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Parallel Bars, Men

Date	20 – 25 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Dvorets sporta, Tsentralny stadion imeni V. I. Lenina, Moskva
Participants	65 from 14 countries

The format was the same as in 1976, with the best six gymnasts in the team all-around advancing to the apparatus final, but only two gymnasts from each nation could advance to the finals. The final apparatus score made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. This event was severely affected by the American boycott. At the 1979 World Championships, American Bart Conner had won the gold medal, and he would win the 1984 Olympic gold medal, with the silver medal shared by his teammate Kurt Thomas and Soviet Aleksandr Tkachyov. After team qualifying Tkachyov was tied with Bulgarian Stoyan Delchev, but Delchev struggled in the final and placed only fifth. Tkachyov had the highest score in the final round to win the gold medal, a score matched by silver medalist Aleksandr Dityatin, with the bronze going to East German Roland Brückner.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Aleksandr Tkachov	URS	19.775	Gold
2	Aleksandr Dityatin	URS	19.750	Silver
3	Roland Brückner	GDR	19.650	Bronze
4	Michael Nikolay	GDR	19.600
5	Stoyan Delchev	BUL	19.575
6	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	19.500
=3 r1/1	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	–
7 r1/1	Bohdan Makuts	URS	–
8 r1/1	Dan Grecu	ROU	–
=9 r1/1	Eduard Azaryan	URS	–
=11 r1/1	Ralf-Peter Hemmann	GDR	–
=11 r1/1	Sorin Cepoi	ROU	–
=11 r1/1	Andreas Bronst	GDR	–
=14 r1/1	Ferenc Donáth	HUN	–
=14 r1/1	Dancho Yordanov	BUL	–
=14 r1/1	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	–
17 r1/1	Aurelian Georgescu	ROU	–
=18 r1/1	Lutz Mack	GDR	–
=18 r1/1	Jozef Konečný	TCH	–
=18 r1/1	Plamen Petkov	BUL	–
=21 r1/1	Michel Boutard	FRA	–
=21 r1/1	Miguel Arroyo	CUB	–
=21 r1/1	Jiří Tabák	TCH	–
=24 r1/1	Han Gwang-Song	PRK	–
=24 r1/1	Cho Hun	PRK	–
=24 r1/1	Mario Castro	CUB	–
=24 r1/1	Lutz Hoffmann	GDR	–
=28 r1/1	György Guczoghy	HUN	–
=28 r1/1	Jan Zoulík	TCH	–
=28 r1/1	Ognyan Bangiev	BUL	–
=28 r1/1	Casimiro Suárez	CUB	–
=32 r1/1	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	–
=32 r1/1	Rumen Petkov	BUL	–
=32 r1/1	Kim Gwang-Jin	PRK	–
=32 r1/1	Vladimir Markelov	URS	–
=36 r1/1	Rudolf Babiak	TCH	–
=36 r1/1	Gabriel Calvo	ESP	–
=36 r1/1	Péter Kovács	HUN	–
39 r1/1	Miloslav Kučeřík	TCH	–
40 r1/1	Kang Gwang-Song	PRK	–
=41 r1/1	Jan Migdau	TCH	–
=41 r1/1	José de la Casa	ESP	–
=43 r1/1	Kurt Szilier	ROU	–
=43 r1/1	Fernando Bertrand	ESP	–
=43 r1/1	Joël Suty	FRA	–
=43 r1/1	Romulus Bucuroiu	ROU	–
=47 r1/1	Lindsay Nylund	AUS	–
=47 r1/1	Enrique Bravo	CUB	–
=47 r1/1	Waldemar Woźniak	POL	–
=50 r1/1	István Vámos	HUN	–
=50 r1/1	Zoltán Kelemen	HUN	–
52 r1/1	Krzysztof Potaczek	POL	–
=53 r1/1	Yanko Radanchev	BUL	–
=53 r1/1	Li Su-Gil	PRK	–
=55 r1/1	Willy Moy	FRA	–
=55 r1/1	Barry Winch	GBR	–
57 r1/1	Henri Boërio	FRA	–
58 r1/1	Andrzej Szajna	POL	–
59 r1/1	Yves Bouquel	FRA	–
60 r1/1	Keith Langley	GBR	–
61 r1/1	Tommy Wilson	GBR	–
62 r1/1	Song Sun-Bong	PRK	–
63 r1/1	João Luiz Ribeiro	BRA	–
64 r1/1	Marc Touchais	FRA	–
65 r1/1	Jorge Roche	CUB	–

Final (25 July 1980 — 14:30)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Aleksandr Tkachov	URS	19.775	9.875	9.90
2	Aleksandr Dityatin	URS	19.750	9.850	9.90
3	Roland Brückner	GDR	19.650	9.800	9.85
4	Michael Nikolay	GDR	19.600	9.700	9.90
5	Stoyan Delchev	BUL	19.575	9.875	9.70
6	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	19.500	9.800	9.70

Qualifying (20 July 1980)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
=1	Stoyan Delchev	BUL	19.75	9.85	9.90	Q
=1	Aleksandr Tkachov	URS	19.75	9.85	9.90	Q
=3	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.70	9.80	9.90
=3	Aleksandr Dityatin	URS	19.70	9.80	9.90	Q
=5	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	19.60	9.70	9.90	Q
=5	Roland Brückner	GDR	19.60	9.70	9.90	Q
7	Bohdan Makuts	URS	19.50	9.60	9.90
8	Dan Grecu	ROU	19.45	9.65	9.80
=9	Eduard Azaryan	URS	19.40	9.65	9.75
=9	Michael Nikolay	GDR	19.40	9.60	9.80	q
=11	Ralf-Peter Hemmann	GDR	19.30	9.60	9.70
=11	Sorin Cepoi	ROU	19.30	9.60	9.70
=11	Andreas Bronst	GDR	19.30	9.50	9.80
=14	Ferenc Donáth	HUN	19.20	9.55	9.65
=14	Dancho Yordanov	BUL	19.20	9.45	9.75
=14	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	19.20	9.45	9.75
17	Aurelian Georgescu	ROU	19.15	9.55	9.60
=18	Lutz Mack	GDR	19.10	9.50	9.60
=18	Jozef Konečný	TCH	19.10	9.50	9.60
=18	Plamen Petkov	BUL	19.10	9.40	9.70
=21	Michel Boutard	FRA	19.05	9.50	9.55
=21	Miguel Arroyo	CUB	19.05	9.45	9.60
=21	Jiří Tabák	TCH	19.05	9.35	9.70
=24	Han Gwang-Song	PRK	19.00	9.50	9.50
=24	Cho Hun	PRK	19.00	9.40	9.60
=24	Mario Castro	CUB	19.00	9.30	9.70
=24	Lutz Hoffmann	GDR	19.00	9.30	9.70
=28	György Guczoghy	HUN	18.95	9.40	9.55
=28	Jan Zoulík	TCH	18.95	9.40	9.55
=28	Ognyan Bangiev	BUL	18.95	9.35	9.60
=28	Casimiro Suárez	CUB	18.95	9.25	9.70
=32	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	18.90	9.45	9.45
=32	Rumen Petkov	BUL	18.90	9.35	9.55
=32	Kim Gwang-Jin	PRK	18.90	9.30	9.60
=32	Vladimir Markelov	URS	18.90	9.10	9.80
=36	Rudolf Babiak	TCH	18.85	9.40	9.45
=36	Gabriel Calvo	ESP	18.85	9.25	9.60
=36	Péter Kovács	HUN	18.85	9.00	9.85
39	Miloslav Kučeřík	TCH	18.80	9.40	9.40
40	Kang Gwang-Song	PRK	18.75	8.95	9.80
=41	Jan Migdau	TCH	18.70	9.30	9.40
=41	José de la Casa	ESP	18.70	9.15	9.55
=43	Kurt Szilier	ROU	18.65	9.65	9.00
=43	Fernando Bertrand	ESP	18.65	9.25	9.40
=43	Joël Suty	FRA	18.65	9.15	9.50
=43	Romulus Bucuroiu	ROU	18.65	9.10	9.55
=47	Lindsay Nylund	AUS	18.55	9.30	9.25
=47	Enrique Bravo	CUB	18.55	9.15	9.40
=47	Waldemar Woźniak	POL	18.55	9.15	9.40
=50	István Vámos	HUN	18.50	9.35	9.15
=50	Zoltán Kelemen	HUN	18.50	9.20	9.30
52	Krzysztof Potaczek	POL	18.45	9.05	9.40
=53	Yanko Radanchev	BUL	18.40	9.25	9.15
=53	Li Su-Gil	PRK	18.40	8.95	9.45
=55	Willy Moy	FRA	18.35	9.25	9.10
=55	Barry Winch	GBR	18.35	9.20	9.15
57	Henri Boërio	FRA	18.15	8.55	9.60
58	Andrzej Szajna	POL	18.10	8.55	9.55
59	Yves Bouquel	FRA	17.60	8.85	8.75
60	Keith Langley	GBR	17.50	9.10	8.40
61	Tommy Wilson	GBR	17.40	8.25	9.15
62	Song Sun-Bong	PRK	17.15	8.15	9.00
63	João Luiz Ribeiro	BRA	17.05	8.20	8.85
64	Marc Touchais	FRA	16.85	8.30	8.55
65	Jorge Roche	CUB	9.45	9.45	–