Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars
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The men's parallel bars was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the gymnastics programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics. An unknown number of gymnasts competed, only five are known (all American). The competition was held on Friday, October 28, 1904.[1] The event was won by George Eyser, with Anton Heida second and John Duha.
| Men's parallel bars at the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Parallel bars competition during 1904 Games. | ||||||||||
| Venue | Francis Olympic Field | |||||||||
| Dates | October 28, 1904 | |||||||||
| Competitors | ? from ? nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 44 | |||||||||
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Background
This was the second appearance of the event, which is one of the five apparatus events held every time there were apparatus events at the Summer Olympics (no apparatus events were held in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920).[2]
Competition format
Each gymnast performed three exercises on the parallel bars, all voluntary in design. Three judges each gave scores from 0 to 5 for each exercise; thus, the maximum for an exercise was 15 and the maximum total was 45.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Friday, 28 October 1904 | Final |
Results
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Score |
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 | George Eyser |  United States | 44 |
 | Anton Heida | United States | 43 |
 | John Duha | United States | 40 |
| 4–5 | Edward Hennig | United States | |
| William Merz | United States |