Rope climbing at the Olympics
| Rope climbing at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
Rope climbing at the 1896 Olympic Games | |
| Overview | |
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
| Gender | Men |
| Years held | 1896, 1904, 1924, 1932 |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men | Raymond Bass (USA) |
Rope climbing was an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics. It was only held four times: 1896, 1904, 1924, and 1932.[1][2]
Medalists
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens – 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
Nicolaos Andriakopoulos Greece |
Thomas Xenakis Greece |
Fritz Hofmann Germany |
| 1904 St. Louis – 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) |
George Eyser United States |
Charles Krause United States |
Emil Voigt United States |
| 1924 Paris – 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in) |
Bedřich Šupčík Czechoslovakia |
Albert Séguin France |
August Güttinger Switzerland |
| Ladislav Vácha Czechoslovakia | |||
| 1932 Los Angeles – 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
Raymond Bass United States |
William Galbraith United States |
Thomas F. Connolly United States |
Team medal counts
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ "9 Really Strange Sports That Are No Longer in the Olympics – Rope climb". Time. 6 July 2012.
- ^ "It Used to be Gymnastics: Olympic Rope Climbing". Balance Beam Situation. 27 August 2020.