The men's rings competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 28 July and 6 August 2012.

[2] 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.

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.

The top eight competitors in the qualification phase (with a limit of two per country) advanced to the apparatus final.