1903 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Explained

1903 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Location:	Antwerp, Belgium
Next:	1905

The 1st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Antwerp, Belgium, in conjunction with the 27th Belgian Federal Festival, on 14-18 August 1903.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Results

Men's individual all-around

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Joseph Martinez (FRA)	122.000
2.	Georges Wiernicks (BEL)	121.500
2..	Joseph Lux (FRA)	121.500
4	Georges Dejaeghère (FRA)	121.00
5	Jules Lecoutre (FRA)	119.00
6	Charles van Hulle (BEL)	118.50
7	Eugène Dua (BEL)	115.00
8	Pierre Payssé (FRA)	114.50

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Men's team all-around

Rank	Team	Score
1.		990.000
2.		981.000
3.		909.000

Men's horizontal bar

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Joseph Martinez (FRA)	20.500
2.	Charles van Hulle (BEL)	20.000
2.	Jules Lecoutre (FRA)	20.000
2.	Pierre Payssé (FRA)	20.000

Men's parallel bars

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Joseph Martinez (FRA)	20.000
1.	François Hentges (LUX)	20.000
3.	Eugène Dua (BEL)	19.500
3.	André Bordang (LUX)	19.500

Men's pommel horse

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Georges Dejaeghere (FRA)	18.000
1.	Joseph Lux (FRA)	18.000
1.	Hendricus Thijsen (NED)	18.000

Men's rings

Rank	Athlete	Score
1.	Joseph Martinez (FRA)	20.000
2.	François Walravens (BEL)	19.000
2.	Joseph Lux (FRA)	19.000

Notes and References

1. Book: Huguenin, Andre . Unger . Beatrice . 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 . International Gymnastics Federation . 76.
2. Web site: Historical Medalists - Individual . 2016-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009182832/http://iis.siccsports.com/Sports/Medals/Details?id=GA121N10&lang=en . 2016-10-09 . dead .
3. Web site: Historical Medalists - Team . 2016-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009183146/http://iis.siccsports.com/Sports/Medals/Details?id=GA122N10&lang=en . 2016-10-09 . dead .
4. Book: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique . 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... . FIG . 61 . 2005.
5. Web site: History.com . Gymnastics . 1903: Men’s Gymnastics at the First World Championships. Gymnastics-History.com. April 13, 2024.