Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars
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The men's parallel bars competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 9 and 19 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 parallel bars finals. There, each gymnast performed again; the scores from the final round (ignoring qualification) determined the final ranking. There were 75 competitors from 27 nations that competed on the parallel bars, 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 Li Xiaopeng of China, the first (and, as of the 2016 Games, only) man to win three medals in the parallel bars as well as the first (and, as of the 2016 Games, only) man to win two non-consecutive gold medals in the same apparatus. Yoo Won-Chul of South Korea took silver. Anton Fokin won Uzbekistan's first parallel bars medal in its debut as an independent nation.
Men's parallel bars at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Indoor Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 9 August (qualifying) 19 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 75 from 27 nations | |||||||||
Winning score | 16.425 | |||||||||
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