Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's rings
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The men's rings was a gymnastics event contested as part of the Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.[1] The event was held on 18, 20, and 22 October. There were 128 competitors from 29 nations, with nations in the team competition having up to 6 gymnasts and other nations entering up to 3 gymnasts.[2] The event was won by Takuji Hayata of Japan, the nation's first victory in the rings after two Games with bronze medals. Silver went to Franco Menichelli of Italy, the nation's first rings medal since 1932. Boris Shakhlin of the Soviet Union took bronze, breaking a three-Games gold medal streak for the Soviets. Shakhlin was the fourth man to win multiple medals in the rings, adding to his 1960 silver.
Men's rings at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Takuji Hayata competing on the rings | ||||||||||
Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | |||||||||
Dates | 18–22 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 128 from 29 nations | |||||||||
Winning score | 19.475 | |||||||||
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