Men's vault at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() Olympic artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||
Venue | Ariake Gymnastics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 24 July 2021 (qualifying) 2 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning score | 14.783 points | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Gymnastics at the 2020 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 men's vault event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July and 2 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. [1] Unlike the other apparatus events, vault requires gymnasts to perform two exercises in order for results to count towards the vault final; most of the gymnasts perform only one (if they are participating in team or individual all-around) or none (if they are participating in only other apparatus). Approximately 20 gymnasts from 15 nations (of the 98 total gymnasts) competed two vaults in the qualifying round. [2]
Shin Jea-hwan of South Korea won the title on a tiebreaker over ROC's Denis Ablyazin. It is Shin's first Olympic medal, while Ablyazin won his third consecutive silver on vault. Artur Davtyan of Armenia earned the bronze medal, both his first individual medal and the first medal for Armenia in artistic gymnastics. Davtyan's medal is also the first for Armenia at the 2020 Olympics.
The medals for the competition were presented by Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski, Philippines; IOC Executive Board Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Nicolas Buompane, Switzerland; FIG Secretary General.
This was the 25th appearance of the event, which is one of the five apparatus events held every time there were apparatus events at the Summer Olympics (no apparatus events were held in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920).
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 6 qualified gymnasts: a team of 4 and up to 2 specialists. A total of 98 quota places are allocated to men's gymnastics.
The 12 teams that qualify will be able to send 4 gymnasts in the team competition, for a total of 48 of the 98 quota places. The top three teams at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (China, Russia, and Japan) and the top nine teams (excluding those already qualified) at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Ukraine, Great Britain, Switzerland, the United States, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Brazil, Spain, and Germany) earned team qualification places.
The remaining 50 quota places are awarded individually. Each gymnast can only earn one place, except that gymnasts that competed with a team that qualified are eligible to earn a second place through the 2020 All Around World Cup Series. Some of the individual events are open to gymnasts from NOCs with qualified teams, while others are not. These places are filled through various criteria based on the 2019 World Championships, the 2020 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series, continental championships, a host guarantee, and a Tripartite Commission invitation.
Each of the 98 qualified gymnasts are eligible for the vault competition, but due to the requirement that the gymnast perform two vault exercises in the qualifying round (rather than the one needed to count for team and individual all-around events), many gymnasts do not attempt to qualify for the vault final.
The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many of the events for qualifying for gymnastics. The 2018 and 2019 World Championships were completed on time, but many of the World Cup series events were delayed into 2021.
The top 8 qualifiers in the qualification phase (limit two per NOC) advanced to the apparatus final. For the vault, only gymnasts who performed two exercises on the vault were considered for the final; the average score of the two exercises was counted. The finalists again performed two vaults. Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final round scores (average of the two exercises) counting.
The competition was held over two days, 24 July and 2 August. The qualifying round (for all men's gymnastics events) was the first day with the apparatus final on the second day. [1]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date | Time | Round | Subdivision |
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24 July | 10:00 | Qualification | Subdivision 1 |
14:30 | Subdivision 2 | ||
19:30 | Subdivision 3 | ||
2 August | 18:50 | Final | – |
All times are local time (UTC+09:00). |
Rank | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total | Results | ||||||
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D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 2 | ||||
1 | ![]() | 6.0 | 9.100 | 15.100 | 5.6 | 9.033 | 14.633 | 14.866 | Q | ||
2 | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.133 | 14.733 | 5.6 | 9.400 | 15.000 | 14.866 | Q | ||
3 | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.100 | 14.700 | 5.6 | 9.266 | 14.866 | 14.783 | Q | ||
4 | ![]() | 6.0 | 9.100 | 15.100 | 5.6 | 8.833 | 14.433 | 14.766 | Q | ||
5 | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.300 | 14.900 | 5.6 | 8.966 | 14.566 | 14.733 | Q | ||
6 | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.166 | 14.766 | 5.6 | 9.058 | 14.658 | 14.712 | Q | ||
7 | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.000 | 14.600 | 5.6 | 9.200 | 14.800 | 14.700 | Q | ||
8 | ![]() | 5.2 | 9.133 | 14.333 | 5.6 | 9.000 | 14.600 | 14.466 | Q | ||
9 | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.266 | 14.866 | 6.0 | 7.966 | 0.100 | 13.866 | 14.366 | R1 | |
10 | ![]() | 5.6 | 8.933 | 0.300 | 14.233 | 5.2 | 9.233 | 14.433 | 14.333 | – | |
11 | ![]() | 5.6 | 8.833 | 14.433 | 5.2 | 9.033 | 14.233 | 14.333 | – | ||
12 | ![]() | 6.0 | 9.016 | 0.300 | 14.716 | 6.0 | 7.933 | 0.100 | 13.833 | 14.274 | R2 |
13 | ![]() | 5.6 | 8.566 | 0.300 | 13.866 | 5.2 | 9.200 | 14.400 | 14.133 | R3 |
The reserves for the men's vault final were:
Only two gymnasts from each country may advance to the event final. No gymnasts were excluded from the final because of the quota, although Korean gymnasts Kim Han-sol and Lee Jun-ho were excluded as reserves due to the two-per-country rule.
Although both Shin Jea-hwan of South Korea and Artur Davtyan of Armenia both posted the highest average combined score of 14.866, the former was placed ahead because tie-breaking rules dictated his highest single combined score (15.100 versus 15.000) determine final rankings.
Oldest and youngest competitors
Name | Country | Date of birth | Age | |
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Youngest | Carlos Yulo | ![]() | 16 February 2000 | 21 years, 5 months and 17 days |
Oldest | Denis Ablyazin | ![]() | 3 August 1992 | 28 years, 11 months and 30 days |
Position | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total | ||||||
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D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 2 | |||
![]() | ![]() | 6.0 | 8.833 | 0.100 | 14.733 | 5.6 | 9.233 | 14.833 | 14.783 | |
![]() | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.166 | 14.766 | 5.6 | 9.200 | 14.800 | 14.783 | ||
![]() | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.200 | 14.800 | 5.6 | 9.166 | 0.100 | 14.666 | 14.733 | |
4 | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.066 | 0.100 | 14.566 | 5.6 | 9.266 | 14.866 | 14.716 | |
5 | ![]() | 5.6 | 9.233 | 14.833 | 5.6 | 9.000 | 14.600 | 14.716 | ||
6 | ![]() | 6.0 | 9.266 | 15.266 | 5.6 | 8.033 | 13.633 | 14.449 | ||
7 | ![]() | 5.2 | 8.633 | 13.833 | 5.2 | 9.100 | 14.300 | 14.066 | ||
8 | ![]() | 5.6 | 8.866 | 14.466 | 5.2 | 7.700 | 12.900 | 13.683 |
Gold medalist Shin Jea-hwan and silver medalist Denis Ablyazin finished with identical scores of 14.783 points. According to the FIG's tie-breaking procedure, Shin prevailed due to having the higher single individual vault score (14.833 vs 14.800). [3] It was Ablyazin’s third Olympic silver medal in a row in individual vault finals, and this was also the second time at these Olympics that the tie-breaking procedure had worked in Shin's favour as the same situation happened in vault qualifications. Fourth- and fifth-place finishers, Carlos Yulo and Nikita Nagornyy respectively, also tied on total score (14.716 points), but Yulo earned the higher placement due to his single higher individual vault score (14.866 vs 14.833). [4]
The men's vault competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 9 and 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium. The eight competitors with the highest scores in qualifying, among the gymnasts electing to make two vaults, proceeded to the men's vault finals. There, each gymnast performed two vaults; the scores from the final round determined final ranking. There were 16 competitors from 13 nations that made a second vault attempt. The event was won by Leszek Blanik of Poland, the nation's first victory in the men's vault. Blanik was the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event, adding to his 2000 bronze. France earned its first medal in the event with Thomas Bouhail's silver. Anton Golotsutskov of Russia took bronze, putting the nation back on the podium after a one-Games absence.
The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was considering moving the event, but on May 22 FIG president Bruno Grandi announced that the World Championships would take place in Tokyo as planned.
Denis Mikhailovich Ablyazin is a Russian artistic gymnast. Ablyazin is Olympic Champion 2020 in Tokyo and a seven-time Olympic Games medalist. At the 2012 London Olympics he won silver in vault and bronze in floor. At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, he won silver with the Russian men's team, a silver in vault and bronze in rings.
Artur Davtyan is an Armenian gymnast. He is a member of the Armenian national team in gymnastics. Davtyan is a bronze medalist in the men's vault event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, European Youth Champion, silver medalist in the World Cup and an Olympian.
Nikita Vladimirovich Nagornyy is a Russian artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian, representing Russia in 2016 and ROC in 2020. He was part of the teams who won gold at the 2020 Olympic Games and 2019 World Championships and silver at the 2016 Olympic Games and 2018 World Championships.
The men's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 6 and 10 August 2016 at the HSBC Arena. Kōhei Uchimura won gold, becoming the first male gymnast in 44 years to do this in two successive Olympic Games. Uchimura also became the second man to earn three all-around medals, matching countryman Sawao Kato with two golds and one silver. Uchimura's victory was Japan's sixth in the men's all-around, tying the Soviet Union for most all-time. His margin of victory was only 0.099, which was less than one small step on landing in terms of gymnastic scoring. It was also his eighth consecutive victory at the top competition of the year. Oleg Vernyayev's silver was Ukraine's first medal in the event since 2000. Max Whitlock's bronze was Great Britain's first since the 1908 Games in London.
The men's vault competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held at the HSBC Arena on 15 August 2016. There were 17 competitors from 14 nations. The event was won by Ri Se-gwang of North Korea, the nation's first medal in the men's vault. Denis Ablyazin repeated as silver medalist, the eighth man to win multiple medals in the event. Kenzō Shirai earned Japan's first medal in the men's vault since 1984 with his bronze.
The men's rings competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held at the HSBC Arena on 6 and 15 August. There were 70 competitors from 34 nations. The event was won by Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece, the nation's first medal in the men's rings since 2004. Defending champion Arthur Zanetti of Brazil finished second, making him the 13th man to win multiple medals in the event. Denis Ablyazin earned Russia's first post-Soviet medal in the event with his bronze.
The men's parallel bars competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held at the HSBC Arena on 16 August. There were 67 competitors from 33 nations. The event was won by Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine, the nation's first victory in the parallel bars since 2004 and third overall. Danell Leyva won the United States' first medal in the event since 1996 with his silver; David Belyavskiy's bronze was Russia's first medal in the parallel bars since 2000. China's four-Games podium streak in the event ended.
The men's artistic individual all-around event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 and 28 July 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Approximately 70 gymnasts from 35 nations competed in the all-around in the qualifying round.
The women's artistic individual all-around event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on 29 July 2021. Approximately 80 gymnasts from 49 nations competed in the all-around in the qualifying round.
The women's vault event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 25 July and 1 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Unlike other the other apparatus events, vault requires gymnasts to perform two exercises in order for results to count towards the vault final; most of the gymnasts perform only one or none. Approximately 20 gymnasts from 15 nations competed two vaults in the qualifying round.
The men's floor event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July and 1 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Approximately 70 gymnasts from 35 nations competed on floor in the qualifying round.
The women's floor event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 25 July and 2 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Approximately 85 gymnasts from 53 nations competed on floor in the qualifying round.
The men's pommel horse event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July and 1 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Approximately 70 gymnasts from 35 nations competed on pommel horse in the qualifying round.
The men's rings event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July and 2 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Approximately 70 gymnasts from 35 nations competed on rings in the qualifying round.
The men's parallel bars event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July and 3 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Approximately 70 gymnasts from 35 nations competed on parallel bars in the qualifying round.
The women's uneven bars event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 25 July and 1 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Approximately 90 gymnasts from 53 nations competed on the uneven bars in the qualifying round.
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Apparatus Finals – Vault Final
In case of a tie in points of the final score at any place on vault in Apparatus Finals, the rank will be determined by the following criteria:
1. the highest of the 2 vaults before the average for the final score
2. the highest E-score of either vault performed prevails
3. the highest D-score of either vault performed prevails
If they remain tied, the gymnasts will share the same classification