Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's rings

The men's rings competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 28 July and 6 August 2012.[1] It included 68 competitors from 31 nations.[2]

Men's rings
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Canary wharf and dome London
VenueNorth Greenwich Arena 1
Dates28 July 2012(qualifying
6 August 2012(final)
Competitors68 from 31 nations
Winning score15.900
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arthur Zanetti
 Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chen Yibing
 China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matteo Morandi
 Italy
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Arthur Zanetti of Brazil won the gold, his nation's first medal in the event. The 2008 winner, Chen Yibing of China, earned silver to become the 12th man to win multiple medals in the event. Matteo Morandi of Italy took bronze.

Background

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This was the 23rd appearance of the event in the Olympics. Three of the eight finalists from 2008 returned: gold medalist Chen Yibing of China, sixth-place finisher (and 2004 finalist) Matteo Morandi of Italy, and eighth-place finisher Yordan Yovchev of Bulgaria. Yovchev was competing in his sixth Olympic Games, a record for a male gymnast; he had previously won a silver medal in 2004 and a bronze medal in 2000.[3] In addition to his 2008 title, Chen was the 2010 and 2011 world champion in the event. Arthur Zanetti of Brazil was the world championship runner-up in 2011.[2]

Azerbaijan and Vietnam each made their debut in the men's rings event. The United States made its 21st appearance, the most of any nation.

Competition format

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The top eight competitors in the qualification phase (with a limit of two per country) advanced to the apparatus final. Qualification scores were then erased, with only final-round scores counting.[4]

Final results

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Rank Gymnast Nation D Score E Score Pen. Total
  Arthur Zanetti   Brazil 6.800 9.100 15.900
  Chen Yibing   China 6.800 9.000 15.800
  Matteo Morandi   Italy 6.800 8.933 15.733
4 Aleksandr Balandin   Russia 6.700 8.966 15.666
5 Denis Ablyazin   Russia 6.600 9.033 15.633
6 Tommy Ramos   Puerto Rico 6.800 8.800 15.600
7 Yordan Yovchev   Bulgaria 6.600 8.508 15.108
8 Federico Molinari   Argentina 6.700 8.033 14.733

References

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  1. ^ Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics Archived 2012-09-18 at archive.today
  2. ^ a b "Rings, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ Oksana Chusovitina was also competing in her sixth Games in 2012, sharing at the moment the record for any gymnast with Yovchev. She competed again in 2016 for a total of seven Games.
  4. ^ Format Competition – Artistic Gymnastic Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine