Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's rings
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The men's rings competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium. The eight competitors (with a maximum of two per nation) with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the men's rings finals. There, each gymnast performed again; the scores from the final round (ignoring qualification) determined final ranking. There were 70 competitors from 25 nations that competed on the rings, with nations in the team event entering up to 5 gymnasts while other nations could enter up to 2.[1] The event was won by Chen Yibing of China, the nation's first victory in the rings since 1984. Yang Wei, also of China, took silver. Bronze went to Oleksandr Vorobiov, the nation's first medal in the event.
Men's rings at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Chen Yibing | |||||||||||||
Venue | Beijing National Indoor Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 9 August (qualifying) 18 August (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 70 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
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