title: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's rings
text: # Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's rings
  
  The men's rings competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 28 July and 6 August 2012. It included 68 competitors from 31 nations.
  
  Arthur Zanetti of Brazil won the gold, his nation's first medal in the event. The 2008 winner, Chen Yibing of China, earned silver to become the 12th man to win multiple medals in the event. Matteo Morandi of Italy took bronze.
  
  ## Background
  
  This was the 23rd appearance of the event in the Olympics. Three of the eight finalists from 2008 returned: gold medalist Chen Yibing of China, sixth-place finisher (and 2004 finalist) Matteo Morandi of Italy, and eighth-place finisher Yordan Yovchev of Bulgaria. Yovchev was competing in his sixth Olympic Games, a record for a male gymnast; he had previously won a silver medal in 2004 and a bronze medal in 2000. In addition to his 2008 title, Chen was the 2010 and 2011 world champion in the event. Arthur Zanetti of Brazil was the world championship runner-up in 2011.
  
  Azerbaijan and Vietnam each made their debut in the men's rings event. The United States made its 21st appearance, the most of any nation.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  The top eight competitors in the qualification phase (with a limit of two per country) advanced to the apparatus final. Qualification scores were then erased, with only final-round scores counting.
  
  ## Final results
  
  | Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | E Score | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Arthur Zanetti | Brazil | 6.800 | 9.100 | 15.900 |
  | | Chen Yibing | China | 6.800 | 9.000 | 15.800 |
  | | Matteo Morandi | Italy | 6.800 | 8.933 | 15.733 |
  | 4 | Aleksandr Balandin | Russia | 6.700 | 8.966 | 15.666 |
  | 5 | Denis Ablyazin | Russia | 6.600 | 9.033 | 15.633 |
  | 6 | Tommy Ramos | Puerto Rico | 6.800 | 8.800 | 15.600 |
  | 7 | Yordan Yovchev | Bulgaria | 6.600 | 8.508 | 15.108 |
  | 8 | Federico Molinari | Argentina | 6.700 | 8.033 | 14.733 |
  