Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

At the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

in London

London

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, nine events in gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

were contested. Finland

Finland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 129 competitors, 123 men and 6 women, took part in 84 events in 16 sports.-Fencing:Six fencers, all men, represented Finland in 1948.Men's foil* Kauko Jalkanen* Heikki Raitio...

led all nations with six gold medals and ten medals overall.

Medal summary

Men's individual all-round
Men's floor exercises
Men's horizontal bar
Men's parallel bars
Men's parallel bars
Men's pommel horse		none	none


Men's rings
Men's vault


Men's team competition	Paavo Aaltonen Paavo Aaltonen Paavo Johannes Aaltonen was a Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion.Aaltonen was the second most successful gymnast at the 1948 Summer Olympics taking home four medals, of which three were gold. His fellow countryman, Veikko Huhtanen, managed five medals including three golds... Veikko Huhtanen Veikko Huhtanen Veikko Aarne Aleks Huhtanen was a Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion.Huhtanen was the most successful gymnast at the 1948 Summer Olympics by taking home five medals, of which three were golden... Kalevi Laitinen Kalevi Laitinen Kalevi Johannes Laitinen was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic Champion.He was born and died in Kotka.... Olavi Rove Olavi Rove Olavi Rove is a Finnish gymnast and Olympic Champion.He was born and died in Helsinki.He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a silver medal in vault.At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki he received a bronze medal in team... Aleksanteri Saarvala Aleksanteri Saarvala Aleksanteri Saarvala was a Finnish gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, and a bronze medal in team combined exercises.... Sulo Salmi Heikki Savolainen Heikki Savolainen (athlete) Heikki Ilmari Savolainen was one of the most successful Finnish gymnasts and a two-time Olympic winner.... Einari Teräsvirta Einari Teräsvirta Einari Teräsvirta was a Finnish gymnast, Olympic Champion and well-known architect -Olympics:...	Karl Frei Karl Frei Karl Frei was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in the rings discipline.-References:... Christian Kipfer Walter Lehmann Walter Lehmann Walter Lehmann is a Swiss gymnast, world champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received silver medals in individual allround, horizontal bar and team combined exercises. He became world champion in individual all round in 1950.-References:... Robert Lucy Robert Lucy Robert Lucy is a former Swiss gymnast.He took part in the 1948 Olympics, where he was part of the Swiss team that won silver in the team competition. He won no individual medals, but finished 14th on the mat, and 16th on the pommel horse for his best positions. Overall, he finished 15th.-External... Michael Reusch Michael Reusch Michael Reusch was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he received silver medals in parallel bars and team combined exercises. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London he received a gold medal in parallel bars, and silver medals in rings and... Josef Stalder Josef Stalder Josef Stalder is a Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in horizontal bar, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in parallel bars. He received four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in... Emil Studer Melchior Thalmann	László Baranyai Jozsef Fekete Gyözö Mogyorosi János Mogyorósi-Klencs Ferenc Pataki Ferenc Pataki Ferenc Pataki is a Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a gold medal in floor exercise, and bronze medals in vault and team combined exercises.-References:... Lajos Sántha Lajos Tóth Ferenc Várkõi
Women's team competition	Zdeňka Honsová Marie Kovářová Miloslava Misáková Milena Müllerová Věra Růžičkova Olga Šilhánová Božena Srncová Zdeňka Veřmiřovská Zdenka Vermirovská Zdeňka Veřmiřovská was a Czechoslovak/Czech gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.She was born in Kopřivnice and died in Prague....	Edit Parényi Weckinger Mária Zalai-Kövi Irén Kárpáti-Karcsics Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Erzsébet Balázs Olga Tass Anna Fehér Margit Nagy-Sandor	Ladislava Bakanic Marian Barone Consetta Lenz Dorothy Dalton Meta Elste Meta Elste-Neumann Meta Elste-Neumann was born Bremen, Germany. As Meta Elste, she was a competitor for the United States Women's Olympic Gymnastics team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Finland.She won an Olympic bronze medal with the United States team... Helen Schifano Clara Schroth Anita Simonis

Medal table

1	6	2	2	10
2	3	4	2	9
3	1	2	3	6
4	1	0	3	4
5	0	0	1	1

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