Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's vault

The women's vault competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 5 August.[1]

Women's vault at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Canary wharf and dome London
Venue	North Greenwich Arena
Date	5 August
Winning points	15.191
Medalists
Sandra Izbașa  Romania McKayla Maroney  United States Maria Paseka  Russia

Qualification

The results for qualifications were similar to the results for the event final on this apparatus. The top three athletes were McKayla Maroney (15.800), Sandra Izbasa (15.316), and Maria Paseka (15.049). [2]

Defending world champion and top qualifier McKayla Maroney of the United States was by far the best vaulter in the sport at the time and overwhelming favourite to win the individual vault apparatus finals.

Oksana Chusovitina representing Germany in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London till then had secured the record of competing in the most number of Olympic Games (6) on the same event, individual vault apparatus finals. These Games were also consecutive while having represented three nations: Soviet Union or Unified Team (1992), Uzbekistan (1996, 2000 & 2004), and Germany (2008 & 2012).

Rank	Gymnast	Vault 1				Vault 2				Total
		A Score	B Score	Penalty	Vault Score	A Score	B Score	Penalty	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	9.400		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	7.833		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	14.483
8	Elsabeth Black (CAN)	6.300	8.500		14.800	5.200	8.733		13.933	14.366

Reserves

• Giulia Steingruber  Switzerland
• Nastassia Marachkouskaya  Belarus
• Phan Thi Ha Thanh  Vietnam

Finals

	Name	Country	Date of birth	Age
Youngest	Janine Berger	Germany	21/04/96	16 years
Oldest	Oksana Chusovitina	Germany	19/06/75	37 years

Rank	Gymnast	Country	Vault 1				Vault 2				Average
			A Score	B Score	Penalty	Vault Score	A Score	B Score	Penalty	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	Germany	6.300	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		14.466	14.516
7	Brittany Rogers	Canada	5.800	8.966		14.766	5.600	8.600		14.200	14.483
8	Elsabeth Black	Canada	0.000	0.000		0.000	0.000	0.000		0.000	0.000*

• *Black fell down face first during her first vault and it was deemed by the judges that her feet did not land first (though replays suggested this may not have been the case). She went to attempt a second vault, but ran past the table due to realising that she was more injured than she thought. She had the option to attempt her second vault again, but declined due to injury.

References

1. Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics Archived 2012-09-18 at Archive.today
2. "Vault Qualification Women Gymnastics London Olympics 2012". www.gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.

• Vault final result