Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar

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Men's horizontal bar
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
XXII Summer Olympics in Moscow. Horizontal Bar.jpg
1979 Soviet stamp commemorating 1980 Olympic horizontal bar
Venue Luzhniki Palace of Sports
Dates20–25 July 1980
Competitors65 from 14 nations
Winning score19.825
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Stoyan Deltchev
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Silver medal icon.svg Alexander Dityatin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Nikolai Andrianov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1976
1984  

The men's horizontal bar competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 20, 22 and 25th at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports. There were 65 competitors from 14 nations, with nations competing in the team event having 6 gymnasts while other nations could have to up to 3 gymnasts. [1] The event was won by Stoyan Deltchev of Bulgaria, the nation's first medal in the horizontal bar. The Soviet Union took silver (Alexander Dityatin) and bronze (Nikolai Andrianov), reaching the podium for the first time since 1968. Japan's three-Games gold medal streak ended, with no Japanese gymnasts competing due to the American-led boycott.

Background

This was the 15th 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). Two of the six finalists from 1976 returned: bronze medalist Henri Boerio of France and Ferenc Donath of Hungary. Japan had dominated the apparatus for decades, but would not compete in 1980 due to the American-led boycott. The reigning (1979) world champion, American Kurt Thomas, was also out due to the boycott. The Soviet Union, which had failed to medal in the apparatus the last two Games, had a strong team that looked likely to end that drought. Stoyan Deltchev of Bulgaria, fourth at the 1979 world championships, was the strongest contender against the Soviets. [1]

Brazil made its debut in the men's horizontal bar. Hungary made its 13th appearance, tying the United States (absent from the parallel bars event for the first time since the inaugural 1896 Games) for most of any nation.

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 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 65th. Half of the preliminary score carried over to the final. [1] [2]

Schedule

All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 20 July 198010:00
17:00
Preliminary: Compulsory
Tuesday, 22 July 198010:00
17:00
Preliminary: Voluntary
Friday, 25 July 198014:30Final

Results

Sixty-five gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 20 and 22. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on July 25. 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 Stoyan Deltchev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9.909.8519.759.8759.95019.825
Silver medal icon.svg Alexander Dityatin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.809.9019.709.8509.90019.750
Bronze medal icon.svg Nikolai Andrianov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.809.8519.659.8259.85019.675
4 Ralf-Peter Hemmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.659.7019.359.6759.85019.525
Michael Nikolay Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.759.6019.359.6759.85019.525
6 Sergio Suarez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 9.509.8019.309.6509.80019.450
7 Vladimir Markelov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.759.8519.60Did not advance
8 Eduard Azaryan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.759.8019.55Did not advance
9 Bohdan Makuts Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.659.7019.35Did not advance
10 Joël Suty Olympic flag.svg  France 9.559.7019.25Did not advance
11 Ferenc Donáth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.609.6019.20Did not advance
Dancho Yordanov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9.609.6019.20Did not advance
13 Kurt Szilier Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.509.6519.15Did not advance
14 Aleksandr Tkachyov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9.109.9519.05Did not advance
15 Henri Boerio Olympic flag.svg  France 9.409.6019.00Did not advance
Lutz Hoffmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.509.5019.00Did not advance
17 György Guczoghy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.309.6518.95Did not advance
Péter Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.709.2518.95Did not advance
Zoltán Magyar Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.509.4518.95Did not advance
20 Jiří Tabák Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.409.4518.85Did not advance
21 Andreas Bronst Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.359.4518.80Did not advance
Nicolae Oprescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.359.4518.80Did not advance
23 Enrique Bravo Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 9.309.4518.75Did not advance
Dan Grecu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.259.5018.75Did not advance
Roberto Leon Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 9.509.2518.75Did not advance
26 Miguel Arroyo Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 9.559.1518.70Did not advance
Rudolf Babiak Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.309.4018.70Did not advance
Andrzej Szajna Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9.559.1518.70Did not advance
Ognyan Bangiev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9.509.2018.70Did not advance
30 Roland Brückner Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.609.0518.65Did not advance
31 Zoltán Kelemen Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.359.2518.60Did not advance
Jan Migdau Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.309.3018.60Did not advance
István Vámos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9.409.2018.60Did not advance
34 Willi Moy Olympic flag.svg  France 9.109.4518.55Did not advance
Yanko Radanchev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9.359.2018.55Did not advance
Jan Zoulik Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 9.359.2018.55Did not advance
37 Sorin Cepoi Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.059.4518.50Did not advance
Aurelian Georgescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.309.2018.50Did not advance
39 Waldemar Woźniak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9.309.1518.45Did not advance
40 Gabriel Calvo Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain 9.259.1518.40Did not advance
Lutz Mack Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9.458.9518.40Did not advance
42 José de la Casa Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain 9.209.1518.35Did not advance
Barry Winch Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 9.109.2518.35Did not advance
44 Kang Gwang-song Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 9.009.3018.30Did not advance
Michel Boutard Olympic flag.svg  France 8.959.3518.30Did not advance
46 Keith Langley Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 8.909.3518.25Did not advance
Rumen Petkov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9.209.0518.25Did not advance
Thomas Wilson Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 9.159.1018.25Did not advance
49 Plamen Petkov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 9.408.8018.20Did not advance
Song Sun-bong Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 8.809.4018.20Did not advance
51 Romulus Bucuroiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 8.809.3518.15Did not advance
52 Yves Bouquel Olympic flag.svg  France 8.909.2018.10Did not advance
53 Mario Castro Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 9.258.8018.05Did not advance
Lindsay Nylund Olympic flag.svg  Australia 8.759.3018.05Did not advance
Li Su-gil Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 8.609.4518.05Did not advance
56 Cho Hun Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 9.009.0018.00Did not advance
Jozef Konečný Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8.659.3518.00Did not advance
58 Fernando Bertrand Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain 9.258.7017.95Did not advance
59 Krzysztof Potaczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9.208.6517.85Did not advance
Marc Touchais Olympic flag.svg  France 9.058.8017.85Did not advance
61 João Luiz Ribeiro Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 8.559.1017.65Did not advance
62 Miloslav Kučeřík Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 8.309.2517.55Did not advance
63 Kim Gwang-jin Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 8.658.8517.50Did not advance
64 Han Gwang-song Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 8.309.1517.45Did not advance
65 Jorge Roche Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 9.450.009.45Did not advance
Moustapha ChouaraFlag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg  Lebanon DNSDid not advance
Adnan HornsFlag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg  Lebanon DNSDid not advance
Maurizio Zonzini Olympic flag.svg  San Marino DNSDid not advance

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Horizontal Bar, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 313.