Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse

Men's pommel horse
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Medalists
  Viktor Klimenko   Soviet Union
  Sawao Kato   Japan
  Eizo Kenmotsu   Japan
«1968 1976»
Gymnastics at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Artistic
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
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

These are the results of the men's pommel horse 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.

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Results

Qualification

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around

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
 Viktor Klimenko (URS) 9.500 9.550 9.525 9.600 19.125
 Sawao Kato (JPN) 9.400 9.600 9.500 9.500 19.000
 Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN) 9.500 9.600 9.550 9.400 18.950
4  Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN) 9.500 9.550 9.525 9.400 18.925
5  Mikhail Voronin (URS) 9.400 9.450 9.425 9.450 18.875
6  Wilhelm Kubica (POL) 9.150 9.550 9.350 9.400 18.750

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