Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars
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Men's parallel bars at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Dome | |||||||||
Dates | 20–29 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 106 from 31 nations | |||||||||
Winning score | 9.837 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's parallel bars competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 20, 22 and 29th at the Georgia Dome. There were 106 competitors from 31 nations, with nations in the team event having up to 7 gymnasts (under the "7-6-5" system unique to 1996, teams had 7 gymnasts, designated 6 for each apparatus with 5 to count; however, all 7 could compete on each apparatus for individual purposes) and other nations having up to 3 gymnasts.[1] The event was won by Rustam Sharipov of Ukraine, the nation's first victory in the men's parallel bars after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Jair Lynch earned the United States' first medal in the event since 1984 with his silver. Defending champion Vitaly Scherbo earned bronze for Belarus. He was the sixth man to win multiple medals in the parallel bars.