1940 NCAA gymnastics championships

American college gymnastics competition 1940 NCAA gymnastics championships Collegiate gymnastics 1940 Bartlett Gymnasium.jpg Bartlett Gymnasium, site of the 1940 NCAA gymnastics championships Chicago, Illinois April 13, 1940 National Collegiate Athletic Association University of Chicago Bartlett Gymnasium 5 teamsAs reflected in the NCAA Record Book. Newspaper articles state participation from Denison University who scored 0 points. Illinois (2nd title) NavyTempleAs reflected in the NCAA Record Book. Newspaper articles state Temple finished 4th place with 16 points. Third place would then belong to Minnesota who scored 16.5 points. 1,200 All-AroundChampion Joe Giallombardo, IllinoisPaul Fina, Illinois (2331) 1939 1941 The 1940 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the third 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.http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/gymnastics_champs_records/NCmen.pdf National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships 2023 ncaa.org April 24, 2024 For the third year, the championships were hosted by the University of Chicago at Bartlett Gymnasium in Chicago, Illinois. Defending champions Illinois, led by coach Hartley Price, successfully defended their title and won the program's 2nd overall team championship. For the third consecutive year, a share of the individual all-around championship went to Joe Giallombardo from Illinois who was tied with teammate Paul Fina who won his first all-around championship. Team results The table below reflects the official NCAA record books. However, an Associated Press recap of the event reported Temple finished in 4th place with 16 points. As such, third place was reportedly awarded to Minnesota. Additionally, while not reflected below, the recap reported participation by Denison University who scored 0 points.April 14, 1940 Illini Retain Gym Crown; Gophers 3rd https://newspapers.com/image/178729653 The Minneapolis Star Sunday Sports 1 April 26, 2024April 14, 1940 Illini Retain National Gym Title; Navy 2d https://newspapers.com/image/349815957 Chicago Sunday Tribune 2 April 26, 2024 NCAA White Rank Team Points Illinois 20 Navy 17 Temple 04 4 Minnesota 16.5 05 5 Chicago 7.5 Individual event finals Medalists Individual All-Around Joe Giallombardo, IllinoisPaul Fina, Illinois (2331) Louis Fina, Illinois (2329) Side HorseCurrently known as Pommel Horse Harry Koehnemann, Illinois (535) Ed Danser, Temple (518) James Ronning, Minnesota (513) Long HorseCurrently known as Vault Earl Shanken, Chicago (82.44) Louis Fina, Illinois (75.60) Charles Houston, Temple (74.31) Parallel Bars Bob Hanning, Minnesota (539) Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (510) Ed Danser, Temple (505) Horizontal Bar Norm Boardman, Temple (550) Newt Loken, Minnesota (532) James Ronning, Minnesota (520) Tumbling Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (545) Newt Loken, MinnesotaAlan Robertson, Chicago (544) Rope Climb Stan Ellison, Navy (4.5 sec.) Louis Davis, Navy (4.7 sec.) Karl Stefan, Navy (5.4 sec.) Flying Rings Bill ButlerAs reflected in the NCAA Record Book. Navy has also referenced him as William Butler.https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/navysports.com/documents/2024/3/8/2024_Gymnastics_Full_Guide.pdf Navy Gymnastics 2024 Media Guide 2024 April 30, 2024, Navy (566) Samuel Fogel, Temple (507) Newt Loken, Minnesota (503) See also Pre-NCAA Gymnastics Champions Notes References Category:NCAA men's gymnastics championships NCAA men's gymnastics championships NCAA men's gymnastics championships