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Horse Vault, Men

Date29 July – 4 August 1984
StatusOlympic
LocationEdwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Participants71 from 19 countries

There was a slight change in the format of the apparatus events in 1984 as eight gymnasts (previously six) qualified for the final round from the team qualifying, still with a maximum of two gymnasts per team. China’s Lou Yun had scored two perfect 10s in team qualifying to hold a large lead into the final round. His 9.5 in the final round brought him the gold medal comfortably. Behind him, four gymnasts tied for second and shared the silver medal – American Mitch Gaylord, China’s Li Ning, and Japan’s Koji Gushiken and Shinju Morisue. This is the only time in Olympic history (through 2014) that four medals of the same color have been awarded in a single event in any sport.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Lou YunCHN19.950Gold
=2Li NingCHN19.825Silver
=2Koji GushikenJPN19.825Silver
=2Shinji MorisueJPN19.825Silver
=2Mitch GaylordUSA19.825Silver
6Jim HartungUSA19.800
7Warren LongCAN19.700
8Daniel WunderlinSUI19.625
=6 r1/2Scott JohnsonUSA
=10 r1/2Terry BartlettGBR
=10 r1/2Valentin PînteaROU
=10 r1/2Tong FeiCHN
=10 r1/2Bart ConnerUSA
=10 r1/2Peter VidmarUSA
=10 r1/2Xu ZhiqiangCHN
=16 r1/2Volker RohrwickFRG
=16 r1/2Laurent BarbiériFRA
=16 r1/2Andrew MorrisGBR
=16 r1/2Allan ReddonCAN
=16 r1/2Kyoji YamawakiJPN
=16 r1/2Marco PiattiSUI
=16 r1/2Philippe VatuoneFRA
=16 r1/2Li YuejiuCHN
=16 r1/2Nobuyuki KajitaniJPN
=25 r1/2Werner BirnbaumAUS
=25 r1/2Jürgen GeigerFRG
=25 r1/2Rob EdmondsAUS
=25 r1/2Jean-Luc CaironFRA
=25 r1/2Benno GroßFRG
=25 r1/2Li XiaopingCHN
=25 r1/2Koji SotomuraJPN
=32 r1/2Barry WinchGBR
=32 r1/2Andreas JaptokFRG
=32 r1/2Markus LehmannSUI
=32 r1/2Joël SutyFRA
=32 r1/2Sepp ZellwegerSUI
=32 r1/2Vittorio AllieviITA
=32 r1/2Tim DaggettUSA
=32 r1/2Noritoshi HirataJPN
=40 r1/2Rocco AmboniITA
=40 r1/2Han Chung-SikKOR
=40 r1/2Bernhard SimmelbauerFRG
=40 r1/2Philippe ChartrandCAN
=40 r1/2Brad PetersCAN
=40 r1/2Miguel SolerESP
=40 r1/2Daniel WinklerFRG
=40 r1/2Diego LazzarichITA
=48 r1/2Urs MeisterSUI
=48 r1/2Emilian NeculaROU
=48 r1/2Antonio FraguasESP
=48 r1/2Jang Tae-EunKOR
=48 r1/2Alfonso RodríguezESP
=53 r1/2Finn GjertsenNOR
=53 r1/2Keith LangleyGBR
=53 r1/2Lee Jeong-SikKOR
=56 r1/2Nam Seung-GuKOR
=56 r1/2Frank NutzenbergerCAN
=56 r1/2Eddie Van HoofGBR
=56 r1/2Michel BoutardFRA
=56 r1/2Jacques DefFRA
=56 r1/2Tony PiñedaMEX
62 r1/2Chae Gwang-SeokKOR
=63 r1/2Daniel GaudetCAN
=63 r1/2Ju Yeong-SamKOR
=63 r1/2Maurizio ZonziniSMR
=66 r1/2Carl BeynonGBR
=66 r1/2Johan JonassonSWE
=68 r1/2Ya'akov LeviISR
=68 r1/2Yohanan MoyalISR
=70 r1/2Bruno CaveltiSUI
=70 r1/2Gerson GnoattoBRA

Final (4 August 1984 — 17:30-20:30)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsQP(50%)FP
1Lou YunCHN19.95010.0009.950
=2Li NingCHN19.8259.8759.950
=2Koji GushikenJPN19.8259.8759.950
=2Shinji MorisueJPN19.8259.9259.900
=2Mitch GaylordUSA19.8259.8509.975
6Jim HartungUSA19.8009.9009.900
7Warren LongCAN19.7009.8509.850
8Daniel WunderlinSUI19.6259.8509.775

Qualifying (29 July 1984)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsCEPOEP
1Lou YunCHN20.0010.0010.00Q
2Mitch GaylordUSA19.859.959.90Q
3Jim HartungUSA19.809.909.90Q
=4Li NingCHN19.7510.009.75Q
=4Koji GushikenJPN19.759.859.90Q
=6Shinji MorisueJPN19.709.959.75Q
=6Daniel WunderlinSUI19.709.909.80Q
=6Scott JohnsonUSA19.709.859.85
=6Warren LongCAN19.709.859.85Q
=10Terry BartlettGBR19.659.909.75
=10Valentin PînteaROU19.659.909.75
=10Tong FeiCHN19.659.859.80
=10Bart ConnerUSA19.659.809.85
=10Peter VidmarUSA19.659.809.85
=10Xu ZhiqiangCHN19.659.809.85
=16Volker RohrwickFRG19.609.909.70
=16Laurent BarbiériFRA19.609.859.75
=16Andrew MorrisGBR19.609.859.75
=16Allan ReddonCAN19.609.859.75
=16Kyoji YamawakiJPN19.609.859.75
=16Marco PiattiSUI19.609.809.80
=16Philippe VatuoneFRA19.609.809.80
=16Li YuejiuCHN19.609.759.85
=16Nobuyuki KajitaniJPN19.609.709.90
=25Werner BirnbaumAUS19.559.909.65
=25Jürgen GeigerFRG19.559.909.65
=25Rob EdmondsAUS19.559.859.70
=25Jean-Luc CaironFRA19.559.809.75
=25Benno GroßFRG19.559.809.75
=25Li XiaopingCHN19.559.759.80
=25Koji SotomuraJPN19.559.759.80
=32Barry WinchGBR19.509.859.65
=32Andreas JaptokFRG19.509.809.70
=32Markus LehmannSUI19.509.809.70
=32Joël SutyFRA19.509.809.70
=32Sepp ZellwegerSUI19.509.809.70
=32Vittorio AllieviITA19.509.759.75
=32Tim DaggettUSA19.509.709.80
=32Noritoshi HirataJPN19.509.709.80
=40Rocco AmboniITA19.459.909.55
=40Han Chung-SikKOR19.459.809.65
=40Bernhard SimmelbauerFRG19.459.809.65
=40Philippe ChartrandCAN19.459.759.70
=40Brad PetersCAN19.459.759.70
=40Miguel SolerESP19.459.759.70
=40Daniel WinklerFRG19.459.759.70
=47Diego LazzarichITA19.409.809.60
=47Urs MeisterSUI19.409.809.60
=47Emilian NeculaROU19.409.809.60
=47Antonio FraguasESP19.409.759.65
=47Jang Tae-EunKOR19.409.709.70
=47Alfonso RodríguezESP19.409.709.70
=53Finn GjertsenNOR19.359.809.55
=53Keith LangleyGBR19.359.759.60
=53Lee Jeong-SikKOR19.359.709.65
=56Nam Seung-GuKOR19.309.709.60
=56Frank NutzenbergerCAN19.309.709.60
=56Eddie Van HoofGBR19.309.709.60
=56Michel BoutardFRA19.309.659.65
=56Jacques DefFRA19.309.659.65
=56Tony PiñedaMEX19.309.559.75
62Chae Gwang-SeokKOR19.259.709.55
=63Daniel GaudetCAN19.209.659.55
=63Ju Yeong-SamKOR19.209.659.55
=63Maurizio ZonziniSMR19.209.409.80
=66Carl BeynonGBR19.159.659.50
=66Johan JonassonSWE19.159.509.65
=68Ya'akov LeviISR19.109.609.50
=68Yohanan MoyalISR19.109.509.60
=70Bruno CaveltiSUI18.959.709.25
=70Gerson GnoattoBRA18.959.309.65