Men’s Parallel Bars – Now & Then

Over the course of the London 2012 Olympics we’ll be digging into our archives to compare photographs of gold medal winners in the this year’s games to those of the past. Here are two winners of the men’s parallel bars:

China's Feng Zhe competes in the men's gymnastics parallel bars final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 7, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Gold medal winner Valeri Goncharov from Ukraine dismounts the parallel bars during his winning performance at the Athens 2004 Olympic Summer Games individual gymnastics competition August 23, 2004.

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