Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse

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Men's pommel horse
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Miroslav Cerar 1964.jpg
Miroslav Cerar on the pommel horse
Venue Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Date18–22 October
Competitors128 from 29 nations
Winning score19.525
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Miroslav Cerar
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Silver medal icon.svg Shuji Tsurumi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Yury Tsapenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1960
1968  

The men's pommel horse was a gymnastics event contested as part of the Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. [1] The event was held on 18, 20, and 22 October. There were 128 competitors from 29 nations, with nations in the team competition having up to 6 gymnasts and other nations entering up to 3 gymnasts. [2] The event was won by Miroslav Cerar of Yugoslavia, the nation's first medal in the pommel horse. Silver went to Shuji Tsurumi of Japan, the third man to win multiple medals in the event (adding to his 1960 bronze). Yury Tsapenko of the Soviet Union took bronze, breaking a three-Games gold medal streak for the Soviets.

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Background

This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of the five apparatus events held every time there were apparatus events at the Summer Olympics (no apparatus events were held in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920). All six finalists from 1960 returned: joint gold medalists Eugen Ekman of Finland and Boris Shakhlin of the Soviet Union (who had also won gold in 1956), bronze medalist Shuji Tsurumi of Japan, fourth-place finisher Takashi Mitsukuri of Japan, fifth-place finisher Yury Titov of the Soviet Union, and sixth-place finisher Takashi Ono of Japan. Miroslav Cerar of Yugoslavia was the reigning (1962) world champion; Shakhlin had finished second and Mitsukuri third. [2]

Algeria, the Republic of China, Iran, and Mongolia each made their debut in the men's pommel horse. The United States made its 10th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 Games.

Competition format

The gymnastics all-around events continued to use the aggregation format. Each nation entered a team of six gymnasts or up to two individual gymnasts. All entrants in the gymnastics competitions performed both a compulsory exercise and a voluntary exercise for each apparatus. The scores for all 12 exercises were summed to give an individual all-around score.

These exercise scores were also used for qualification for the apparatus finals. The two exercises (compulsory and voluntary) for each apparatus were summed to give an apparatus score; the top 6 in each apparatus participated in the finals; others were ranked 7th through 128th. For the apparatus finals, the all-around score for that apparatus was multiplied by one-half then added to the final round exercise score to give a final total.

Exercise scores ranged from 0 to 10, with the final total apparatus score from 0 to 20. [2] [3]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 18 October 19648:30
17:00
Preliminary: Compulsory
Tuesday, 20 October 19648:30
17:00
Preliminary: Voluntary
Friday, 22 October 196418:00Final

Results

Each gymnast competed in both compulsory and optional exercises, with the median scores from the four judges for the two sets of exercises were summed. This score was also used in calculating both individual all-around and team scores.

The top 6 advanced to the final for the apparatus, keeping half of their preliminary score to be added to their final score.

RankGymnastNationPreliminaryFinal
CompulsoryVoluntaryTotal12 Prelim.FinalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Miroslav Cerar Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.709.7519.459.7259.80019.525
Silver medal icon.svg Shuji Tsurumi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.559.7019.259.6259.70019.325
Bronze medal icon.svg Yury Tsapenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.559.5519.109.5509.65019.200
4 Yamashita Haruhiro Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.509.6519.159.5759.50019.075
5 Harald Wigaard Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9.509.5519.059.5259.40018.925
6 Mitsukuri Takashi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.659.6519.309.6509.00018.650
7 Takuji Hayata Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.409.5018.90Did not advance
Takashi Ono Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.509.4018.90Did not advance
Boris Shakhlin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.459.4518.90Did not advance
10 Arthur Shurlock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.309.5518.85Did not advance
11 Siegfried Fulle Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 9.309.5018.80Did not advance
Kim Choong Tai Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 9.459.3518.80Did not advance
Franco Menichelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.309.5018.80Did not advance
14 Sergey Diomidov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.359.4018.75Did not advance
Victor Lisitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.359.4018.75Did not advance
Age Storhaug Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9.459.3018.75Did not advance
17 Luigi Cimnaghi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.309.4018.70Did not advance
Eugen Ekman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.459.2518.70Did not advance
Endo Yukio Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.609.1018.70Did not advance
Mikolaj Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.509.2018.70Did not advance
Victor Leontyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.409.2018.70Did not advance
22 Philipp Furst Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 9.159.5018.65Did not advance
Kauko Heikkinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.259.4018.65Did not advance
Walter Muller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.359.3018.65Did not advance
25 Erwin Koppe Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 9.209.4018.60Did not advance
Bohumil Mudrik Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.209.4018.60Did not advance
Yuri Titov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.459.1518.60Did not advance
28 Istvan Aranyos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.259.3018.55Did not advance
Liuben Christov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 9.309.2518.55Did not advance
Rajmund Csanyi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.309.2518.55Did not advance
Fritz Feuz Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.309.2518.55Did not advance
Pavel Gajdos Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.109.4518.55Did not advance
Christian Guiffroy Flag of France.svg  France 9.309.2518.55Did not advance
Klaus Köste Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 9.209.3518.55Did not advance
Frederic Orendi Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 9.209.3518.55Did not advance
36 Raimo Heinonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.209.3018.50Did not advance
Makoto Sakamoto Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.259.2518.50Did not advance
Angelo Vicardi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.209.3018.50Did not advance
39 Russell Mitchell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.209.2518.45Did not advance
40 Wilhelm Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.359.0518.40Did not advance
Ladislav Pazdera Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.059.3518.40Did not advance
Nicola Prodanov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 9.209.2018.40Did not advance
Peter Weber Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 9.109.3018.40Did not advance
44 Suh Jae Kyu Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 9.159.2018.35Did not advance
45 Larry Banner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.358.9518.30Did not advance
Bruno Franceschetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.059.2518.30Did not advance
Olli Laiho Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.508.8018.30Did not advance
Josy Stoffel Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 9.209.1018.30Did not advance
Nenad Vidovic Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.209.1018.30Did not advance
50 Pasquale Carminucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.059.2018.25Did not advance
Fredy Egger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.109.1518.25Did not advance
Richard Kihn Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 9.109.1518.25Did not advance
Hannu Rantakari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.109.1518.25Did not advance
54 Michel Bouchonnet Flag of France.svg  France 9.009.2018.20Did not advance
Giovanni Carminucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8.909.3018.20Did not advance
Bernard Fauqueux Flag of France.svg  France 9.159.0518.20Did not advance
Leif Koorn Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9.258.9518.20Did not advance
Alfred Kucharczyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.059.1518.20Did not advance
Alojz Petrovic Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.358.8518.20Did not advance
60 Todor Batchvarov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 9.009.1518.15Did not advance
Ivan Caklec Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.009.1518.15Did not advance
Gottlieb Fassler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.109.0518.15Did not advance
Velik Kapsasov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 9.009.1518.15Did not advance
Todor Kondev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 9.109.0518.15Did not advance
Georgi Mirtchev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 9.208.9518.15Did not advance
Lajos Varga Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.109.0518.15Did not advance
67 Ronald Barak Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.109.0018.10Did not advance
Aleksander Rokosa Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.358.7518.10Did not advance
69 Janez Brodnik Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.009.0518.05Did not advance
Petre Miclaus Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 9.108.9518.05Did not advance
Gregor Weiss Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.258.8018.05Did not advance
72 Otto Kestola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8.909.1018.00Did not advance
Mohamed Lazhari Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 9.058.9518.00Did not advance
Gunter Lyhs Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 8.809.2018.00Did not advance
Gheorghe Tohaneanu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 9.009.0018.00Did not advance
76 Gheorghe Condovici Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 8.809.1517.95Did not advance
Karel Klecka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8.759.2017.95Did not advance
78 Kim Kwang Duk Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 9.008.8517.85Did not advance
Andras Lelkes Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.058.8017.85Did not advance
80 Franz Fah Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8.908.9017.80Did not advance
Octavio Suarez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9.008.8017.80Did not advance
82 Lee Kwang Jae Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 9.358.4017.75Did not advance
83 Anton Kadar Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 9.208.5017.70Did not advance
Alexandru Szilagyi Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 8.958.7517.70Did not advance
85 Jan Jankowicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.058.5017.55Did not advance
Martin Srot Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 8.409.1517.55Did not advance
87 Gyozo Cser Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.808.7017.50Did not advance
William Thoresson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8.958.5517.50Did not advance
89 Frederick Trainer Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8.608.8517.45Did not advance
90 Vaclav Kubicka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8.958.4517.40Did not advance
91 Stig Lindevall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8.808.5017.30Did not advance
92 Chung Yi Kwang Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 8.159.1017.25Did not advance
Niamdawaa Zagdbazar Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia 8.708.5517.25Did not advance
94 Andrzej Konopka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.208.0017.20Did not advance
95 Wilhelm Weiler Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 8.458.6517.10Did not advance
96 Graham Bond Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8.508.5517.05Did not advance
Peter Sos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.908.1517.05Did not advance
98 Premysl Krbec Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 7.809.1516.95Did not advance
99 Meinrad Berchtold Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 7.709.2016.90Did not advance
Andres Gonzalez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.808.1016.90Did not advance
101 Felix Padron Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.758.1016.85Did not advance
Carlos Pizzini Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 8.708.1516.85Did not advance
103 John Pancott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 8.108.6016.70Did not advance
104 Gilbert Larose Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 8.807.8516.65Did not advance
105 Douglas McLennon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 7.858.7016.55Did not advance
106 Marcus Faulks Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8.157.7515.90Did not advance
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108 Jan Thai San Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 8.107.7015.80Did not advance
109 Héctor Ramírez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.107.5015.60Did not advance
110 Kang Soo Il Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 7.757.6515.40Did not advance
111 Pablo Hernandez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7.957.4015.35Did not advance
John Mulhall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 8.007.3515.35Did not advance
113 Jalal Bazargan State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 7.557.6015.15Did not advance
114 Ady Stefanetti Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 6.358.4514.80Did not advance
115 Anant Ram Flag of India.svg  India 7.207.4514.65Did not advance
116 Lai Chu Long Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 7.007.6014.60Did not advance
117 Barry Cheales Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6.957.3514.30Did not advance
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119 Lee Bu Ti Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 6.506.9013.40Did not advance
120 Carlos Garcia Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7.755.4013.15Did not advance
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The men's parallel bars competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. It was held on 5, 7, and 10 September at the Baths of Caracalla. There were 129 competitors from 28 nations, with nations in the team competition having up to 6 gymnasts and other nations entering up to 2 gymnasts. The event was won by Boris Shakhlin of the Soviet Union, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's parallel bars. Giovanni Carminucci earned Italy's first medal in the event since 1932 with his silver. Takashi Ono of Japan took bronze for a second consecutive Games, making him the fourth man to win multiple medals in the event.

Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Mens pommel horse Olympic gymnastics event

The men's pommel horse competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. It was held from 3 to 7 December at the Melbourne Festival Hall. There were 63 competitors from 18 nations, with nations in the team competition having up to 6 gymnasts and other nations entering up to 3 gymnasts. The event was won by Boris Shakhlin of the Soviet Union, the nation's second consecutive victory in the pommel horse. Takashi Ono earned Japan's first medal in the event with his silver. Soviet Viktor Chukarin became the first man to win multiple medals in the pommel horse, adding a bronze to his 1952 gold.

References

  1. "Gymnastics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Pommelled Horse". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pommelled Horse, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 362.

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