Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's vault

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Women's vault
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue UCLA's Pauley Pavilion
DatesJuly 30, 1984 (qualifying)
August 5, 1984 (final)
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning score19.875 points
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ecaterina Szabo Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Silver medal icon.svg Mary Lou Retton Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Lavinia Agache Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
  1980
1988  

These are the results of the women's vault competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 30, August 1 and 5 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. [1]

Results

Sixty-five gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 30 and August 1. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 5. Half of the points earned by each gymnast during both the compulsory and optional rounds carried over to the final. This constitutes the "prelim" score.

RankGymnastCOPrelimFinalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ecaterina Szabo  (ROU)9.90010.0009.9509.92519.875
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Lou Retton  (USA)9.90010.0009.9509.90019.850
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Lavinia Agache  (ROU)9.9009.9009.9009.85019.750
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tracee Talavera  (USA)9.8009.9009.8509.85019.700
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Ping  (CHN)9.9009.7509.8259.67519.500
6Flag of Germany.svg  Brigitta Lehmann  (FRG)9.7009.8009.7509.67519.425
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kelly Brown  (CAN)9.8009.6009.7009.72519.425
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yongyan  (CHN)9.9009.7509.8259.47519.300

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References

  1. "Olympedia – Women's Vault 1984". Olympedia. Retrieved September 15, 2023.