Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics had 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. The competition was held from August 27 to September 1 at the Sports Hall in Munich.
Format of competition
The scoring in the team competition event and in event finals was the same, as for gymnastics events at the previous Olympics. But in the all-around the scoring system became similar to that of event finals: for the all-around a gymnast showed their skills once more on each of the apparatuses; to get the "Total" value for the all-around performance, marks in the team competition were added together, the result was divided by two ("Prelim" value) and added to the sum of marks for all-around routines ("Final" value).
Medals
| Pos | Country: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | Total: |
| 1 |  USSR | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 |  GDR | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men's events
"C" stands for "Compulsory exercises" and "O" stands for "Optional exercises".
Individual all-around
"Prelim" mark is the value from the "Score" column of the team competition table, divided by two.
| Rank | Athlete | FX | PH | RG | VT | PB | HB | Final | Prelim. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sawao Kato (JPN) | 9.25 | 9.40 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.75 | 57.10 | 57.550 | 114.650 |
| 2 | Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) | 9.45 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.45 | 9.60 | 57.20 | 57.375 | 114.575 |
| 3 | Akinori Nakayama (JPN) | 9.50 | 9.40 | 9.55 | 9.45 | 9.65 | 9.65 | 57.20 | 57.125 | 114.325 |
Team competition
| Rank | Team / Competitor | FX | PH | RG | VT | PB | HB | Total | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | |||
| 1 | Japan | 47.20 | 47.95 | 46.90 | 47.10 | 47.70 | 47.90 | 46.85 | 46.30 | 47.75 | 48.25 | 48.65 | 48.70 | 285.05 | 286.20 | 571.25 |
| Sawao Kato | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.40 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.75 | 9.85 | 9.70 | 57.35 | 57.75 | 115.10 | |
| Eizo Kenmotsu | 9.40 | 9.65 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 9.40 | 9.40 | 9.65 | 9.65 | 9.65 | 9.75 | 57.20 | 57.55 | 114.75 | |
| Shigeru Kasamatsu | 9.45 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 9.55 | 9.30 | 9.50 | 9.40 | 9.35 | 9.55 | 9.70 | 9.75 | 9.75 | 56.95 | 57.45 | 114.40 | |
| Akinori Nakayama | 9.40 | 9.65 | 9.30 | 9.40 | 9.70 | 9.70 | 9.35 | 9.25 | 9.60 | 9.65 | 9.65 | 9.60 | 57.00 | 57.25 | 114.25 | |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | 9.45 | 9.45 | 9.20 | 8.70 | 9.45 | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.80 | 9.35 | 9.50 | 9.75 | 9.90 | 56.30 | 55.95 | 112.25 | |
| Teruichi Okamura | 9.30 | 9.40 | 9.05 | 8.95 | 9.45 | 9.45 | 9.20 | 8.80 | 9.35 | 9.40 | 9.40 | 9.45 | 55.75 | 55.45 | 11.20 | |
| 2 | USSR | 46.80 | 47.10 | 46.90 | 46.40 | 47.20 | 47.10 | 46.75 | 46.50 | 47.60 | 47.20 | 46.95 | 47.55 | 282.20 | 281.85 | 564.05 |
| Nikolai Andrianov | 9.60 | 9.45 | 9.50 | 8.80 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 9.55 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 57.30 | 56.50 | 113.80 | |
| Mikhail Voronin | 9.00 | 9.45 | 9.40 | 9.45 | 9.60 | 9.65 | 9.30 | 9.20 | 9.60 | 9.45 | 9.35 | 9.50 | 56.25 | 56.70 | 112.95 | |
| Viktor Klimenko | 9.50 | 8.95 | 9.50 | 9.55 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 9.50 | 9.30 | 9.65 | 9.60 | 9.15 | 9.25 | 56.70 | 55.95 | 112.65 | |
| Edvard Mikaelian | 9.35 | 9.45 | 9.35 | 9.25 | 9.45 | 9.35 | 9.25 | 9.15 | 9.50 | 9.35 | 9.45 | 9.60 | 56.35 | 56.15 | 112.50 | |
| Alexander Maleev | 9.25 | 9.35 | 9.15 | 9.10 | 9.25 | 9.15 | 9.10 | 9.20 | 9.35 | 9.25 | 9.20 | 9.35 | 55.30 | 55.40 | 110.70 | |
| Vladimir Schukin | 9.10 | 9.40 | 9.05 | 9.05 | 9.10 | 9.30 | 9.00 | 9.20 | 9.00 | 9.15 | 9.35 | 9.50 | 54.60 | 55.60 | 110.20 | |
| 3 | GDR | 46.10 | 47.05 | 46.20 | 46.00 | 46.75 | 46.80 | 46.40 | 46.95 | 46.55 | 46.85 | 46.40 | 47.65 | 278.40 | 281.30 | 559.70 |
| Klaus Köste | 9.50 | 9.55 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 9.45 | 9.55 | 9.40 | 9.55 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.20 | 9.55 | 56.25 | 57.00 | 113.25 | |
| Matthias Brehme | 9.35 | 9.45 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 9.40 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 9.45 | 9.30 | 9.35 | 9.30 | 9.55 | 55.90 | 56.55 | 112.45 | |
| Wolfgang Thüne | 9.15 | 9.30 | 9.45 | 9.00 | 9.50 | 9.35 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 9.35 | 9.50 | 9.65 | 56.10 | 56.05 | 112.15 | |
| Wolfgang Klotz | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.10 | 9.05 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 9.05 | 9.45 | 55.30 | 55.75 | 111.05 | |
| Reinhard Rychly | 8.90 | 9.35 | 8.90 | 9.05 | 9.00 | 9.20 | 9.10 | 9.30 | 9.20 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 9.45 | 54.40 | 55.55 | 109.95 | |
| Jürgen Paeke | 8.75 | 9.25 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 8.50 | 9.20 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 9.00 | 9.30 | 9.10 | 9.35 | 53.75 | 55.60 | 109.35 | |
Floor exercise
"Prelim" value is the sum of two marks for compulsory and optional routine in the team competition on the respective apparatus, divided by two.
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim. | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolai Andrianov (URS) | 9.525 | 9.650 | 19.175 |
| 2 | Akinori Nakayama (JPN) | 9.525 | 9.600 | 19.125 |
| 3 | Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) | 9.525 | 9.500 | 19.025 |
Pommel horse
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Klimenko (URS) | 9.525 | 9.600 | 19.125 |
| 2 | Sawao Kato (JPN) | 9.500 | 9.500 | 19.000 |
| 3 | Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) | 9.550 | 9.400 | 18.950 |
Rings
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akinori Nakayama (JPN) | 9.700 | 9.650 | 19.350 |
| 2 | Mikhail Voronin (URS) | 9.625 | 9.650 | 19.275 |
| 3 | Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN) | 9.525 | 9.700 | 19.225 |
Vault
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus Köste (GDR) | 9.475 | 9.375 | 18.850 |
| 2 | Viktor Klimenko (URS) | 9.400 | 9.425 | 18.825 |
| 3 | Nikolai Andrianov (URS) | 9.600 | 9.200 | 18.800 |
Parallel bars
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sawao Kato (JPN) | 9.675 | 9.800 | 19.475 |
| 2 | Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) | 9.625 | 9.750 | 19.375 |
| 3 | Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) | 9.650 | 9.600 | 19.250 |
Horizontal bar
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN) | 9.825 | 9.900 | 19.725 |
| 2 | Sawao Kato (JPN) | 9.775 | 9.750 | 19.525 |
| 3 | Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) | 9.750 | 9.700 | 19.450 |
Women's events
"C" stands for "Compulsory exercises" and "O" stands for "Optional exercises".
Individual all-around
"Prelim" mark is the value from the "Score" column of the team competition table, divided by two.
| Rank | Athlete | VT | UB | BB | FX | Final | Prelim. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 257 Ludmilla Tourischeva (URS) | 9.65 | 9.65 | 9.40 | 9.90 | 38.60 | 38.425 | 77.025 |
| 2 | 93 Karin Janz (GDR) | 9.65 | 9.70 | 9.40 | 9.70 | 38.45 | 38.425 | 76.875 |
| 3 | 255 Tamara Lazakovich (URS) | 9.55 | 9.70 | 9.75 | 9.65 | 38.65 | 38.200 | 76.850 |
Team competition
| Rank | Team / Competitor | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total | Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | |||
| 1 | USSR | 47.55 | 47.65 | 47.70 | 47.55 | 45.90 | 48.20 | 48.00 | 47.95 | 189.15 | 191.35 | 380.50 |
| 257 Ludmilla Tourischeva | 9.60 | 9.70 | 9.60 | 9.65 | 9.05 | 9.75 | 9.80 | 9.70 | 38.05 | 38.80 | 76.85 | |
| 253 Olga Korbut | 9.45 | 9.60 | 9.60 | 9.70 | 9.25 | 9.75 | 9.60 | 9.75 | 37.90 | 38.80 | 76.70 | |
| 255 Tamara Lazakovich | 9.60 | 9.30 | 9.55 | 9.50 | 9.40 | 9.75 | 9.70 | 9.60 | 38.25 | 38.15 | 76.40 | |
| 251 Ljubov Burda | 9.50 | 9.55 | 9.45 | 9.30 | 9.00 | 9.55 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 37.45 | 37.90 | 75.35 | |
| Elvira Saadi | 9.40 | 9.40 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.20 | 9.25 | 9.40 | 9.40 | 37.20 | 37.45 | 74.65 | |
| Antonina Koshel | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.50 | 8.50 | 8.95 | 9.40 | 9.35 | 8.70 | 37.00 | 36.00 | 73.00 | |
| 2 | GDR | 46.85 | 47.90 | 48.00 | 47.65 | 45.80 | 46.10 | 46.65 | 47.60 | 187.30 | 189.25 | 376.55 |
| 93 Karin Janz | 9.45 | 9.80 | 9.85 | 9.70 | 9.35 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.70 | 38.15 | 38.70 | 76.85 | |
| Erika Zuchold | 9.45 | 9.70 | 9.70 | 9.60 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 9.40 | 9.55 | 37.80 | 38.20 | 76.00 | |
| 92 Angelika Hellmann | 9.35 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 9.15 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.60 | 37.50 | 37.80 | 75.30 | |
| Irene Abel | 9.30 | 9.55 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 8.90 | 9.00 | 9.15 | 9.25 | 36.55 | 37.20 | 73.75 | |
| Christine Schmitt | 9.30 | 9.35 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 8.90 | 9.05 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 36.70 | 37.00 | 73.70 | |
| Richarda Schmeißer | 9.25 | 8.45 | 9.55 | 9.45 | 9.15 | 8.85 | 9.05 | 9.45 | 37.00 | 36.20 | 73.20 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 44.70 | 46.65 | 47.00 | 46.85 | 45.40 | 46.10 | 45.05 | 46.50 | 182.15 | 186.10 | 368.25 |
| Ilona Békési | 8.90 | 9.40 | 9.60 | 9.55 | 9.15 | 9.30 | 9.10 | 9.40 | 36.75 | 37.65 | 74.40 | |
| Mónika Császár | 9.05 | 9.30 | 9.15 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.40 | 9.15 | 9.30 | 36.60 | 37.25 | 73.85 | |
| Krisztina Medveczky | 8.85 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.35 | 9.15 | 9.35 | 9.00 | 9.30 | 36.40 | 37.20 | 73.60 | |
| Anikó Kéry | 9.00 | 9.40 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 8.85 | 8.95 | 8.95 | 9.55 | 36.20 | 37.20 | 73.40 | |
| Márta Kelemen | 8.90 | 9.35 | 9.45 | 9.40 | 9.00 | 9.10 | 8.85 | 8.95 | 36.20 | 36.80 | 73.00 | |
| Zsuzsa Nagy | 8.85 | 9.15 | 9.15 | 9.10 | 8.80 | 8.75 | 8.80 | 8.85 | 35.60 | 35.85 | 71.45 | |
Vault
"Prelim" value is the sum of two marks for compulsory and optional routine on the respective apparatus in the team competition, divided by two.
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 Karin Janz (GDR) | 9.625 | 9.90 | 19.525 |
| 2 | Erika Zuchold (GDR) | 9.575 | 9.70 | 19.275 |
| 3 | 257 Ludmilla Tourischeva (URS) | 9.650 | 9.60 | 19.250 |
Uneven bars
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 Karin Janz (GDR) | 9.775 | 9.90 | 19.675 |
| 2 | 253 Olga Korbut (URS) | 9.650 | 9.80 | 19.450 |
| 2 | Erika Zuchold (GDR) | 9.650 | 9.80 | 19.450 |
Balance beam
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 253 Olga Korbut (URS) | 9.500 | 9.90 | 19.400 |
| 2 | 255 Tamara Lazakovich (URS) | 9.575 | 9.80 | 19.375 |
| 3 | 93 Karin Janz (GDR) | 9.425 | 9.55 | 18.975 |
Floor exercise
| Rank | Athlete | Prelim | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 253 Olga Korbut (URS) | 9.675 | 9.90 | 19.575 |
| 2 | 257 Ludmilla Tourischeva (URS) | 9.750 | 9.80 | 19.550 |
| 3 | 255 Tamara Lazakovich (URS) | 9.650 | 9.80 | 19.450 |
Note:country names are given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1972.
References
- The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972. Munich: proSport. 1974. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2007.
- "1972 Olympic Games". Gymn-Forum.com. Retrieved May 24, 2006.