The men's vault competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 6 August.Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics It included 17 competitors from 14 nations.
Yang Hak-seon of South Korea won the gold, his nation's first victory in the event and first medal since 1996. Denis Ablyazin of Russia took silver, while Igor Radivilov earned Ukraine's first medal in the event as an independent nation.
Background
This was the 23rd appearance of the event at the Olympics. Two of the eight finalists from 2008 returned: seventh-place finisher Flavius Koczi of Romania and eighth-place finisher Isaac Botella of Spain. Yang Hak-seon of South Korea was the 2011 world champion and the favorite, particularly with the 2010 world champion, Thomas Bouhail of France, injured and unable to compete.
Chile and Hong Kong made their debuts in the men's vault competition. The United States made its 20th appearance, the most of any nation.
Competition format The top eight vaulters in the qualification phase (with a limit of two per country) advanced to the apparatus final, with only those gymnasts who performed two vaults eligible to advance. The two scores were averaged to determine rankings.
Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final-round scores counting.Format Competition – Artistic Gymnastic
Qualification results
Rank Gymnast Vault 1 Vault 2 Total Notes D E Pen. Vault Score D E Pen. Vault Score 17.000 9.300 16.300 7.200 9.23316.433 16.366 2 9.233 16.233 7.000 9.433 16.333 3 9.433 16.4336.600 9.366 0.115.866 16.149 49.300 16.300 9.266 16.083 50.1 16.200 9.166 15.766 15.983 6 9.166 16.066 7.000 8.933 0.1 15.833 15.949 7 6.6009.266 15.866 6.600 9.200 15.800 15.833 8 7.000 16.266 7.000 8.633 0.3 15.333 15.799 97.000 9.333 16.333 7.000 8.300 0.3 15.000 15.666 10 8.866 0.3 15.5666.600 9.000 15.600 15.583 11 9.333 16.333 8.466 0.3 14.766 15.549 12 6.200 9.266 15.466 6.200 9.300 15.500 15.483 13 6.600 8.400 0.1 14.900 7.000 9.033 16.033 15.466 14 7.000 9.2000.3 15.900 6.600 8.266 0.1 14.766 15.333 15 6.200 8.266 14.166 6.200 9.300 15.500 14.833 16 6.600 9.066 15.666 4.200 8.958 13.158 14.412 17 7.000 8.633 0.3 15.333 4.200 9.000 13.200 14.266
Final results Rank Gymnast Nation Vault 1 Vault 2 Total D Score E Score Pen. Vault Score D Score E Score Pen. Vault Score Yang Hak-seon 7.4009.06616.4667.0009.60016.60016.533 Denis Ablyazin 7.0009.43316.4337.2009.16616.36616.399 Igor Radivilov 9.40016.4007.0009.23316.23316.316 4 Tomás González 6.6009.36615.96616.183 5 Sam Mikulak 9.10016.1009.40016.00016.050 6 Isaac Botella 6.6009.30015.9009.23315.83315.866 7 Flavius Koczi 7.0009.2000.116.1006.2009.0660.115.16615.633 8 Kristian Thomas 9.36616.3666.6008.20014.70015.533
References
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