The first European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships

European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships are an artistic gymnastics championships for male gymnasts from European countries organised by the European Union of Gymnastics.-List:-External links:*...

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 Shaklin, who won a total of 14 World Championship medals and 13 Olympic medals in gymnastics, won the overall competition.

Individual combined

Note: Free (FX), Pommel horse (PH), Rings (R), Vault (VT), Parallel bars (PB), High bar (HB), .

Place	Country	Name	FX	PH	R	VT	PB	HB	TOTAL
	Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....	Boris Shaklin	9.55	9.75	9.55	9.45	9.75	9.75	57.80
	Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....	Albert Azarian	9.50	8.50	9.85	9.55	9.75	9.60	56.75
	Germany West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	Helmut Bantz Helmut Bantz Helmut Bantz was a German gymnast and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in vault at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, competing for the United Team of Germany....	9.40	9.20	9.55	9.60	9.75	9.15	56.65
4	Germany West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	Adalbert Dickhut	9.60	9.15	9.40	9.75	9.05	9.35	56.30
5	Luxembourg	Joseph Stoffel	9.20	9.20	9.35	9.60	9.35	9.45	56.15
6	Sweden	Jean Cronstedt	9.70	9.35	8.75	9.30	9.40	9.60	56.10
7	Early Modern France	Raymond Dot	9.25	9.00	9.30	9.30	9.45	9.45	55.75
8	Early Modern France	Michel Mathiot	9.25	9.25	9.25	9.35	9.25	9.25	55.60

Free

Place	Gymnast	Points
	Czechoslovakia Vladimir Prorok	9.75
	Sweden Jan Cronstedt
	Germany Adalbert Dickhut

Pommel horse

Place	Gymnast	Points
	Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin Boris Shakhlin Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won total of 13 medals including seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics, and was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics...	9.75
	Sweden Jan Cronstedt
	Austria Hans Sauter

Rings

Place	Gymnast	Points
	Soviet Union Albert Azaryan Albert Azaryan Albert Vagharshakovich Azaryan is a Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast who competed internationally representing the Soviet Union. He is the 1956 and 1960 Olympic champion on the still rings...	9.85
	Germany Helmut Bantz Helmut Bantz Helmut Bantz was a German gymnast and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in vault at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, competing for the United Team of Germany....
	Czechoslovakia Vladimir Prorok
	Soviet Union Boris Zhachlin

Vault

Place	Gymnast	Points
	Germany Adalbert Dickhut	9.75
	Germany Helmut Bantz Helmut Bantz Helmut Bantz was a German gymnast and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in vault at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, competing for the United Team of Germany....
	Luxembourg Joseph Stoffel

Parallel bars

Place	Gymnast	Points
	Germany Helmut Bantz Helmut Bantz Helmut Bantz was a German gymnast and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in vault at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, competing for the United Team of Germany....	9.75
	Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin Boris Shakhlin Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won total of 13 medals including seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics, and was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics...	9.75
	Soviet Union Albert Azaryan Albert Azaryan Albert Vagharshakovich Azaryan is a Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast who competed internationally representing the Soviet Union. He is the 1956 and 1960 Olympic champion on the still rings...	9.75

High bars

Place	Gymnast	Points
	Soviet Union Boris Shakhlin Boris Shakhlin Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won total of 13 medals including seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics, and was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics...	9.75
	Soviet Union Albert Azaryan Albert Azaryan Albert Vagharshakovich Azaryan is a Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast who competed internationally representing the Soviet Union. He is the 1956 and 1960 Olympic champion on the still rings...
	Sweden Jan Cronstedt

Medal table

1	Soviet Union	6	3	0	9
2	West Germany	2	2	2	6
3	Czechoslovakia	1	1	0	2
4	Sweden	0	3	0	3
5	Luxembourg	0	0	1	1
5	Austria	0	0	1	1

External links

• Gymn Forum - 1955 European Championships - Men's AA
• Gymn Forum - 1955 European Championships - Men's EF