| 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 | CAN |
| A2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Yury Korolev | BLR |
| B1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Roberto Nassar | BRA |
| B2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Vilém Kocián | CZE |
| B3 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Feliks Karasik | BLR |
| B4 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Fulvio Traverso | ITA |
| B5 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | István Bérczi | HUN |
| B6 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Zbigniew Pelc | POL |
| Line 1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Horse Vault) | Yang Xiaojing | CHN |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 191 | Marian Drăgulescu | ROU | 16.762 | 16.625 | 16.900 | |||
| 2 | 141 | Thomas Bouhail | FRA | 16.662 | 16.625 | 16.700 | |||
| 3 | 248 | Leszek Blanik | POL | 16.587 | 16.700 | 16.475 | |||
| 4 | 106 | Dzmitry Kaspiarovich | BLR | 16.587 | 16.500 | 16.675 | |||
| 5 | 192 | Flavius Koczi | ROU | 16.587 | 16.600 | 16.575 | |||
| 6 | 206 | Anton Golotsutskov | RUS | 16.575 | 16.550 | 16.600 | |||
| 7 | 142 | Benoît Caranobe | FRA | 16.437 | 16.500 | 16.375 | |||
| 8 | 134 | Isaac Botella | ESP | 16.075 | 16.050 | 16.100 | |||
| 9 | 113 | Kyle Shewfelt | CAN | 16.050 | 16.350 | 15.750 | |||
| 10 | 152 | Fabian Hambüchen | GER | 16.037 | 16.300 | 15.775 | |||
| 11 | 239 | Vlasis Maras | GRE | 15.987 | 15.925 | 16.050 | |||
| 12 | 161 | Matteo Angioletti | ITA | 15.887 | 16.500 | 15.275 | |||
| 13 | 249 | Luis Rivera | PUR | 15.712 | 16.225 | 15.200 | |||
| 14 | 182 | Yang Tae-Yeong | KOR | 15.525 | 16.000 | 15.050 | |||
| 15 | 194 | Daniel Popescu | ROU | 15.262 | 16.400 | 14.125 | |||
| 16 | 267 | Nashwan Al-Harazi | YEM | 15.250 | 15.400 | 15.100 |