Australian Tyson Bull has finished fifth in the horizontal bar event after making history in artistics gymnastics.
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He was the first Australian to make an Olympic men's artistic gymnastics final.
In his Olympic debut, the 28-year-old Victorian fell off the bar during his routine and scored 12.466.
It was well short of his qualifying score of 14.433, Bull's personal best at an international event.
He had plenty of company, with several other competitors in the eight-man final also suffering falls.
But Japanese teenager Daiki Hashimoto was not one of them.
After qualifying first, Hashimoto was outstanding again in the final and won gold with 15.066.
Croatian Tin Srbic scored 14.900 for silver and Russian Nikita Nagornyy (14.533) won bronze.
Bull held third spot before Srbic and then Hashimoto stamped their authority on the final.
Bull is the first Australian to compete in men's artistic gymnastics at the Olympics since Josh Jefferis at the London Games.
Australian Associated Press
