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.
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.
Team results The table below reflects the official NCAA record books. However, an Associated Press recap of the event reported Temple finished in 4th place with 16 points. As such, third place was reportedly awarded to Minnesota. Additionally, while not reflected below, the recap reported participation by Denison University who scored 0 points.
Illinois 20 Navy 17 Temple Minnesota 16.5 Chicago 7.5
Individual event finals Medalists Joe Giallombardo, IllinoisPaul Fina, Illinois (2331) Louis Fina, Illinois (2329) Harry Koehnemann, Illinois (535) Ed Danser, Temple (518) James Ronning, Minnesota (513) Earl Shanken, Chicago (82.44) Louis Fina, Illinois (75.60) Charles Houston, Temple (74.31) Bob Hanning, Minnesota (539) Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (510) Ed Danser, Temple (505) Norm Boardman, Temple (550) Newt Loken, Minnesota (532) James Ronning, Minnesota (520) Joe Giallombardo, Illinois (545) Newt Loken, MinnesotaAlan Robertson, Chicago (544) Stan Ellison, Navy (4.5 sec.) Louis Davis, Navy (4.7 sec.) Karl Stefan, Navy (5.4 sec.) Bill Butler, Navy (566) Samuel Fogel, Temple (507) Newt Loken, Minnesota (503)
See also Pre-NCAA Gymnastics Champions
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