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※
Individual combined※
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※
Free※
Place | Gymnast | Points |
---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia Vladimir Prorok | 9.75 | |
Sweden Jan Cronstedt | ||
Germany Adalbert Dickhut |
Pommel horse※
Place | Gymnast | Points |
---|---|---|
Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin | 9.75 | |
Sweden Jan Cronstedt | ||
Austria Hans Sauter |
Rings※
Place | Gymnast | Points |
---|---|---|
Soviet Union Albert Azaryan | 9.85 | |
Germany Helmut Bantz | ||
Czechoslovakia Vladimir Prorok | ||
Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin |
Vault※
Place | Gymnast | Points |
---|---|---|
Germany Adalbert Dickhut | 9.75 | |
Germany Helmut Bantz | ||
Luxembourg Joseph Stoffel |
Parallel bars※
Place | Gymnast | Points |
---|---|---|
Germany Helmut Bantz | 9.75 | |
Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin | 9.75 | |
Soviet Union Albert Azaryan | 9.75 |
High bars※
Place | Gymnast | Points |
---|---|---|
Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin | 9.75 | |
Soviet Union Albert Azaryan | ||
Sweden Jan Cronstedt |
Medal table※
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※
- "1955 European Championships - Men's AA". Gymn-Forum.net.
- "1955 European Championships - Men's EF". Gymn-Forum.net.