1940 NCAA gymnastics championships

1940 NCAA gymnastics championships

1940
Bartlett Gymnasium, site of the 1940 NCAA gymnastics championships
Tournament information
Sport	Collegiate gymnastics
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Date	April 13, 1940
Administrator	National Collegiate Athletic Association
Host(s)	University of Chicago
Venue(s)	Bartlett Gymnasium
Participants	5 teams[a]
Final positions
Champions	Illinois (2nd title)
Runner-up	Navy Temple[b]
Tournament statistics
Attendance	1,200
All-Around Champion	Joe Giallombardo, Illinois Paul Fina, Illinois (2331)
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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.^[1]

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.

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