1950 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Location Basel, Switzerland

The 12th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Basel, the second largest city of Switzerland, on July 14-16, 1950.[1] 20,000 spectators[2] watched the championships, held for the first time in Switzerland, and the Swiss team was very successful in front of the home crowd.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Team all-around
 Switzerland
Marcel Adatte
Hans Eugster
Ernst Gebendinger
Jack Günthard
Walter Lehmann
Josef Stalder
Melchior Thalmann
Jean Tschabold
 Finland
Paavo Aaltonen
Veikko Huhtanen
Kalevi Laitinen
Kaino Lempinen
Olavi Rove
Heikki Savolainen
Esa Seeste
Kalevi Viskari
 France
Alphonse Anger
Raymond Badin
Marcel de Wolf
Raymond Dot
Lucien Masset
Michel Mathiot
Gilbert Pruvost
André Weingand
Individual all-around
Walter Lehmann Marcel Adatte Olavi Rove
Floor
Josef Stalder
Ernst Gebendinger
none awarded Raymond Dot
Pommel horse
Josef Stalder Marcel Adatte Walter Lehmann
Rings
Walter Lehmann Olavi Rove Hans Eugster
Vault
Ernst Gebendinger Olavi Rove Walter Lehmann
Parallel bars
Hans Eugster Olavi Rove Raymond Dot
Horizontal bar
Paavo Aaltonen Veikko Huhtanen Walter Lehmann
Josef Stalder
Women
Team all-around
 Sweden
Evy Berggren
Vanja Blomberg
Karin Lindberg
Gunnel Ljungström
Hjördis Nordin
Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Göta Pettersson
Ingrid Sandahl
 France
Ginette Durand
Colette Hué
Madeleine Jouffroy
Alexandra Lemoine
Liliane Montagne
Christine Palau
Irène Pittelioen
Jeanette Vogelbacher
 Italy
Renata Bianchi
Licia Macchini
Laura Micheli
Anna Monlarini
Marja Nutti
Elena Santoni
Liliana Scaricabarozzi
Lilia Torriani
Individual all-around
Helena Rakoczy Ann-Sofi Pettersson Gertrude Kolar
Vault
Helena Rakoczy Gertrude Kolar Alexandra Lemoine
Uneven bars or flying rings
Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Gertrude Kolar
none awarded Helena Rakoczy
Balance beam
Helena Rakoczy Marja Nutti Licia Macchini
Floor
Helena Rakoczy Tereza Kočiš Stefania Reindlowa
Team, portable apparatus  Sweden  Yugoslavia  France

Men's results

Team competition

Rank Team Total
 Switzerland 852.250
Finland 838.500
France 807.850
4 Italy 728.900
5 Yugoslavia 664.900
6 Egypt 623.800

Individual all-around

Rank Gymnast Total
 Walter Lehmann (SUI) 143.300
 Marcel Adatte (SUI) 141.000
 Olavi Rove (FIN) 140.800
4  Guido Figone (ITA) 139.950
5  Josef Stoffel (LUX) 139.500
6  Josef Stalder (SUI) 139.400
7  Kalevi Viskari (FIN) 139.350
8  Raymond Dot (FRA) 138.850
9  Ernst Gebendinger (SUI) 138.800
10  Jack Günthard (SUI) 138.750
11  Melchior Thalmann (SUI) 138.200
12  Kalevi Laitinen (FIN) 138.050

Floor exercise

Rank Gymnast Compulsory Optional Total
 Josef Stalder (SUI) 9.600 9.650 19.250
 Ernst Gebendinger (SUI) 9.500 9.750 19.250
 Raymond Dot (FRA) 9.600 9.600 19.200
4  Kaino Lempinen (FIN) 9.600 9.550 19.150
4  Olavi Rove (FIN) 9.600 9.550 19.150
4  Ernst Wister (AUT) 9.600 9.550 19.150
7  Guido Figone (ITA) 9.600 9.450 19.050
8  Kalevi Viskari (FIN) 9.450 9.550 19.000

Pommel horse

Rank Gymnast Compulsory Optional Total
 Josef Stalder (SUI) 9.800 9.900 19.700
 Marcel Adatte (SUI) 9.600 9.750 19.350
 Walter Lehmann (SUI) 9.400 9.650 19.050
4  Veikko Huhtanen (FIN) 9.500 9.400 18.900
4  Melchior Thalmann (SUI) 9.400 9.500 18.900
6  Guido Figone (ITA) 9.300 9.550 18.850
7  Luigi Zanetti (ITA) 9.500 9.100 18.600

Rings

Rank Gymnast Compulsory Optional Total
 Walter Lehmann (SUI) 9.750 9.850 19.600
 Olavi Rove (FIN) 9.650 9.650 19.300
 Hans Eugster (SUI) 9.550 9.650 19.200
4  Ali Zaki (EGY) 9.450 9.700 19.150
5  Guido Figone (ITA) 9.500 9.400 18.900
6  Raymond Dot (FRA) 9.500 9.350 18.850
6  Heikki Savolainen (FIN) 9.350 9.500 18.850

Vault

Rank Gymnast Compulsory Optional Total
 Ernst Gebendinger (SUI) 9.750 9.700 19.450
 Olavi Rove (FIN) 9.600 9.750 19.350
 Walter Lehmann (SUI) 9.650 9.650 19.300
4  Josef Stalder (SUI) 9.750 9.450 19.200
4  Melchior Thalmann (SUI) 9.600 9.600 19.200
4  Jean Tschabold (SUI) 9.700 9.500 19.200
7  Kalevi Viskari (FIN) 9.500 9.600 19.100
8  Paavo Aaltonen (FIN) 9.450 9.550 19.000

Parallel bars

Rank Gymnast Compulsory Optional Total
 Hans Eugster (SUI) 10.000 9.850 19.850
 Olavi Rove (FIN) 9.850 9.600 19.450
 Raymond Dot (FRA) 9.800 9.550 19.350
4  Walter Lehmann (SUI) 9.700 9.600 19.300
5  Heikki Savolainen (FIN) 9.600 9.650 19.250
6  Alphonse Anger (FRA) 9.550 9.350 18.900
6  Guido Figone (ITA) 9.200 9.700 18.900

Horizontal bar

Rank Gymnast Compulsory Optional Total
 Paavo Aaltonen (FIN) 9.750 9.700 19.450
 Veikko Huhtanen (FIN) 9.800 9.600 19.400
 Walter Lehmann (SUI) 9.750 9.600 19.350
 Josef Stalder (SUI) 9.750 9.600 19.350
5  Olavi Rove (FIN) 9.650 9.600 19.250
6  Raymond Dot (FRA) 9.650 9.500 19.150

Women's Results

Team competition

Rank Team Total
Sweden 607.500
France 598.766
Italy 594.250
4 Yugoslavia 589.333
5 Poland 587.333
6 Austria 585.783
7 Belgium 509.866

Individual all-around

Rank Gymnast Total
 Helena Rakoczy (POL) 94.016
 Ann-Sofi Pettersson (SWE) 91.700
 Gertrude Kolar (AUT) 91.000
4  Evy Berggren (SWE) 90.633
5  Alexandra Lemoine (FRA) 90.516
6  Ginette Durand (FRA) 90.466
7  Laura Micheli (ITA) 90.100
8  Ingrid Sandahl (SWE) 89.933
9  Jeanette Vogelbacher (FRA) 89.483
10  Marja Nutti (ITA) 89.333
11  Zofia Krupianka (POL) 89.300
12  Edeltraud Schramm (AUT) 88.883

Vault

Rank Gymnast Total
 Helena Rakoczy (POL) 23.566
 Gertrude Kolar (AUT) 23.466
 Alexandra Lemoine (FRA) 23.400
4  Karin Lindberg (SWE) 23.366
5  Stefania Reindlowa (POL) 23.300

Uneven bars or flying rings

Rank Gymnast Total
 Gertrude Kolar (AUT) 24.000
 Ann-Sofi Pettersson (SWE) 24.000
 Helena Rakoczy (POL) 23.850
4  Ingrid Sandahl (SWE) 23.600
5  Edeltraud Schramm (AUT) 23.550
6  Traudl Ruckser (AUT) 23.500
6  Vida Gerbec (YUG) 23.500

Balance beam

Rank Gymnast Total
 Helena Rakoczy (POL) 23.433
 Marja Nutti (ITA) 23.333
 Licia Macchini (ITA) 23.200
4  Stefania Reindlowa (POL) 22.966
5  Madeleine Jouffroy (FRA) 22.933

Floor exercise

Rank Gymnast Total
 Helena Rakoczy (POL) 23.166
 Tereza Kočiš (YUG) 23.033
 Stefania Reindlowa (POL) 23.000
4  Madeleine Jouffroy (FRA) 22.966
5  Laura Micheli (ITA) 22.600

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland (SUI)82515
2 Poland (POL)4026
3 Sweden (SWE)2103
4 Finland (FIN)1517
5 Austria (AUT)1113
6 France (FRA)0145
7 Italy (ITA)0123
8 Yugoslavia (YUG)0101
Totals (8 entries)16121543

References

  1. ^ Huguenin, Andre. 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 (PDF). Translated by Unger, Beatrice. International Gymnastics Federation. p. 86.
  2. ^ Winterthur Glossary: Ernst Gebendinger