Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar
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| Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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| List of gymnasts | ||
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| Team all-around | men | women |
| Individual all-around | men | women |
| Vault | men | women |
| Floor | men | women |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Uneven bars | women | |
| Balance beam | women | |
These are the results of the men's horizontal bar competition, one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The qualification and final rounds took place on August 27, 29 and September 1 at the Sports Hall.
Results
Qualification
One-hundred thirteen gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on August 27 and 29. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on September 1.
Final
| Rank | Gymnast | C | O | Prelim | Final | Total |
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 Mitsuo Tsukahara (JPN)
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9.750 | 9.900 | 9.825 | 9.900 | 19.725 |
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Sawao Kato (JPN)
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9.850 | 9.700 | 9.775 | 9.750 | 19.525 |
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Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN)
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9.750 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.700 | 19.450 |
| 4 | Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN)
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9.650 | 9.750 | 9.700 | 9.650 | 19.350 |
| 5 | Akinori Nakayama (JPN)
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9.650 | 9.600 | 9.625 | 9.600 | 19.225 |
| 6 |  Nikolai Andrianov (URS)
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9.600 | 9.600 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 19.100 |
References
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