Four of the top 10 gymnasts from the 1908 Games returned: gold medalist Alberto Braglia of Italy, bronze medalist Louis Ségura of France, sixth-place finisher Samuel Hodgetts of Great Britain, and seventh-place finisher Marcel Lalu of France.
Four of the top gymnasts from the 1908 Games came back: Alberto Braglia of Italy, who won gold; Louis Ségura of France, who took bronze; Samuel Hodgetts of Great Britain, who finished sixth; and Marcel Lalu of France, who placed seventh.