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]
| 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 |  Raymond Bass (USA) |
Medalists
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens – 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
Nicolaos Andriakopoulos Greece
|
Thomas Xenakis Greece
|
Fritz Hofmann Germany
|
| 1904 St. Louis – 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) |
George Eyser United States
|
Charles Krause United States
|
Emil Voigt United States
|
| 1924 Paris – 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in) |
Bedřich Šupčík Czechoslovakia
|
Albert Séguin France
|
August Güttinger Switzerland
|
| Ladislav Vácha Czechoslovakia
| |||
| 1932 Los Angeles – 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
Raymond Bass United States
|
William Galbraith United States
|
Thomas F. Connolly United States
|
Team medal counts
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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.