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Horizontal Bar, Men

Date	27 August – 1 September 1972 — 19:30
Status	Olympic
Location	Sporthalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	113 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. Japan’s dominance in this event was virtually complete, as they took the top five places. Mitsuo Tsukahara won the gold medal with the highest score in team all-around qualifying and in the final round. All-around champion Sawao Kato took the silver medal. The 1970 World Champion was Eizo Kenmotsu, who just missed a medal in fourth place, behind teammate Shigeru Kasamatsu. In 1976, Tsukahara would defend his gold medal, repeating the feat of his countryman Takashi Ono in 1956-60. The only non-Japanese gymnast to make the final was Soviet Nikolay Andrianov, who placed sixth.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	147	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.725	Gold
2	143	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.525	Silver
3	142	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	19.450	Bronze
4	144	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	19.350
5	145	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	19.225
6	251	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.100
7 r1/1	97	Wolfgang Thüne	GDR	–
=8 r1/1	254	Edvard Mikaelyan	URS	–
=8 r1/1	102	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	–
=10 r1/1	146	Teruichi Okamura	JPN	–
=10 r1/1	257	Mikhail Voronin	URS	–
=10 r1/1	256	Vladimir Shchukin	URS	–
=10 r1/1	91	Matthias Brehme	GDR	–
14 r1/1	205	Li Song-Sob	PRK	–
=15 r1/1	96	Reinhard Rychly	GDR	–
=15 r1/1	93	Klaus Köste	GDR	–
=15 r1/1	197	Andrzej Szajna	POL	–
18 r1/1	106	Günter Spies	FRG	–
19 r1/1	253	Aleksandr Maleyev	URS	–
20 r1/1	92	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	–
=21 r1/1	221	Robert Bretscher	SUI	–
=21 r1/1	265	Steve Hug	USA	–
=21 r1/1	203	Kim Song-Il	PRK	–
=21 r1/1	94	Jürgen Paeke	GDR	–
=21 r1/1	71	Henri Boërio	FRA	–
=26 r1/1	252	Viktor Klimenko	URS	–
=26 r1/1	204	Kim Song-Yu	PRK	–
=26 r1/1	217	Constantin Petrescu	ROU	–
=26 r1/1	193	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	–
30 r1/1	271	Janez Brodnik	YUG	–
31 r1/1	104	Walter Mössinger	FRG	–
=32 r1/1	76	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	–
=32 r1/1	127	Imre Molnár	HUN	–
=32 r1/1	227	Peter Rohner	SUI	–
=35 r1/1	214	Petre Mihăiuc	ROU	–
=35 r1/1	126	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	–
=35 r1/1	264	George Greenfield	USA	–
38 r1/1	242	Ladislav Morava	TCH	–
=39 r1/1	267	Makoto Sakamoto	USA	–
=39 r1/1	276	Miloš Vratič	YUG	–
41 r1/1	103	Heinz Häussler	FRG	–
=42 r1/1	247	Pavel Stanovský	TCH	–
=42 r1/1	36	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	–
=42 r1/1	35	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	–
=45 r1/1	61	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	–
=45 r1/1	225	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	–
=45 r1/1	196	Mieczysław Strzałka	POL	–
48 r1/1	195	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	–
49 r1/1	192	Jerzy Kruża	POL	–
=50 r1/1	224	Philippe Gaille	SUI	–
=50 r1/1	206	Shin Heung-Do	PRK	–
=50 r1/1	274	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	–
=50 r1/1	77	Jean-Pierre Miens	FRA	–
=50 r1/1	244	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	–
=50 r1/1	194	Sylwester Kubica	POL	–
=56 r1/1	101	Bernd Effing	FRG	–
=56 r1/1	213	Dan Grecu	ROU	–
=56 r1/1	121	István Kiss	HUN	–
=56 r1/1	132	Franco Donegà	ITA	–
=60 r1/1	73	Christian Deuza	FRA	–
=60 r1/1	202	Jo Jong-Ryol	PRK	–
=60 r1/1	131	Luigi Coppa	ITA	–
=60 r1/1	216	Gheorghe Păunescu	ROU	–
=60 r1/1	16	Geno Radev	BUL	–
=60 r1/1	31	René Badell	CUB	–
=60 r1/1	215	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	–
=67 r1/1	123	Béla Herczeg	HUN	–
=67 r1/1	151	Bruno Banzer	LIE	–
=67 r1/1	17	Stefan Zoev	BUL	–
70 r1/1	37	Emilio Sagré	CUB	–
71 r1/1	201	Ho Yun-Hang	PRK	–
72 r1/1	124	Antal Kisteleki	HUN	–
=73 r1/1	275	Drago Šoštarić	YUG	–
=73 r1/1	14	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	–
=75 r1/1	52	Agustín Sandoval	ESP	–
=75 r1/1	222	Max Brühwiler	SUI	–
=75 r1/1	32	Jorge Cuervo	CUB	–
=78 r1/1	273	Zoran Ivanović	YUG	–
=78 r1/1	272	Ivica Hmjelovac	YUG	–
=78 r1/1	12	Bozhidar Iliev	BUL	–
81 r1/1	212	Mircea Gheorghiu	ROU	–
=82 r1/1	261	Marshall Avener	USA	–
=82 r1/1	241	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	–
84 r1/1	122	István Bérczi	HUN	–
85 r1/1	2	Peter Lloyd	AUS	–
=86 r1/1	74	Bernard Farjat	FRA	–
=86 r1/1	11	Dimitar Dimitrov	BUL	–
88 r1/1	22	Steve Mitruk	CAN	–
=89 r1/1	135	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	–
=89 r1/1	263	Jim Culhane, Jr.	USA	–
=91 r1/1	105	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	–
=91 r1/1	75	Georges Guelzec	FRA	–
93 r1/1	34	Luis Ramírez	CUB	–
94 r1/1	171	Tore Lie	NOR	–
95 r1/1	83	Stan Wild	GBR	–
96 r1/1	133	Adolfo Lampronti	ITA	–
97 r1/1	23	André Simard	CAN	–
98 r1/1	51	José Ginés	ESP	–
=99 r1/1	41	Ole Benediktson	DEN	–
=99 r1/1	53	Cecilio Ugarte	ESP	–
101 r1/1	161	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	–
102 r1/1	262	John Crosby, Jr.	USA	–
103 r1/1	136	Fedele Spatazza	ITA	–
104 r1/1	15	Ivan Kondev	BUL	–
=105 r1/1	1	Ian Clarke	AUS	–
=105 r1/1	243	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	–
107 r1/1	81	Eddie Arnold	GBR	–
108 r1/1	134	Carmine Luppino	ITA	–
109 r1/1	82	Bill Norgrave	GBR	–
110 r1/1	181	Terry Sale	NZL	–
111 r1/1	223	Hans Ettlin	SUI	–
112 r1/1	245	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	–
113 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	147	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.725	9.825	9.90
2	143	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.525	9.775	9.75
3	142	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	19.450	9.750	9.70
4	144	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	19.350	9.700	9.65
5	145	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	19.225	9.625	9.60
6	251	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.100	9.600	9.50

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	147	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.65	9.75	9.90	Q
2	143	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.55	9.85	9.70	Q
3	142	Shigeru Kasamatsu	JPN	19.50	9.75	9.75	Q
4	144	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	19.40	9.65	9.75	Q
5	145	Akinori Nakayama	JPN	19.25	9.65	9.60	Q
6	251	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.20	9.60	9.60	Q
7	97	Wolfgang Thüne	GDR	19.15	9.50	9.65
=8	254	Edvard Mikaelyan	URS	19.05	9.45	9.60
=8	102	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	19.05	9.40	9.65
=10	146	Teruichi Okamura	JPN	18.85	9.40	9.45
=10	257	Mikhail Voronin	URS	18.85	9.35	9.50
=10	256	Vladimir Shchukin	URS	18.85	9.35	9.50
=10	91	Matthias Brehme	GDR	18.85	9.30	9.55
14	205	Li Song-Sob	PRK	18.80	9.30	9.50
=15	96	Reinhard Rychly	GDR	18.75	9.30	9.45
=15	93	Klaus Köste	GDR	18.75	9.20	9.55
=15	197	Andrzej Szajna	POL	18.75	9.15	9.60
18	106	Günter Spies	FRG	18.65	9.25	9.40
19	253	Aleksandr Maleyev	URS	18.55	9.20	9.35
20	92	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	18.50	9.05	9.45
=21	221	Robert Bretscher	SUI	18.45	9.15	9.30
=21	265	Steve Hug	USA	18.45	9.15	9.30
=21	203	Kim Song-Il	PRK	18.45	9.10	9.35
=21	94	Jürgen Paeke	GDR	18.45	9.10	9.35
=21	71	Henri Boërio	FRA	18.45	9.05	9.40
=26	252	Viktor Klimenko	URS	18.40	9.15	9.25
=26	204	Kim Song-Yu	PRK	18.40	9.00	9.40
=26	217	Constantin Petrescu	ROU	18.40	9.00	9.40
=26	193	Mikołaj Kubica	POL	18.40	8.95	9.45
30	271	Janez Brodnik	YUG	18.35	9.05	9.30
31	104	Walter Mössinger	FRG	18.25	8.90	9.35
=32	76	Christian Guiffroy	FRA	18.20	8.90	9.30
=32	127	Imre Molnár	HUN	18.20	8.90	9.30
=32	227	Peter Rohner	SUI	18.20	8.85	9.35
=35	214	Petre Mihăiuc	ROU	18.15	8.90	9.25
=35	126	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	18.15	8.85	9.30
=35	264	George Greenfield	USA	18.15	8.80	9.35
38	242	Ladislav Morava	TCH	18.10	8.65	9.45
=39	267	Makoto Sakamoto	USA	18.05	9.20	8.85
=39	276	Miloš Vratič	YUG	18.05	8.80	9.25
41	103	Heinz Häussler	FRG	18.00	8.90	9.10
=42	247	Pavel Stanovský	TCH	17.95	8.75	9.20
=42	36	Jorge Rodríguez	CUB	17.95	8.70	9.25
=42	35	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	17.95	8.60	9.35
=45	61	Mauno Nissinen	FIN	17.90	8.80	9.10
=45	225	Edwin Greutmann	SUI	17.90	8.75	9.15
=45	196	Mieczysław Strzałka	POL	17.90	8.65	9.25
48	195	Wilhelm Kubica	POL	17.85	8.45	9.40
49	192	Jerzy Kruża	POL	17.80	8.55	9.25
=50	224	Philippe Gaille	SUI	17.75	8.85	8.90
=50	206	Shin Heung-Do	PRK	17.75	8.70	9.05
=50	274	Milenko Kersnić	YUG	17.75	8.60	9.15
=50	77	Jean-Pierre Miens	FRA	17.75	8.55	9.20
=50	244	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	17.75	8.50	9.25
=50	194	Sylwester Kubica	POL	17.75	8.25	9.50
=56	101	Bernd Effing	FRG	17.70	9.05	8.65
=56	213	Dan Grecu	ROU	17.70	8.90	8.80
=56	121	István Kiss	HUN	17.70	8.70	9.00
=56	132	Franco Donegà	ITA	17.70	8.55	9.15
=60	73	Christian Deuza	FRA	17.60	8.80	8.80
=60	202	Jo Jong-Ryol	PRK	17.60	8.70	8.90
=60	131	Luigi Coppa	ITA	17.60	8.65	8.95
=60	216	Gheorghe Păunescu	ROU	17.60	8.65	8.95
=60	16	Geno Radev	BUL	17.60	8.60	9.00
=60	31	René Badell	CUB	17.60	8.55	9.05
=60	215	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	17.60	8.55	9.05
=67	123	Béla Herczeg	HUN	17.55	8.70	8.85
=67	151	Bruno Banzer	LIE	17.55	8.50	9.05
=67	17	Stefan Zoev	BUL	17.55	8.45	9.10
70	37	Emilio Sagré	CUB	17.45	8.55	8.90
71	201	Ho Yun-Hang	PRK	17.40	8.25	9.15
72	124	Antal Kisteleki	HUN	17.30	8.80	8.50
=73	275	Drago Šoštarić	YUG	17.25	8.45	8.80
=73	14	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	17.25	8.40	8.85
=75	52	Agustín Sandoval	ESP	17.20	8.70	8.50
=75	222	Max Brühwiler	SUI	17.20	8.55	8.65
=75	32	Jorge Cuervo	CUB	17.20	7.70	9.50
=78	273	Zoran Ivanović	YUG	17.15	8.40	8.75
=78	272	Ivica Hmjelovac	YUG	17.15	8.30	8.85
=78	12	Bozhidar Iliev	BUL	17.15	8.25	8.90
81	212	Mircea Gheorghiu	ROU	17.10	8.00	9.10
=82	261	Marshall Avener	USA	17.05	8.15	8.90
=82	241	Jiří Fejtek	TCH	17.05	7.85	9.20
84	122	István Bérczi	HUN	17.00	8.55	8.45
85	2	Peter Lloyd	AUS	16.90	8.20	8.70
=86	74	Bernard Farjat	FRA	16.75	8.05	8.70
=86	11	Dimitar Dimitrov	BUL	16.75	8.00	8.75
88	22	Steve Mitruk	CAN	16.60	8.10	8.50
=89	135	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	16.55	8.70	7.85
=89	263	Jim Culhane, Jr.	USA	16.55	8.25	8.30
=91	105	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	16.50	8.70	7.80
=91	75	Georges Guelzec	FRA	16.50	8.05	8.45
93	34	Luis Ramírez	CUB	16.35	7.80	8.55
94	171	Tore Lie	NOR	16.30	7.65	8.65
95	83	Stan Wild	GBR	16.10	7.60	8.50
96	133	Adolfo Lampronti	ITA	16.05	7.80	8.25
97	23	André Simard	CAN	15.95	7.70	8.25
98	51	José Ginés	ESP	15.80	7.25	8.55
=99	41	Ole Benediktson	DEN	15.75	7.65	8.10
=99	53	Cecilio Ugarte	ESP	15.75	7.30	8.45
101	161	Rogelio Mendoza	MEX	15.70	7.60	8.10
102	262	John Crosby, Jr.	USA	15.55	7.00	8.55
103	136	Fedele Spatazza	ITA	15.50	7.75	7.75
104	15	Ivan Kondev	BUL	15.35	7.20	8.15
=105	1	Ian Clarke	AUS	15.30	7.10	8.20
=105	243	Bohumil Mudřík	TCH	15.30	6.60	8.70
107	81	Eddie Arnold	GBR	15.25	7.65	7.60
108	134	Carmine Luppino	ITA	15.15	6.35	8.80
109	82	Bill Norgrave	GBR	15.00	6.85	8.15
110	181	Terry Sale	NZL	14.55	6.15	8.40
111	223	Hans Ettlin	SUI	9.05	9.05	0.00
112	245	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	8.70	8.70	0.00
113	21	Bruce Medd	CAN	3.90	3.90	0.00