Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around

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Men's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Sawao Kato 1972 Umm al-Quwain stamp.jpg
Umm al-Quwain stamp depicting gold medalist Sawao Kato on the pommel horse
Venue Olympiahalle
Dates27–30 August 1972
Competitors113 from 26 nations
Winning score114.650
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Sawao Kato
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Eizo Kenmotsu
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Akinori Nakayama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
  1968
1976  

The men's individual all-around competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The qualification and final rounds took place on 27, 29 and 30 August at the Sports Hall. [1] There were 113 competitors from 26 nations. [2] Each nation could send a team of 6 gymnasts or up to 3 individual gymnasts. The event was won by Sawao Kato of Japan, the third man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the event; it was Japan's third consecutive victory in the event (matching the Soviet Union for second-most at that point after Italy's four). The Japanese gymnasts swept the medals, with Eizo Kenmotsu earning silver and Akinori Nakayama. Kato and Nakayama, who had also taken bronze in 1968, were the eighth and ninth men to win multiple medals overall in the event. It was the first medal sweep in the event since France did it in the first edition in 1900. This broke the Soviet Union's five-Games medal streak, with their best gymnast (Nikolai Andrianov) finishing fourth.

Background

This was the 16th appearance of the men's individual all-around. The first individual all-around competition had been held in 1900, after the 1896 competitions featured only individual apparatus events. A men's individual all-around has been held every Games since 1900. [2]

Five of the top 10 gymnasts from the 1968 Games returned: gold medalist Sawao Kato of Japan, silver medalist Mikhail Voronin of the Soviet Union, bronze medalist Akinori Nakayama of Japan, fourth-place finisher Eizo Kenmotsu of Japan, and seventh-place finisher Viktor Klimenko of the Soviet Union. Kenmotsu was the reigning (1970) World Champion, with teammates Mitsuo Tsukahara and Nakayama finishing second and third. [2]

Liechtenstein, New Zealand, and North Korea each made their debut in the event. France and Italy both made their 14th appearance, tied for most among nations.

Competition format

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 preliminary score. (One gymnast who entered the all-around competition did not perform on the vault.) Half of the scores from the preliminary carried over to the final, with the top 36 gymnasts advancing to the individual all-around final. There, each of the finalists performed another exercise on each apparatus. The sum of these scores plus half of the preliminary score resulted in a final total.

Each exercise was scored from 0 to 10; thus, the preliminary apparatus scores ranged from 0 to 20 each and the total preliminary score from 0 to 120. With half of the preliminary score and six more exercises scored 0 to 10, the final total was also from 0 to 120.

The preliminary 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 111th. [2] [3]

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 27 August 197211:15
19:00
Preliminary: Compulsory
Tuesday, 29 August 197210:00
18:00
Preliminary: Voluntary
Wednesday, 30 August 197220:00Final

Results

One-hundred thirteen gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on 27 and 29 August. The thirty-six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on 30 August. There was no limit as to how many competitors each country could have in the final. Half of the points earned by each gymnast during both the compulsory and optional rounds carried over to the final. This constitutes each gymnast's "prelim" score.

RankGymnastNationPrelim12
Prelim
FloorPommel
horse
RingsVaultParallel
bars
Horizontal
bar
FinalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Sawao Kato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 115.1057.5509.2509.4009.6009.5009.6009.75057.100114.650
Silver medal icon.svg Eizo Kenmotsu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 114.7557.3759.4509.6009.5009.6009.4509.60057.200114.575
Bronze medal icon.svg Akinori Nakayama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 114.2557.1259.5009.4009.5509.4509.6509.65057.200114.325
4 Nikolai Andrianov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 113.8056.9009.4509.5509.5509.7509.4009.65057.300114.200
5 Shigeru Kasamatsu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 114.4057.2009.5009.5509.5009.2509.2009.50056.500113.700
6 Viktor Klimenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 112.6556.3259.4509.3509.3509.4009.6509.55056.750113.075
Klaus Köste Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 113.2556.6259.3509.1509.3509.4009.6009.60056.450113.075
8 Mitsuo Tsukahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 112.2556.1259.3009.2009.7009.4009.2009.85056.650112.775
9 Wolfgang Thüne Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 112.1556.0759.0009.4009.4009.4009.4009.50056.100112.175
10 Matthias Brehme Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 112.4556.2259.0509.3509.3509.2009.5009.45055.900112.125
11 Teruichi Okamura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 111.2055.6009.0009.2509.4509.6009.5509.60056.450112.050
12 Mikhail Voronin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 112.9556.4758.8009.4009.5509.0008.9009.40055.050111.525
13 Li Song-sob Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 110.7555.3759.4508.9009.3509.4009.4009.50056.000111.375
14 Eberhard Gienger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 109.7554.8759.2009.3509.4509.3509.3509.60056.300111.175
15 Andrzej Szajna Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 111.1555.5759.2508.7509.0009.5009.3509.55055.400110.975
16 Vladimir Schukin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 110.2055.1009.1509.0509.3009.4509.2009.55055.700110.800
17 Wolfgang Klotz Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 111.0555.5259.2009.0009.2009.0509.3009.50055.250110.775
18 Alexander Maleev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 110.7055.3509.0509.1509.3009.1509.2509.40055.300110.650
19 Imre Molnár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 110.5555.2759.0509.3508.8509.3509.4009.35055.350110.625
20 Wilhelm Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 109.9054.9509.1009.4509.3509.0009.4009.30055.600110.550
21 Edvard Mikaelian Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 112.5056.2509.2008.3009.2509.0009.0009.55054.300110.550
22 Sylwester Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 110.7555.3759.1509.3009.2509.4008.4009.45054.950110.325
23 Peter Rohner Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 109.4054.7009.2009.1008.9509.5009.2009.40055.350110.050
24 Walter Mossinger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 109.7054.8509.1008.8009.4008.9509.3009.60055.150110.000
25 Günter Spies Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 108.7054.3509.0509.2009.3509.1009.2009.50055.400109.750
26 Reinhard Rychly Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 109.9554.9759.1009.0008.8509.2509.1509.35054.700109.675
27 Kim Song-il Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 108.2554.1259.1009.2009.2009.2009.3009.35055.350109.475
28 Jürgen Paeke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 109.3554.6759.1509.2008.4009.2509.3509.40054.750109.425
29 Zoltán Magyar Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 108.7054.3508.8509.5009.0009.1009.2009.20054.850109.200
30 Kim Song-yu Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 109.4554.7258.9008.9509.4509.0009.3508.75054.400109.125
31 Steven Hug Flag of the United States.svg  United States 109.4554.7259.0509.3009.0009.1508.2509.40054.150108.875
32 Danuţ Grecu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 108.1054.0509.1009.1009.2009.2009.2009.00054.800108.850
33 Janez Brodnik Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 107.8053.9008.9009.0009.1009.2009.3009.45054.950108.850
34 Petre Mihăiuc Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 109.3054.6509.1508.5509.1508.8509.0509.25054.000108.650
35 Mauno Nissinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 107.8553.9258.9508.8009.2008.9509.4009.30054.600108.525
36 Jifi Fejtek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 107.9553.9758.7009.2509.1509.0509.0509.30054.500108.475
37 Mikołaj Kubica Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 111.25Did not start
38 Bernd Effing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 107.75Did not advance
Shin Heung-do Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 107.75
40 Ladislav Morava Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 107.55
41 Vladislav Nehasil Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 107.45
42 Gheorghe Păunescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 107.25
43 Robert Bretscher Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 107.00
44 Reinhard Ritter Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 106.80
44 Miloš Vratič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 106.80
46 István Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 106.65
47 Milenko Kersnić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 106.60
48 Mieczysław Strzałka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 106.45
Ho Yun-hang Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 106.45
50 Jerzy Kruża Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 106.35
Marshall Avener Flag of the United States.svg  United States 106.35
52 Heinz Häussler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 106.25
Pavel Stanovský Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 106.25
54 Jo Jong-ryol Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 106.15
55 Edwin Greutmann Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 105.90
56 Makoto Sakamoto Flag of the United States.svg  United States 105.70
57 Béla Herczeg Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 105.60
Stefan Zoev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 105.60
59 Max Brühwiler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 105.40
Jean-Pierre Miens Flag of France.svg  France 105.40
61 Jorge Cuervo Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 105.35
62 Antal Kisteleki Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 105.30
63 Mircea Gheorghiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 105.00
64 István Bérczi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 104.95
65 Christian Guiffroy Flag of France.svg  France 104.90
66 Philippe Gaille Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 104.80
67 Nicolae Oprescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 104.60
68 Jorge Rodríguez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 104.25
69 Roberto Léon Richards Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 104.20
70 Geno Radev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 104.05
71 Zoran Ivanović Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 103.85
72 Christian Deuza Flag of France.svg  France 103.75
Jim Culhane Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 103.75
74 Constantin Petrescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 103.70
75 Franco Donegà Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 103.60
76 Henri Boërio Flag of France.svg  France 103.45
77 Bohumil Mudřík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 103.30
John Crosby Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 103.30
79 Ivica Hmjelovac Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 103.10
80 René Badell Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 103.05
81 Tore Lie Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 102.60
82 Bernard Farjat Flag of France.svg  France 102.50
83 Dimitar Koychev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 102.20
George Greenfield Flag of the United States.svg  United States 102.20
85 Luigi Coppa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 102.05
86 Drago Šoštarić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 101.90
87 Maurizio Milanetto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 101.55
88 Bruno Banzer Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein 101.35
89 Cecilio Ugarte Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 101.15
90 Ivan Kondev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 100.90
91 Agustín Sandoval Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 100.85
92 Peter Lloyd Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 100.70
93 Stan Wild Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 100.55
94 Emilio Sagre Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 100.40
95 Georges Guelzec Flag of France.svg  France 100.20
96 José Ginés Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 99.35
97 Bozhidar Iliev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 99.30
Steve Mitruk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 99.30
99 Carmine Luppino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 99.15
100 Dimitar Dimitrov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 98.95
101 Adolfo Lampronti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 98.65
102 Ole Benediktson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 98.50
103 Eddie Arnold Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 97.45
104 André Simard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 97.30
105 Luis Ramírez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 97.25
106 Rogelio Mendoza Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 97.05
107 Bill Norgrave Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 96.90
108 Fedele Spatazza Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 95.85
109 Ian Clarke Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 94.35
110 Terry Sale Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 92.05
111 Miloslav Netušil Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 54.50
112 Bruce Medd Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 16.95
113 Hans Ettlin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 11.05

References

  1. "Gymnastics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Individual All-Around". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Individual All-Around, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 192.