World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's vault

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Women's events at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships [1] [2] were first held in 1934 at the 10th World Championships. Only the All-Around and Team events were held. In 1938, at the 11th World Championships, the other apparatus events were added.

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The women's vault competition has been held in every year since its inception.

Three medals are awarded: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third place. Tie breakers have not been used in every year. In the event of a tie between two gymnasts, both names are listed, and the following position (second for a tie for first, third for a tie for second) is left empty because a medal was not awarded for that position. If three gymnastics tied for a position, the following two positions are left empty.

Medalists

Bold number in brackets denotes record number of victories.

YearLocationGoldSilverBronze
1938 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague * Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlasta Děkanová *unknownunknown
1950 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel Flag of Poland.svg Helena Rakoczy Flag of Austria.svg Gertrude Kolar Flag of France.svg Alexandra Lemoine
1954 Flag of Italy.svg Rome Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg Tamara Manina
Flag of Sweden.svg Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Flag of Sweden.svg Evy Berggren
1958 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Latynina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lidia Kalinina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Manina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sofia Muratova
1962 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Čáslavská Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Latynina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Manina
1966 Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Čáslavská Flag of East Germany.svg Erika Zuchold Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Kuchinskaya
1970 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ljubljana Flag of East Germany.svg Erika Zuchold Flag of East Germany.svg Karin Janz Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyubov Burda
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ludmilla Tourischeva
1974 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Varna Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Korbut Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ludmilla Tourischeva Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Božena Perdykulová
1978 Flag of France.svg Strasbourg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nellie Kim Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Nadia Comăneci Flag of East Germany.svg Steffi Kräker
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Fort Worth Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Dumitrița Turner Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Stella Zakharova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nellie Kim
Flag of East Germany.svg Steffi Kräker
1981 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow Flag of East Germany.svg Maxi Gnauck Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Stella Zakharova Flag of East Germany.svg Steffi Kräker
1983 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Boriana Stoyanova Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Lavinia Agache
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ecaterina Szabó
1985 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Shushunova Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ecaterina Szabó Flag of East Germany.svg Dagmar Kersten
1987 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Shushunova Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Eugenia Golea Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Aurelia Dobre
1989 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olesia Dudnik Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Cristina Bontaș
Flag of the United States.svg Brandy Johnson
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis Flag of Romania.svg Lavinia Miloșovici Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Oksana Chusovitina
Flag of Hungary.svg Henrietta Ónodi
1992 Flag of France.svg Paris Flag of Hungary.svg Henrietta Ónodi Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg Svetlana Boginskaya Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg Oksana Chusovitina
1993 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg Elena Piskun Flag of Romania.svg Lavinia Miloșovici Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oksana Chusovitina
1994 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Flag of Romania.svg Gina Gogean Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Khorkina Flag of Romania.svg Lavinia Miloșovici
1995 Flag of Japan.svg Sabae Flag of Romania.svg Simona Amânar
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lilia Podkopayeva
Flag of Romania.svg Gina Gogean
1996 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan Flag of Romania.svg Gina Gogean Flag of Romania.svg Simona Amânar Flag of Cuba.svg Annia Portuondo
1997 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne Flag of Romania.svg Simona Amânar Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Duan Flag of Romania.svg Gina Gogean
1999 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin Flag of Russia.svg Elena Zamolodchikova Flag of Romania.svg Simona Amânar Flag of Romania.svg Maria Olaru
2001 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ghent Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Khorkina Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oksana Chusovitina Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Răducan
2002 Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen Flag of Russia.svg Elena Zamolodchikova Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Ziganshina Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oksana Chusovitina
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Anaheim Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oksana Chusovitina Flag of North Korea.svg Kang Yun-mi
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Zamolodchikova
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Fei Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oksana Chusovitina Flag of the United States.svg Alicia Sacramone
2006 Flag of Denmark.svg Aarhus Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Fei Flag of the United States.svg Alicia Sacramone Flag of Germany.svg Oksana Chusovitina
2007 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Fei (3) Flag of North Korea.svg Hong Su-jong Flag of the United States.svg Alicia Sacramone
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Flag of the United States.svg Kayla Williams Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ariella Käslin Flag of France.svg Youna Dufournet
2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of the United States.svg Alicia Sacramone Flag of Russia.svg Aliya Mustafina Flag of Brazil.svg Jade Barbosa
2011 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of the United States.svg McKayla Maroney Flag of Germany.svg Oksana Chusovitina Flag of Vietnam.svg Phan Thị Hà Thanh
2013 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp Flag of the United States.svg McKayla Maroney Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles Flag of North Korea.svg Hong Un-jong
2014 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nanning Flag of North Korea.svg Hong Un-jong Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles Flag of the United States.svg Mykayla Skinner
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow Flag of Russia.svg Maria Paseka Flag of North Korea.svg Hong Un-jong Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles
2017 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Flag of Russia.svg Maria Paseka Flag of the United States.svg Jade Carey Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Giulia Steingruber
2018 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shallon Olsen Flag of Mexico.svg Alexa Moreno
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles Flag of the United States.svg Jade Carey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ellie Downie
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Kitakyushu Flag of Brazil.svg Rebeca Andrade Flag of Italy.svg Asia D'Amato 23Flag(Plain)W.svg Angelina Melnikova
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liverpool Flag of the United States.svg Jade Carey Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Chiles Flag of France.svg Coline Devillard
2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp Flag of Brazil.svg Rebeca Andrade Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles Flag of South Korea.svg Yeo Seo-jeong

* There is conflicting and incomplete information about medal winners in the individual apparatus events at the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships as non-primary sources gives different information about it.

All-time medal count

Last updated after the 2023 World Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 78520
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 78419
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 69621
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5409
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3104
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3014
7Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2248
8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2013
9Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1315
10Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1225
11Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1102
12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1012
13Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1001
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1001
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1001
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1001
17Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS [a] 0112
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0112
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0112
20Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0101
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0101
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0101
23Flag of France.svg  France 0033
24Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0011
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0011
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0011
Russian Gymnastics Federation [b] 0011
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0011
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0011
Totals (29 entries)434437124
Note

Multiple medalists

RankGymnastNationYearsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cheng Fei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2005–20073003
2 Simone Biles Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2013–20232316
3 Simona Amânar Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1995–19992204
4 Elena Zamolodchikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1999–20032103
5 Gina Gogean Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1994–19972024
6 Rebeca Andrade Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2021–20232002
Věra Čáslavská Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1962–19662002
McKayla Maroney Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2011–20122002
Maria Paseka Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2015–20172002
Yelena Shushunova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1985–19872002
11 Oksana Chusovitina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg  CIS
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1991–20111449
12 Jade Carey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2017–20221203
13 Alicia Sacramone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2005–20101124
14 Hong Un-jong Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2013–20151113
Tamara Manina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1954–19621113
Lavinia Miloșovici Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1991–19941113
17 Svetlana Khorkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1994–20011102
Larisa Latynina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1958–19621102
Henrietta Ónodi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1991–19921102
Erika Zuchold Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1966–19701102
21 Nellie Kim Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1978–19791012
22 Ecaterina Szabo Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1983–19850202
Stella Zakharova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1979–19810202
24 Steffi Kräker Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1978–19810033

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