| Date | 9 August 2008 — 12:00-22:05 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Guojia Tiyuguan, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing | |
| Format | Top eight (maximum two per nation) qualified for the final. Mean score of two final jumps determined placement. | |
| A1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Christopher Grabowecky | |
| A2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Yury Korolev | |
| B1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Roberto Nassar | |
| B2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Vilém Kocián | |
| B3 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Feliks Karasik | |
| B4 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Fulvio Traverso | |
| B5 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | István Bérczi | |
| B6 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Zbigniew Pelc | |
| Line 1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Yang Xiaojing | |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 191 | Marian Drăgulescu | 16.762 | 16.625 | 16.900 | ||||
| 2 | 141 | Thomas Bouhail | 16.662 | 16.625 | 16.700 | ||||
| 3 | 248 | Leszek Blanik | 16.587 | 16.700 | 16.475 | ||||
| 4 | 106 | Dzmitry Kaspiarovich | 16.587 | 16.500 | 16.675 | ||||
| 5 | 192 | Flavius Koczi | 16.587 | 16.600 | 16.575 | ||||
| 6 | 206 | Anton Golotsutskov | 16.575 | 16.550 | 16.600 | ||||
| 7 | 142 | Benoît Caranobe | 16.437 | 16.500 | 16.375 | ||||
| 8 | 134 | Isaac Botella | 16.075 | 16.050 | 16.100 | ||||
| 9 | 113 | Kyle Shewfelt | 16.050 | 16.350 | 15.750 | ||||
| 10 | 152 | Fabian Hambüchen | 16.037 | 16.300 | 15.775 | ||||
| 11 | 239 | Vlasis Maras | 15.987 | 15.925 | 16.050 | ||||
| 12 | 161 | Matteo Angioletti | 15.887 | 16.500 | 15.275 | ||||
| 13 | 249 | Luis Rivera | 15.712 | 16.225 | 15.200 | ||||
| 14 | 182 | Yang Tae-Yeong | 15.525 | 16.000 | 15.050 | ||||
| 15 | 194 | Daniel Popescu | 15.262 | 16.400 | 14.125 | ||||
| 16 | 267 | Nashwan Al-Harazi | 15.250 | 15.400 | 15.100 |