Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's pommel horse

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Men's pommel horse
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg
Venue Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Dates 5 April 2018 (qualification)
8 April 2018 (final)
Competitors 8 from 6 nations
Winning score15.100
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
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The Men's pommel horse gymnastics competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia was held on 8 April 2018 at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre. [1]

2018 Commonwealth Games 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for males and female athletes.

Gold Coast, Queensland City in Queensland, Australia

The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the state capital Brisbane and immediately north of the border with New South Wales. With a census-estimated 2016 population of 638,090, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, making it the largest non-capital city, and Queensland's second-largest city.

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

Contents

Schedule

The schedule is as follows: [2]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00)

UTC+10:00 Identifier for a time offset from UTC of +10

UTC+10:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +10. This time is used in:

DateTimeRound
Thursday 5 April 201809:08Qualification
Saturday 8 April 201815:27Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification for this apparatus final was determined within the team final.

Final

The results are as follows: [3]

RankGymnastDifficultyExecutionPenaltyTotal
Ulster banner.svg  Rhys McClenaghan  (NIR)6.5008.60015.100
Flag of England.svg  Max Whitlock  (ENG)6.8008.30015.100
Flag of Canada.svg  Zachary Clay  (CAN)5.8008.50014.300
4Flag of Wales 2.svg  Jac Davies  (WAL)6.1008.13314.233
5Flag of England.svg  James Hall  (ENG)6.1007.96614.066
6Flag of Australia.svg  Christopher Remkes  (AUS)5.8007.93313.733
7Flag of Australia.svg  Michael Tone  (AUS)5.4007.03312.433
8Flag of Malaysia.svg  Loo Phay Xing  (MAS)5.8005.96611.766

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References

  1. "Gymnastics". goldcoast2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. "Artistic Gymnastics – Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. Men's Pommel Horse – Final