| Event: | Women's vault |
| Games: | 2012 Summer |
| Venue: | North Greenwich Arena |
| Date: | 5 August |
| Gold: | Sandra Izbașa |
| Goldnoc: | ROU |
| Silver: | McKayla Maroney |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Maria Paseka |
| Bronzenoc: | RUS |
| Win Label: | Winning points |
| Win Value: | 15.191 |
| Prev: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The women's vault competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 5 August.[1]
See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic qualification.
| width=6% rowspan=2 | Rank | width=40% rowspan=2 | Gymnast | width=24% colspan=4 | Vault 1 | width=24% colspan=4 | Vault 2 | width=6% rowspan=2 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=6% | D | width=6% | E | width=6% | Pen. | width=6% | Vault Score | width=6% | D | width=6% | E | width=6% | Pen. | width=6% | Vault Score |
| 1 | 6.500 | 9.400 | 15.900 | 6.100 | 9.600 | 15.700 | 15.800 | ||||||||
| 2 | 6.100 | 15.500 | 5.800 | 9.333 | 15.133 | 15.316 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6.500 | 9.033 | 15.533 | 5.600 | 8.966 | 14.566 | 15.049 | ||||||||
| 4 | 6.300 | 8.833 | 0.10 | 15.033 | 5.500 | 9.083 | 14.583 | 14.808 | |||||||
| 5 | 7.100 | 7.833 | 14.933 | 5.800 | 8.666 | 14.466 | 14.699 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6.300 | 14.133 | 6.000 | 8.833 | 14.833 | 14.483 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5.800 | 8.866 | 14.666 | 5.600 | 8.700 | 14.300 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6.300 | 8.500 | 14.800 | 5.200 | 8.733 | 13.933 | 14.366 |
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 | 21 April 1996 | 16 years | ||
| Oldest competitor | 19 June 1975 | 37 years |
| Rank | Gymnast | Country | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | E | Pen. | Vault Score | D | E | Pen. | Vault Score | |||||
| 6.100 | 9.283 | 15.383 | 5.800 | 9.200 | 15.000 | 15.191 | ||||||
| 6.500 | 9.666 | 0.3 | 15.866 | 6.100 | 8.200 | 14.300 | 15.083 | |||||
| 6.500 | 8.900 | 15.400 | 5.600 | 9.100 | 14.700 | 15.050 | ||||||
| 4 | 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 | 7.100 | 7.566 | 0.1 | 14.566 | 5.800 | 8.666 | 14.516 | |||||
| 7 | 5.800 | 8.966 | 14.766 | 5.600 | 8.600 | 14.200 | 14.483 | |||||
| 8 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000* | |||||