In men's artistic gymnastics, a three-way tie for the gold medal in the horizontal bar meant that no silver and bronze medals were awarded; in the pommel horse, rings and parallel bars ties for first positions resulted in two golds per event, and thus no silvers were awarded; and a tie for silver in the individual all-around resulted in no bronze being awarded.[17] In women's artistic gymnastics, ties for the gold medal in the uneven bars and floor meant that no silvers were awarded for those events.[18] In athletics, a three-way tie in the men's high jump, and ties in the men's 3,000 m steeplechase and the women's high jump for second place meant that no bronzes were awarded for those events.[19] In men's bowling, a tie for second place in the singles and trios resulted in two silver medals per event, and thus no bronzes were awarded; a tie for the bronze-medal position in the doubles and the team of five meant that two bronzes were awarded for each event.[20] In softball, due to rainy weather at the final competition the ranking was decided by the results of the preliminary round and semifinals.[21][22] Japan was awarded the gold medal based on its unbeaten record in the preliminary games; China and Chinese Taipei shared the silver.