At the 1904 Summer Olympics

1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...

, eleven 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...

events were contested, all for men only.

The 1904 Games had a confusing program of events spread out over several months, and the gymnastics competition was no different. The International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 considers two sets of events as "Olympic":

• International Turners' Championship held July 1–2, comprising the all-around, triathlon, and team events
• Olympic Gymnastics Championships held October 29, comprising the seven individual apparatus events and the combined event.

The individual all-around was a combination of the gymnastic triathlon competition and the athletics triathlon

Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's triathlon

The men's triathlon was an unusual event conducted during the 1904 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee lists it as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme, though other sources list it among the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics events. Gymnasts rather...

. The team competition was a combination of individual scores from the individual all-around.

The parallel bars, horizontal bar, vault, and pommel horse scores for each gymnast were summed to get the "combined" score.

Medal summary

All-around
Combined
Triathlon
Team	Philadelphia Turngemeinde John Grieb John Grieb John William Grieb was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Philadelphia.... Anton Heida Anton Heida Anton Heida was an American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He is most notable for winning 5 gold medals in 1 year including vault, horizontal bar, pommel horse, team competition and all-around, becoming the most successful athlete at the 1904 Olympics.-References:... Max Hess Max Hess (gymnast) Max Hess was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Coburg, Germany and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... Philip Kassel Philip Kassel Philip Kassel was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in the German Empire.In 1904 he won the gold medal in the team event... Julius Lenhart Julius Lenhart Julius Lenhart was an Austrian gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won two gold medals and one silver medal, making him the most successful Austrian competitor ever at the Summer Olympic Games.He started his career in Vienna at a local gymnastics club... Ernst Reckeweg Ernst Reckeweg Ernst Heinrich Dietrich Reckeweg was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in the German Empire.In 1904 he won the gold medal in the team event...	New York Turnverein Emil Beyer Emil Beyer Emil Beyer was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.... John Bissinger John Bissinger John Frederick Bissinger, Jr. was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.... Arthur Rosenkampff Arthur Rosenkampff Arthur Henry Rosenkampff was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.... Julian Schmitz Julian Schmitz Julian Frank Schmitz was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.... Otto Steffen Otto Steffen Otto I. Steffen was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.... Max Wolf	Central Turnverein, Chicago John Duha John Duha John Alexander Duha was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He died in Chicago.... Charles Krause Charles Krause (gymnast) Charles Krause was an American gymnast and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis where he received a silver medal in rope climbing, and a bronze medal in team combined exercises.-References:... George Mayer Robert Maysack Robert Maysack Robert Emil Maysack was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He died in Highlands County, Florida.In 1904 he won the bronze medal in the team event... Philip Schuster Philip Schuster Philip Mat Schuster was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.... Edward Siegler Edward Siegler Edward Victor Siegler was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He died in Chicago....
Parallel bars
Horizontal bar		none awarded
Vault		none awarded
Pommel horse
Rings
Rope climbing
Club swinging

Medal table

1		12	8	9	29
2		1	0	1	2
3		0	1	1	2