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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	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.475	Gold
2	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	19.375	Silver
3	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	19.250	Bronze
4	Viktor Klimenko	URS	19.125
5	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	18.875
6	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	17.975
=6 r1/1	Mikhail Voronin	URS	–
=6 r1/1	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	–
9 r1/1	Klaus Köste	GDR	–
10 r1/1	Günter Spies	FRG	–
=11 r1/1	Edvard Mikaelyan	URS	–
=11 r1/1	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	–
=11 r1/1	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	–
14 r1/1	Teruichi Okamura	JPN	–
=15 r1/1	Matthias Brehme	GDR	–
=15 r1/1	Wolfgang Thüne	GDR	–
=17 r1/1	Aleksandr Maleyev	URS	–
=17 r1/1	Peter Rohner	SUI	–
=17 r1/1	Makoto Sakamoto	USA	–
=17 r1/1	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	–
=17 r1/1	Andrzej Szajna	POL	–
=22 r1/1	Walter Mössinger	FRG	–
=22 r1/1	Li Song-Sob	PRK	–
=24 r1/1	Imre Molnár	HUN	–
=24 r1/1	Janez Brodnik	YUG	–
=24 r1/1	Sylwester Kubica	POL	–
=27 r1/1	Kim Song-Yu	PRK	–
=27 r1/1	Max Brühwiler	SUI	–
=29 r1/1	Reinhard Rychly	GDR	–
=29 r1/1	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	–
=29 r1/1	Steve Hug	USA	–
=32 r1/1	Béla Herczeg	HUN	–
=32 r1/1	Kim Song-Il	PRK	–
=32 r1/1	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	–
=32 r1/1	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	–
=36 r1/1	Geno Radev	BUL	–
=36 r1/1	Jürgen Paeke	GDR	–
=38 r1/1	Petre Mihăiuc	ROU	–
=38 r1/1	Ladislav Morava	TCH	–
=38 r1/1	Bernd Effing	FRG	–
=38 r1/1	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	–
=42 r1/1	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	–
=42 r1/1	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	–
=42 r1/1	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	–
=45 r1/1	Vladimir Shchukin	URS	–
=45 r1/1	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	–
=47 r1/1	István Kiss	HUN	–
=47 r1/1	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	–
=47 r1/1	Ho Yun-Hang	PRK	–
=47 r1/1	Jorge Cuervo	CUB	–
=47 r1/1	Robert Bretscher	SUI	–
=52 r1/1	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	–
=52 r1/1	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	–
=52 r1/1	Dan Grecu	ROU	–
=52 r1/1	Miloš Vratič	YUG	–
=56 r1/1	Shin Heung-Do	PRK	–
=56 r1/1	István Bérczi	HUN	–
=58 r1/1	Drago Šoštarić	YUG	–
=58 r1/1	John Crosby, Jr.	USA	–
=60 r1/1	Jean-Pierre Miens	FRA	–
=60 r1/1	Franco Donegà	ITA	–
=60 r1/1	Carmine Luppino	ITA	–
=63 r1/1	Zoran Ivanović	YUG	–
=63 r1/1	Heinz Häussler	FRG	–
=63 r1/1	Gheorghe Păunescu	ROU	–
=63 r1/1	Ole Benediktson	DEN	–
=63 r1/1	Jo Jong-Ryol	PRK	–
=68 r1/1	Antal Kisteleki	HUN	–
=68 r1/1	Christian Deuza	FRA	–
=68 r1/1	Ivica Hmjelovac	YUG	–
71 r1/1	Mircea Gheorghiu	ROU	–
=72 r1/1	Jim Culhane, Jr.	USA	–
=72 r1/1	Adolfo Lampronti	ITA	–
=72 r1/1	Jerzy Kruża	POL	–
=75 r1/1	José Ginés	ESP	–
=75 r1/1	Stefan Zoev	BUL	–
=75 r1/1	René Badell	CUB	–
=78 r1/1	Ivan Kondev	BUL	–
=78 r1/1	Constantin Petrescu	ROU	–
=78 r1/1	Georges Guelzec	FRA	–
=81 r1/1	Bernard Farjat	FRA	–
=81 r1/1	Cecilio Ugarte	ESP	–
=81 r1/1	Henri Boërio	FRA	–
84 r1/1	Tore Lie	NOR	–
=85 r1/1	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	–
=85 r1/1	Luigi Coppa	ITA	–
=85 r1/1	Marshall Avener	USA	–
=88 r1/1	Bruno Banzer	LIE	–
=88 r1/1	Agustín Sandoval	ESP	–
=88 r1/1	Bozhidar Iliev	BUL	–
=91 r1/1	Pavel Stanovský	TCH	–
=91 r1/1	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	–
=93 r1/1	Fedele Spatazza	ITA	–
=93 r1/1	Dimitar Dimitrov	BUL	–
=93 r1/1	Luis Ramírez	CUB	–
=96 r1/1	Ian Clarke	AUS	–
=96 r1/1	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	–
98 r1/1	Eddie Arnold	GBR	–
=99 r1/1	Stan Wild	GBR	–
=99 r1/1	George Greenfield	USA	–
101 r1/1	Philippe Gaille	SUI	–
=102 r1/1	Mieczysław Strzałka	POL	–
=102 r1/1	André Simard	CAN	–
=102 r1/1	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	–
105 r1/1	Peter Lloyd	AUS	–
106 r1/1	Bill Norgrave	GBR	–
107 r1/1	Emilio Sagré	CUB	–
108 r1/1	Steve Mitruk	CAN	–
109 r1/1	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	–
110 r1/1	Terry Sale	NZL	–
111 r1/1	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	–
112 r1/1	Bruce Medd	CAN	–

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

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