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A gymnast on the pommel horse. The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts.Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, the modern pommel horse has a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles (or pommels).
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics.The event was first held for men at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It was held again in 1904, but not in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920 when no apparatus events were awarded medals.
Stephen John Nedoroscik OLY (/ ˌ n ɛ d ə ˈ r ɒ z ɪ k / NED-ə-ROZ-ik; born October 28, 1998) [1] is an American artistic gymnast.A pommel horse specialist, he is a two-time Olympic medalist, the 2021 world champion—the first and only American to win the event—a two-time FIG World Cup champion, a four-time U.S. national champion, and a two-time NCAA national champion for the apparatus.
The men's pommel horse event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July and 3 August 2024 at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC sponsorship rules). Competition Format [ edit ]
He is the 2024 pommel horse Olympic champion, the first gymnast to win an Olympic gold, or indeed, medal for Ireland. McClenaghan is also a double world champion on the pommel horse, having won gold in 2022 and 2023 , the first Irish artistic gymnast to win world championship gold, having been the first Irish gymnast to win a world medal with ...
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There was a tie for first place in the pommel horse. Boris Shakhlin of the Soviet Union and Eugen Ekman of Finland each received a gold medal. It was the third consecutive Games with a gold medal for the Soviets, as Shakhlin became the first man to successfully repeat as Olympic champion in the event (and second to win multiple medals of any ...
Kurbanov won the pommel horse titles at the Doha and Baku World Cups. [21] [22] He also placed seventh at the Cottbus World Cup and eighth at the Cairo World Cup. [23] [24] He was the overall pommel horse winner of the 2022 FIG World Cup series. [25] He then won the pommel horse gold medal at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup. [26]