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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	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	93	Klaus Köste	GDR	18.850	Gold
2	252	Viktor Klimenko	URS	18.825	Silver
3	251	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	18.800	Bronze
=4	143	Sawao Kato	JPN	18.550
=4	144	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	18.550
6	227	Peter Rohner	SUI	18.525
=6 r1/1	142	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	–
=6 r1/1	193	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	–
=6 r1/1	91	Matthias Brehme	GDR	–
10 r1/1	244	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	–
11 r1/1	127	Imre Molnár	HUN	–
=12 r1/1	145	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	–
=12 r1/1	126	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	–
=12 r1/1	97	Wolfgang Thüne	GDR	–
15 r1/1	214	Petre Mihăiuc	ROU	–
=16 r1/1	257	Mikhail Voronin	URS	–
=16 r1/1	92	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	–
=16 r1/1	221	Robert Bretscher	SUI	–
=16 r1/1	195	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	–
=20 r1/1	94	Jürgen Paeke	GDR	–
=20 r1/1	243	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	–
=20 r1/1	216	Gheorghe Păunescu	ROU	–
=23 r1/1	213	Dan Grecu	ROU	–
=23 r1/1	254	Edvard Mikaelyan	URS	–
=23 r1/1	205	Li Song-Sob	PRK	–
=23 r1/1	96	Reinhard Rychly	GDR	–
=23 r1/1	194	Sylwester Kubica	POL	–
=28 r1/1	267	Makoto Sakamoto	USA	–
=28 r1/1	32	Jorge Cuervo	CUB	–
=30 r1/1	271	Janez Brodnik	YUG	–
=30 r1/1	241	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	–
=30 r1/1	215	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	–
=30 r1/1	265	Steve Hug	USA	–
=30 r1/1	253	Aleksandr Maleyev	URS	–
=30 r1/1	102	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	–
=30 r1/1	196	Mieczysław Strzałka	POL	–
=30 r1/1	247	Pavel Stanovský	TCH	–
=38 r1/1	75	Georges Guelzec	FRA	–
=38 r1/1	105	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	–
=38 r1/1	224	Philippe Gaille	SUI	–
=41 r1/1	197	Andrzej Szajna	POL	–
=41 r1/1	276	Miloš Vratič	YUG	–
=41 r1/1	76	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	–
=41 r1/1	256	Vladimir Shchukin	URS	–
=45 r1/1	17	Stefan Zoev	BUL	–
=45 r1/1	262	John Crosby, Jr.	USA	–
=47 r1/1	274	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	–
=47 r1/1	124	Antal Kisteleki	HUN	–
=47 r1/1	272	Ivica Hmjelovac	YUG	–
=47 r1/1	261	Marshall Avener	USA	–
=47 r1/1	101	Bernd Effing	FRG	–
=52 r1/1	122	István Bérczi	HUN	–
=52 r1/1	204	Kim Song-Yu	PRK	–
=54 r1/1	146	Teruichi Okamura	JPN	–
=54 r1/1	106	Günter Spies	FRG	–
=54 r1/1	263	Jim Culhane, Jr.	USA	–
=54 r1/1	2	Peter Lloyd	AUS	–
=54 r1/1	273	Zoran Ivanović	YUG	–
=54 r1/1	212	Mircea Gheorghiu	ROU	–
=54 r1/1	121	István Kiss	HUN	–
=54 r1/1	192	Jerzy Kruża	POL	–
=54 r1/1	53	Cecilio Ugarte	ESP	–
=54 r1/1	161	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	–
=64 r1/1	77	Jean-Pierre Miens	FRA	–
=64 r1/1	104	Walter Mössinger	FRG	–
=64 r1/1	275	Drago Šoštarić	YUG	–
=64 r1/1	206	Shin Heung-Do	PRK	–
=64 r1/1	74	Bernard Farjat	FRA	–
=64 r1/1	242	Ladislav Morava	TCH	–
=64 r1/1	83	Stan Wild	GBR	–
=71 r1/1	123	Béla Herczeg	HUN	–
=71 r1/1	147	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	–
=71 r1/1	181	Terry Sale	NZL	–
=71 r1/1	61	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	–
=71 r1/1	201	Ho Yun-Hang	PRK	–
=76 r1/1	225	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	–
=76 r1/1	36	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	–
=76 r1/1	81	Eddie Arnold	GBR	–
=79 r1/1	217	Constantin Petrescu	ROU	–
=79 r1/1	203	Kim Song-Il	PRK	–
=79 r1/1	202	Jo Jong-Ryol	PRK	–
82 r1/1	22	Steve Mitruk	CAN	–
=83 r1/1	51	José Ginés	ESP	–
=83 r1/1	16	Geno Radev	BUL	–
=85 r1/1	37	Emilio Sagré	CUB	–
=85 r1/1	11	Dimitar Dimitrov	BUL	–
87 r1/1	73	Christian Deuza	FRA	–
=88 r1/1	151	Bruno Banzer	LIE	–
=88 r1/1	171	Tore Lie	NOR	–
=88 r1/1	34	Luis Ramírez	CUB	–
=91 r1/1	31	René Badell	CUB	–
=91 r1/1	82	Bill Norgrave	GBR	–
=93 r1/1	222	Max Brühwiler	SUI	–
=93 r1/1	23	André Simard	CAN	–
=95 r1/1	71	Henri Boërio	FRA	–
=95 r1/1	135	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	–
=95 r1/1	264	George Greenfield	USA	–
=95 r1/1	132	Franco Donegà	ITA	–
=95 r1/1	131	Luigi Coppa	ITA	–
=100 r1/1	103	Heinz Häussler	FRG	–
=100 r1/1	52	Agustín Sandoval	ESP	–
102 r1/1	134	Carmine Luppino	ITA	–
=103 r1/1	1	Ian Clarke	AUS	–
=103 r1/1	15	Ivan Kondev	BUL	–
105 r1/1	133	Adolfo Lampronti	ITA	–
106 r1/1	12	Bozhidar Iliev	BUL	–
107 r1/1	41	Ole Benediktson	DEN	–
108 r1/1	35	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	–
109 r1/1	14	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	–
110 r1/1	136	Fedele Spatazza	ITA	–
111 r1/1	245	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	–

Final

Date	1 September 1972 — 19:30
Format	Top six on each apparatus in individual all-around advanced to apparatus finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Qualifying Points (50%)	Final Points
1	93	Klaus Köste	GDR	18.850	9.475	9.375
2	252	Viktor Klimenko	URS	18.825	9.400	9.425
3	251	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	18.800	9.600	9.200
=4	143	Sawao Kato	JPN	18.550	9.400	9.150
=4	144	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	18.550	9.500	9.050
6	227	Peter Rohner	SUI	18.525	9.375	9.150

Qualifying Round

Date	27 August 1972
Format	Top six on each apparatus in individual all-around advanced to apparatus finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Compulsory Exercise Points	Optional Exercise Points
1	251	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.20	9.60	9.60	Q
2	143	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.00	9.50	9.50	Q
3	93	Klaus Köste	GDR	18.95	9.40	9.55	Q
=4	252	Viktor Klimenko	URS	18.80	9.50	9.30	Q
=4	144	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	18.80	9.40	9.40	Q
=6	227	Peter Rohner	SUI	18.75	9.25	9.50	Q
=6	142	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	18.75	9.40	9.35
=6	193	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	18.75	9.40	9.35
=6	91	Matthias Brehme	GDR	18.75	9.30	9.45
10	244	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	18.70	9.20	9.50
11	127	Imre Molnár	HUN	18.65	9.40	9.25
=12	145	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	18.60	9.35	9.25
=12	126	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	18.60	9.25	9.35
=12	97	Wolfgang Thüne	GDR	18.60	9.20	9.40
15	214	Petre Mihăiuc	ROU	18.55	9.20	9.35
=16	257	Mikhail Voronin	URS	18.50	9.30	9.20
=16	92	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	18.50	9.30	9.20
=16	221	Robert Bretscher	SUI	18.50	9.20	9.30
=16	195	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	18.50	9.20	9.30
=20	94	Jürgen Paeke	GDR	18.45	9.20	9.25
=20	243	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	18.45	9.15	9.30
=20	216	Gheorghe Păunescu	ROU	18.45	9.15	9.30
=23	213	Dan Grecu	ROU	18.40	9.35	9.05
=23	254	Edvard Mikaelyan	URS	18.40	9.25	9.15
=23	205	Li Song-Sob	PRK	18.40	9.15	9.25
=23	96	Reinhard Rychly	GDR	18.40	9.10	9.30
=23	194	Sylwester Kubica	POL	18.40	9.10	9.30
=28	267	Makoto Sakamoto	USA	18.35	9.30	9.05
=28	32	Jorge Cuervo	CUB	18.35	8.95	9.40
=30	271	Janez Brodnik	YUG	18.30	9.30	9.00
=30	241	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	18.30	9.30	9.00
=30	215	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	18.30	9.15	9.15
=30	265	Steve Hug	USA	18.30	9.15	9.15
=30	253	Aleksandr Maleyev	URS	18.30	9.10	9.20
=30	102	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	18.30	9.10	9.20
=30	196	Mieczysław Strzałka	POL	18.30	9.10	9.20
=30	247	Pavel Stanovský	TCH	18.30	9.05	9.25
=38	75	Georges Guelzec	FRA	18.25	9.15	9.10
=38	105	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	18.25	9.05	9.20
=38	224	Philippe Gaille	SUI	18.25	9.05	9.20
=41	197	Andrzej Szajna	POL	18.20	9.30	8.90
=41	276	Miloš Vratič	YUG	18.20	9.25	8.95
=41	76	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	18.20	9.05	9.15
=41	256	Vladimir Shchukin	URS	18.20	9.00	9.20
=45	17	Stefan Zoev	BUL	18.15	8.90	9.25
=45	262	John Crosby, Jr.	USA	18.15	8.90	9.25
=47	274	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	18.10	9.15	8.95
=47	124	Antal Kisteleki	HUN	18.10	9.00	9.10
=47	272	Ivica Hmjelovac	YUG	18.10	9.00	9.10
=47	261	Marshall Avener	USA	18.10	8.95	9.15
=47	101	Bernd Effing	FRG	18.10	8.80	9.30
=52	122	István Bérczi	HUN	18.05	8.85	9.20
=52	204	Kim Song-Yu	PRK	18.05	8.85	9.20
=54	146	Teruichi Okamura	JPN	18.00	9.20	8.80
=54	106	Günter Spies	FRG	18.00	9.15	8.85
=54	263	Jim Culhane, Jr.	USA	18.00	9.10	8.90
=54	2	Peter Lloyd	AUS	18.00	9.05	8.95
=54	273	Zoran Ivanović	YUG	18.00	9.05	8.95
=54	212	Mircea Gheorghiu	ROU	18.00	9.00	9.00
=54	121	István Kiss	HUN	18.00	8.95	9.05
=54	192	Jerzy Kruża	POL	18.00	8.95	9.05
=54	53	Cecilio Ugarte	ESP	18.00	8.80	9.20
=54	161	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	18.00	8.70	9.30
=64	77	Jean-Pierre Miens	FRA	17.95	9.10	8.85
=64	104	Walter Mössinger	FRG	17.95	9.10	8.85
=64	275	Drago Šoštarić	YUG	17.95	9.05	8.90
=64	206	Shin Heung-Do	PRK	17.95	9.00	8.95
=64	74	Bernard Farjat	FRA	17.95	8.90	9.05
=64	242	Ladislav Morava	TCH	17.95	8.80	9.15
=64	83	Stan Wild	GBR	17.95	8.75	9.20
=71	123	Béla Herczeg	HUN	17.90	9.20	8.70
=71	147	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	17.90	9.10	8.80
=71	181	Terry Sale	NZL	17.90	9.00	8.90
=71	61	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	17.90	9.00	8.90
=71	201	Ho Yun-Hang	PRK	17.90	8.65	9.25
=76	225	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	17.85	9.10	8.75
=76	36	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	17.85	8.75	9.10
=76	81	Eddie Arnold	GBR	17.85	8.65	9.20
=79	217	Constantin Petrescu	ROU	17.80	8.80	9.00
=79	203	Kim Song-Il	PRK	17.80	8.70	9.10
=79	202	Jo Jong-Ryol	PRK	17.80	8.40	9.40
82	22	Steve Mitruk	CAN	17.75	8.70	9.05
=83	51	José Ginés	ESP	17.70	8.70	9.00
=83	16	Geno Radev	BUL	17.70	8.65	9.05
=85	37	Emilio Sagré	CUB	17.65	8.75	8.90
=85	11	Dimitar Dimitrov	BUL	17.65	8.70	8.95
87	73	Christian Deuza	FRA	17.60	8.90	8.70
=88	151	Bruno Banzer	LIE	17.55	8.85	8.70
=88	171	Tore Lie	NOR	17.55	8.80	8.75
=88	34	Luis Ramírez	CUB	17.55	8.50	9.05
=91	31	René Badell	CUB	17.50	8.80	8.70
=91	82	Bill Norgrave	GBR	17.50	8.60	8.90
=93	222	Max Brühwiler	SUI	17.45	8.95	8.50
=93	23	André Simard	CAN	17.45	8.50	8.95
=95	71	Henri Boërio	FRA	17.40	9.00	8.40
=95	135	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	17.40	8.80	8.60
=95	264	George Greenfield	USA	17.40	8.80	8.60
=95	132	Franco Donegà	ITA	17.40	8.75	8.65
=95	131	Luigi Coppa	ITA	17.40	8.65	8.75
=100	103	Heinz Häussler	FRG	17.30	8.70	8.60
=100	52	Agustín Sandoval	ESP	17.30	8.60	8.70
102	134	Carmine Luppino	ITA	17.25	8.75	8.50
=103	1	Ian Clarke	AUS	17.20	8.50	8.70
=103	15	Ivan Kondev	BUL	17.20	8.35	8.85
105	133	Adolfo Lampronti	ITA	17.05	8.70	8.35
106	12	Bozhidar Iliev	BUL	16.95	8.35	8.60
107	41	Ole Benediktson	DEN	16.90	8.05	8.85
108	35	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	16.85	8.10	8.75
109	14	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	16.75	8.50	8.25
110	136	Fedele Spatazza	ITA	15.00	7.00	8.00
111	245	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	9.20	9.20	0.00