Women's vault at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | North Greenwich Arena | ||||||||||||
Date | 5 August | ||||||||||||
Winning points | 15.191 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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List of gymnasts Qualification | ||
Artistic | ||
Qualification | men | women |
Team all-around | men | women |
Individual all-around | men | women |
Vault | men | women |
Floor | men | women |
Pommel horse | men | |
Rings | men | |
Parallel bars | men | |
Horizontal bar | men | |
Uneven bars | women | |
Balance beam | women | |
Rhythmic | ||
Group all-around | women | |
Individual all-around | women | |
Trampoline | ||
Individual | men | women |
The women's vault competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 5 August. [1]
Rank | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total | ||||||
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D | E | Pen. | Vault Score | D | E | Pen. | Vault Score | |||
1 | McKayla Maroney (USA) | 6.500 | 9.400 | 15.900 | 6.100 | 9.600 | 15.700 | 15.800 | ||
2 | Sandra Izbașa (ROU) | 6.100 | 15.500 | 5.800 | 9.333 | 15.133 | 15.316 | |||
3 | Maria Paseka (RUS) | 6.500 | 9.033 | 15.533 | 5.600 | 8.966 | 14.566 | 15.049 | ||
4 | Oksana Chusovitina (GER) | 6.300 | 8.833 | 0.10 | 15.033 | 5.500 | 9.083 | 14.583 | 14.808 | |
5 | Yamilet Peña (DOM) | 7.100 | 7.833 | 14.933 | 5.800 | 8.666 | 14.466 | 14.699 | ||
6 | Janine Berger (GER) | 6.300 | 14.133 | 6.000 | 8.833 | 14.833 | 14.483 | |||
7 | Brittany Rogers (CAN) | 5.800 | 8.866 | 14.666 | 5.600 | 8.700 | 14.300 | |||
8 | Ellie Black (CAN) | 6.300 | 8.500 | 14.800 | 5.200 | 8.733 | 13.933 | 14.366 |
McKayla Maroney of the United States, the defending world champion and top qualifier to the vault final, was the favourite to win but placed second after falling on her second vault.
Oksana Chusovitina, who placed fifth, set a record by competing in her sixth consecutive Olympic vault final.
Name | Country | Date of birth | Age | |
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Youngest competitor | Janine Berger | Germany | 21 April 1996 | 16 years |
Oldest competitor | Oksana Chusovitina | 19 June 1975 | 37 years |
Rank | Gymnast | Country | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total | ||||||
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D | E | Pen. | Vault Score | D | E | Pen. | Vault Score | ||||
Sandra Izbașa | Romania | 6.100 | 9.283 | 15.383 | 5.800 | 9.200 | 15.000 | 15.191 | |||
McKayla Maroney | United States | 6.500 | 9.666 | 0.3 | 15.866 | 6.100 | 8.200 | 14.300 | 15.083 | ||
Maria Paseka | Russia | 6.500 | 8.900 | 15.400 | 5.600 | 9.100 | 14.700 | 15.050 | |||
4 | Janine Berger | Germany | 6.300 | 8.833 | 15.133 | 6.000 | 8.900 | 14.900 | 15.016 | ||
5 | Oksana Chusovitina | 8.800 | 15.100 | 5.500 | 8.966 | 14.466 | 14.783 | ||||
6 | Yamilet Peña | Dominican Republic | 7.100 | 7.566 | 0.1 | 14.566 | 5.800 | 8.666 | 14.516 | ||
7 | Brittany Rogers | Canada | 5.800 | 8.966 | 14.766 | 5.600 | 8.600 | 14.200 | 14.483 | ||
8 | Ellie Black | Canada | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000* |
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