Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar

The men's horizontal bar event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men, and it was contested for the fifth time after 1896, 1904, 1924, and 1928. The competition was held on Thursday, August 11, 1932.

Twelve gymnasts from six nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Dallas Bixler
 United States
Heikki Savolainen
 Finland
Einari Teräsvirta
 Finland

Results

A separate competition was held, unrelated to the all-around event. Two exercises were contested with the results based on total points. Heikki Savolainen and Einari Teräsvirta finished level on points and tied for second place. The silver and bronze medal was awarded after a mutual agreement between the two competitors.

PlaceGymnastTotal1st ex.2nd ex.
1 Dallas Bixler (USA)55.026.628.4
2 Heikki Savolainen (FIN)54.227.526.7
3 Einari Teräsvirta (FIN)54.227.626.6
4 Ilmari Pakarinen (FIN)51.826.225.6
 István Pelle (HUN)51.825.726.1
6 Michael Schuler (USA)46.724.422.3
7 Miklós Péter (HUN)45.424.620.8
8 Mahito Haga (JPN)37.419.018.4
9 Ismael Mosqueira (MEX)32.820.812.0
10 Al Jochim (USA)24.124.1-
11 Savino Guglielmetti (ITA)23.923.9-
12 Giovanni Lattuada (ITA)22.722.7-

References

  • Olympic Report
  • sports-reference
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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