Men Parallel Bars Gymnastics XXI Olympic Games 1976 Montreal, Canada - Friday 23rd July

Men Parallel Bars Gymnastics XXI Olympic Games 1976 Montreal, Canada - Friday 23rd July - Gold Medal: Sawao Kato, Japan

Venue: Montreal Forum.

Format: Ninety-one gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 18 and 19. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final. Each country was limited to two competitors in the final. Half of the points earned by each gymnast during both the compulsory and optional rounds carried over to the final.

Final> Ranking		Total	Final	Prel.	Comp.	Opt.	Age
1. Sawao Kato	JPN	19.675	9.900	9.775	9.750	9.800
2. Nikolai Andrianov	URS	19.500	9.750	9.750	9.800	9.700
3. Mitsuo Tsukahara	JPN	19.475	9.800	9.675	9.700	9.650
4. Bernd Jäger	GDR	19.200	9.600	9.600	9.650	9.550
5. Miloslav Netusil	TCH	19.125	9.600	9.525	9.450	9.600
6. Andrzej Szajna	POL	18.950	9.450	9.500	9.450	9.550