| Date | 10 August 1928 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam | |
| Participants | 85 from 11 countries | |
| Format | Placement determined by best scores on apparatus in individual all-around event. | |
| Compulsory Judge #1 | Charles Quaino |  LUX |
| Compulsory Judge #2 | Jules Piesvaux |  FRA |
| Compulsory Judge #3 | Carl Vaterlaus |  SUI |
| Optional Judge #1 | Angelo Ronzoni |  ITA |
| Optional Judge #2 | A. G. Mears |  GBR |
| Optional Judge #3 | Peter Šumi |  YUG |
Swiss Eugen Mack was the first great exponent of the horse vault, winning gold in 1928 and a silver in 1936 at Berlin, as well as winning the unofficial World Championships in 1934 and 1938. He did not compete in 1932. His Olympic career would bring him eight medals, with two golds: in this event and the 1928 team event.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Compulsory Exercises Points | Compulsory Judge #1 Score | Compulsory Judge #2 Score | Compulsory Judge #3 Score | Optional Exercises Points | Optional Judge #1 Score | Optional Judge #2 Score | Optional Judge #3 Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugen Mack | SUI | 28.750 | 30.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 27.50 | 10.00 | 9.50 | 8.00 | Gold | ||
| 2 | Emanuel Löffler |  TCH | 28.500 | 28.25 | 9.50 | 9.75 | 9.00 | 28.75 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 10.00 | Silver | ||
| 3 | Stane Derganc | YUG | 28.375 | 28.25 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.25 | 28.50 | 9.00 | 9.50 | 10.00 | Bronze | ||
| =4 | Georges Miez | SUI | 28.250 | 29.75 | 10.00 | 9.75 | 10.00 | 26.75 | 9.75 | 9.50 | 7.50 | |||
| =4 | Jože Primožič | YUG | 28.250 | 27.75 | 9.50 | 9.25 | 9.00 | 28.75 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 10.00 | |||
| 6 | Georges Leroux | FRA | 28.000 | 29.00 | 9.50 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 8.75 | |||
| =7 | August Güttinger | SUI | 27.750 | 28.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 27.00 | 9.75 | 9.50 | 7.75 | |||
| =7 | Herman Witzig |  USA | 27.750 | 29.25 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 26.25 | 8.00 | 9.25 | 9.00 | |||
| =7 | Janez Porenta | YUG | 27.750 | 28.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 27.00 | 8.50 | 8.75 | 9.75 | |||
| =10 | Eugène Schmitt | FRA | 27.625 | 28.25 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 27.00 | 8.75 | 9.25 | 9.00 | |||
| =10 | Harold Newhart | USA | 27.625 | 27.25 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 9.00 | 28.00 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 9.25 | |||
| =12 | Hans Grieder | SUI | 27.375 | 28.25 | 9.50 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 26.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 7.50 | |||
| =12 | Melchior Wezel | SUI | 27.375 | 29.00 | 9.50 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 25.75 | 9.50 | 9.25 | 7.00 | |||
| =12 | Jan Gajdoš | TCH | 27.375 | 27.25 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 9.00 | 27.50 | 8.50 | 9.00 | 10.00 | |||
| =12 | Frank Kriz | USA | 27.375 | 28.75 | 9.50 | 9.75 | 9.50 | 26.00 | 8.50 | 9.00 | 8.50 | |||
| =16 | Heikki Savolainen |  FIN | 27.250 | 27.75 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 26.75 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 8.50 | |||
| =16 | Romeo Neri | ITA | 27.250 | 28.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 26.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 8.00 | |||
| =18 | Hermann Hänggi | SUI | 27.125 | 28.25 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 26.00 | 9.50 | 9.00 | 7.50 | |||
| =18 | Otto Pfister | SUI | 27.125 | 28.25 | 9.50 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 26.00 | 9.50 | 9.00 | 7.50 | |||
| =18 | Ladislav Vácha | TCH | 27.125 | 26.75 | 9.25 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 27.50 | 8.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | |||
| =21 | Jean Larrouy | FRA | 27.000 | 28.50 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 9.75 | 25.50 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 7.50 | |||
| =21 | István Pelle |  HUN | 27.000 | 26.75 | 8.25 | 9.50 | 9.00 | 27.25 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 9.00 | |||
| =21 | Edvard Antonijevič | YUG | 27.000 | 25.75 | 8.25 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 28.25 | 8.50 | 9.75 | 10.00 | |||
| =24 | Kalervo Kinos | FIN | 26.875 | 28.25 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 25.50 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 8.00 | |||
| =24 | Martti Uosikkinen | FIN | 26.875 | 27.75 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 26.00 | 8.50 | 9.00 | 8.50 | |||
| =26 | Mauri Noroma | FIN | 26.750 | 27.50 | 9.25 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 26.00 | 8.75 | 8.50 | 8.75 | |||
| =26 | Jan Koutný | TCH | 26.750 | 27.25 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 9.00 | 26.25 | 7.50 | 9.25 | 9.50 | |||
| 28 | Leon Štukelj | YUG | 26.625 | 27.50 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.00 | 25.75 | 6.75 | 9.00 | 10.00 | |||
| 29 | Glenn Berry | USA | 26.500 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 26.00 | 8.50 | 9.00 | 8.50 | |||
| =30 | Václav Veselý | TCH | 26.375 | 26.25 | 8.75 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 26.50 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 9.00 | |||
| =30 | Anton Malej | YUG | 26.375 | 24.50 | 8.25 | 8.00 | 8.25 | 28.25 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 10.00 | |||
| =32 | Nic Roeser | LUX | 26.250 | 28.00 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 24.50 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 9.00 | |||
| =32 | Ladislav Tikal | TCH | 26.250 | 28.00 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 9.25 | 24.50 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 9.00 | |||
| =34 | Pieter van Dam |  NED | 26.125 | 24.25 | 7.50 | 8.50 | 8.25 | 28.00 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.00 | |||
| =34 | Edi Steinemann | SUI | 26.125 | 29.25 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 23.00 | 9.00 | 8.00 | 6.00 | |||
| 36 | Armand Solbach | FRA | 25.875 | 24.75 | 8.75 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 27.00 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 8.50 | |||
| =37 | André Lemoine | FRA | 25.750 | 28.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 23.00 | 7.75 | 7.50 | 7.75 | |||
| =37 | Boris Gregorka | YUG | 25.750 | 24.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 27.50 | 8.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | |||
| =39 | Miklós Péter | HUN | 25.625 | 28.25 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 23.00 | 6.50 | 8.00 | 8.50 | |||
| =39 | Albert Neumann | LUX | 25.625 | 26.75 | 8.75 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 24.50 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.50 | |||
| =41 | Al Jochim | USA | 25.500 | 25.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 25.50 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 9.00 | |||
| =41 | Drago Ciotti | YUG | 25.500 | 26.00 | 8.50 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 25.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | |||
| =43 | Urho Korhonen | FIN | 25.375 | 24.25 | 7.75 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 26.50 | 9.00 | 9.50 | 8.00 | |||
| =43 | Ted Warren | GBR | 25.375 | 23.75 | 8.25 | 7.00 | 8.50 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | |||
| 45 | Rafael Ylönen | FIN | 25.250 | 24.25 | 8.00 | 8.25 | 8.00 | 26.25 | 8.50 | 9.25 | 8.50 | |||
| =46 | Birger Stenman | FIN | 25.125 | 25.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 24.75 | 8.50 | 8.25 | 8.00 | |||
| =46 | Mario Lertora | ITA | 25.125 | 26.25 | 8.75 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 24.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | |||
| =46 | Josef Effenberger | TCH | 25.125 | 23.75 | 8.50 | 7.75 | 7.50 | 26.50 | 9.00 | 8.00 | 9.50 | |||
| =49 | Rezső Kende | HUN | 25.000 | 25.00 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 25.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | |||
| =49 | Ferdinando Mandrini | ITA | 25.000 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 8.75 | 23.00 | 8.00 | 7.50 | 7.50 | |||
| =49 | Mozes Jacobs | NED | 25.000 | 25.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 24.50 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.00 | |||
| =49 | John Pearson | USA | 25.000 | 25.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 24.50 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 8.00 | |||
| 53 | Metty Logelin | LUX | 24.625 | 28.25 | 9.50 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | |||
| 54 | Jaakko Kunnas | FIN | 24.500 | 27.00 | 8.75 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 22.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 | |||
| =55 | Elias Melkman | NED | 24.250 | 23.50 | 8.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 25.00 | 8.75 | 8.50 | 7.75 | |||
| =55 | Hugo Licher | NED | 24.250 | 26.00 | 8.50 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 22.50 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | |||
| 57 | Fränz Zuang | LUX | 24.125 | 25.75 | 8.25 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 22.50 | 7.25 | 6.75 | 8.50 | |||
| =58 | Gilbert Raynes | GBR | 24.000 | 27.00 | 8.75 | 9.25 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | |||
| =58 | Josy Staudt | LUX | 24.000 | 26.50 | 8.50 | 9.25 | 8.75 | 21.50 | 8.00 | 6.50 | 7.00 | |||
| 60 | Gyula Kunszt | HUN | 23.875 | 23.25 | 7.25 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 24.50 | 8.00 | 7.50 | 9.00 | |||
| =61 | Arthur Whitford | GBR | 23.500 | 25.00 | 8.00 | 8.75 | 8.25 | 22.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | |||
| =61 | Giuseppe Paris | ITA | 23.500 | 28.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 18.50 | 6.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |||
| 63 | André Chatelain | FRA | 23.375 | 27.75 | 8.75 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 19.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | |||
| 64 | Mario Tambini | ITA | 23.250 | 25.50 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | |||
| =65 | Edouard Grethen | LUX | 23.125 | 23.75 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 8.25 | 22.50 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | |||
| =65 | Frank Haubold | USA | 23.125 | 25.25 | 8.50 | 8.25 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | |||
| 67 | Willibrordus Pouw | NED | 22.875 | 23.75 | 7.75 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 22.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | |||
| 68 | Paul Krempel | USA | 22.625 | 26.75 | 9.00 | 8.75 | 9.00 | 18.50 | 6.00 | 6.50 | 6.00 | |||
| =69 | Edgar Walton | GBR | 22.500 | 21.50 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 7.00 | 23.50 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 8.00 | |||
| =69 | Klaas Boot | NED | 22.50 | 23.50 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 21.50 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.50 | |||
| =71 | József Szalai | HUN | 22.375 | 23.00 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 21.75 | 6.75 | 7.00 | 8.00 | |||
| =71 | Mathias Erang | LUX | 22.375 | 23.75 | 8.00 | 7.75 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | |||
| 73 | Géza Tóth | HUN | 21.875 | 23.50 | 7.50 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 20.25 | 6.75 | 6.50 | 7.00 | |||
| 74 | Israel Wijnschenk | NED | 21.375 | 20.00 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 7.00 | 22.75 | 7.25 | 7.50 | 8.00 | |||
| 75 | Jean Gounot | FRA | 21.250 | 24.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 18.50 | 6.50 | 5.00 | 7.00 | |||
| 76 | Giuseppe Lupi | ITA | 20.500 | 26.00 | 8.50 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 15.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |||
| 77 | Jean-Pierre Urbing | LUX | 19.625 | 24.25 | 7.75 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 15.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |||
| =78 | Jacobus van der Vinden | NED | 19.000 | 19.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 18.50 | 6.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |||
| =78 | Bedřich Šupčík | TCH | 19.000 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 9.25 | 8.75 | 11.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | |||
| 80 | Ezio Roselli | ITA | 18.875 | 25.75 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 8.25 | 12.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | |||
| 81 | Vittorio Lucchetti | ITA | 18.000 | 26.00 | 8.50 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 10.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |||
| 82 | Tom Parkinson | GBR | 17.375 | 17.75 | 6.00 | 5.75 | 6.00 | 17.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | |||
| 83 | Elemér Pászti | HUN | 17.000 | 14.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 20.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | |||
| 84 | Harry Finchett | GBR | 16.250 | 23.50 | 7.75 | 7.75 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |||
| 85 | Bert Cronin | GBR | 14.750 | 20.50 | 6.00 | 7.50 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
