| | Top level | Event type
Individual, Men – Qualifying Round
| Date | 13 August 2016 — 14:03 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Arena Olímpica do Rio, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Format | Top eight finishers advanced to the final. | |
| Chair Judges' Panel | Jolanda Hierck |  NED |
| Difficulty Judge 1 | Konrad Bojakowski |  POL |
| Difficulty Judge 2 | Rusudan Khoperia |  GEO |
| Execution Judge 1 | Joeri De Jonghe |  BEL |
| Execution Judge 2 | Anette Dalsten Hansen |  DEN |
| Execution Judge 3 | Radek Hanáček |  CZE |
| Execution Judge 4 | Francesca Beltrami |  ITA |
| Execution Judge 5 | Miguel Vicente |  ESP |
| Time of Flight Judge | Ulf Andersson |  SWE |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Routine #1 | Routine #2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gao Lei |  CHN | 112.535 | 52.160 (1) | 60.375 (3) | |||
| 2 | Uladzislau Hancharou |  BLR | 111.090 | 50.630 (2) | 60.460 (2) | |||
| 3 | Dong Dong | CHN | 110.050 | 49.280 (8) | 60.770 (1) | |||
| 4 | Dmitry Ushakov |  RUS | 109.180 | 49.340 (6) | 59.840 (4) | |||
| 5 | Andrey Yudin | RUS | 108.725 | 49.645 (3) | 59.080 (7) | |||
| 6 | Masaki Ito |  JPN | 108.465 | 49.140 (=9) | 59.325 (6) | |||
| 7 | Ginga Munetomo | JPN | 108.190 | 49.140 (=9) | 59.050 (8) | |||
| 8 | Dylan Schmidt |  NZL | 107.660 | 48.300 (13) | 59.360 (5) | |||
| 9 | Nathan Bailey |  GBR | 106.795 | 47.795 (15) | 59.000 (9) | |||
| 10 | Sébastien Martiny |  FRA | 106.230 | 49.015 (11) | 57.215 (12) | |||
| 11 | Logan Dooley |  USA | 106.055 | 47.885 (14) | 58.170 (10) | |||
| 12 | Pirmammad Aliyev |  KAZ | 105.890 | 48.375 (12) | 57.515 (11) | |||
| 13 | Blake Gaudry |  AUS | 105.450 | 49.525 (5) | 55.925 (13) | |||
| 14 | Jason Burnett |  CAN | 103.715 | 49.320 (7) | 54.395 (14) | |||
| 15 | Rafael Andrade |  BRA | 76.145 | 47.035 (16) | 29.110 (15) | |||
| 16 | Diogo Abreu |  POR | 55.855 | 49.615 (4) | 6.240 (16) |