| 1939 NCAA gymnastics championships | |
| Sport: | Collegiate gymnastics |
| Year: | 1939 |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Date: | April 15, 1939 |
| Administrator: | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Host: | University of Chicago |
| Venues: | Bartlett Gymnasium |
| Participants: | 6 teams |
| Champions: | Illinois (1st title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Army |
| Runners-Up2: | USC |
| Stat1 Label: | All-Around Champion |
| Stat1: | Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (2471) |
| Previous: | 1938 |
| Next: | 1940 |
The 1939 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the second 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]
For the second year, the championships were hosted by the University of Chicago. The meet took place at Bartlett Gymnasium in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
Illinois, led by coach Hartley Price, finished on top of the team standings, the Fighting Illini's first title.
For the second consecutive year, the individual all-around championship went to Joe Giallombardo from Illinois.
| Illinois | 21 | ||
| 17 | |||
| 13 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 7 |
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (2471) | Erwin Beyer, Chicago Maroons (2462) | James Roberts, USC (2391) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Erwin Beyer, Chicago Maroons (528) | Matthew Whalen, Army (516) | James Ronning, Minnesota (512) | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Marv Forman, Illinois (180.6) | Samuel Fogel, Temple (179.5) | Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (167.4) | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Bob Sears, Army (535) | James Hafey, Minnesota (510) | Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (509) | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Adam Walters, Temple (546) | Bob Sears, Army (539) | Del Daly, Minnesota (529) | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (573) | Ray Weiss, Illinois (530) | Bill Goldstein, Illinois (518) | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Ray Belardi, Army (4.4 sec.) | Norman Parrish, USC (4.5 sec.) | Ron Hall, USC (5.1 sec.) | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Ron Hall, USC (554) | Ed Danser, Temple (534) | W. Roberts, USC (531) |