Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse

The men's pommel horse competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 29, 31 and August 4 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. There were 71 competitors from 19 nations, with nations competing in the team event having 6 gymnasts while other nations could have to up to 3 gymnasts.[1] The event was won in a tie between Li Ning of China, in the nation's debut in the Games, and Peter Vidmar, with the United States' first gold medal in the pommel horse since 1904 (and second overall) and first medal in the event since 1932. The bronze medal went to another American, Tim Daggett. The Soviet Union's eight-Games podium streak in the event ended with no Soviets competing due to the boycott.

Men's pommel horse
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Azerbaijan stamp depicting Li Ning on the pommel horse at the 1984 Olympics
VenuePauley Pavilion
Dates29 July – 4 August
Competitors71 from 19 nations
Winning score19.950
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Ning
 China
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Vidmar
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tim Daggett
 United States
← 1980
1988 →

Background

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This was the 16th appearance of the event, which is one of the five apparatus events held every time there were apparatus events at the Summer Olympics (no apparatus events were held in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920). None of the six finalists from 1980 returned, as all were from boycotting nations. With the absence of the Soviets, East Germans, and Hungary's Zoltán Magyar (who had retired anyway), the field was open to the traditional power Japan and rising powers China and the United States. Li Xiaoping and Li Ning of China had taken second and fourth, respectively, at the 1983 world championships, the highest rankings of the non-boycotting nations; Li Xiaoping had won the world championship in 1981.[1]

The People's Republic of China and San Marino each made their debut in the men's pommel horse. The United States made its 14th appearance, breaking a tie with the absent Hungary for most of any nation; the Americans had missed only the inaugural 1896 pommel horse and the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

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Each nation entered a team of six gymnasts or up to three individual gymnasts. All entrants in the gymnastics competitions performed both a compulsory exercise and a voluntary exercise for each apparatus. The scores for all 12 exercises were summed to give an individual all-around score. These exercise scores were also used for qualification for the apparatus finals. The two exercises (compulsory and voluntary) for each apparatus were summed to give an apparatus score.

The 1984 Games expanded the number of finalists from six to eight. Nations were still limited to two finalists each. Others were ranked 9th through 71st. Half of the preliminary score carried over to the final.[1][2]

Schedule

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All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 29 July 1984 Preliminary: Compulsory
Tuesday, 31 July 1984 Preliminary: Voluntary
Saturday, 4 August 1984 17:30 Final

Results

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Seventy-one gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 29 and 31. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 4. Each country was limited to two competitors in the final. Half of the points earned by each gymnast during both the compulsory and optional rounds carried over to the final. This constitutes the "prelim" score.

Rank Gymnast Nation Preliminary Final
Compulsory Voluntary Total 12 Prelim. Final Total
  Li Ning   China 10.00 9.90 19.90 9.950 10.000 19.950
Peter Vidmar   United States 10.00 9.90 19.90 9.950 10.000 19.950
  Tim Daggett   United States 9.95 9.90 19.85 9.925 9.900 19.825
4 Tong Fei   China 9.85 9.85 19.70 9.850 9.900 19.750
5 Jean-Luc Cairon   France 9.75 9.85 19.60 9.800 9.900 19.700
6 Nobuyuki Kajitani   Japan 9.60 9.85 19.45 9.725 9.900 19.625
7 Benno Groß   West Germany 9.75 9.80 19.55 9.775 9.750 19.525
8 Josef Zellweger   Switzerland 9.70 9.80 19.50 9.750 9.750 19.500
9 Mitchell Gaylord   United States 9.90 9.85 19.75 Did not advance
10 Bart Conner   United States 9.80 9.75 19.55 Did not advance
11 Jim Hartung   United States 9.80 9.70 19.50 Did not advance
Xu Zhiqiang   China 9.75 9.75 19.50 Did not advance
13 Brad Peters   Canada 9.75 9.70 19.45 Did not advance
Joël Suty   France 9.70 9.75 19.45 Did not advance
15 Jürgen Geiger   West Germany 9.65 9.75 19.40 Did not advance
Noritoshi Hirata   Japan 9.60 9.80 19.40 Did not advance
17 Scott Johnson   United States 9.70 9.65 19.35 Did not advance
Li Xiaoping   China 10.00 9.35 19.35 Did not advance
19 Tony Piñeda   Mexico 9.50 9.80 19.30 Did not advance
20 Bernhard Simmelbauer   West Germany 9.65 9.65 19.30 Did not advance
21 Koji Gushiken   Japan 9.80 9.45 19.25 Did not advance
22 Markus Lehmann   Switzerland 9.60 9.60 19.20 Did not advance
Li Yuejiu   China 9.60 9.60 19.20 Did not advance
24 Vittorio Allievi   Italy 9.65 9.50 19.15 Did not advance
Andrew Morris   Great Britain 9.55 9.60 19.15 Did not advance
Emilian Nicula   Romania 9.55 9.60 19.15 Did not advance
27 Jacques Def   France 9.50 9.60 19.10 Did not advance
Marco Piatti   Switzerland 9.60 9.50 19.10 Did not advance
Daniel Winkler   West Germany 9.40 9.70 19.10 Did not advance
30 Han Chung-sik   South Korea 9.35 9.70 19.05 Did not advance
Warren Long   Canada 9.50 9.55 19.05 Did not advance
Valentin Pîntea   Romania 9.55 9.50 19.05 Did not advance
Daniel Wunderlin   Switzerland 9.55 9.50 19.05 Did not advance
34 Shinji Morisue   Japan 9.40 9.60 19.00 Did not advance
Maurizio Zonzini   San Marino 9.45 9.55 19.00 Did not advance
36 Andreas Japtok   West Germany 9.45 9.50 18.95 Did not advance
Miguel Soler   Spain 9.45 9.50 18.95 Did not advance
38 Werner Birnbaum   Australia 9.60 9.30 18.90 Did not advance
Johan Jonasson   Sweden 9.30 9.60 18.90 Did not advance
Lee Jeoung-sik   South Korea 9.40 9.50 18.90 Did not advance
41 Philippe Chartrand   Canada 9.45 9.40 18.85 Did not advance
Alfonso Rodríguez   Spain 9.45 9.40 18.85 Did not advance
43 Finn Gjertsen   Norway 9.30 9.50 18.80 Did not advance
Jang Tae-eun   South Korea 9.20 9.60 18.80 Did not advance
Keith Langley   Great Britain 9.40 9.40 18.80 Did not advance
Lou Yun   China 9.20 9.60 18.80 Did not advance
Koji Sotomura   Japan 9.55 9.25 18.80 Did not advance
48 Bruno Cavelti   Switzerland 9.35 9.40 18.75 Did not advance
Nam Seung-gu   South Korea 9.25 9.50 18.75 Did not advance
Barry Winch   Great Britain 9.45 9.30 18.75 Did not advance
51 Rocco Amboni   Italy 9.30 9.40 18.70 Did not advance
Michel Boutard   France 9.55 9.15 18.70 Did not advance
Ju Yeong-sam   South Korea 9.50 9.20 18.70 Did not advance
54 Urs Meister   Switzerland 9.45 9.20 18.65 Did not advance
Volker Rohrwick   West Germany 9.35 9.30 18.65 Did not advance
Philippe Vatuone   France 9.45 9.20 18.65 Did not advance
57 Terence Bartlett   Great Britain 9.45 9.15 18.60 Did not advance
58 Daniel Gaudet   Canada 9.45 9.10 18.55 Did not advance
Frank Nutzenberger   Canada 9.30 9.25 18.55 Did not advance
60 Antonio Fraguas   Spain 9.40 9.10 18.50 Did not advance
61 Chae Gwang-seok   South Korea 9.00 9.45 18.45 Did not advance
62 Diego Lazzarich   Italy 8.95 9.45 18.40 Did not advance
63 Laurent Barbiéri   France 9.20 9.05 18.25 Did not advance
64 Yohanan Moyal   Israel 8.85 9.25 18.10 Did not advance
65 Kyoji Yamawaki   Japan 8.65 9.40 18.05 Did not advance
66 Allan Reddon   Canada 9.60 8.20 17.80 Did not advance
67 Richard Benyon   Great Britain 8.25 9.35 17.60 Did not advance
68 Gerson Gnoatto   Brazil 8.05 9.35 17.40 Did not advance
69 Eddie Van Hoof   Great Britain 8.70 8.55 17.25 Did not advance
70 Robert Edmonds   Australia 9.45 7.60 17.05 Did not advance
71 Ya'akov Levi   Israel 8.60 8.25 16.85 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Pommelled Horse, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 444.