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Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar
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The men's horizontal bar competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. It was held on 5, 7, and 10 September at the Baths of Caracalla. There were 130 competitors from 28 nations, with nations in the team competition having up to 6 gymnasts and other nations entering up to 2 gymnasts.[1] The event was won by Takashi Ono of Japan, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's parallel bars (tying the United States for second-most all-time). Masao Takemoto gave Japan a second medal with his silver. Ono and Takemoto were the third and fourth men to win multiple medals in the parallel bars; Ono was the first to win two gold medals in the event. Boris Shakhlin of the Soviet Union took bronze.
Men's horizontal bar at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Takashi Ono competing on the horizontal bar | ||||||||||
Venue | Baths of Caracalla | |||||||||
Dates | 5–10 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 130 from 28 nations | |||||||||
Winning score | 19.600 | |||||||||
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The 1960 gymnastics competitions introduced apparatus finals, with the all-around competition serving as a qualifying round for the parallel bars final.