1909 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

1909 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Location Luxembourg, Luxembourg

The 4th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Luxembourg, in conjunction with the 9th Federal Festival of Luxembourg, on August 1, 1909.[1][2][3][4]

The countries sending teams to the games were France, Bohemia (i.e., the Czechs), Belgium, Carniola (i.e., Slovenia), and Italy.[5]

Medal table

The championships were purely team events without any individual awards. Individual all-round scores were only introduced in 1922, with the first all-round individual men's champion being recognised in that year. Individual apparatus scores were introduced subsequently.[6] As such no actual individual medals were awarded at these games, the below rankings were conferred retrospectively.[7]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)5218
2 Italy (ITA)1034
3 Bohemia (BOH)0516
4 Austria-Hungary0101
Totals (4 entries)68519
Note

Official FIG documents credit medals earned by athletes from Bohemia as medals for Czechoslovakia. Medals earned by athletes from Austria-Hungary are officially credited as medals for Yugoslavia.[4]

Men's individual all around

Rank Athlete Total
1
Marco Torrès 163,250
2
Josef Cada 159,500
3
Armand Coidelle 158,750
4
Otello Capitani 158,250
5
(tie)
Guido Romano 157,750
5
(tie)
Louis Ségura 157,750

Men's team all around

Rank Members Total
1 FRA
Joseph Castiglioni, Auguste Castille, Armand Coidelle, Joseph Martinez, Louis Ségura, Marcos Torrès
950,500
2 BOH
Josef Czada, Frantisek Erben, Frantisek Machovsky, Frantisek Mracek, Karel Stary, Ferdinand Steiner
940,500
3 ITA
Pietro Borghi, Alberto Braglia, Otello Capitani, Angelo Mazzoncini, Guido Romano, Giorgio Zampori
924,250

Men's rings

Rank Athlete Total
1 Marco Torrès 23,750
Guido Romano 23,750
3 Frantisek Erben 23,250
Angelo Mazzoncini 23,250
Giorgio Zampori 23,250

Men's parallel bars

Rang Gymnaste Total
1 Joseph Martinez 24,000
2 Marco Torrès 23,570
Auguste Castille 23,570
Josef Cada 23,570
5 Armand Coidelle 23,500

Men's horizontal bar

Rang Gymnaste Total
1 Joseph Martinez 24,000
2 Frantisek Erben 23,750
K. Fuchs 23,750
Josef Cada 23,750
5 Marco Torrès 23,750

References

  1. ^ Huguenin, Andre. 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 (PDF). Translated by Unger, Beatrice. International Gymnastics Federation. p. 80.
  2. ^ "Historical Medalists - Individual". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  3. ^ "Historical Medalists - Team". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  4. ^ a b Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... (PDF). FIG. p. 62.
  5. ^ "Le Tournoi International de Gymnastique". Paris-Journal. 1 August 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  6. ^ 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation 1881-1981 (PDF). FIG. 1981. p. 76. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  7. ^ "1903: Men's Gymnastics at the First World Championships". Gymnastics History. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2025.