Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's vault

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Women's vault at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Pictogram for Gymnastics
Venue	Palace of Sports
Date	21 July 1980 (qualifying) 25 July 1980 (final)
Competitors	62 from 16 nations
Winning total	19.725
Medalists
Natalia Shaposhnikova  Soviet Union Steffi Kräker  East Germany Melita Rühn  Romania

These are the results of the women's vault competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The qualification and final rounds took place on 21, and 25 July at the Sports Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium.

Results

Qualification

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around

Sixty-two gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on 21 and 23 July. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on 25 July. Each country was limited to two competitors in the final. Half of the points earned by each gymnast during both the compulsory and optional rounds carried over to the final. This constitutes the "prelim" score.

Final

Rank	Gymnast	C	O	Prelim	Final	Total
	Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS)	10.000	9.800	9.900	9.825	19.725
	Steffi Kräker (GDR)	9.950	9.900	9.925	9.750	19.675
	Melita Rühn (ROU)	9.750	10.000	9.875	9.775	19.650
4	Elena Davydova (URS)	9.900	9.900	9.900	9.675	19.575
5	Nadia Comăneci (ROU)	9.950	9.900	9.925	9.425	19.350
6	Maxi Gnauck (GDR)	9.950	9.900	9.925	9.375	19.300

References

• Official Olympic Report
• www.gymnasticsresults.com
• www.gymn-forum.net