Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Men's rope climbing
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Men's rope climbing; at the Games of the III Olympiad
	George Eyser
Venue	Francis Olympic Field
Date	October 28
Competitors	? from ? nations
Winning time	7.0
Medalists
	← 1896 1924 →

The men's rope climbing was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the gymnastics programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics. An unknown number of gymnasts competed; only three are known, all American. The competition was held on Friday, October 28, 1904.^[1] George Eyser won the event, with Charles Krause second and Emil Voigt third.

Background

This was the second appearance of the event, which was held four times. The event had been held in 1896 and would appear again in 1924 and 1932. The five-time reigning AAU champion, Edward Kunath, did not compete.^[2]

Competition format

The rope climb was 25 feet (7.62 metres) in height. Each contestant had three attempts. The fastest of the three climbs counted. Unlike in 1896, there were no style points—only speed counted.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Friday, 28 October 1904		Final

Results

Gymnast	Nation	Time
George Eyser	United States	7.0
Charles Krause	United States	7.2
Emil Voigt	United States	9.8

References

^ "Gymnastics at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Rope Climbing". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Rope Climbing, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

Sources

De Wael, Herman (2000). "Herman's Full Olympians". Retrieved 18 December 2006.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 18 December 2006.