Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars

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Men's parallel bars
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Akinori Nakayama c1972b.jpg
Akinori Nakayama
Venue Auditorio Nacional
Date22–26 October
Competitors117 from 28 nations
Winning score19.475
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Akinori Nakayama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Mikhail Voronin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Viktor Klimenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1964
1972  

The men's parallel bars competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. There were 117 competitors from 28 nations, with nations in the team competition having up to 6 gymnasts and other nations entering up to 3 gymnasts. [1] The event was won by Akinori Nakayama of Japan, the nation's second consecutive victory in the parallel bars event, tying Germany and the Soviet Union for second-most all-time behind Switzerland at three gold medals. It was the second of four straight Games that the parallel bars would be won by a Japanese gymnast. Mikhail Voronin took silver and Viktor Klimenko took bronze to put the Soviet Union back on the podium after a one-Games absence.

Background

This was the 12th 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). Five of the six finalists from 1964 returned: gold medalist Yukio Endo of Japan, bronze medalist Franco Menichelli of Italy, fourth-place finisher Sergey Diomidov and fifth-place finisher Victor Lisitsky of the Soviet Union, and sixth-place finisher Miroslav Cerar of Yugoslavia. Diomidov had won the 1966 world championship, with fellow Soviet Mikhail Voronin second and Cerar third. [1]

Ecuador and the Philippines each made their debut in the men's parallel bars; East and West Germany competed separately for the first time. The United States made its 11th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 Games.

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. [1] [2]

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6)

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 22 October 19688:30
17:00
Preliminary: Compulsory
Thursday, 24 October 19688:30
17:00
Preliminary: Voluntary
Saturday, 26 October 196819:00Final

Results

RankGymnastNationPreliminaryFinal
CompulsoryVoluntaryTotal12 Prelim.FinalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Akinori Nakayama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.709.8519.559.7759.70019.475
Silver medal icon.svg Mikhail Voronin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.759.7019.459.7259.70019.425
Bronze medal icon.svg Viktor Klimenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.609.6519.259.6259.60019.225
4 Takeshi Katō Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.609.7019.309.6509.55019.200
5 Eizo Kenmotsu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.609.6519.259.6259.55019.175
6 Václav Kubíčka Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.609.6019.209.6009.35018.950
7 Sawao Kato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.659.7019.35Did not compete
8 Christian Guiffroy Flag of France.svg  France 9.559.6519.20Did not advance
9 Yukio Endo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.659.5019.15Did not advance
Valery Karasyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.559.6019.15Did not advance
Wilhelm Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.509.6519.15Did not advance
12 Matthias Brehme Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 9.609.5019.10Did not advance
Miroslav Cerar Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.609.5019.10Did not advance
Roland Hürzeler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.509.6019.10Did not advance
15 Hans Ettlin Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.559.5019.05Did not advance
Mikołaj Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.459.6019.05Did not advance
Olli Laiho Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.509.5519.05Did not advance
Miloslav Netušil Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.459.6019.05Did not advance
19 Milenko Kersnić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.509.5019.00Did not advance
Mauno Nissinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.409.6019.00Did not advance
21 Valery Ilyinykh Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.509.4518.95Did not advance
Peter Weber Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 9.509.4518.95Did not advance
23 Meinrad Berchtold Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.459.4518.90Did not advance
Sergey Diomidov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.459.4518.90Did not advance
Helmut Tepasse Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.459.4518.90Did not advance
26 Giovanni Carminucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.459.4018.85Did not advance
Siegfried Fülle Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 9.409.4518.85Did not advance
Willi Jaschek Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.359.5018.85Did not advance
Konrád Mentsik Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.359.5018.85Did not advance
Bohumil Mudřík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.359.5018.85Did not advance
31 Georgi Adamov Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 9.359.4518.80Did not advance
Dezső Bordán Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.309.5018.80Did not advance
33 Sándor Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.409.3518.75Did not advance
Klaus Köste Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 9.459.3018.75Did not advance
35 František Bočko Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.309.4018.70Did not advance
Christian Deuza Flag of France.svg  France 9.309.4018.70Did not advance
Sylwester Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.309.4018.70Did not advance
Peter Rohner Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.309.4018.70Did not advance
39 Janez Brodnik Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 9.309.3518.65Did not advance
Christer Jönsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9.209.4518.65Did not advance
41 Steve Cohen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.109.5018.60Did not advance
Viktor Lisitsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.609.0018.60Did not advance
Fred Roethlisberger Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.109.5018.60Did not advance
Václav Skoumal Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.309.3018.60Did not advance
45 Andrzej Gonera Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.059.5018.55Did not advance
Béla Herczeg Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.259.3018.55Did not advance
Paul Müller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.309.2518.55Did not advance
Juhani Rahikainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.309.2518.55Did not advance
49 Chung-tae Kim Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 9.059.4518.50Did not advance
Heiko Reinemer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.209.3018.50Did not advance
51 István Aranyos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.259.2018.45Did not advance
Günter Beier Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 9.109.3518.45Did not advance
Luigi Cimnaghi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.309.1518.45Did not advance
Steve Hug Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.059.4018.45Did not advance
55 Pasquale Carminucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.209.2018.40Did not advance
Aleksander Rokosa Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.159.2518.40Did not advance
57 Edwin Greutmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.109.2518.35Did not advance
Bozhidar Ivanov Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 9.109.2518.35Did not advance
Hannu Rantakari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.159.2018.35Did not advance
60 Bruno Franceschetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.159.1518.30Did not advance
Heinz Häussler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.209.1018.30Did not advance
Hermann Höpfner Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 9.109.2018.30Did not advance
63 Sid Freudenstein Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.859.4018.25Did not advance
Miloš Vratič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 8.909.3518.25Did not advance
65 Evert Lindgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8.759.4518.20Did not advance
Hans Peter Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9.009.2018.20Did not advance
67 Heikki Sappinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.059.1018.15Did not advance
Endre Tihanyi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.109.0518.15Did not advance
69 Jiří Fejtek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8.609.5018.10Did not advance
Reino Heino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9.009.1018.10Did not advance
Jerzy Kruża Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8.959.1518.10Did not advance
72 Gerhard Dietrich Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 8.709.3518.05Did not advance
73 Dave Thor Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.709.3018.00Did not advance
74 Rumen Gabrovski Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 8.959.0017.95Did not advance
Finn Johannesson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8.959.0017.95Did not advance
Mitsuo Tsukahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 8.359.6017.95Did not advance
Stefan Zoev Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 9.108.8517.95Did not advance
78 Arne Thomsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9.158.7517.90Did not advance
79 Damir Anić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 8.859.0017.85Did not advance
Ivan Kondev Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 8.859.0017.85Did not advance
81 Michel Bouchonnet Flag of France.svg  France 8.559.2517.80Did not advance
Stan Wild Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9.108.7017.80Did not advance
83 José González Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9.008.7017.70Did not advance
Roberto Pumpido Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.709.0017.70Did not advance
85 Michael Booth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 8.708.9517.65Did not advance
Raycho Khristov Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 8.509.1517.65Did not advance
Rogelio Mendoza Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8.908.7517.65Did not advance
88 José Filipe Abreu Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8.658.9517.60Did not advance
89 Armando Valles Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8.708.8517.55Did not advance
90 Sid Jensen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.058.3517.40Did not advance
Gilbert Larose Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8.209.2017.40Did not advance
Tine Šrot Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 8.209.2017.40Did not advance
93 Vincenzo Mori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8.958.4017.35Did not advance
94 Erich Hess Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 8.858.4517.30Did not advance
95 Luis Ramírez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.558.6517.20Did not advance
Octavio Suárez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.009.2017.20Did not advance
97 Steve Mitruk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8.358.8017.15Did not advance
98 Jorge Rodríguez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.958.1517.10Did not advance
99 Davaanyam Zagdbazaryn Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia 8.508.5017.00Did not advance
100 Enrique García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8.008.9016.90Did not advance
101 Roger Dion Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.709.1016.80Did not advance
102 Kanati Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7.709.0516.75Did not advance
Larbi Lazhari Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 9.007.7516.75Did not advance
104 José Vilchis Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8.008.7016.70Did not advance
105 Sergio Luna Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 7.708.9516.65Did not advance
106 Fu Cheng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 8.558.0516.60Did not advance
107 Héctor Ramírez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.008.5516.55Did not advance
108 Murray Chessell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 7.558.9016.45Did not advance
109 Chu-Long Lai Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 8.707.7016.40Did not advance
110 Luis Navarrete Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7.408.6016.00Did not advance
111 Fernando Valles Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7.208.4515.65Did not advance
112 Barry Brooker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.208.0515.25Did not advance
113 Pedro Rendón Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 5.707.5513.25Did not advance
114 Eduardo Nájera Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 5.507.2012.70Did not advance
115 Franco Menichelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.609.60Did not advance
116 Ernesto Beren Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 6.656.65Did not advance
117 Norman Henson Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 4.954.95Did not advance

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