1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 11th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia in the year 1938.
Medals
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
3 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 nations) | 15 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
Men
Team final
Medal | Country | Points |
---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia Jan Gajdoš, Gustav Hrubý, Alois Hudec, Emanuel Löffler, Vratislav Petráček, Jan Sládek, Jindřich Tintěra |
806.800 | |
Switzerland Albert Bachmann, Walter Beck, Eugen Mack, Hans Negelin, Michael Reusch, Leo Schürmann, ?? Smid |
791.833 | |
Yugoslavia Miroslav Forte, Boris Gregorka, ?? Kujundzic, Janez Pristov, Josip Primožič, ?? Skrbinsek , Jože Vadnov |
741.300 | |
4 | France | 740.133 |
5 | Poland | 681.233 |
6 | Luxembourg | 626.033 |
7 | Belgium | 558.400 |
8 | Bulgaria | 518.933 |
All-around
A total of 60 competitors were individually ranked in the all-around competition.[1]
Medal | Country | Gymnast | Score |
---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia | Jan Gajdoš | 138.06 | |
Czechoslovakia | Jan Sládek | 137.46 | |
Switzerland | Eugen Mack | 136.40 | |
4 | Czechoslovakia | Alois Hudec | 136.33 |
5 | Switzerland | Leo Schürmann | 134.53 |
6 | Czechoslovakia | Gustav Hrubý | 133.83 |
7 | Switzerland | Walter Beck | 132.60 |
8 | Switzerland | Hans Negelin | 131.36 |
9 | Czechoslovakia | Emanuel Löffler | 131.03 |
10 | Czechoslovakia | Vratislav Petráček | 129.83 |
Floor exercise
Medal | Country | Gymnast | Score |
---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia | Jan Gajdoš | 18.83 | |
Czechoslovakia | Alois Hudec | 18.56 | |
Switzerland | Eugen Mack | 18.56 | |
4 | Switzerland | Michael Reusch | 18.36 |
5 (tie) | Czechoslovakia | Vratislav Petráček | 18.26 |
5 (tie) | France | ?? Bealin | 18.26 |
5 (tie) | Switzerland | Leo Schürmann | 18.26 |
8 | France | Lucien Masset | 18.23 |
9 | Czechoslovakia | Emanuel Löffler | 18.06 |
10 | Switzerland | Walter Beck | 18.00 |
Pommel horse
Medal | Country | Gymnast | Score |
---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | Michael Reusch | 19.56 | |
Czechoslovakia | Vratislav Petráček | 19.46 | |
Switzerland | Leo Schürmann | 19.40 | |
4 | Czechoslovakia | Jan Gajdoš | 19.16 |
5 | Czechoslovakia | Jan Sládek | 19.06 |
6 | Switzerland | Eugen Mack | 18.90 |
7 | Switzerland | Albert Bachmann | 18.76 |
8 | Switzerland | ?? Smid | 18.46 |
9 | Czechoslovakia | Alois Hudec | 18.30 |
10 | Czechoslovakia | Jindřich Tintěra | 18.23 |
Rings
Medal | Country | Gymnast | Score |
---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia | Alois Hudec | 19.63 | |
Switzerland | Michael Reusch | 19.30 | |
Czechoslovakia | Vratislav Petráček | 18.76 | |
4 | Czechoslovakia | Emanuel Löffler | 18.43 |
5 | Poland | ?? Kosman | 18.33 |
6 | Switzerland | Eugen Mack | 18.30 |
7 (tie) | Czechoslovakia | Jan Gajdoš | 18.26 |
7 (tie) | Yugoslavia | ?? Skrbinsek | 18.26 |
7 (tie) | Czechoslovakia | Jindřich Tintěra | 18.26 |
10 | Yugoslavia | Miroslav Forte | 17.90 |
Vault
Medal | Country | Gymnast | Score |
---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | Eugen Mack | 19.83 | |
Switzerland | Walter Beck | 19.66 | |
Switzerland | Hans Nagelin | 19.50 | |
4 | Czechoslovakia | Gustav Hrubý | 19.36 |
5 | France | Armand Walter | 19.16 |
6 | Switzerland | Leo Schürmann | 19.06 |
7 | Luxembourg | Jey Kugeler | 18.96 |
8 | Switzerland | Albert Bachmann | 18.93 |
9 (tie) | Czechoslovakia | Alois Hudec | 18.90 |
9 (tie) | Yugoslavia | Jože Vadnov | 18.90 |
Parallel bars
Medal | Country | Gymnast | Score |
---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | Michael Reusch | 19.56 | |
Czechoslovakia | Alois Hudec | 19.53 | |
Yugoslavia | Josip Primožič | 18.73 | |
4 | Switzerland | Eugen Mack | 18.66 |
5 | Switzerland | Hans Negelin | 18.46 |
6 | Czechoslovakia | Jan Gajdoš | 18.33 |
7 | France | Lucien Masset | 18.16 |
8 | Switzerland | ?? Smid | 18.13 |
9 (tie) | Switzerland | Walter Beck | 18.10 |
9 (tie) | Switzerland | Leo Schürmann | 18.10 |
Horizontal bar
Medal | Country | Gymnast | Score |
---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | Michael Reusch | 19.76 | |
Czechoslovakia | Alois Hudec | 19.70 | |
Switzerland | Walter Beck | 19.63 | |
4 | Switzerland | Eugen Mack | 19.33 |
5 | Yugoslavia | Josip Primožič | 19.30 |
6 | Switzerland | Leo Schürmann | 19.16 |
7 | France | Armand Walter | 19.06 |
8 (tie) | Czechoslovakia | Jan Gajdoš | 19.03 |
8 (tie) | Yugoslavia | ?? Kujundzic | 19.03 |
10 | Czechoslovakia | Jan Sládek | 18.86 |
Women
Team final
Medal | Country | Points |
---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia Vlasta Děkanová, Božena Dobešová, ?? Hendrychova, Anna Nezerpová, Matylda Pálfyová, Marie Skálová, Zdeňka Veřmiřovská |
552.76 | |
Yugoslavia Ančka Hafner, Ema Kovacic, Marta Podpac, Marta Pustišek, Dušica Radivojević, Lidija Rupnik, Milena Sket, Jelica Vazzaz[2] |
513.96 | |
Poland | 510.21 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 286.34 |
All-around
A total of 32 woman gymnasts were individually ranked for the all-around competition.[1] With the context of both the previous World Championships which were the first with a women's segment to the competition as well as the interceding Olympic Games, the outcome and composition of the women's all-around podium at these championships was significant. Reportedly, cheating occurred at the first 1934 women's installment of these games[3] which, when undone, allowed the Czechoslovakian team and their foremost star Vlasta Děkanová to be the first-place finishers, as a team and individual, respectively. Going into the 1936 Olympics, the Czechoslovakians and Děkanová were the favorites, but had to take 2nd place behind the home-ground advantaged German team (who did not compete at the 1934 Worlds), and the top three scoring individuals were all German. These 1938 Worlds were hosted in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and this time all three spots on the all-around podium were occupied by individuals from the Czechoslovakian team. Děkanová (a Bohemian) successfully defended her first place finish from the previous worlds, Zdeňka Veřmiřovská (a Moravian) won silver, and Matylda Pálfyová (a Slovakian) won bronze. The three regions from which each hailed within the former Czechoslovakia were the 3 largest and most significant regions of that nation, so the fullest representation possible of geographical diversity within that country was made manifest on this all-around podium.
Rank | Gymnast | Total |
---|---|---|
Vlasta Děkanová (TCH) | 83.66 | |
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská (TCH) | 82.71 | |
Matylda Pálfyová (TCH) | 81.98 | |
4 | Janina Skirlińska (POL) | 80.30 |
5 | Marie Skálová (TCH) | 80.10 |
6 | Anna Nezerpová (TCH) | 78.88 |
7 | Lidija Rupnik (YUG) | 78.86 |
8 | Ančka Hafner (YUG) | 78.70 |
9 | ? Hendrychova (TCH) | 77.83 |
10 | Božena Dobešová (TCH) | 76.96 |
Vault
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia | Vlasta Děkanová | |
Parallel bars
(During these much earlier times, women sometimes still performed on the Parallel Bars, which has for nearly a century been exclusive to men in competition, rather than the Uneven Bars), which has for nearly a century been exclusive to women in competition.
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia | Matylda Pálfyová | |
Czechoslovakia | Vlasta Děkanová | |
Balance beam
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia | Vlasta Děkanová | |
Floor exercise
Medal | Country | Gymnast |
---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia | Matylda Pálfyová | |
References
- Macanovic, Hrvoje (July 30, 1938). "Setsko gimnasticko prvenstvo 1938 u Pragu" [World Gymnastics Championships 1938 in Prague.]. Sokolsky Glasnik (in Slovenian). 9 (26–29). p. 34. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- Vreca, Sanja (2016). ŽIVLJENJEPIS SLOVENSKIH VRHUNSKIH TELOVADK OD 1936 DO 1970 [Curriculum Vitae of Slovenian Top Gymnasts From 1936 to 1970] (PDF) (Diploma). University of Ljubljana. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- https://www.krasnapani.cz/stribrna-zlata
- "Ceskoslovensko vyhralo mezinarodni telocvicne zavody" [Czechoslovakia won international gym races.]. Vecer (in Czech). 25 (154). July 2, 1938. p. 30. Retrieved December 21, 2020.