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Horse Vault, Men

Date	27 August – 1 September 1972 — 19:30
Status	Olympic
Location	Sporthalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	111 from 26 countries

The format was similar to 1964 and 1968, with the best six gymnasts in the team 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 program. The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) had never won an individual gold medal in men’s gymnastics, but that drought ended in this event with Klaus Köste taking gold. Köste’s gold was also the only individual men’s gymnastics medal in München not won by the Japanese or the Soviets. Köste was trailed by two Soviets, with Viktor Klimenko, the 1970 World Championship silver medalist, also winning silver here, and Nikolay Andrianov bronze. Andrianov would improve in 1976 and win the gold medal on the vault.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Klaus Köste	GDR	18.850	Gold
2	Viktor Klimenko	URS	18.825	Silver
3	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	18.800	Bronze
=4	Sawao Kato	JPN	18.550
=4	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	18.550
6	Peter Rohner	SUI	18.525
=6 r1/1	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	–
=6 r1/1	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	–
=6 r1/1	Matthias Brehme	GDR	–
10 r1/1	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	–
11 r1/1	Imre Molnár	HUN	–
=12 r1/1	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	–
=12 r1/1	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	–
=12 r1/1	Wolfgang Thüne	GDR	–
15 r1/1	Petre Mihăiuc	ROU	–
=16 r1/1	Mikhail Voronin	URS	–
=16 r1/1	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	–
=16 r1/1	Robert Bretscher	SUI	–
=16 r1/1	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	–
=20 r1/1	Jürgen Paeke	GDR	–
=20 r1/1	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	–
=20 r1/1	Gheorghe Păunescu	ROU	–
=23 r1/1	Dan Grecu	ROU	–
=23 r1/1	Edvard Mikaelyan	URS	–
=23 r1/1	Li Song-Sob	PRK	–
=23 r1/1	Reinhard Rychly	GDR	–
=23 r1/1	Sylwester Kubica	POL	–
=28 r1/1	Makoto Sakamoto	USA	–
=28 r1/1	Jorge Cuervo	CUB	–
=30 r1/1	Janez Brodnik	YUG	–
=30 r1/1	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	–
=30 r1/1	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	–
=30 r1/1	Steve Hug	USA	–
=30 r1/1	Aleksandr Maleyev	URS	–
=30 r1/1	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	–
=30 r1/1	Mieczysław Strzałka	POL	–
=30 r1/1	Pavel Stanovský	TCH	–
=38 r1/1	Georges Guelzec	FRA	–
=38 r1/1	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	–
=38 r1/1	Philippe Gaille	SUI	–
=41 r1/1	Andrzej Szajna	POL	–
=41 r1/1	Miloš Vratič	YUG	–
=41 r1/1	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	–
=41 r1/1	Vladimir Shchukin	URS	–
=45 r1/1	Stefan Zoev	BUL	–
=45 r1/1	John Crosby, Jr.	USA	–
=47 r1/1	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	–
=47 r1/1	Antal Kisteleki	HUN	–
=47 r1/1	Ivica Hmjelovac	YUG	–
=47 r1/1	Marshall Avener	USA	–
=47 r1/1	Bernd Effing	FRG	–
=52 r1/1	István Bérczi	HUN	–
=52 r1/1	Kim Song-Yu	PRK	–
=54 r1/1	Teruichi Okamura	JPN	–
=54 r1/1	Günter Spies	FRG	–
=54 r1/1	Jim Culhane, Jr.	USA	–
=54 r1/1	Peter Lloyd	AUS	–
=54 r1/1	Zoran Ivanović	YUG	–
=54 r1/1	Mircea Gheorghiu	ROU	–
=54 r1/1	István Kiss	HUN	–
=54 r1/1	Jerzy Kruża	POL	–
=54 r1/1	Cecilio Ugarte	ESP	–
=54 r1/1	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	–
=64 r1/1	Jean-Pierre Miens	FRA	–
=64 r1/1	Walter Mössinger	FRG	–
=64 r1/1	Drago Šoštarić	YUG	–
=64 r1/1	Shin Heung-Do	PRK	–
=64 r1/1	Bernard Farjat	FRA	–
=64 r1/1	Ladislav Morava	TCH	–
=64 r1/1	Stan Wild	GBR	–
=71 r1/1	Béla Herczeg	HUN	–
=71 r1/1	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	–
=71 r1/1	Terry Sale	NZL	–
=71 r1/1	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	–
=71 r1/1	Ho Yun-Hang	PRK	–
=76 r1/1	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	–
=76 r1/1	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	–
=76 r1/1	Eddie Arnold	GBR	–
=79 r1/1	Constantin Petrescu	ROU	–
=79 r1/1	Kim Song-Il	PRK	–
=79 r1/1	Jo Jong-Ryol	PRK	–
82 r1/1	Steve Mitruk	CAN	–
=83 r1/1	José Ginés	ESP	–
=83 r1/1	Geno Radev	BUL	–
=85 r1/1	Emilio Sagré	CUB	–
=85 r1/1	Dimitar Dimitrov	BUL	–
87 r1/1	Christian Deuza	FRA	–
=88 r1/1	Bruno Banzer	LIE	–
=88 r1/1	Tore Lie	NOR	–
=88 r1/1	Luis Ramírez	CUB	–
=91 r1/1	René Badell	CUB	–
=91 r1/1	Bill Norgrave	GBR	–
=93 r1/1	Max Brühwiler	SUI	–
=93 r1/1	André Simard	CAN	–
=95 r1/1	Henri Boërio	FRA	–
=95 r1/1	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	–
=95 r1/1	George Greenfield	USA	–
=95 r1/1	Franco Donegà	ITA	–
=95 r1/1	Luigi Coppa	ITA	–
=100 r1/1	Heinz Häussler	FRG	–
=100 r1/1	Agustín Sandoval	ESP	–
102 r1/1	Carmine Luppino	ITA	–
=103 r1/1	Ian Clarke	AUS	–
=103 r1/1	Ivan Kondev	BUL	–
105 r1/1	Adolfo Lampronti	ITA	–
106 r1/1	Bozhidar Iliev	BUL	–
107 r1/1	Ole Benediktson	DEN	–
108 r1/1	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	–
109 r1/1	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	–
110 r1/1	Fedele Spatazza	ITA	–
111 r1/1	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	–

Final (1 September 1972 — 19:30)

Top six on each apparatus in individual all-around advanced to apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Klaus Köste	GDR	18.850	9.475	9.375
2	Viktor Klimenko	URS	18.825	9.400	9.425
3	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	18.800	9.600	9.200
=4	Sawao Kato	JPN	18.550	9.400	9.150
=4	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	18.550	9.500	9.050
6	Peter Rohner	SUI	18.525	9.375	9.150

Qualifying (27 August 1972)

Top six on each apparatus in individual all-around advanced to apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.20	9.60	9.60	Q
2	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.00	9.50	9.50	Q
3	Klaus Köste	GDR	18.95	9.40	9.55	Q
=4	Viktor Klimenko	URS	18.80	9.50	9.30	Q
=4	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	18.80	9.40	9.40	Q
=6	Peter Rohner	SUI	18.75	9.25	9.50	Q
=6	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	18.75	9.40	9.35
=6	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	18.75	9.40	9.35
=6	Matthias Brehme	GDR	18.75	9.30	9.45
10	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	18.70	9.20	9.50
11	Imre Molnár	HUN	18.65	9.40	9.25
=12	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	18.60	9.35	9.25
=12	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	18.60	9.25	9.35
=12	Wolfgang Thüne	GDR	18.60	9.20	9.40
15	Petre Mihăiuc	ROU	18.55	9.20	9.35
=16	Mikhail Voronin	URS	18.50	9.30	9.20
=16	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	18.50	9.30	9.20
=16	Robert Bretscher	SUI	18.50	9.20	9.30
=16	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	18.50	9.20	9.30
=20	Jürgen Paeke	GDR	18.45	9.20	9.25
=20	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	18.45	9.15	9.30
=20	Gheorghe Păunescu	ROU	18.45	9.15	9.30
=23	Dan Grecu	ROU	18.40	9.35	9.05
=23	Edvard Mikaelyan	URS	18.40	9.25	9.15
=23	Li Song-Sob	PRK	18.40	9.15	9.25
=23	Reinhard Rychly	GDR	18.40	9.10	9.30
=23	Sylwester Kubica	POL	18.40	9.10	9.30
=28	Makoto Sakamoto	USA	18.35	9.30	9.05
=28	Jorge Cuervo	CUB	18.35	8.95	9.40
=30	Janez Brodnik	YUG	18.30	9.30	9.00
=30	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	18.30	9.30	9.00
=30	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	18.30	9.15	9.15
=30	Steve Hug	USA	18.30	9.15	9.15
=30	Aleksandr Maleyev	URS	18.30	9.10	9.20
=30	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	18.30	9.10	9.20
=30	Mieczysław Strzałka	POL	18.30	9.10	9.20
=30	Pavel Stanovský	TCH	18.30	9.05	9.25
=38	Georges Guelzec	FRA	18.25	9.15	9.10
=38	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	18.25	9.05	9.20
=38	Philippe Gaille	SUI	18.25	9.05	9.20
=41	Andrzej Szajna	POL	18.20	9.30	8.90
=41	Miloš Vratič	YUG	18.20	9.25	8.95
=41	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	18.20	9.05	9.15
=41	Vladimir Shchukin	URS	18.20	9.00	9.20
=45	Stefan Zoev	BUL	18.15	8.90	9.25
=45	John Crosby, Jr.	USA	18.15	8.90	9.25
=47	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	18.10	9.15	8.95
=47	Antal Kisteleki	HUN	18.10	9.00	9.10
=47	Ivica Hmjelovac	YUG	18.10	9.00	9.10
=47	Marshall Avener	USA	18.10	8.95	9.15
=47	Bernd Effing	FRG	18.10	8.80	9.30
=52	István Bérczi	HUN	18.05	8.85	9.20
=52	Kim Song-Yu	PRK	18.05	8.85	9.20
=54	Teruichi Okamura	JPN	18.00	9.20	8.80
=54	Günter Spies	FRG	18.00	9.15	8.85
=54	Jim Culhane, Jr.	USA	18.00	9.10	8.90
=54	Peter Lloyd	AUS	18.00	9.05	8.95
=54	Zoran Ivanović	YUG	18.00	9.05	8.95
=54	Mircea Gheorghiu	ROU	18.00	9.00	9.00
=54	István Kiss	HUN	18.00	8.95	9.05
=54	Jerzy Kruża	POL	18.00	8.95	9.05
=54	Cecilio Ugarte	ESP	18.00	8.80	9.20
=54	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	18.00	8.70	9.30
=64	Jean-Pierre Miens	FRA	17.95	9.10	8.85
=64	Walter Mössinger	FRG	17.95	9.10	8.85
=64	Drago Šoštarić	YUG	17.95	9.05	8.90
=64	Shin Heung-Do	PRK	17.95	9.00	8.95
=64	Bernard Farjat	FRA	17.95	8.90	9.05
=64	Ladislav Morava	TCH	17.95	8.80	9.15
=64	Stan Wild	GBR	17.95	8.75	9.20
=71	Béla Herczeg	HUN	17.90	9.20	8.70
=71	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	17.90	9.10	8.80
=71	Terry Sale	NZL	17.90	9.00	8.90
=71	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	17.90	9.00	8.90
=71	Ho Yun-Hang	PRK	17.90	8.65	9.25
=76	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	17.85	9.10	8.75
=76	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	17.85	8.75	9.10
=76	Eddie Arnold	GBR	17.85	8.65	9.20
=79	Constantin Petrescu	ROU	17.80	8.80	9.00
=79	Kim Song-Il	PRK	17.80	8.70	9.10
=79	Jo Jong-Ryol	PRK	17.80	8.40	9.40
82	Steve Mitruk	CAN	17.75	8.70	9.05
=83	José Ginés	ESP	17.70	8.70	9.00
=83	Geno Radev	BUL	17.70	8.65	9.05
=85	Emilio Sagré	CUB	17.65	8.75	8.90
=85	Dimitar Dimitrov	BUL	17.65	8.70	8.95
87	Christian Deuza	FRA	17.60	8.90	8.70
=88	Bruno Banzer	LIE	17.55	8.85	8.70
=88	Tore Lie	NOR	17.55	8.80	8.75
=88	Luis Ramírez	CUB	17.55	8.50	9.05
=91	René Badell	CUB	17.50	8.80	8.70
=91	Bill Norgrave	GBR	17.50	8.60	8.90
=93	Max Brühwiler	SUI	17.45	8.95	8.50
=93	André Simard	CAN	17.45	8.50	8.95
=95	Henri Boërio	FRA	17.40	9.00	8.40
=95	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	17.40	8.80	8.60
=95	George Greenfield	USA	17.40	8.80	8.60
=95	Franco Donegà	ITA	17.40	8.75	8.65
=95	Luigi Coppa	ITA	17.40	8.65	8.75
=100	Heinz Häussler	FRG	17.30	8.70	8.60
=100	Agustín Sandoval	ESP	17.30	8.60	8.70
102	Carmine Luppino	ITA	17.25	8.75	8.50
=103	Ian Clarke	AUS	17.20	8.50	8.70
=103	Ivan Kondev	BUL	17.20	8.35	8.85
105	Adolfo Lampronti	ITA	17.05	8.70	8.35
106	Bozhidar Iliev	BUL	16.95	8.35	8.60
107	Ole Benediktson	DEN	16.90	8.05	8.85
108	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	16.85	8.10	8.75
109	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	16.75	8.50	8.25
110	Fedele Spatazza	ITA	15.00	7.00	8.00
111	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	9.20	9.20	0.00