Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's floor

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Men's floor exercise
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Auditorio Nacional
Date22–26 October
Competitors117 from 28 nations
Winning score19.475
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Sawao Kato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Akinori Nakayama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Takeshi Katō Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
  1964
1972  

These are the results of the men's floor competition, one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Competition format

Each nation entered a team of six gymnasts or up to three 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 new 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 117th. In the final, each gymnast performed an additional voluntary exercise; half of the score from the preliminary carried over.

Results

RankGymnastNationPreliminaryFinal
CompulsoryVoluntaryTotal12 Prelim.FinalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Sawao Kato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.759.9019.659.8259.65019.475
Silver medal icon.svg Akinori Nakayama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.609.8019.409.7009.70019.400
Bronze medal icon.svg Takeshi Katō Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.609.7519.359.6759.60019.275
4 Mitsuo Tsukahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.509.6019.109.5509.50019.050
5 Valery Karasyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.559.5519.109.5509.40018.950
6 Eizo Kenmotsu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.559.7019.259.6259.30018.925
7 Mikhail Voronin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.559.7019.25Did not compete
8 Viktor Lisitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.509.5019.00Did not advance
9 Sergey Diomidov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.509.4518.95Did not advance
Raycho Khristov Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 9.359.6018.95Did not advance
11 Yukio Endo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.159.6518.80Did not advance
Václav Kubíčka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.409.4018.80Did not advance
13 Viktor Klimenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.259.5018.75Did not advance
14 František Bočko Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.209.4518.65Did not advance
Miroslav Cerar Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.259.4018.65Did not advance
Sid Freudenstein Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.159.5018.65Did not advance
Heiko Reinemer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.259.4018.65Did not advance
18 Siegfried Fülle Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 9.159.4518.60Did not advance
Ivan Kondev Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 9.109.5018.60Did not advance
Miloslav Netušil Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.409.2018.60Did not advance
21 Klaus Köste Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 9.209.3518.55Did not advance
Wilhelm Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.259.3018.55Did not advance
Václav Skoumal Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.259.3018.55Did not advance
24 Matthias Brehme Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 9.109.4018.50Did not advance
Mikołaj Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.209.3018.50Did not advance
26 Sylwester Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.309.1518.45Did not advance
Dave Thor Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.159.3018.45Did not advance
28 Luigi Cimnaghi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.109.3018.40Did not advance
Jiří Fejtek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.159.2518.40Did not advance
Bohumil Mudřík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.109.3018.40Did not advance
Jorge Rodríguez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9.059.3518.40Did not advance
32 Fred Roethlisberger Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.959.4018.35Did not advance
Heikki Sappinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.159.2018.35Did not advance
34 Kanati Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.109.2018.30Did not advance
Milenko Kersnić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.209.1018.30Did not advance
Mauno Nissinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.209.1018.30Did not advance
37 Günter Beier Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 9.009.2018.20Did not advance
Michel Bouchonnet Flag of France.svg  France 9.159.0518.20Did not advance
Christian Guiffroy Flag of France.svg  France 9.009.2018.20Did not advance
Peter Rohner Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.059.1518.20Did not advance
Arne Thomsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9.109.1018.20Did not advance
42 Heinz Häussler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.009.1518.15Did not advance
Steve Hug Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.009.1518.15Did not advance
44 Gerhard Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 8.809.3018.10Did not advance
Endre Tihanyi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.109.0018.10Did not advance
46 Michael Booth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 8.909.1518.05Did not advance
Janez Brodnik Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.059.0018.05Did not advance
Erich Hess Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.009.0518.05Did not advance
Hermann Höpfner Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.009.0518.05Did not advance
Christer Jönsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8.909.1518.05Did not advance
51 José Filipe Abreu Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8.809.2018.00Did not advance
Rumen Gabrovski Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 8.909.1018.00Did not advance
Aleksander Rokosa Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8.809.2018.00Did not advance
Helmut Tepasse Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.009.0018.00Did not advance
55 Valery Ilyinykh Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.108.8517.95Did not advance
Roberto Pumpido Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.859.1017.95Did not advance
57 Meinrad Berchtold Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8.958.9517.90Did not advance
Gilbert Larose Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8.609.3017.90Did not advance
Peter Weber Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 8.859.0517.90Did not advance
60 Jerzy Kruża Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8.908.9517.85Did not advance
61 Andrzej Gonera Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8.759.0517.80Did not advance
Sándor Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.659.1517.80Did not advance
Juhani Rahikainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8.809.0017.80Did not advance
Stefan Zoev Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 8.659.1517.80Did not advance
65 Giovanni Carminucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8.759.0017.75Did not advance
Chung-tae Kim Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 8.858.9017.75Did not advance
Hans Peter Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8.509.2517.75Did not advance
Stan Wild Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 8.609.1517.75Did not advance
69 Edwin Greutmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8.758.9517.70Did not advance
Roland Hürzeler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8.808.9017.70Did not advance
71 Hans Ettlin Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8.609.0517.65Did not advance
José González Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8.858.8017.65Did not advance
Reino Heino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8.858.8017.65Did not advance
Miloš Vratič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 8.758.9017.65Did not advance
75 Damir Anić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 8.509.1017.60Did not advance
Steve Cohen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.858.7517.60Did not advance
77 Finn Johannesson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8.758.8017.55Did not advance
78 Luis Ramírez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.309.2017.50Did not advance
79 Paul Müller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8.658.8017.45Did not advance
80 Rogelio Mendoza Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8.309.1017.40Did not advance
Hannu Rantakari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8.608.8017.40Did not advance
82 Olli Laiho Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8.608.7517.35Did not advance
83 Bozhidar Ivanov Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 8.259.0517.30Did not advance
Larbi Lazhari Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 8.458.8517.30Did not advance
85 Christian Deuza Flag of France.svg  France 8.308.9517.25Did not advance
86 Béla Herczeg Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.458.7517.20Did not advance
87 Georgi Adamov Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 8.208.9017.10Did not advance
88 István Aranyos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.358.7017.05Did not advance
Sid Jensen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8.108.9517.05Did not advance
90 Vincenzo Mori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8.208.7016.90Did not advance
91 Octavio Suárez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.058.8016.85Did not advance
92 Konrád Mentsik Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.058.7516.80Did not advance
Armando Valles Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8.008.8016.80Did not advance
94 Enrique García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8.108.6516.75Did not advance
95 Dezső Bordán Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.908.8016.70Did not advance
96 Murray Chessell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 7.958.6516.60Did not advance
97 Davaanyam Zagdbazaryn Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia 8.308.2016.50Did not advance
98 Bruno Franceschetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.758.6516.40Did not advance
José Vilchis Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8.008.4016.40Did not advance
100 Pasquale Carminucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.658.6516.30Did not advance
Evert Lindgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7.558.7516.30Did not advance
102 Chu-Long Lai Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 8.307.9016.20Did not advance
103 Tine Šrot Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 7.408.6016.00Did not advance
104 Barry Brooker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.608.3015.90Did not advance
105 Roger Dion Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.608.2515.85Did not advance
106 Luis Navarrete Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7.008.8015.80Did not advance
Fernando Valles Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7.358.4515.80Did not advance
108 Fu Cheng Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 7.708.0515.75Did not advance
109 Steve Mitruk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.008.3515.35Did not advance
110 Eduardo Nájera Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 7.357.8515.20Did not advance
111 Sergio Luna Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 6.608.4515.05Did not advance
112 Pedro Rendón Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 6.257.5013.75Did not advance
113 Willi Jaschek Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.152.0011.15Did not advance
114 Franco Menichelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.309.30Did not advance
115 Héctor Ramírez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9.059.05Did not advance
116 Norman Henson Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 7.707.70Did not advance
117 Ernesto Beren Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 6.106.10Did not advance

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