Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around

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Men's artistic team all-around
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Vladimir Artemov, Dmitri Bilozertchev, Vladimir Gogoladze,
Sergei Kharkov, Valeri Liukin, and Vladimir Nouvikov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Holger Behrendt, Ralf Büchner, Ulf Hoffmann,
Sylvio Kroll, Sven Tippelt, and Andreas Wecker
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Yukio Iketani, Hiroyuki Konishi, Koichi Mizushima,
Daisuke Nishikawa, Toshiharu Sato, and Takahiro Yameda
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
  1984
1992  

These are the results of the men's team all-around competition, one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The compulsory and optional rounds took place on September 18 and 20 at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall.

Results

The final score for each team was determined by combining all of the scores earned by the team on each apparatus during the compulsory and optional rounds. If all six gymnasts on a team performed a routine on a single apparatus during compulsories or optionals, only the five highest scores on that apparatus counted toward the team total.

RankTeamTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)593.350
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)588.450
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)585.600
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)585.250
5Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)585.100
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)582.300
7Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROU)581.700
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)579.000
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)578.800
10Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)576.850
11Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)576.850
12Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)574.100

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