| Rope climbing at the Olympic Games | |
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 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
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Thomas Xenakis Greece
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Fritz Hofmann Germany
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| 1904 St. Louis – 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) |
George Eyser United States
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Charles Krause United States
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Emil Voigt United States
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| 1924 Paris – 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in) |
Bedřich Šupčík Czechoslovakia
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Albert Séguin France
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August Güttinger Switzerland
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| Ladislav Vácha Czechoslovakia
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| 1932 Los Angeles – 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
Raymond Bass United States
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William Galbraith United States
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Thomas F. Connolly United States
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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.
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