| 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 | |
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 |
Thomas Xenakis |
Fritz Hofmann |
| 1904 St. Louis – 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) |
George Eyser |
Charles Krause |
Emil Voigt |
| 1924 Paris – 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in) |
Bedřich Šupčík |
Albert Séguin |
August Güttinger |
| Ladislav Vácha | |||
| 1932 Los Angeles – 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
Raymond Bass |
William Galbraith |
Thomas F. Connolly |
Team medal counts
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 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.
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