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Horse Vault, Women

Date	19 – 22 October 1964
Status	Olympic
Location	Tōkyō Taiikukan, Shibuya, Tokyo
Participants	83 from 24 countries

As in 1960, the best six gymnasts in the individual all-around advanced to the apparatus final. The final apparatus score was made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. Věra Čáslavská was the 1962 World Champion on vault and won the gold medal in Tokyo quite comfortably. The silver medal was shared by Soviet Larysa Latynina and East German Birgit Radochla, representing a combined German team. Čáslavská would defend her gold medal on vault at the 1966 Worlds and at Mexico City in 1968.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.483	Gold
=2	Larisa Latynina	URS	19.283	Silver
=2	Birgit Radochla	GER	19.283	Silver
4	Toshiko Aihara	JPN	19.282
5	Yelena Volchetskaya	URS	19.149
6	Ute Starke	GER	19.116
7 r1/2	Polina Astakhova	URS	–
8 r1/2	Ingrid Föst	GER	–
9 r1/2	Keiko Ikeda	JPN	–
=10 r1/2	Kiyoko Ono	JPN	–
=10 r1/2	Ginko Chiba	JPN	–
=10 r1/2	Adolfína Tkačíková-Tačová	TCH	–
=13 r1/2	Taniko Nakamura	JPN	–
=13 r1/2	Jaroslava Sedláčková	TCH	–
15 r1/2	Marianna Krajčírová	TCH	–
=16 r1/2	Jána Posnerová	TCH	–
=16 r1/2	Sonia Iovan	ROU	–
=18 r1/2	Hana Růžičková	TCH	–
=18 r1/2	Małgorzata Wilczek	POL	–
=18 r1/2	Dale McClements	USA	–
21 r1/2	Márta Tolnai-Erdős	HUN	–
22 r1/2	Lyudmila Gromova	URS	–
=23 r1/2	Hiroko Tsuji	JPN	–
=23 r1/2	Solveig Egman	SWE	–
=23 r1/2	Gerda Bryłka	POL	–
=26 r1/2	Tamara Manina	URS	–
=26 r1/2	Tamara Zamotaylova	URS	–
=28 r1/2	Dorota Miler	POL	–
=28 r1/2	Kathy Corrigan	USA	–
=30 r1/2	Christel Felgner	GER	–
=30 r1/2	Anikó Ducza-Jánosi	HUN	–
=30 r1/2	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	–
33 r1/2	Elena Popescu	ROU	–
34 r1/2	Ewa Rydell	SWE	–
=35 r1/2	Veronica Grymonprez	BEL	–
=35 r1/2	Marie Lundqvist	SWE	–
=35 r1/2	Gyöngyi Mák-Kovács	HUN	–
=38 r1/2	Elżbieta Apostolska	POL	–
=38 r1/2	Barbara Eustachiewicz	POL	–
=40 r1/2	Barbara Stolz	GER	–
=40 r1/2	Cristina Doboșan	ROU	–
=42 r1/2	Atanasia Ionescu	ROU	–
=42 r1/2	Gail Daley	CAN	–
=44 r1/2	Ulla Lindström	SWE	–
=44 r1/2	Jeong Bong-Sun	KOR	–
46 r1/2	Katalin Müller	HUN	–
=47 r1/2	Janie Speaks	USA	–
=47 r1/2	Henriette Parzer	AUT	–
=47 r1/2	Choi Yeong-Suk	KOR	–
50 r1/2	Karin Mannewitz	GER	–
=51 r1/2	Rayna Grigorova	BUL	–
=51 r1/2	Lilyana Aleksandrova	BUL	–
=51 r1/2	Katalin Makray	HUN	–
54 r1/2	Gerola Lindahl	SWE	–
55 r1/2	Mária Tressel	HUN	–
=56 r1/2	Linda Metheny	USA	–
=56 r1/2	Marie Walther	USA	–
=56 r1/2	Anne-Marie Lambert	SWE	–
59 r1/2	Monica Rutherford	GBR	–
=60 r1/2	Denise Goddard	GBR	–
=60 r1/2	Monique Baelden	FRA	–
62 r1/2	Val Buffham	AUS	–
=63 r1/2	Esbela da Fonseca	POR	–
=63 r1/2	Evelyne Letourneur	FRA	–
65 r1/2	Gizela Niedurny	POL	–
66 r1/2	Jacqueline Brisepierre	FRA	–
67 r1/2	Lee Deok-Bun	KOR	–
68 r1/2	Pauline Gardiner	NZL	–
69 r1/2	Eira Lehtonen	FIN	–
70 r1/2	Tsagaandorjiin Gündegmaa	MGL	–
71 r1/2	Emilia Lită	ROU	–
72 r1/2	Theodora Hill	NZL	–
73 r1/2	Yadamsürengiin Tuyaa	MGL	–
74 r1/2	Muriel Grossfeld	USA	–
75 r1/2	Val Roberts	AUS	–
76 r1/2	Jean Spencer	NZL	–
77 r1/2	Barbara Cage	AUS	–
78 r1/2	Jan Bedford	AUS	–
79 r1/2	Barbara Fletcher	AUS	–
80 r1/2	Hong Tai-Kwai	TPE	–
81 r1/2	Jamileh Sorouri	IRI	–
82 r1/2	Kaarina Koskinen	FIN	–
83 r1/2	Evelyn Magluyan	PHI	–

Qualifying (19 – 21 October 1964 — 08:30-17:00)

Top six on horse vault in team all-around advance to apparatus final. 50% of qualifying score added to optional exercise done in finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.500	9.700	9.800	Q
2	Birgit Radochla	GER	19.366	9.766	9.600	Q
=3	Yelena Volchetskaya	URS	19.233	9.633	9.600	Q
=3	Toshiko Aihara	JPN	19.233	9.633	9.600	Q
5	Larisa Latynina	URS	19.166	9.500	9.666	Q
6	Ute Starke	GER	19.100	9.600	9.500	Q
7	Polina Astakhova	URS	19.032	9.466	9.566
8	Ingrid Föst	GER	19.000	9.500	9.500
9	Keiko Ikeda	JPN	18.999	9.466	9.533
=10	Kiyoko Ono	JPN	18.966	9.500	9.466
=10	Ginko Chiba	JPN	18.966	9.466	9.500
=10	Adolfína Tkačíková-Tačová	TCH	18.966	9.400	9.566
=13	Taniko Nakamura	JPN	18.933	9.533	9.400
=13	Jaroslava Sedláčková	TCH	18.933	9.433	9.500
15	Marianna Krajčírová	TCH	18.900	9.400	9.500
=16	Jána Posnerová	TCH	18.899	9.466	9.433
=16	Sonia Iovan	ROU	18.899	9.433	9.466
=18	Hana Růžičková	TCH	18.866	9.433	9.433
=18	Małgorzata Wilczek	POL	18.866	9.400	9.466
=18	Dale McClements	USA	18.866	9.400	9.466
21	Márta Tolnai-Erdős	HUN	18.832	9.466	9.366
22	Lyudmila Gromova	URS	18.800	9.400	9.400
=23	Hiroko Tsuji	JPN	18.799	9.466	9.333
=23	Solveig Egman	SWE	18.799	9.433	9.366
=23	Gerda Bryłka	POL	18.799	9.366	9.433
=26	Tamara Manina	URS	18.766	9.400	9.366
=26	Tamara Zamotaylova	URS	18.766	9.366	9.400
=28	Dorota Miler	POL	18.700	9.400	9.300
=28	Kathy Corrigan	USA	18.700	9.400	9.300
=30	Christel Felgner	GER	18.666	9.300	9.366
=30	Anikó Ducza-Jánosi	HUN	18.666	9.266	9.400
=30	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	18.666	9.266	9.400
33	Elena Popescu	ROU	18.632	9.266	9.366
34	Ewa Rydell	SWE	18.599	9.366	9.233
=35	Veronica Grymonprez	BEL	18.566	9.333	9.233
=35	Marie Lundqvist	SWE	18.566	9.300	9.266
=35	Gyöngyi Mák-Kovács	HUN	18.566	9.266	9.300
=38	Elżbieta Apostolska	POL	18.533	9.233	9.300
=38	Barbara Eustachiewicz	POL	18.533	9.233	9.300
=40	Barbara Stolz	GER	18.532	9.266	9.266
=40	Cristina Doboșan	ROU	18.532	9.266	9.266
=42	Atanasia Ionescu	ROU	18.500	9.300	9.200
=42	Gail Daley	CAN	18.500	9.300	9.200
=44	Ulla Lindström	SWE	18.499	9.266	9.233
=44	Jeong Bong-Sun	KOR	18.499	9.233	9.266
46	Katalin Müller	HUN	18.466	9.200	9.266
=47	Janie Speaks	USA	18.433	9.233	9.200
=47	Henriette Parzer	AUT	18.433	9.200	9.233
=47	Choi Yeong-Suk	KOR	18.433	9.133	9.300
50	Karin Mannewitz	GER	18.432	9.266	9.166
=51	Rayna Grigorova	BUL	18.399	9.233	9.166
=51	Lilyana Aleksandrova	BUL	18.399	9.166	9.233
=51	Katalin Makray	HUN	18.399	9.133	9.266
54	Gerola Lindahl	SWE	18.366	9.300	9.066
55	Mária Tressel	HUN	18.333	9.300	9.033
=56	Linda Metheny	USA	18.266	9.333	8.933
=56	Marie Walther	USA	18.266	9.233	9.033
=56	Anne-Marie Lambert	SWE	18.266	9.200	9.066
59	Monica Rutherford	GBR	18.232	9.266	8.966
=60	Denise Goddard	GBR	18.200	9.300	8.900
=60	Monique Baelden	FRA	18.200	9.200	9.000
62	Val Buffham	AUS	18.199	9.166	9.033
=63	Esbela da Fonseca	POR	18.133	9.133	9.000
=63	Evelyne Letourneur	FRA	18.133	9.100	9.033
65	Gizela Niedurny	POL	18.066	8.933	9.133
66	Jacqueline Brisepierre	FRA	17.999	8.933	9.066
67	Lee Deok-Bun	KOR	17.966	8.966	9.000
68	Pauline Gardiner	NZL	17.766	8.933	8.833
69	Eira Lehtonen	FIN	17.732	8.766	8.966
70	Tsagaandorjiin Gündegmaa	MGL	17.699	9.066	8.633
71	Emilia Lită	ROU	17.632	9.166	8.466
72	Theodora Hill	NZL	17.533	8.600	8.933
73	Yadamsürengiin Tuyaa	MGL	17.433	9.000	8.433
74	Muriel Grossfeld	USA	17.400	8.800	8.600
75	Val Roberts	AUS	17.399	8.966	8.433
76	Jean Spencer	NZL	17.100	8.600	8.500
77	Barbara Cage	AUS	17.066	8.600	8.466
78	Jan Bedford	AUS	17.033	9.000	8.033
79	Barbara Fletcher	AUS	16.966	8.300	8.666
80	Hong Tai-Kwai	TPE	13.432	7.866	5.566
81	Jamileh Sorouri	IRI	12.666	5.733	6.933
82	Kaarina Koskinen	FIN	8.966	8.966	0.000
83	Evelyn Magluyan	PHI	0.000	–	0.000

Final (22 October 1964 — 20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.483	9.750	9.733
=2	Larisa Latynina	URS	19.283	9.583	9.700
=2	Birgit Radochla	GER	19.283	9.683	9.600
4	Toshiko Aihara	JPN	19.282	9.616	9.666
5	Yelena Volchetskaya	URS	19.149	9.616	9.533
6	Ute Starke	GER	19.116	9.550	9.566