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Rings, Men

Date	29 July – 4 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Participants	71 from 19 countries

There was a slight change in the format of the apparatus events in 1984 as eight gymnasts (previously six) qualified for the final round from the team qualifying, still with a maximum of two gymnasts per team. The 1984 gold medal was shared by Japan’s Koji Gushiken and China’s Li Ning. Li won three apparatus golds in Los Angeles, adding floor exercise and pommelled horse golds, and won six medals in all in 1984. Gushiken was the individual all-around champion in 1984 but this was his only other gold, among the five medals he won. American Mitch Gaylord won the bronze medal, one of three apparatus medals he won in 1984, along with a gold medal in the team event for the USA.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
=1	Koji Gushiken	JPN	19.850	Gold
=1	Li Ning	CHN	19.850	Gold
3	Mitch Gaylord	USA	19.825	Bronze
=4	Tong Fei	CHN	19.750
=4	Peter Vidmar	USA	19.750
6	Kyoji Yamawaki	JPN	19.725
7	Emilian Necula	ROU	19.500
8	Sepp Zellweger	SUI	19.375
=6 r1/2	Tim Daggett	USA	–
=6 r1/2	Xu Zhiqiang	CHN	–
=9 r1/2	Jim Hartung	USA	–
=9 r1/2	Nobuyuki Kajitani	JPN	–
=12 r1/2	Bart Conner	USA	–
=12 r1/2	Daniel Gaudet	CAN	–
=15 r1/2	Jürgen Geiger	FRG	–
=15 r1/2	Markus Lehmann	SUI	–
=15 r1/2	Andrew Morris	GBR	–
=15 r1/2	Valentin Pîntea	ROU	–
=15 r1/2	Philippe Chartrand	CAN	–
=15 r1/2	Scott Johnson	USA	–
=15 r1/2	Laurent Barbiéri	FRA	–
=15 r1/2	Lou Yun	CHN	–
=23 r1/2	Miguel Soler	ESP	–
=23 r1/2	Li Xiaoping	CHN	–
=25 r1/2	Rocco Amboni	ITA	–
=25 r1/2	Werner Birnbaum	AUS	–
=25 r1/2	Noritoshi Hirata	JPN	–
=25 r1/2	Diego Lazzarich	ITA	–
=25 r1/2	Volker Rohrwick	FRG	–
=30 r1/2	Koji Sotomura	JPN	–
=30 r1/2	Barry Winch	GBR	–
=30 r1/2	Jang Tae-Eun	KOR	–
=33 r1/2	Bruno Cavelti	SUI	–
=33 r1/2	Keith Langley	GBR	–
=33 r1/2	Daniel Winkler	FRG	–
=33 r1/2	Jean-Luc Cairon	FRA	–
=33 r1/2	Benno Groß	FRG	–
=33 r1/2	Shinji Morisue	JPN	–
=33 r1/2	Brad Peters	CAN	–
=40 r1/2	Andreas Japtok	FRG	–
=40 r1/2	Li Yuejiu	CHN	–
=42 r1/2	Jacques Def	FRA	–
=42 r1/2	Frank Nutzenberger	CAN	–
=44 r1/2	Marco Piatti	SUI	–
=44 r1/2	Bernhard Simmelbauer	FRG	–
=46 r1/2	Vittorio Allievi	ITA	–
=46 r1/2	Ju Yeong-Sam	KOR	–
=46 r1/2	Terry Bartlett	GBR	–
=46 r1/2	Lee Jeong-Sik	KOR	–
=46 r1/2	Allan Reddon	CAN	–
=51 r1/2	Carl Beynon	GBR	–
=51 r1/2	Warren Long	CAN	–
=51 r1/2	Daniel Wunderlin	SUI	–
=51 r1/2	Urs Meister	SUI	–
=55 r1/2	Antonio Fraguas	ESP	–
=55 r1/2	Johan Jonasson	SWE	–
57 r1/2	Finn Gjertsen	NOR	–
=58 r1/2	Rob Edmonds	AUS	–
=58 r1/2	Tony Piñeda	MEX	–
60 r1/2	Han Chung-Sik	KOR	–
61 r1/2	Philippe Vatuone	FRA	–
62 r1/2	Yohanan Moyal	ISR	–
63 r1/2	Maurizio Zonzini	SMR	–
64 r1/2	Michel Boutard	FRA	–
=65 r1/2	Eddie Van Hoof	GBR	–
=65 r1/2	Ya'akov Levi	ISR	–
=65 r1/2	Joël Suty	FRA	–
68 r1/2	Nam Seung-Gu	KOR	–
69 r1/2	Gerson Gnoatto	BRA	–
70 r1/2	Chae Gwang-Seok	KOR	–
71 r1/2	Alfonso Rodríguez	ESP	–

Final (4 August 1984 — 17:30-20:30)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
=1	Koji Gushiken	JPN	19.850	9.900	9.95
=1	Li Ning	CHN	19.850	9.900	9.95
3	Mitch Gaylord	USA	19.825	9.925	9.90
=4	Tong Fei	CHN	19.750	9.850	9.90
=4	Peter Vidmar	USA	19.750	9.850	9.90
6	Kyoji Yamawaki	JPN	19.725	9.825	9.90
7	Emilian Necula	ROU	19.500	9.800	9.70
8	Sepp Zellweger	SUI	19.375	9.775	9.60

Qualifying (29 July 1984)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Mitch Gaylord	USA	19.85	9.85	10.00	Q
=2	Koji Gushiken	JPN	19.80	9.90	9.90	Q
=2	Li Ning	CHN	19.80	9.80	10.00	Q
=4	Peter Vidmar	USA	19.70	9.80	9.90	Q
=4	Tong Fei	CHN	19.70	9.70	10.00	Q
=6	Tim Daggett	USA	19.65	9.75	9.90
=6	Kyoji Yamawaki	JPN	19.65	9.75	9.90	Q
=6	Xu Zhiqiang	CHN	19.65	9.70	9.95
=9	Jim Hartung	USA	19.60	9.80	9.80
=9	Nobuyuki Kajitani	JPN	19.60	9.80	9.80
=9	Emilian Necula	ROU	19.60	9.70	9.90	q
=12	Sepp Zellweger	SUI	19.55	9.75	9.80	q
=12	Bart Conner	USA	19.55	9.70	9.85
=12	Daniel Gaudet	CAN	19.55	9.70	9.85
=15	Jürgen Geiger	FRG	19.50	9.70	9.80
=15	Markus Lehmann	SUI	19.50	9.70	9.80
=15	Andrew Morris	GBR	19.50	9.70	9.80
=15	Valentin Pîntea	ROU	19.50	9.70	9.80
=15	Philippe Chartrand	CAN	19.50	9.65	9.85
=15	Scott Johnson	USA	19.50	9.65	9.85
=15	Laurent Barbiéri	FRA	19.50	9.60	9.90
=15	Lou Yun	CHN	19.50	9.60	9.90
=23	Miguel Soler	ESP	19.45	9.65	9.80
=23	Li Xiaoping	CHN	19.45	9.55	9.90
=25	Rocco Amboni	ITA	19.40	9.70	9.70
=25	Werner Birnbaum	AUS	19.40	9.70	9.70
=25	Noritoshi Hirata	JPN	19.40	9.65	9.75
=25	Diego Lazzarich	ITA	19.40	9.65	9.75
=25	Volker Rohrwick	FRG	19.40	9.60	9.80
=30	Koji Sotomura	JPN	19.35	9.75	9.60
=30	Barry Winch	GBR	19.35	9.60	9.75
=30	Jang Tae-Eun	KOR	19.35	9.55	9.80
=33	Bruno Cavelti	SUI	19.30	9.60	9.70
=33	Keith Langley	GBR	19.30	9.60	9.70
=33	Daniel Winkler	FRG	19.30	9.60	9.70
=33	Jean-Luc Cairon	FRA	19.30	9.50	9.80
=33	Benno Groß	FRG	19.30	9.50	9.80
=33	Shinji Morisue	JPN	19.30	9.50	9.80
=33	Brad Peters	CAN	19.30	9.50	9.80
=40	Andreas Japtok	FRG	19.25	9.45	9.80
=40	Li Yuejiu	CHN	19.25	9.40	9.85
=42	Jacques Def	FRA	19.20	9.50	9.70
=42	Frank Nutzenberger	CAN	19.20	9.50	9.70
=44	Marco Piatti	SUI	19.15	9.50	9.65
=44	Bernhard Simmelbauer	FRG	19.15	9.45	9.70
=46	Vittorio Allievi	ITA	19.10	9.60	9.50
=46	Ju Yeong-Sam	KOR	19.10	9.50	9.60
=46	Terry Bartlett	GBR	19.10	9.40	9.70
=46	Lee Jeong-Sik	KOR	19.10	9.40	9.70
=46	Allan Reddon	CAN	19.10	9.40	9.70
=51	Carl Beynon	GBR	19.05	9.40	9.65
=51	Warren Long	CAN	19.05	9.40	9.65
=51	Daniel Wunderlin	SUI	19.05	9.40	9.65
=51	Urs Meister	SUI	19.05	9.35	9.70
=55	Antonio Fraguas	ESP	19.00	9.35	9.65
=55	Johan Jonasson	SWE	19.00	9.30	9.70
57	Finn Gjertsen	NOR	18.95	9.50	9.45
=58	Rob Edmonds	AUS	18.90	9.35	9.55
=58	Tony Piñeda	MEX	18.90	9.35	9.55
60	Han Chung-Sik	KOR	18.85	9.20	9.65
61	Philippe Vatuone	FRA	18.80	9.30	9.50
62	Yohanan Moyal	ISR	18.75	9.30	9.45
63	Maurizio Zonzini	SMR	18.70	9.60	9.10
64	Michel Boutard	FRA	18.65	9.10	9.55
=65	Eddie Van Hoof	GBR	18.60	9.20	9.40
=65	Ya'akov Levi	ISR	18.60	9.10	9.50
=65	Joël Suty	FRA	18.60	9.10	9.50
68	Nam Seung-Gu	KOR	18.50	8.85	9.65
69	Gerson Gnoatto	BRA	18.45	9.05	9.40
70	Chae Gwang-Seok	KOR	18.30	9.15	9.15
71	Alfonso Rodríguez	ESP	18.15	8.40	9.75