Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's vault

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Men's vault
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Nikolai Andrianov c1974.jpg
Nikolai Andrianov (c. 1974)
Venue Montreal Forum
Date18–23 July
Competitors90 from 20 nations
Winning score19.450
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Nikolai Andrianov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Mitsuo Tsukahara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Hiroshi Kajiyama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
  1972
1980  

The men's vault competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 18, 20, and 23rd at the Montreal Forum. There were 90 competitors from 20 nations, with nations competing in the team event having 6 gymnasts while other nations could have up to 3 gymnasts. [1] The event was won by Nikolai Andrianov of the Soviet Union, the nation's fifth gold medal in the men's vault; it was the seventh consecutive Games that the Soviets had a gymnast place in the top two. Andrianov became the third man to win multiple vault medals, adding to his 1972 bronze. Japan returned to the vault podium after a one-Games absence, with Mitsuo Tsukahara taking silver and Hiroshi Kajiyama bronze.

Background

This was the 14th 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). Three of the six finalists from 1972 returned: bronze medalist Nikolai Andrianov of the Soviet Union, fourth-place finisher Sawao Kato of Japan, and sixth-place finisher Peter Rohner of Switzerland. The 1974 vault world champion, Shigeru Kasamatsu of Japan, did not compete in Montreal. Andrianov had been the runner-up. [1]

Israel made its debut in the men's vault. The United States made its 13th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 Games.

Competition format

The event used a "vaulting horse" aligned parallel to the gymnast's run (rather than the modern "vaulting table" in use since 2004). 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 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, except that nations were limited to two finalists each; others were ranked 7th through 90th. Half of the preliminary score carried over to the final. [1] [2]

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 18 July 197612:30
19:15
21:00
Preliminary: Compulsory
Tuesday, 20 July 197615:00
19:00
20:45
Preliminary: Voluntary
Friday, 23 July 197619:30Final

Results

Ninety gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 18 and 20. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on July 23. Each country was limited to two competitors 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 the "prelim" score.

RankGymnastNationPreliminaryFinal
CompulsoryVoluntaryTotal12 Prelim.FinalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Nikolai Andrianov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.659.7019.359.6759.77519.450
Silver medal icon.svg Mitsuo Tsukahara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.509.8019.309.6509.72519.375
Bronze medal icon.svg Hiroshi Kajiyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.659.7019.359.6759.60019.275
4 Danuţ Grecu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.609.7019.309.6509.55019.200
5 Zoltán Magyar Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.609.5519.159.5759.57519.150
Imre Molnar Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.759.7019.459.7259.42519.150
7 Ferenc Donath Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.559.5519.10Did not advance
Sawao Kato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.559.5519.10Did not advance
Andrzej Szajna Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.409.7019.10Did not advance
Jiri Tabak Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.359.7519.10Did not advance
11 Mihai Borş Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.409.6519.05Did not advance
Roland Brückner Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.509.5519.05Did not advance
Alexander Dityatin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.409.6519.05Did not advance
Béla Laufer Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.509.5519.05Did not advance
15 Eizo Kemmotsu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.659.3519.00Did not advance
Gennady Krysin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.509.5019.00Did not advance
Vladimir Marchenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.459.5519.00Did not advance
18 Imre Bánrévi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.459.5018.95Did not advance
19 Gabriel Calvo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 9.309.6018.90Did not advance
Eberhard Gienger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.509.4018.90Did not advance
Hisato Igarashi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.459.4518.90Did not advance
22 Henri Boerio Flag of France.svg  France 9.359.5018.85Did not advance
Robert Bretscher Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.309.5518.85Did not advance
Wolfgang Klotz Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.359.5018.85Did not advance
Georgi Todorov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9.309.5518.85Did not advance
26 Ion Checicheş Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.409.4018.80Did not advance
Bernd Jäger Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.409.4018.80Did not advance
Willi Moy Flag of France.svg  France 9.259.5518.80Did not advance
Vladimir Markelov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.609.2018.80Did not advance
30 Keith Carter Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.259.5018.75Did not advance
Dimitrios Janulidis Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.159.6018.75Did not advance
Lutz Mack Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.359.4018.75Did not advance
Maurizio Milanetto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.309.4518.75Did not advance
Volker Rohrwick Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.359.4018.75Did not advance
35 Árpád Farkas Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.309.4018.70Did not advance
Marian Pieczka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.209.5018.70Did not advance
37 Philip Delesalle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.309.3518.65Did not advance
Vladislav Nehasil Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.209.4518.65Did not advance
39 Wayne Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.209.4018.60Did not advance
40 Sorin Cepoi Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.309.2518.55Did not advance
Nelson Fernández Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9.159.4018.55Did not advance
Pierre Leclerc Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.359.2018.55Did not advance
Łukasz Uhma Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.109.4518.55Did not advance
44 Tom Beach Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.209.3018.50Did not advance
Bart Conner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.209.3018.50Did not advance
Ştefan Gal Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.209.3018.50Did not advance
Ian Neale Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9.159.3518.50Did not advance
Reinhard Ritter Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.159.3518.50Did not advance
Werner Steinmetz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.159.3518.50Did not advance
50 Ueli Bachmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.159.3018.45Did not advance
José de la Casa Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 8.959.5018.45Did not advance
Reinhard Dietze Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.259.2018.45Did not advance
Eric Koloko Flag of France.svg  France 9.259.2018.45Did not advance
54 Jeff Davis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9.159.2518.40Did not advance
Gustav Tannenberger Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8.959.4518.40Did not advance
Mariusz Zasada Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 9.159.2518.40Did not advance
Angelo Zucca Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8.959.4518.40Did not advance
58 Philippe Gaille Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.209.1518.35Did not advance
Peter Kormann Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.109.2518.35Did not advance
60 Ole Benediktson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9.009.3018.30Did not advance
Armin Vock Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 9.109.2018.30Did not advance
62 Marshall Avener Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.059.2018.25Did not advance
Edgar Jorek Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.408.8518.25Did not advance
Michael Nikolay Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.259.0018.25Did not advance
Roberto Richards Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9.308.9518.25Did not advance
66 Patrick Boutet Flag of France.svg  France 8.909.2518.15Did not advance
Grzegorz Ciastek Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8.959.2018.15Did not advance
Bernard Decoux Flag of France.svg  France 8.759.4018.15Did not advance
Stoyan Delchev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 8.759.4018.15Did not advance
Maurizio Montesi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8.759.4018.15Did not advance
Roman Tkaczyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 8.759.4018.15Did not advance
Jan Zoulík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8.909.2518.15Did not advance
73 Fernando Bertrand Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 8.709.4018.10Did not advance
Andrey Keranov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9.158.9518.10Did not advance
75 Vladimir Tikhonov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.408.6518.05Did not advance
Bernhard Locher Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8.859.2018.05Did not advance
77 Toncho Todorov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 8.659.3518.00Did not advance
78 Rainer Hanschke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.058.9017.95Did not advance
79 Dimitar Koychev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 8.859.0517.90Did not advance
80 Zhivko Rusev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 8.659.2017.85Did not advance
81 Dov Lupi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9.058.7517.80Did not advance
82 Phil Cheetham Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8.509.2517.75Did not advance
Miloslav Netusil Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8.509.2517.75Did not advance
Nicolae Oprescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 8.359.4017.75Did not advance
85 Tommy Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9.058.6517.70Did not advance
86 Michel Boutard Flag of France.svg  France 8.908.7517.65Did not advance
Kurt Thomas Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.208.4517.65Did not advance
88 Peter Rohner Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8.609.0017.60Did not advance
89 Peter Lloyd Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 8.708.8017.50Did not advance
90 Shun Fujimoto Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.000.009.00Did not advance
Jorge Cuervo Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DNSDid not advance

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