Men Horizontal Bar Gymnastics XX Olympic Games 1972 Munchen, West Germany - Saprember 1st - Gold Medal: Mitsuo Tsukahara, Japan
Venue: Sports Hall.
Format: 113 gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on August 27 and 29. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final. Half of the points earned by each gymnast during both the compulsory and optional rounds carried over to the final.