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1950: A Preview of the World Championships in Basel
Competition previews are a tried and true genre of gymnastics sports writing. They give you a snapshot of who are the favorites, how certain countries’ gymnasts are perceived, and what the supposed...
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1950: Hungary Attempted to Bar Yugoslavia from Competing at Worlds
Even before the 1950 World Championships started, there was drama at the World Championships. Hungary was supposed to send a large delegation of gymnasts, but they didn’t. Instead, a small group of...
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1950: The 29th FIG Congress and the Attempt to Get Rid of Pommel Horse
Do you wish that pommel horse weren’t a part of men’s artistic gymnastics? If Sweden had its way in 1950, the apparatus would be gone. Do you wish that men would use floor music? Hungary and Poland...
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1950: A Perfect 10 in the Men’s Competition at the World Championships
In 1950, Hans Eugster scored a perfect 10 on the parallel bars at the World Championships. It was the first 10 under the very first men’s Code of Points (1949). The competition wasn’t without its...
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1950: The Women’s Rules for the World Championships
While the men had a Code of Points in place for the 1950 World Championships, the women did not. But they did have a book of General Instructions. What follows are the highlights. The Program |...
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1950: Replacing the Women’s Vault Judges at the World Championships
In 1950, women competed at their third World Championships, and guess what happened. The vault judges botched the scoring so badly that they had to be replaced. Who said that old gymnastics meets were...
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