The women's vault competition at the
2012 Summer Olympics was held at the
North Greenwich Arena on 5 August.
Qualification results
Reserves
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Final results
McKayla Maroney
McKayla Rose Maroney (born December 9, 1995) is a retired American artistic gymnast and singer. She was a member of the American women's gymnastics team dubbed the Fierce Five at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the team ...
of the
United States
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, 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
Oksana Aleksandrovna Chusovitina (russian: Оксана Александровна Чусовитина; born 19 June 1975) is an eight-time Olympic gymnast who has competed for the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, and Germany.
Chusovitina's care ...
, who placed fifth, set a record by competing in her sixth consecutive Olympic vault final.
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*Black landed on her face 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 started 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
Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
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2012 in women's gymnastics
Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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