Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's vault

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

The women's vault competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 5 August.

Qualification results

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic qualification

Rank	Gymnast	Vault 1				Vault 2				Total
		D	E	Pen.	Vault Score	D	E	Pen.	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			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			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
8	Ellie Black (CAN)	6.300	8.500		14.800	5.200	8.733		13.933	14.366

Reserves

•  Giulia Steingruber (SUI)
•  Nastassia Marachkouskaya (BLR)
•  Phan Thị Hà Thanh (VIE)

Final results

McKayla Maroney of the United States, 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, who placed fifth, set a record by competing in her sixth consecutive Olympic vault final.

	Name	Country	Date of birth	Age
Youngest competitor	Janine Berger	Germany	21 April 1996	16 years
Oldest competitor	Oksana Chusovitina		19 June 1975	37 years

Rank	Gymnast	Country	Vault 1				Vault 2				Total
			D	E	Pen.	Vault Score	D	E	Pen.	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			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		14.516
7	Brittany Rogers	Canada	5.800	8.966		14.766	5.600	8.600		14.200	14.483
8	Ellie Black	Canada	0.000	0.000		0.000	0.000	0.000		0.000	0.000*

• *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.