available electronically at Archived 23 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine.
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.