1955 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
| 1st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Start date | 10 April 1955 |
| End date | 11 April 1955 |
The first European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships took place in 1955. In this championship, there was no team competition, only individual competitions. Only men took part, and the championship took place in Frankfurt am Main.
The Soviet Union dominated the championships, and took the top two places, with a total of five golds in the apparatus finals. Boris Shakhlin, who won a total of 14 World Championship medals and 13 Olympic medals in gymnastics, won the overall competition.
Results
[edit]Individual combined
[edit]Note: Free (FX), Pommel horse (PH), Rings (R), Vault (VT), Parallel bars (PB), High bar (HB), .
| Place | Country | Name | FX | PH | R | VT | PB | HB | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Soviet Union | Boris Shakhlin | 9.55 | 9.75 | 9.55 | 9.45 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 57.80 |
 | Soviet Union | Albert Azaryan | 9.50 | 8.50 | 9.85 | 9.55 | 9.75 | 9.60 | 56.75 |
 |  West Germany | Helmut Bantz | 9.40 | 9.20 | 9.55 | 9.60 | 9.75 | 9.15 | 56.65 |
4 | West Germany | Adalbert Dickhut | 9.60 | 9.15 | 9.40 | 9.75 | 9.05 | 9.35 | 56.30 |
5 |  Luxembourg | Joseph Stoffel | 9.20 | 9.20 | 9.35 | 9.60 | 9.35 | 9.45 | 56.15 |
6 |  Sweden | Jean Cronstedt | 9.70 | 9.35 | 8.75 | 9.30 | 9.40 | 9.60 | 56.10 |
7 |  France | Raymond Dot | 9.25 | 9.00 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.45 | 9.45 | 55.75 |
8 | France | Michel Mathiot | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 55.60 |
Apparatus finals
[edit]Floor exercise
[edit]| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
 Vladimír Prorok (TCH) |
9.75 |
|
Jan Cronstedt (SWE) |
9.70 |
|
Adalbert Dickhut (GER) |
9.60 |
Pommel horse
[edit]| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Boris Shakhlin (URS) |
9.75 |
|
Jan Cronstedt (SWE) |
9.70 |
|
 Hans Sauter (AUT) |
9.60 |
Rings
[edit]| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Albert Azaryan (URS) |
9.85 |
|
Helmut Bantz (GER) |
9.55 |
|
Vladimír Prorok (TCH) |
9.55 |
|
Boris Shakhlin (URS) |
9.55 |
Vault
[edit]| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Adalbert Dickhut (GER) |
9.75 |
|
Helmut Bantz (GER) |
9.60 |
|
Joseph Stoffel (LUX) |
Parallel bars
[edit]| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Helmut Bantz (GER) |
9.75 |
|
Boris Shakhlin (URS) |
9.75 |
|
Albert Azaryan (URS) |
9.75 |
Horizontal bar
[edit]| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Boris Shakhlin (URS) |
9.75 |
|
Albert Azaryan (URS) |
9.60 |
|
Jan Cronstedt (SWE) |
9.60 |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | |
References
[edit]- "1955 European Championships - Men's AA". Gymn-Forum.net.
- "1955 European Championships - Men's EF". Gymn-Forum.net.
