Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars

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Men's parallel bars
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Bart Conner Olympic Park Rio de Janeiro 2016.jpg
Bart Conner (2016)
Venue Pauley Pavilion
Dates29 July – 4 August 1984
Competitors71 from 19 nations
Winning score19.950
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Bart Conner
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Nobuyuki Kajitani
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Mitch Gaylord
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1980
1988  

The men's parallel bars competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 29, 31 and August 4 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. There were 71 competitors from 19 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 Bart Conner of the United States, the nation's first victory in the parallel bars since 1904 and second overall. Another American, Mitch Gaylord, took bronze. Japan returned to the podium after the 1980 boycott broke its six-Games medal (and four-Games gold medal) streak, with Nobuyuki Kajitani's silver.

Background

This was the 16th 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). None of the six finalists from 1980 returned; all six were from boycotting nations. American Bart Conner had won the 1979 world championship, missing the 1980 Games due to the boycott. Koji Gushiken of Japan and Lou Yun of China had shared the 1981 and 1983 world championships, respectively, with Soviet gymnasts. Thus, even without the Soviets, there was a strong and competitive field for the event. [1]

The People's Republic of China and San Marino each made their debut in the men's parallel bars. The United States made its 14th appearance, breaking a tie with the absent Hungary for most of any nation; the Americans had missed only the inaugural 1896 event and the boycotted 1980 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 apparatus finals. The two exercises (compulsory and voluntary) for each apparatus were summed to give an apparatus score.

The 1984 Games expanded the number of finalists from six to eight. Nations were still limited to two finalists each. Others were ranked 9th through 71st. Half of the preliminary score carried over to the final. [1] [2]

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 29 July 1984Preliminary: Compulsory
Tuesday, 31 July 1984Preliminary: Voluntary
Saturday, 4 August 198417:30Final

Results

Seventy-one gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 29 and 31. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 4. 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 Bart Conner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.9010.0019.909.95010.00019.950
Silver medal icon.svg Nobuyuki Kajitani Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.959.9019.859.92510.00019.925
Bronze medal icon.svg Mitchell Gaylord Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.009.9019.909.9509.90019.850
4 Tong Fei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9.859.9019.759.8759.95019.825
5 Kōji Gushiken Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.909.9019.809.9009.90019.800
6 Li Ning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9.859.9019.759.8759.90019.775
7 Daniel Winkler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.759.8519.609.8009.80019.600
Jürgen Geiger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.809.8019.609.8009.80019.600
9 Peter Vidmar Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.909.9019.80Did not advance
10 Xu Zhiqiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9.809.9519.75Did not advance
11 Tim Daggett Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.809.9019.70Did not advance
12 Jim Hartung Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.759.9019.65Did not advance
13 Lou Yun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9.709.9019.60Did not advance
14 Noritoshi Hirata Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.759.8019.55Did not advance
15 Kyoji Yamawaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.609.9019.50Did not advance
16 Li Yuejiu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9.559.9019.45Did not advance
17 Andreas Japtok Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.709.7019.40Did not advance
Scott Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9.609.8019.40Did not advance
Joël Suty Flag of France.svg  France 9.609.8019.40Did not advance
20 Li Xiaoping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9.609.7519.35Did not advance
21 Benno Groß Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.909.4019.30Did not advance
Jang Tae-eun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 9.809.5019.30Did not advance
Volker Rohrwick Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.559.7519.30Did not advance
Bernhard Simmelbauer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9.609.7019.30Did not advance
25 Jean-Luc Cairon Flag of France.svg  France 9.509.7519.25Did not advance
Lee Jeoung-sik Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 9.759.5019.25Did not advance
27 Marco Piatti Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9.659.5519.20Did not advance
Daniel Wunderlin Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9.659.5519.20Did not advance
Markus Lehmann Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9.609.6019.20Did not advance
Brad Peters Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.709.5019.20Did not advance
31 Philippe Chartrand Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.709.4519.15Did not advance
Koji Sotomura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.409.7519.15Did not advance
33 Laurent Barbiéri Flag of France.svg  France 9.459.6519.10Did not advance
Josef Zellweger Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9.809.3019.10Did not advance
35 Shinji Morisue Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9.159.9019.05Did not advance
Han Chung-sik Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 9.609.4519.05Did not advance
37 Warren Long Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.559.4519.00Did not advance
Emilian Nicula Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.609.4019.00Did not advance
Valentin Pîntea Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9.609.4019.00Did not advance
Allan Reddon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.609.4019.00Did not advance
Miguel Soler Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9.609.4019.00Did not advance
Philippe Vatuone Flag of France.svg  France 9.459.5519.00Did not advance
43 Terence Bartlett Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9.559.4018.95Did not advance
Michel Boutard Flag of France.svg  France 9.359.6018.95Did not advance
45 Chae Gwang-seok Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 9.509.4018.90Did not advance
46 Antonio Fraguas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9.659.2018.85Did not advance
Ju Yeong-sam Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 9.409.4518.85Did not advance
Frank Nutzenberger Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.559.3018.85Did not advance
Alfonso Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9.559.3018.85Did not advance
50 Werner Birnbaum Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.559.2018.75Did not advance
Bruno Cavelti Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 9.209.5518.75Did not advance
Daniel Gaudet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.259.5018.75Did not advance
53 Keith Langley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9.409.3018.70Did not advance
Nam Seung-gu Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 9.709.0018.70Did not advance
55 Jacques Def Flag of France.svg  France 8.859.7518.60Did not advance
Andrew Morris Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9.609.0018.60Did not advance
57 Tony Piñeda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9.608.9018.50Did not advance
58 Vittorio Allievi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.708.7518.45Did not advance
59 Richard Benyon Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9.209.2018.40Did not advance
Barry Winch Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8.959.4518.40Did not advance
61 Finn Gjertsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9.458.9018.35Did not advance
Maurizio Zonzini Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino 9.309.0518.35Did not advance
63 Yohanan Moyal Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9.109.1518.25Did not advance
64 Urs Meister Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8.809.3018.10Did not advance
65 Diego Lazzarich Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9.558.5018.05Did not advance
66 Rob Edmonds Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 9.458.5017.95Did not advance
Johan Jonasson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9.108.8517.95Did not advance
68 Eddie Van Hoof Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 9.158.7017.85Did not advance
69 Rocco Amboni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8.459.2517.70Did not advance
70 Gerson Gnoatto Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 8.208.7516.95Did not advance
71 Ya'akov Levi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 8.207.2015.40Did not advance

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Parallel Bars, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 444.