Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eight events in gymnastics were contested. For the first time at the Olympic Games, women competed in gymnastics. The rope climbing and sidehorse vault events were dropped from the program.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's individual all-round |  Georges MiezSwitzerland (SUI) |
Hermann Hänggi Switzerland (SUI) |
 Leon ŠtukeljYugoslavia (YUG) |
| Men's horizontal bar | Georges Miez Switzerland (SUI) |
 Romeo NeriItaly (ITA) |
Eugen Mack Switzerland (SUI) |
| Men's parallel bars |  Ladislav VachaCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
Josip Primožič Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Hermann Hänggi Switzerland (SUI) |
| Men's pommel horse | Hermann Hänggi Switzerland (SUI) |
Georges Miez Switzerland (SUI) |
 Heikki SavolainenFinland (FIN) |
| Men's rings | Leon Štukelj Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Ladislav Vacha Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Emanuel Loffler Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Men's vault | Eugen Mack Switzerland (SUI) |
Emanuel Loffler Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Stane Derganc Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| Men's team competition | Switzerland (SUI) Hans Grieder August Güttinger Hermann Hänggi Eugen Mack Georges Miez Otto Pfister Eduard Steinemann Melchior Wezel |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) Josef Effenberger Jan Gajdos Jan Koutny Emanuel Loffler Bedrich Supcik Ladislav Tikal Ladislav Vacha Vaclav Vesely |
Yugoslavia (YUG) Eduard Antonijevič Dragutin Cioti Stane Derganc Boris Gregorka Anton Malej Ivan Porenta Josip Primožič Leon Štukelj |
| Women's team competition |  Netherlands (NED)Estella Agsteribbe Petronella Burgerhof Elka De Levie Helena Nordheim Ans Polak Jud Simons Jacoba Stelma Jacomina Van Den Berg Alida Van Den Bos Anna Van Der Vegt Petronella Van Randwijk Hendrika Van Rumt |
Italy (ITA) Bianca Ambrosetti Lavinia Gianoni Luigina Giavotti Virginia Giorgi Germana Malabarba Clara Marangoni Luigina Perversi Diana Pizzavini Luisa Tanzini Carolina Tronconi Ines Vercesi Rita Vittadini |
 Great Britain (GBR)Annie Broadbent Lucy Desmond Margaret Hartley Amy Jagger Isobel Judd Jessie Kite Marjorie Moreman Edith Pickles Ethel Seymour Ada Smith Hilda Smith Doris Woods |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) |
5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
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