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Rings, Men

Date	22 – 26 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Auditorio Nacional, Ciudad de México
Participants	117 from 28 countries
Referee	George Gulack	USA

The format was the same as in 1964, with the best six gymnasts in the individual all-around advancing to the apparatus final, with the final apparatus score made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional programme.

The top three qualifiers, in order, were Japan’s Sawao Kato, the all-around gold medalist; his teammate, Akinori Nakayama, the 1966 World Champion; and Soviet Mikhail Voronin, silver medalist at the 1966 Worlds. Nakayama posted a 9.70 in the final round to win the gold medal. He would win again at the 1970 World Championships and the 1972 Olympics, when he became the second Olympic gymnast to repeat on rings, after Soviet Armenian Albert Azaryan in 1956-60. Voronin won the silver medal in Ciudad de México, as he would in 1972 at München. Kato struggled in the final round and dropped back to the bronze medal.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	19.450	Gold
2	Mikhail Voronin	URS	19.325	Silver
3	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.225	Bronze
4	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.125
5	Takeshi Kato	JPN	19.050
6	Sergey Diomidov	URS	18.975
7 r1/2	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	–
8 r1/2	Yukio Endo	JPN	–
=9 r1/2	Viktor Klimenko	URS	–
=9 r1/2	Steve Cohen	USA	–
=11 r1/2	Viktor Lisitsky	URS	–
=11 r1/2	Klaus Köste	GDR	–
=13 r1/2	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	–
=13 r1/2	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	–
=15 r1/2	Miroslav Cerar	YUG	–
=15 r1/2	Matthias Brehme	GDR	–
=17 r1/2	Valery Karasyov	URS	–
=17 r1/2	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	–
=17 r1/2	Valery Ilyinykh	URS	–
=20 r1/2	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	–
=20 r1/2	Hans Ettlin	SUI	–
22 r1/2	Janez Brodnik	YUG	–
=23 r1/2	Heikki Sappinen	FIN	–
=23 r1/2	Siegfried Fülle	GDR	–
=25 r1/2	Tine Šrot	YUG	–
=25 r1/2	Willi Jaschek	FRG	–
27 r1/2	Fred Roethlisberger	USA	–
=28 r1/2	Václav Kubíčka	TCH	–
=28 r1/2	Peter Weber	GDR	–
=28 r1/2	Andrzej Gonera	POL	–
=28 r1/2	Gilbert Larose	CAN	–
=32 r1/2	Finn Johannesson	SWE	–
=32 r1/2	Hannu Rantakari	FIN	–
=32 r1/2	Aleksander Rokosa	POL	–
=32 r1/2	Armando Valles	MEX	–
=32 r1/2	Sid Jensen	CAN	–
=32 r1/2	Heiko Reinemer	FRG	–
=38 r1/2	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	–
=38 r1/2	Reino Heino	FIN	–
=38 r1/2	František Bočko	TCH	–
=38 r1/2	Meinrad Berchtold	SUI	–
=38 r1/2	Erich Hess	FRG	–
43 r1/2	Luigi Cimnaghi	ITA	–
=44 r1/2	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	–
=44 r1/2	Sid Freudenstein	USA	–
=44 r1/2	Gerhard Dietrich	GDR	–
=47 r1/2	Dave Thor	USA	–
=47 r1/2	Juhani Rahikainen	FIN	–
=47 r1/2	José Filipe Abreu	POR	–
=47 r1/2	Endre Tihanyi	HUN	–
51 r1/2	Christer Jönsson	SWE	–
=52 r1/2	Václav Skoumal	TCH	–
=52 r1/2	Steve Hug	USA	–
=54 r1/2	Peter Rohner	SUI	–
=54 r1/2	Kim Chung-Tae	KOR	–
=54 r1/2	Paul Müller	SUI	–
=54 r1/2	Hans Peter Nielsen	DEN	–
=58 r1/2	Bruno Franceschetti	ITA	–
=58 r1/2	Sylwester Kubica	POL	–
60 r1/2	Helmut Tepasse	FRG	–
=61 r1/2	Jerzy Kruża	POL	–
=61 r1/2	István Aranyos	HUN	–
=63 r1/2	Georgi Adamov	BUL	–
=63 r1/2	Octavio Suárez	CUB	–
=63 r1/2	Miloš Vratič	YUG	–
=63 r1/2	Giovanni Carminucci	ITA	–
67 r1/2	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	–
=68 r1/2	Heinz Häussler	FRG	–
=68 r1/2	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	–
=68 r1/2	Rumen Gabrovski	BUL	–
=68 r1/2	José Vilchis	MEX	–
=68 r1/2	Roland Hürzeler	SUI	–
=68 r1/2	Günter Beier	GDR	–
=74 r1/2	Christian Deuza	FRA	–
=74 r1/2	Luis Ramírez	CUB	–
=74 r1/2	Hermann Höpfner	FRG	–
=77 r1/2	Stefan Zoev	BUL	–
=77 r1/2	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	–
79 r1/2	Pasquale Carminucci	ITA	–
=80 r1/2	Michel Bouchonnet	FRA	–
=80 r1/2	Olli Laiho	FIN	–
=82 r1/2	Damir Anić	YUG	–
=82 r1/2	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	–
=84 r1/2	Bozhidar Ivanov	BUL	–
=84 r1/2	Konrád Mentsik	HUN	–
86 r1/2	Zagdbazaryn Davaanyam	MGL	–
87 r1/2	Arne Thomsen	DEN	–
88 r1/2	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	–
=89 r1/2	Ivan Kondev	BUL	–
=89 r1/2	Murray Chessell	AUS	–
=91 r1/2	Raycho Hristov	BUL	–
=91 r1/2	Sergio Luna	ECU	–
=93 r1/2	Stan Wild	GBR	–
=93 r1/2	Evert Lindgren	SWE	–
=95 r1/2	Vincenzo Mori	ITA	–
=95 r1/2	Steve Mitruk	CAN	–
=97 r1/2	Barry Brooker	CAN	–
=97 r1/2	Héctor Ramírez	CUB	–
99 r1/2	Kanati Allen	USA	–
100 r1/2	Roberto Pumpido	CUB	–
101 r1/2	Béla Herczeg	HUN	–
102 r1/2	Enrique García	MEX	–
103 r1/2	Sándor Kiss	HUN	–
104 r1/2	Dezső Bordán	HUN	–
105 r1/2	Fernando Valles	MEX	–
=106 r1/2	Mike Booth	GBR	–
=106 r1/2	José González	MEX	–
108 r1/2	Lai Chu-Long	TPE	–
109 r1/2	Roger Dion	CAN	–
110 r1/2	Larbi Lazhari	ALG	–
111 r1/2	Eduardo Nájera	ECU	–
112 r1/2	Cheng Fu	TPE	–
113 r1/2	Luis Navarrete	CUB	–
114 r1/2	Pedro Rendón	ECU	–
115 r1/2	Franco Menichelli	ITA	–
116 r1/2	Norman Henson	PHI	–
117 r1/2	Ernesto Beren	PHI	–

Qualifying Round

Date	22 – 24 October 1968 — 08:30-17:00
Format	Top six on rings in team all-around advance to apparatus final. 50% of qualifying score added to optional exercise done in finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points	Compulsory Exercise Points	Optional Exercise Points
1	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.55	9.70	9.85	Q
2	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	19.50	9.75	9.75	Q
3	Mikhail Voronin	URS	19.45	9.75	9.70	Q
4	Takeshi Kato	JPN	19.40	9.70	9.70	Q
5	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.25	9.65	9.60	Q
6	Sergey Diomidov	URS	19.05	9.60	9.45	Q
7	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	19.00	9.55	9.45
8	Yukio Endo	JPN	18.95	9.45	9.50
=9	Viktor Klimenko	URS	18.90	9.40	9.50
=9	Steve Cohen	USA	18.90	9.30	9.60
=11	Viktor Lisitsky	URS	18.80	9.40	9.40
=11	Klaus Köste	GDR	18.80	9.40	9.40
=13	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	18.75	9.35	9.40
=13	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	18.75	9.30	9.45
=15	Miroslav Cerar	YUG	18.70	9.30	9.40
=15	Matthias Brehme	GDR	18.70	9.30	9.40
=17	Valery Karasyov	URS	18.60	9.45	9.15
=17	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	18.60	9.30	9.30
=17	Valery Ilyinykh	URS	18.60	9.30	9.30
=20	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	18.55	9.30	9.25
=20	Hans Ettlin	SUI	18.55	9.20	9.35
22	Janez Brodnik	YUG	18.50	9.20	9.30
=23	Heikki Sappinen	FIN	18.45	9.20	9.25
=23	Siegfried Fülle	GDR	18.45	9.05	9.40
=25	Tine Šrot	YUG	18.40	9.20	9.20
=25	Willi Jaschek	FRG	18.40	9.10	9.30
27	Fred Roethlisberger	USA	18.35	9.15	9.20
=28	Václav Kubíčka	TCH	18.30	9.00	9.30
=28	Peter Weber	GDR	18.30	9.00	9.30
=28	Andrzej Gonera	POL	18.30	9.00	9.30
=28	Gilbert Larose	CAN	18.30	9.00	9.30
=32	Finn Johannesson	SWE	18.25	9.10	9.15
=32	Hannu Rantakari	FIN	18.25	9.10	9.15
=32	Aleksander Rokosa	POL	18.25	9.05	9.20
=32	Armando Valles	MEX	18.25	9.05	9.20
=32	Sid Jensen	CAN	18.25	9.05	9.20
=32	Heiko Reinemer	FRG	18.25	8.85	9.40
=38	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	18.15	9.05	9.10
=38	Reino Heino	FIN	18.15	9.00	9.15
=38	František Bočko	TCH	18.15	8.95	9.20
=38	Meinrad Berchtold	SUI	18.15	8.95	9.20
=38	Erich Hess	FRG	18.15	8.90	9.25
43	Luigi Cimnaghi	ITA	18.10	9.05	9.05
=44	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	18.05	9.10	8.95
=44	Sid Freudenstein	USA	18.05	8.90	9.15
=44	Gerhard Dietrich	GDR	18.05	8.85	9.20
=47	Dave Thor	USA	18.00	9.00	9.00
=47	Juhani Rahikainen	FIN	18.00	8.95	9.05
=47	José Filipe Abreu	POR	18.00	8.95	9.05
=47	Endre Tihanyi	HUN	18.00	8.80	9.20
51	Christer Jönsson	SWE	17.95	8.90	9.05
=52	Václav Skoumal	TCH	17.90	8.95	8.95
=52	Steve Hug	USA	17.90	8.80	9.10
=54	Peter Rohner	SUI	17.85	8.90	8.95
=54	Kim Chung-Tae	KOR	17.85	8.85	9.00
=54	Paul Müller	SUI	17.85	8.85	9.00
=54	Hans Peter Nielsen	DEN	17.85	8.80	9.05
=58	Bruno Franceschetti	ITA	17.80	8.80	9.00
=58	Sylwester Kubica	POL	17.80	8.75	9.05
60	Helmut Tepasse	FRG	17.75	8.45	9.30
=61	Jerzy Kruża	POL	17.70	8.90	8.80
=61	István Aranyos	HUN	17.70	8.70	9.00
=63	Georgi Adamov	BUL	17.65	8.80	8.85
=63	Octavio Suárez	CUB	17.65	8.80	8.85
=63	Miloš Vratič	YUG	17.65	8.75	8.90
=63	Giovanni Carminucci	ITA	17.65	8.75	8.90
67	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	17.60	8.70	8.90
=68	Heinz Häussler	FRG	17.55	8.65	8.90
=68	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	17.55	8.60	8.95
=68	Rumen Gabrovski	BUL	17.55	8.60	8.95
=68	José Vilchis	MEX	17.55	8.55	9.00
=68	Roland Hürzeler	SUI	17.55	8.50	9.05
=68	Günter Beier	GDR	17.55	8.45	9.10
=74	Christian Deuza	FRA	17.50	8.90	8.60
=74	Luis Ramírez	CUB	17.50	8.55	8.95
=74	Hermann Höpfner	FRG	17.50	8.40	9.10
=77	Stefan Zoev	BUL	17.35	8.65	8.70
=77	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	17.35	8.25	9.10
79	Pasquale Carminucci	ITA	17.25	8.70	8.55
=80	Michel Bouchonnet	FRA	17.20	8.60	8.60
=80	Olli Laiho	FIN	17.20	8.00	9.20
=82	Damir Anić	YUG	17.15	8.25	8.90
=82	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	17.15	8.25	8.90
=84	Bozhidar Ivanov	BUL	17.10	8.65	8.45
=84	Konrád Mentsik	HUN	17.10	8.35	8.75
86	Zagdbazaryn Davaanyam	MGL	17.05	8.90	8.15
87	Arne Thomsen	DEN	17.00	8.10	8.90
88	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	16.85	8.15	8.70
=89	Ivan Kondev	BUL	16.75	8.60	8.15
=89	Murray Chessell	AUS	16.75	8.20	8.55
=91	Raycho Hristov	BUL	16.70	8.10	8.60
=91	Sergio Luna	ECU	16.70	8.10	8.60
=93	Stan Wild	GBR	16.65	8.45	8.20
=93	Evert Lindgren	SWE	16.65	7.85	8.80
=95	Vincenzo Mori	ITA	16.50	8.50	8.00
=95	Steve Mitruk	CAN	16.50	8.10	8.40
=97	Barry Brooker	CAN	16.45	7.90	8.55
=97	Héctor Ramírez	CUB	16.45	7.85	8.60
99	Kanati Allen	USA	16.30	7.80	8.50
100	Roberto Pumpido	CUB	16.25	7.85	8.40
101	Béla Herczeg	HUN	16.05	7.20	8.85
102	Enrique García	MEX	15.95	7.60	8.35
103	Sándor Kiss	HUN	15.85	6.90	8.95
104	Dezső Bordán	HUN	15.75	7.95	7.80
105	Fernando Valles	MEX	15.60	7.75	7.85
=106	Mike Booth	GBR	15.55	7.85	7.70
=106	José González	MEX	15.55	7.45	8.10
108	Lai Chu-Long	TPE	15.30	7.65	7.65
109	Roger Dion	CAN	14.40	6.15	8.25
110	Larbi Lazhari	ALG	14.25	6.15	8.10
111	Eduardo Nájera	ECU	13.85	6.70	7.15
112	Cheng Fu	TPE	13.75	6.65	7.10
113	Luis Navarrete	CUB	13.65	6.50	7.15
114	Pedro Rendón	ECU	12.45	5.50	6.95
115	Franco Menichelli	ITA	9.60	9.60	–
116	Norman Henson	PHI	6.60	6.60	–
117	Ernesto Beren	PHI	6.25	6.25	–

Final

Date	26 October 1968 — 19:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points	Qualifying Points (50%)	Final Points
1	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	19.450	9.750	9.70
2	Mikhail Voronin	URS	19.325	9.725	9.60
3	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.225	9.775	9.45
4	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.125	9.625	9.50
5	Takeshi Kato	JPN	19.050	9.700	9.35
6	Sergey Diomidov	URS	18.975	9.525	9.45