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Parallel Bars, Men

Date	27 August – 1 September 1972 — 19:30
Status	Olympic
Location	Sporthalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	112 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. All the finalists were from Japan and the Soviet Union, but Japan swept the medals, led by individual all-around champion Sawao Kato, who led the team all-around qualifying and had the best score in the final round. Kato would win the gold medal again in 1976, the first gymnast to defend his gold medal on the parallel bars. Silver and bronze went to Shigeru Kasamatsu and Eizo Kenmotsu.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	143	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.475	Gold
2	142	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	19.375	Silver
3	144	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	19.250	Bronze
4	252	Viktor Klimenko	URS	19.125
5	145	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	18.875
6	251	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	17.975
=6 r1/1	257	Mikhail Voronin	URS	–
=6 r1/1	102	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	–
9 r1/1	93	Klaus Köste	GDR	–
10 r1/1	106	Günter Spies	FRG	–
=11 r1/1	254	Edvard Mikaelyan	URS	–
=11 r1/1	193	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	–
=11 r1/1	147	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	–
14 r1/1	146	Teruichi Okamura	JPN	–
=15 r1/1	91	Matthias Brehme	GDR	–
=15 r1/1	97	Wolfgang Thüne	GDR	–
=17 r1/1	253	Aleksandr Maleyev	URS	–
=17 r1/1	227	Peter Rohner	SUI	–
=17 r1/1	267	Makoto Sakamoto	USA	–
=17 r1/1	92	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	–
=17 r1/1	197	Andrzej Szajna	POL	–
=22 r1/1	104	Walter Mössinger	FRG	–
=22 r1/1	205	Li Song-Sob	PRK	–
=24 r1/1	127	Imre Molnár	HUN	–
=24 r1/1	271	Janez Brodnik	YUG	–
=24 r1/1	194	Sylwester Kubica	POL	–
=27 r1/1	204	Kim Song-Yu	PRK	–
=27 r1/1	222	Max Brühwiler	SUI	–
=29 r1/1	96	Reinhard Rychly	GDR	–
=29 r1/1	195	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	–
=29 r1/1	265	Steve Hug	USA	–
=32 r1/1	123	Béla Herczeg	HUN	–
=32 r1/1	203	Kim Song-Il	PRK	–
=32 r1/1	274	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	–
=32 r1/1	61	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	–
=36 r1/1	16	Geno Radev	BUL	–
=36 r1/1	94	Jürgen Paeke	GDR	–
=38 r1/1	214	Petre Mihăiuc	ROU	–
=38 r1/1	242	Ladislav Morava	TCH	–
=38 r1/1	101	Bernd Effing	FRG	–
=38 r1/1	35	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	–
=42 r1/1	105	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	–
=42 r1/1	241	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	–
=42 r1/1	225	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	–
=45 r1/1	256	Vladimir Shchukin	URS	–
=45 r1/1	244	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	–
=47 r1/1	121	István Kiss	HUN	–
=47 r1/1	243	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	–
=47 r1/1	201	Ho Yun-Hang	PRK	–
=47 r1/1	32	Jorge Cuervo	CUB	–
=47 r1/1	221	Robert Bretscher	SUI	–
=52 r1/1	76	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	–
=52 r1/1	126	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	–
=52 r1/1	213	Dan Grecu	ROU	–
=52 r1/1	276	Miloš Vratič	YUG	–
=56 r1/1	206	Shin Heung-Do	PRK	–
=56 r1/1	122	István Bérczi	HUN	–
=58 r1/1	275	Drago Šoštarić	YUG	–
=58 r1/1	262	John Crosby, Jr.	USA	–
=60 r1/1	77	Jean-Pierre Miens	FRA	–
=60 r1/1	132	Franco Donegà	ITA	–
=60 r1/1	134	Carmine Luppino	ITA	–
=63 r1/1	273	Zoran Ivanović	YUG	–
=63 r1/1	103	Heinz Häussler	FRG	–
=63 r1/1	216	Gheorghe Păunescu	ROU	–
=63 r1/1	41	Ole Benediktson	DEN	–
=63 r1/1	202	Jo Jong-Ryol	PRK	–
=68 r1/1	124	Antal Kisteleki	HUN	–
=68 r1/1	73	Christian Deuza	FRA	–
=68 r1/1	272	Ivica Hmjelovac	YUG	–
71 r1/1	212	Mircea Gheorghiu	ROU	–
=72 r1/1	263	Jim Culhane, Jr.	USA	–
=72 r1/1	133	Adolfo Lampronti	ITA	–
=72 r1/1	192	Jerzy Kruża	POL	–
=75 r1/1	51	José Ginés	ESP	–
=75 r1/1	17	Stefan Zoev	BUL	–
=75 r1/1	31	René Badell	CUB	–
=78 r1/1	15	Ivan Kondev	BUL	–
=78 r1/1	217	Constantin Petrescu	ROU	–
=78 r1/1	75	Georges Guelzec	FRA	–
=81 r1/1	74	Bernard Farjat	FRA	–
=81 r1/1	53	Cecilio Ugarte	ESP	–
=81 r1/1	71	Henri Boërio	FRA	–
84 r1/1	171	Tore Lie	NOR	–
=85 r1/1	161	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	–
=85 r1/1	131	Luigi Coppa	ITA	–
=85 r1/1	261	Marshall Avener	USA	–
=88 r1/1	151	Bruno Banzer	LIE	–
=88 r1/1	52	Agustín Sandoval	ESP	–
=88 r1/1	12	Bozhidar Iliev	BUL	–
=91 r1/1	247	Pavel Stanovský	TCH	–
=91 r1/1	135	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	–
=93 r1/1	136	Fedele Spatazza	ITA	–
=93 r1/1	11	Dimitar Dimitrov	BUL	–
=93 r1/1	34	Luis Ramírez	CUB	–
=96 r1/1	1	Ian Clarke	AUS	–
=96 r1/1	14	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	–
98 r1/1	81	Eddie Arnold	GBR	–
=99 r1/1	83	Stan Wild	GBR	–
=99 r1/1	264	George Greenfield	USA	–
101 r1/1	224	Philippe Gaille	SUI	–
=102 r1/1	196	Mieczysław Strzałka	POL	–
=102 r1/1	23	André Simard	CAN	–
=102 r1/1	36	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	–
105 r1/1	2	Peter Lloyd	AUS	–
106 r1/1	82	Bill Norgrave	GBR	–
107 r1/1	37	Emilio Sagré	CUB	–
108 r1/1	22	Steve Mitruk	CAN	–
109 r1/1	215	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	–
110 r1/1	181	Terry Sale	NZL	–
111 r1/1	245	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	–
112 r1/1	21	Bruce Medd	CAN	–

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	143	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.475	9.675	9.80
2	142	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	19.375	9.625	9.75
3	144	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	19.250	9.650	9.60
4	252	Viktor Klimenko	URS	19.125	9.625	9.50
5	145	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	18.875	9.625	9.25
6	251	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	17.975	9.525	8.45

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	143	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.35	9.60	9.75	Q
2	144	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	19.30	9.65	9.65	Q
=3	252	Viktor Klimenko	URS	19.25	9.65	9.60	Q
=3	145	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	19.25	9.60	9.65	Q
=3	142	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	19.25	9.55	9.70	Q
=6	251	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.05	9.50	9.55	Q
=6	257	Mikhail Voronin	URS	19.05	9.60	9.45
=6	102	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	19.05	9.50	9.55
9	93	Klaus Köste	GDR	19.00	9.50	9.50
10	106	Günter Spies	FRG	18.95	9.55	9.40
=11	254	Edvard Mikaelyan	URS	18.85	9.50	9.35
=11	193	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	18.85	9.40	9.45
=11	147	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	18.85	9.35	9.50
14	146	Teruichi Okamura	JPN	18.75	9.35	9.40
=15	91	Matthias Brehme	GDR	18.65	9.30	9.35
=15	97	Wolfgang Thüne	GDR	18.65	9.30	9.35
=17	253	Aleksandr Maleyev	URS	18.60	9.35	9.25
=17	227	Peter Rohner	SUI	18.60	9.30	9.30
=17	267	Makoto Sakamoto	USA	18.60	9.30	9.30
=17	92	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	18.60	9.25	9.35
=17	197	Andrzej Szajna	POL	18.60	9.25	9.35
=22	104	Walter Mössinger	FRG	18.55	9.35	9.20
=22	205	Li Song-Sob	PRK	18.55	9.25	9.30
=24	127	Imre Molnár	HUN	18.50	9.40	9.10
=24	271	Janez Brodnik	YUG	18.50	9.20	9.30
=24	194	Sylwester Kubica	POL	18.50	9.15	9.35
=27	204	Kim Song-Yu	PRK	18.45	9.15	9.30
=27	222	Max Brühwiler	SUI	18.45	9.15	9.30
=29	96	Reinhard Rychly	GDR	18.40	9.20	9.20
=29	195	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	18.40	9.10	9.30
=29	265	Steve Hug	USA	18.40	9.10	9.30
=32	123	Béla Herczeg	HUN	18.35	9.15	9.20
=32	203	Kim Song-Il	PRK	18.35	9.15	9.20
=32	274	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	18.35	9.10	9.25
=32	61	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	18.35	8.95	9.40
=36	16	Geno Radev	BUL	18.30	9.00	9.30
=36	94	Jürgen Paeke	GDR	18.30	9.00	9.30
=38	214	Petre Mihăiuc	ROU	18.25	9.10	9.15
=38	242	Ladislav Morava	TCH	18.25	9.05	9.20
=38	101	Bernd Effing	FRG	18.25	9.00	9.25
=38	35	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	18.25	8.95	9.30
=42	105	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	18.20	9.10	9.10
=42	241	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	18.20	9.05	9.15
=42	225	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	18.20	8.95	9.25
=45	256	Vladimir Shchukin	URS	18.15	9.00	9.15
=45	244	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	18.15	8.95	9.20
=47	121	István Kiss	HUN	18.10	9.10	9.00
=47	243	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	18.10	9.05	9.05
=47	201	Ho Yun-Hang	PRK	18.10	9.00	9.10
=47	32	Jorge Cuervo	CUB	18.10	8.90	9.20
=47	221	Robert Bretscher	SUI	18.10	8.90	9.20
=52	76	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	18.05	9.05	9.00
=52	126	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	18.05	9.00	9.05
=52	213	Dan Grecu	ROU	18.05	9.00	9.05
=52	276	Miloš Vratič	YUG	18.05	8.90	9.15
=56	206	Shin Heung-Do	PRK	17.95	9.00	8.95
=56	122	István Bérczi	HUN	17.95	8.85	9.10
=58	275	Drago Šoštarić	YUG	17.90	8.85	9.05
=58	262	John Crosby, Jr.	USA	17.90	8.65	9.25
=60	77	Jean-Pierre Miens	FRA	17.85	8.85	9.00
=60	132	Franco Donegà	ITA	17.85	8.85	9.00
=60	134	Carmine Luppino	ITA	17.85	8.70	9.15
=63	273	Zoran Ivanović	YUG	17.80	8.85	8.95
=63	103	Heinz Häussler	FRG	17.80	8.70	9.10
=63	216	Gheorghe Păunescu	ROU	17.80	8.70	9.10
=63	41	Ole Benediktson	DEN	17.80	8.65	9.15
=63	202	Jo Jong-Ryol	PRK	17.80	8.55	9.25
=68	124	Antal Kisteleki	HUN	17.75	8.90	8.85
=68	73	Christian Deuza	FRA	17.75	8.85	8.90
=68	272	Ivica Hmjelovac	YUG	17.75	8.80	8.95
71	212	Mircea Gheorghiu	ROU	17.70	9.05	8.65
=72	263	Jim Culhane, Jr.	USA	17.65	8.65	9.00
=72	133	Adolfo Lampronti	ITA	17.65	8.60	9.05
=72	192	Jerzy Kruża	POL	17.65	8.60	9.05
=75	51	José Ginés	ESP	17.60	8.70	8.90
=75	17	Stefan Zoev	BUL	17.60	8.65	8.95
=75	31	René Badell	CUB	17.60	8.60	9.00
=78	15	Ivan Kondev	BUL	17.50	8.55	8.95
=78	217	Constantin Petrescu	ROU	17.50	8.55	8.95
=78	75	Georges Guelzec	FRA	17.50	8.45	9.05
=81	74	Bernard Farjat	FRA	17.45	8.65	8.80
=81	53	Cecilio Ugarte	ESP	17.45	8.50	8.95
=81	71	Henri Boërio	FRA	17.45	8.15	9.30
84	171	Tore Lie	NOR	17.35	8.70	8.65
=85	161	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	17.25	8.45	8.80
=85	131	Luigi Coppa	ITA	17.25	8.35	8.90
=85	261	Marshall Avener	USA	17.25	8.10	9.15
=88	151	Bruno Banzer	LIE	17.20	8.70	8.50
=88	52	Agustín Sandoval	ESP	17.20	8.55	8.65
=88	12	Bozhidar Iliev	BUL	17.20	8.40	8.80
=91	247	Pavel Stanovský	TCH	17.15	8.25	8.90
=91	135	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	17.15	8.10	9.05
=93	136	Fedele Spatazza	ITA	17.10	8.80	8.30
=93	11	Dimitar Dimitrov	BUL	17.10	8.50	8.60
=93	34	Luis Ramírez	CUB	17.10	8.20	8.90
=96	1	Ian Clarke	AUS	17.05	8.45	8.60
=96	14	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	17.05	8.30	8.75
98	81	Eddie Arnold	GBR	17.00	8.40	8.60
=99	83	Stan Wild	GBR	16.80	8.00	8.80
=99	264	George Greenfield	USA	16.80	7.75	9.05
101	224	Philippe Gaille	SUI	16.75	7.70	9.05
=102	196	Mieczysław Strzałka	POL	16.65	8.30	8.35
=102	23	André Simard	CAN	16.65	7.90	8.75
=102	36	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	16.65	7.85	8.80
105	2	Peter Lloyd	AUS	16.60	8.60	8.00
106	82	Bill Norgrave	GBR	16.35	7.90	8.45
107	37	Emilio Sagré	CUB	16.25	8.30	7.95
108	22	Steve Mitruk	CAN	16.20	7.80	8.40
109	215	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	16.10	7.25	8.85
110	181	Terry Sale	NZL	15.15	6.65	8.50
111	245	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	9.25	9.25	0.00
112	21	Bruce Medd	CAN	6.30	6.30	0.00