1938 NCAA gymnastics championships

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1938 NCAA gymnastics championships
1938
Chicago (1st title)
1st runners-upIllinois
2nd runners-upMinnesota
Tournament statistics
All-Around
Champion		Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (2509)

The 1938 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the first annual National Collegiate Athletic Association-sanctioned men's gymnastics championships to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate gymnastics among its member programs in the United States.[1]

These championships were hosted by the University of Chicago at Bartlett Gymnasium in Chicago, Illinois.

Hosts

Chicago, led by coach Dan Hoffer
, topped the team standings and claimed the inaugural team title.

The individual all-around championship went to Joe Giallombardo from Illinois.

Team results

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chicago
 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Illinois 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Minnesota 9
4
Temple
 8
5
Army
 7
6
Gustavus Adolphus
 3
USC
8
Washington
 2

Individual event finals

Medalists

Event[2][3] Gold Silver Bronze
Individual All-Around Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (2509) Erwin Beyer,
Chicago Maroons
(2464) 		Chester Nelson,
Gustavus Adolphus
(2292)
Side Horse[a] Erwin Beyer,
Chicago Maroons
 Paul Johnson, Minnesota Joseph Hewlett,
Temple
Long Horse[b] Erwin Beyer,
Chicago Maroons
 James Roberts,
USC
 Joe Giallombardo, Illinois
Parallel Bars Erwin Beyer,
Chicago Maroons
 Joseph Hewlett,
Temple
 Robert Sears,
Army
Horizontal Bar Bob Sears
Army
 Curtis Lynum, Minnesota Adam Walters,
Temple
Tumbling Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (590) Bill Goldstein, Illinois Ray Weiss, Illinois
Rope Climb Bob Sears
Army
(5.0 sec.) 		Joe Giallombardo, Illinois Chester Tanaka,
Washington
Flying Rings Joe Giallombardo, Illinois Chester Nelson,
Gustavus Adolphus
 Curtis Lynum, Minnesota

See also

  • Pre-NCAA Gymnastics Champions

Notes

  1. ^ Currently known as Pommel Horse
  2. ^ Currently known as Vault
  3. ^ Reflected in the NCAA Record Book as "Bo Roberb Sears", a typo. Army has referenced him as Robert Sears.[4]
  4. ^ As reflected in the NCAA Record Book. Army has also referenced him as Robert Sears.[5]

References

  1. ^ "National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships" (PDF). ncaa.org. 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. Chicago Sunday Tribune
    . April 17, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  3. The Minneapolis Tribune
    . April 18, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Army West Point Gymnastics 2020 Record Book" (PDF). goarmywestpoint.com. 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Army West Point Gymnastics 2020 Record Book" (PDF). goarmywestpoint.com. 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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