Women's vault competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the

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. The eight competitors (with a maximum of two per nation) with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's

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finals. There, each gymnast performed two vaults; the scores from the final round (ignoring qualification) determining the final ranking.

Disputes

There was a major controversy concerning the Russian gymnast

Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlovna Pavlova ( , rus, Анна Павловна Павлова ), born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova ( rus, Анна Матвеевна Павлова; – 23 January 1931), was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20t ...

. Her first vault scored a 15.625, placing her in medal contention. On her second vault, she thought she had received confirmation from the judges and, as a result, began before the green light and received a 0.

Final

*Pavlova had the second vault disqualified due to a false start.

Qualified competitors

References

Vault final resultsVault qualification results

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