1955 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships


The first European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships took place in 1955. In this championship, there was no team competition, only individual competitions. Only men took part, and the championship took place in Frankfurt am Main.
The Soviet Union dominated the championships, and took the top two places, with a total of five golds in the apparatus finals. Boris Shakhlin, who won a total of 14 World Championship medals and 13 Olympic medals in gymnastics, won the overall competition.

Results

Individual combined

Note: Free, Pommel horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel bars, High bar,.
PlaceCountryNameFXPHRVTPBHBTOTAL
Soviet UnionBoris Shakhlin9.559.759.559.459.759.7557.80
Soviet UnionAlbert Azaryan9.508.509.859.559.759.6056.75
West GermanyHelmut Bantz9.409.209.559.609.759.1556.65
4
West GermanyAdalbert Dickhut9.609.159.409.759.059.3556.30
5
Joseph Stoffel9.209.209.359.609.359.4556.15
6
Jean Cronstedt9.709.358.759.309.409.6056.10
7
Raymond Dot9.259.009.309.309.459.4555.75
8
Michel Mathiot9.259.259.259.359.259.2555.60

Apparatus finals

Free

Pommel horse

Rings

Vault

Parallel bars

High bars

Medal table