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Parallel Bars, Men

Date	18 – 23 July 1976 — 19:30
Status	Olympic
Location	Le Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Participants	90 from 20 countries

The format was similar to 1964-72, with the best six gymnasts in the team all-around advancing to the apparatus final, with the final apparatus score made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. However, nations were now limited to only two gymnasts in the finals. Japan’s Sawao Kato had won the gold medal on parallel bars at München in 1972. In Montréal Kato had the highest score in qualifying and the final round to become the first gymnast to win back-to-back gold medals on parallel bars. Silver went to Soviet gymnast Nikolay Andrianov and bronze to Kao’s teammate Mitsuo Tsukahara. Kato had won the individual all-around in 1968 and 1972. This was his only apparatus medal in Montréal, ending his Olympic career with 12 medals and 8 gold medals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.675	Gold
2	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.500	Silver
3	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.475	Bronze
4	Bernd Jäger	GDR	19.200
5	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	19.125
6	Andrzej Szajna	POL	18.950
=3 r1/2	Hiroshi Kajiyama	JPN	–
=5 r1/2	Vladimir Markelov	URS	–
=5 r1/2	Dan Grecu	ROU	–
=9 r1/2	Hisato Igarashi	JPN	–
=9 r1/2	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	–
12 r1/2	Bart Conner	USA	–
=13 r1/2	Aleksandr Dityatin	URS	–
=13 r1/2	Lutz Mack	GDR	–
=15 r1/2	Henri Boërio	FRA	–
=16 r1/2	Gennady Krysin	URS	–
=17 r1/2	Imre Molnár	HUN	–
=17 r1/2	Robert Bretscher	SUI	–
=17 r1/2	Michael Nikolay	GDR	–
=17 r1/2	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	–
=21 r1/2	Ferenc Donáth	HUN	–
=21 r1/2	Kurt Thomas	USA	–
=21 r1/2	Edgar Jorek	FRG	–
24 r1/2	Volker Rohrwick	FRG	–
=25 r1/2	Mihai Borș	ROU	–
=25 r1/2	Pierre Leclerc	CAN	–
=27 r1/2	Wayne Young	USA	–
=27 r1/2	Gustav Tannenberger	TCH	–
=29 r1/2	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	–
=29 r1/2	Rainer Hanschke	GDR	–
31 r1/2	Mariusz Zasada	POL	–
32 r1/2	Éric Koloko	FRA	–
33 r1/2	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	–
=34 r1/2	Sorin Cepoi	ROU	–
=34 r1/2	Ștefan Gal	ROU	–
=36 r1/2	Marshall Avener	USA	–
=36 r1/2	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	–
=38 r1/2	Peter Rohner	SUI	–
=38 r1/2	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	–
=38 r1/2	Roland Brückner	GDR	–
=38 r1/2	Dov Lupi	ISR	–
=38 r1/2	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	–
=38 r1/2	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	–
=44 r1/2	Tom Beach	USA	–
=44 r1/2	Árpád Farkas	HUN	–
=46 r1/2	Vladimir Tikhonov	URS	–
=46 r1/2	Peter Kormann	USA	–
=46 r1/2	Stoyan Delchev	BUL	–
=46 r1/2	Ueli Bachmann	SUI	–
=50 r1/2	Willy Moy	FRA	–
=50 r1/2	Łukasz Uhma	POL	–
=50 r1/2	Vladimir Marchenko	URS	–
53 r1/2	Béla Laufer	HUN	–
54 r1/2	Ion Checicheș	ROU	–
55 r1/2	Gabriel Calvo	ESP	–
=56 r1/2	Keith Carter	CAN	–
=56 r1/2	Philippe Gaille	SUI	–
=56 r1/2	Peter Lloyd	AUS	–
=56 r1/2	Werner Steinmetz	FRG	–
=60 r1/2	Roman Tkaczyk	POL	–
=60 r1/2	Bernard Decoux	FRA	–
=62 r1/2	Reinhard Dietze	FRG	–
=62 r1/2	Andrey Keranov	BUL	–
=62 r1/2	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	–
=62 r1/2	Ole Benediktson	DEN	–
=62 r1/2	Imre Bánrévi	HUN	–
=67 r1/2	Philip Delesalle	CAN	–
=67 r1/2	Armin Vock	SUI	–
69 r1/2	Maurizio Montesi	ITA	–
=70 r1/2	Michel Boutard	FRA	–
=70 r1/2	Jan Zoulík	TCH	–
=72 r1/2	Dimitrios Janulidis	TCH	–
=72 r1/2	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	–
=74 r1/2	José de la Casa	ESP	–
=74 r1/2	Phil Cheetham	AUS	–
=74 r1/2	Bernhard Locher	SUI	–
=74 r1/2	Angelo Zucca	ITA	–
78 r1/2	Patrick Boutet	FRA	–
=79 r1/2	Grzegorz Ciastek	POL	–
=79 r1/2	Nelson Fernández	CUB	–
=81 r1/2	Tommy Wilson	GBR	–
=81 r1/2	Georgi Todorov	BUL	–
83 r1/2	Ian Neale	GBR	–
84 r1/2	Jeff Davis	GBR	–
85 r1/2	Marian Pieczka	POL	–
86 r1/2	Jiří Tabák	TCH	–
87 r1/2	Fernando Bertrand	ESP	–
88 r1/2	Toncho Todorov	BUL	–
89 r1/2	Zhivko Rusev	BUL	–
90 r1/2	Shun Fujimoto	JPN	–

Final (23 July 1976 — 19:30)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.675	9.775	9.90
2	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.500	9.750	9.75
3	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.475	9.675	9.80
4	Bernd Jäger	GDR	19.200	9.600	9.60
5	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	19.125	9.525	9.60
6	Andrzej Szajna	POL	18.950	9.500	9.45

Qualifying (18 July 1976)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Sawao Kato	JPN	19.55	9.75	9.80	Q
2	Nikolay Andrianov	URS	19.50	9.80	9.70	Q
=3	Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.35	9.70	9.65	Q
=3	Hiroshi Kajiyama	JPN	19.35	9.70	9.65
=5	Dan Grecu	ROU	19.25	9.70	9.55	QDNC
=5	Vladimir Markelov	URS	19.25	9.65	9.60	QDNC
7	Bernd Jäger	GDR	19.20	9.65	9.55	q
8	Miloslav Netušil	TCH	19.05	9.45	9.60	q
=9	Andrzej Szajna	POL	19.00	9.45	9.55	q
=9	Hisato Igarashi	JPN	19.00	9.55	9.45
=9	Zoltán Magyar	HUN	19.00	9.55	9.45
12	Bart Conner	USA	18.95	9.55	9.40
=13	Aleksandr Dityatin	URS	18.90	9.50	9.40
=13	Lutz Mack	GDR	18.90	9.50	9.40
=15	Henri Boërio	FRA	18.85	9.45	9.40
=15	Gennady Krysin	URS	18.85	9.45	9.40
=17	Imre Molnár	HUN	18.75	9.60	9.15
=17	Robert Bretscher	SUI	18.75	9.50	9.25
=17	Michael Nikolay	GDR	18.75	9.40	9.35
=17	Eizo Kenmotsu	JPN	18.75	9.00	9.75
=21	Ferenc Donáth	HUN	18.70	9.40	9.30
=21	Kurt Thomas	USA	18.70	9.40	9.30
=21	Edgar Jorek	FRG	18.70	9.30	9.40
24	Volker Rohrwick	FRG	18.65	9.25	9.40
=25	Mihai Borș	ROU	18.60	9.45	9.15
=25	Pierre Leclerc	CAN	18.60	9.40	9.20
=27	Wayne Young	USA	18.55	9.35	9.20
=27	Gustav Tannenberger	TCH	18.55	9.30	9.25
=29	Nicolae Oprescu	ROU	18.50	9.40	9.10
=29	Rainer Hanschke	GDR	18.50	9.35	9.15
31	Mariusz Zasada	POL	18.45	9.25	9.20
32	Éric Koloko	FRA	18.40	9.15	9.25
33	Vladislav Nehasil	TCH	18.35	8.95	9.40
=34	Sorin Cepoi	ROU	18.30	9.25	9.05
=34	Ștefan Gal	ROU	18.30	9.05	9.25
=36	Marshall Avener	USA	18.25	9.20	9.05
=36	Wolfgang Klotz	GDR	18.25	9.05	9.20
=38	Peter Rohner	SUI	18.20	9.25	8.95
=38	Maurizio Milanetto	ITA	18.20	9.15	9.05
=38	Roland Brückner	GDR	18.20	9.10	9.10
=38	Dov Lupi	ISR	18.20	9.00	9.20
=38	Roberto Antonio León Richards	CUB	18.20	8.90	9.30
=38	Eberhard Gienger	FRG	18.20	8.80	9.40
=44	Tom Beach	USA	18.15	9.15	9.00
=44	Árpád Farkas	HUN	18.15	9.15	9.00
=46	Vladimir Tikhonov	URS	18.10	9.30	8.80
=46	Peter Kormann	USA	18.10	9.05	9.05
=46	Stoyan Delchev	BUL	18.10	8.90	9.20
=46	Ueli Bachmann	SUI	18.10	8.80	9.30
=50	Willy Moy	FRA	18.05	9.20	8.85
=50	Łukasz Uhma	POL	18.05	8.70	9.35
=50	Vladimir Marchenko	URS	18.05	8.55	9.50
53	Béla Laufer	HUN	18.00	9.30	8.70
54	Ion Checicheș	ROU	17.95	8.85	9.10
55	Gabriel Calvo	ESP	17.90	8.85	9.05
=56	Keith Carter	CAN	17.85	9.05	8.80
=56	Philippe Gaille	SUI	17.85	8.90	8.95
=56	Peter Lloyd	AUS	17.85	8.90	8.95
=56	Werner Steinmetz	FRG	17.85	8.90	8.95
=60	Roman Tkaczyk	POL	17.80	8.95	8.85
=60	Bernard Decoux	FRA	17.80	8.85	8.95
=62	Reinhard Dietze	FRG	17.75	9.05	8.70
=62	Andrey Keranov	BUL	17.75	8.95	8.80
=62	Reinhard Ritter	FRG	17.75	8.80	8.95
=62	Ole Benediktson	DEN	17.75	8.60	9.15
=62	Imre Bánrévi	HUN	17.75	8.55	9.20
=67	Philip Delesalle	CAN	17.70	9.20	8.50
=67	Armin Vock	SUI	17.70	9.05	8.65
69	Maurizio Montesi	ITA	17.65	8.95	8.70
=70	Michel Boutard	FRA	17.60	8.80	8.80
=70	Jan Zoulík	TCH	17.60	8.65	8.95
=72	Dimitrios Janulidis	TCH	17.55	8.85	8.70
=72	Dimitar Koychev	BUL	17.55	8.65	8.90
=74	José de la Casa	ESP	17.45	8.90	8.55
=74	Phil Cheetham	AUS	17.45	8.65	8.80
=74	Bernhard Locher	SUI	17.45	8.65	8.80
=74	Angelo Zucca	ITA	17.45	8.35	9.10
78	Patrick Boutet	FRA	17.40	8.40	9.00
=79	Grzegorz Ciastek	POL	17.25	8.70	8.55
=79	Nelson Fernández	CUB	17.25	8.50	8.75
=81	Tommy Wilson	GBR	17.20	8.50	8.70
=81	Georgi Todorov	BUL	17.20	8.30	8.90
83	Ian Neale	GBR	17.00	7.85	9.15
84	Jeff Davis	GBR	16.90	8.00	8.90
85	Marian Pieczka	POL	16.75	8.55	8.20
86	Jiří Tabák	TCH	16.30	6.95	9.35
87	Fernando Bertrand	ESP	16.20	8.60	7.60
88	Toncho Todorov	BUL	15.60	6.95	8.65
89	Zhivko Rusev	BUL	15.40	7.10	8.30
90	Shun Fujimoto	JPN	9.45	9.45	0.00