Women's vault competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.

The eight competitors (with a maximum of two per nation) with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's vault 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. 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 Rank Gymnast Vault 1 Vault 2 Total A Score B Score Penalty Vault Score A Score B Score Penalty Vault Score 6.500 9.350 0.300 15.550 6.500 9.250 15.750 15.650 6.300 9.425 15.725 6.000 9.425 15.425 15.575 6.500 9.575 16.075 6.500 8.550 15.050 15.562 4 6.300 9.450 15.750 5.800 9.525 15.325 15.537 5 6.300 9.100 15.400 5.500 9.200 14.700 15.050 6 5.800 9.225 0.100 14.925 5.900 8.275 14.175 14.550 7 5.800 8.925 14.725 5.600 8.650 14.250 14.487 8 6.500 9.125 15.625 0.000 0.000 0.000 7.812*

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

Qualified competitors Rank Gymnast Vault 1 Vault 2 Total A ScoreScoring in artistic gymnastics is based on two separate scores that are then combined in order to come to the final score. The A score measures the difficulty of each element (and combinations of elements) within the routine, while the B score evaluates the performance, ie, the "execution, composition and artistry" of the routine. For further information, please see the Code of Points article. B Score Penalty Vault Score A Score B Score Penalty Vault Score 1 6.500 9.650 16.150 6.500 9.175 15.675 15.912 2 6.500 9.150 15.650 6.500 9.300 15.800 15.725 3 6.300 9.550 15.850 5.800 9.600 15.400 15.625 4 6.300 9.500 15.800 5.700 9.550 15.250 15.525 5 5.800 9.550 15.350 5.600 9.600 15.200 15.275 6 5.800 9.300 15.100 5.900 9.275 15.175 15.137 7 5.800 9.400 0.100 15.100 5.600 9.400 15.000 15.050 8 6.300 8.925 15.225 5.500 9.225 14.725 14.975

References Vault final results Vault qualification results

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