1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
LocationHungary Budapest, Hungary
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The 10th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation,[1]: 46 : 84  on June 1–2, 1934.[1]: 84 

It was the first World Championships with a women's segment to the competition.[1]: 45 

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Switzerland (SUI)66113
2 Czechoslovakia (TCH)3137
3 Germany (GER)1124
4 Hungary (HUN)0202
5 Italy (ITA)0112
6 Poland (POL)0022
7 Luxembourg (LUX)0011
Totals (7 entries)10111031

Men

Team final

Medal Country Points
 Switzerland 787.30
 Czechoslovakia 772.90
 Germany 769.50
4
 Italy 761.35
5
 Hungary 757.40
6
 Finland 754.10
7
 France 730.40
8
 Luxembourg 623.10
9
 Belgium 595.35
10
 Poland 589.80
11
 Netherlands 585.80
12
 Bulgaria 555.30
13
 Mexico 427.15

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All-around

Medal Country Gymnast Points
 Switzerland Eugen Mack 138.50
 Italy Romeo Neri 137.75
 Czechoslovakia Emanuel Löffler 136.15
4
 Czechoslovakia Jan Sládek 134.90
5
 Finland Heikki Savolainen 134.25
6
 Czechoslovakia Jan Gajdoš 13?.??
7 (tie)
 Switzerland Georges Miez 132.45
7 (tie)
 Finland Martti Uosikkinen 132.45
9
 East Germany Franz Beckert 132.20
10
 Hungary József Sarlós 131.60

Apparatus

Floor exercise

Medal Country Gymnast Points
 Switzerland Georges Miez 18.95
 Switzerland Eugen Mack 18.35
 Germany* OR  Czechoslovakia* OR  Hungary* Kurt Krötzsch* OR Emanuel Löffler* OR Lajos Tóth* 18.30
4
 Germany ?? Von Krec 18.25
5
 Switzerland Josef Walter 18.10
6
 Switzerland Walter Bach 17.65
7
 Hungary József Sarlós 17.55
8
 Germany Konrad Frey 17.55
9 (tie)
 Switzerland Hans Grieder 17.30
9 (tie)
 Germany Walter Steffens 17.30

Pommel horse

Medal Country Gymnast Points
 Switzerland Eugen Mack 19.15
 Switzerland Eduard Steinemann 18.90
 Czechoslovakia* OR  Switzerland* Jan Sládek* OR Melchior Wezel* 18.35
4
 Switzerland Josef Walter 18.25
5
 Switzerland Walter Bach 18.20
6
 Germany Konrad Frey 18.10
7
 Germany Walter Steffens 18.05
8
 Germany Franz Beckert 17.80
9
 Switzerland Hermann Hänggi 17.70
10
 Germany ?? Sandrok 17.55

Rings

Medal Country Gymnast Points
 Czechoslovakia Alois Hudec 19.45
 Switzerland* OR  Luxembourg* Eugen Mack* OR Mathias Logelin* 18.90
* OR *  Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Kolinger 18.90
4
 Hungary József Sarlós 18.75
5
 Luxembourg Jey Kugeler 18.70
6
 Czechoslovakia Emanuel Löffler 18.65
7 (tie)
*
 Switzerland* Eugen Mack* 18.55
7 (tie)
 Hungary Miklós Péter 18.55
9
 Hungary István Sárkány 18.45
10
 Finland Heikki Savolainen 18.30

Vault

Medal Country Gymnast Points
 Switzerland Eugen Mack 20.00
 Switzerland Eduard Steinemann 19.40
 Italy Romeo Neri 19.20
4
 Switzerland Josef Walter 19.05
5
 Italy Savino Guglielmetti 19.00
6
 Hungary Lajos Tóth 18.95
7
 Germany Ernst Winter 18.75
8 (tie)
 Italy ?? Bonoli 18.70
8 (tie)
 France Alfred Krauss 18.70
10
 Italy ?? Kapuco 18.65

Parallel bars

Medal Country Gymnast Points
 Switzerland Eugen Mack 19.75
 Switzerland Josef Walter 19.25
 Switzerland Walter Bach 19.20
4
 Finland Heikki Savolainen 18.90
5 (tie)
 Italy Romeo Neri 18.80
5 (tie)
 Finland Eino Tukiainen 18.80
7 (tie) (tie)
 Germany Konrad Frey 18.70
7
 Finland Martti Uosikkinen 18.70
9
 Switzerland Melchior Wezel 18.60
10
 Czechoslovakia Jan Gajdoš 18.55

Horizontal bar

Medal Country Gymnast Points
 Germany Ernst Winter 19.65
 Switzerland Georges Miez 19.45
 Germany Heinz Sandrock 19.45
4
 Switzerland Eugen Mack 19.40
5
 Finland Heikki Savolainen 19.15
6 (tie)
 Switzerland Eduard Steinemann 19.10
6 (tie)
 Germany Walter Steffens 19.10
8
 Switzerland Walter Bach 19.00
9
 Germany Konrad Frey 18.85
10
 Finland Martti Uosikkinen 18.80
  • A few discrepancies exist in data for the results from these World Championships. [3][4][2]


Women

This first ever women's competition at a World Artistic Gymnastics Championships consisted of a competitive field including five countries and 40 individual competitors.[5]

Team final

Medal Country Points
 Czechoslovakia 738.06
 Hungary 734.40
 Poland 629.48
4
 France 521.31
5
 Bulgaria 481.16

All-around

Medal Country Gymnast Points
 Czechoslovakia Vlasta Děkanová 60.28
 Hungary Margit Kalocsai 59.58
 Poland Janina Skyrlinska 58.65
4
 Hungary Anna Kael 58.09
5
 Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Veřmiřovská 57.65
6
 Hungary Lenke Balkanji 56.68
7
 Hungary Jenőné Varga 55.09
8
 Hungary Judit Tóth 54.28
9
 Hungary Mária Munkácsi 53.77
10
 Czechoslovakia Vlasta Foltová 53.43

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References

  1. ^ a b c Huguenin, Andre. 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 (PDF). Translated by Unger, Beatrice. International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ a b c Macanovic, Hrvoje (June 8, 1934). "X medunarodne gimnastičke utakmice u Budimpešti" [X International Gymnastics Matches in Budapest.]. Sokolsky Glasnik (in Slovenian). Vol. 5, no. 24. p. 6. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Results". Sports123.com. Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "1934 World Gymnastics Championships Results" (PDF). Usagym.org. USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Huguenin, Andre. 110e Anniversaire: Objectif An 2000 (PDF) (in French, German, and English). International Gymnastics Federation.