The men's vault competition at the

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on 6 August. It included 17 competitors from 14 nations.

Yang Hak-seon Yang Hak-seon ( ; born 6 December 1992) is a South Korean artistic gymnast who specialises in the vault. He is the first South Korean gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal. Personal life According to his Olympic profile, Yang started his gymn ...

of South Korea won the gold, his nation's first victory in the event and first medal since 1996. Denis Ablyazin of Russia took silver, while Igor Radivilov earned Ukraine's first medal in the event as an independent nation.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event at the Olympics. Two of the eight finalists from 2008 returned: seventh-place finisher Flavius Koczi of Romania and eighth-place finisher Isaac Botella of Spain.

of South Korea was the 2011 world champion and the favorite, particularly with the 2010 world champion, Thomas Bouhail of France, injured and unable to compete. Chile and Hong Kong made their debuts in the men's vault competition. The United States made its 20th appearance, the most of any nation.

Competition format

The top eight vaulters in the qualification phase (with a limit of two per country) advanced to the apparatus final, with only those gymnasts who performed two vaults eligible to advance. The two scores were averaged to determine rankings. Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final-round scores counting.Format Competition – Artistic Gymnastic

Qualification results

Final results

References

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