Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's rings
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Men's rings at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Gymnastics Hall | ||||||||||||
Dates | 18–24 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 89 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's rings competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The qualification and final rounds took place on September 18, 20, and 24th at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall. There were 89 competitors from 23 nations, with nations competing in the team event having 6 gymnasts and other nations having up to 3 gymnasts.[1] For the second consecutive Games, the event ended in a way tie for first place. Dmitry Bilozerchev of the Soviet Union and Holger Behrendt of East Germany each received a gold medal. It was East Germany's first medal in the rings. The Soviets had had an eight-Games medal streak (and two-Games gold medal streak) in the event snapped by their boycott of the 1984 Games; Bilozerchev's medal put the nation back on the podium after that one-Games absence. Sven Tippelt, also of East Germany, took bronze.