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Horse Vault, Women

Date	18 – 22 July 1976 — 19:30
Status	Olympic
Location	Le Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Participants	86 from 18 countries

The format was similar to 1964-72, with the best six gymnasts in the team all-around advancing to the apparatus final, with the final apparatus score made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. However, nations were now limited to only two gymnasts in the finals. Olga Korbut had won the 1974 World Championship but would not qualify for the final in Montréal. Soviet Nelli Kim led the team qualifying on vault, and then had the highest score in the final round to win the gold medal quite comfortably over East German Carola Dombeck and Kim’s teammate Lyudmila Turishcheva, who tied for second. This was the only women’s gymnastics event in 1976 in which Nadia Comăneci did not win a medal. Kim won three gold medals and four medals in Montréal, also winning an apparatus gold on floor.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Nelli Kim	URS	19.800	Gold
=2	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.650	Silver
=2	Carola Dombeck	GDR	19.650	Silver
4	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.625
5	Gitta Escher	GDR	19.550
6	Márta Egervári	HUN	19.450
=3 r1/1	Mariya Filatova	URS	–
7 r1/1	Olga Korbut	URS	–
=8 r1/1	Elvira Saadi	URS	–
=10 r1/1	Teodora Ungureanu	ROU	–
=10 r1/1	Steffi Kräker	GDR	–
12 r1/1	Mária Lővey	HUN	–
=13 r1/1	Kerstin Gerschau	GDR	–
=13 r1/1	Mariana Constantin	ROU	–
=13 r1/1	Marion Kische	GDR	–
16 r1/1	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	–
=17 r1/1	Debra Willcox	USA	–
=17 r1/1	Margit Tóth	HUN	–
=17 r1/1	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	–
=17 r1/1	Eva Pořádková	TCH	–
=21 r1/1	Svetlana Grozdova	URS	–
=21 r1/1	Andrea Bieger	FRG	–
=23 r1/1	Colleen Casey	USA	–
=23 r1/1	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	–
=25 r1/1	Gabriela Trușcă	ROU	–
=25 r1/1	Miyuki Hironaka	JPN	–
=25 r1/1	Ingrid Holkovičová	TCH	–
=28 r1/1	Kimberly Chace	USA	–
=28 r1/1	Chieko Kikkawa	JPN	–
=28 r1/1	Alena Černáková	TCH	–
31 r1/1	Satoko Okazaki	JPN	–
=32 r1/1	Petra Kurbjuweit	FRG	–
=32 r1/1	Márta Kelemen	HUN	–
=34 r1/1	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	–
=34 r1/1	Anna Pohludková	TCH	–
=34 r1/1	Éva Óvári	HUN	–
=34 r1/1	Nobue Yamazaki	JPN	–
=38 r1/1	Uta Schorn	FRG	–
=38 r1/1	Georgeta Gabor	ROU	–
=40 r1/1	Beate Renschler	FRG	–
=40 r1/1	Leslie Wolfsberger	USA	–
=40 r1/1	Kelly Muncey	CAN	–
=40 r1/1	Karen Kelsall	CAN	–
=44 r1/1	Galina Yaneva	BUL	–
=44 r1/1	Jana Knopová	TCH	–
=44 r1/1	Ans Smulders-van Gerwen	NED	–
=44 r1/1	Stefania Bucci	ITA	–
=44 r1/1	Avril Lennox	GBR	–
=44 r1/1	Jeanette van Ravestijn	NED	–
=44 r1/1	Nadya Shatarova	BUL	–
=51 r1/1	Nina Kostova	BUL	–
=51 r1/1	Carrie Englert	USA	–
=53 r1/1	Kathy Howard	USA	–
=53 r1/1	Kyoko Mano	JPN	–
=53 r1/1	Patti Rope	CAN	–
=56 r1/1	Mariya Kircheva	BUL	–
=56 r1/1	Joke Kos	NED	–
=56 r1/1	Traudl Schubert	FRG	–
=56 r1/1	Drahomíra Smolíková	TCH	–
=56 r1/1	Nadine Audin	FRA	–
=56 r1/1	Vesela Mateeva	BUL	–
=56 r1/1	Barbara Slater	GBR	–
=63 r1/1	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	–
=63 r1/1	Svetla Kashtelyan	BUL	–
=63 r1/1	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	–
=66 r1/1	Monique Bolleboom	NED	–
=66 r1/1	Ans Dekker	NED	–
=66 r1/1	Sakiko Nozawa	JPN	–
=66 r1/1	Joëlle De Keukeleire	BEL	–
=66 r1/1	Patrizia Fratini	ITA	–
=66 r1/1	Donatella Sacchi	ITA	–
72 r1/1	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	–
=73 r1/1	Wanita Lynch	AUS	–
=73 r1/1	Chantal Seggiaro	FRA	–
75 r1/1	Monique Freres	BEL	–
76 r1/1	Valentina Spongia	ITA	–
=77 r1/1	Mercedes Vernetta	ESP	–
=77 r1/1	Elisa Cabello	ESP	–
79 r1/1	Martine Audin	FRA	–
80 r1/1	Carla Wieser	ITA	–
=81 r1/1	Carla Braan	NED	–
=81 r1/1	Susan Cheesebrough	GBR	–
83 r1/1	Eloisa Marcos	ESP	–
=84 r1/1	Rita Peri	ITA	–
=84 r1/1	Teresa Díaz	MEX	–
86 r1/1	Patricia García	MEX	–

Final (22 July 1976 — 19:30)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Nelli Kim	URS	19.800	9.850	9.95
=2	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.650	9.800	9.85
=2	Carola Dombeck	GDR	19.650	9.750	9.90
4	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.625	9.775	9.85
5	Gitta Escher	GDR	19.550	9.750	9.80
6	Márta Egervári	HUN	19.450	9.700	9.75

Qualifying (18 July 1976)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Nelli Kim	URS	19.70	9.80	9.90	Q
2	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.60	9.80	9.80	Q
=3	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.55	9.70	9.85	Q
=3	Mariya Filatova	URS	19.55	9.65	9.90
=5	Gitta Escher	GDR	19.50	9.70	9.80	Q
=5	Carola Dombeck	GDR	19.50	9.60	9.90	Q
7	Olga Korbut	URS	19.45	9.75	9.70
=8	Márta Egervári	HUN	19.40	9.70	9.70	q
=8	Elvira Saadi	URS	19.40	9.70	9.70
=10	Teodora Ungureanu	ROU	19.35	9.65	9.70
=10	Steffi Kräker	GDR	19.35	9.60	9.75
12	Mária Lővey	HUN	19.25	9.55	9.70
=13	Kerstin Gerschau	GDR	19.15	9.55	9.60
=13	Mariana Constantin	ROU	19.15	9.50	9.65
=13	Marion Kische	GDR	19.15	9.45	9.70
16	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	19.10	9.50	9.60
=17	Debra Willcox	USA	19.05	9.60	9.45
=17	Margit Tóth	HUN	19.05	9.50	9.55
=17	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	19.05	9.45	9.60
=17	Eva Pořádková	TCH	19.05	9.45	9.60
=21	Svetlana Grozdova	URS	19.00	9.50	9.50
=21	Andrea Bieger	FRG	19.00	9.40	9.60
=23	Colleen Casey	USA	18.95	9.50	9.45
=23	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	18.95	9.45	9.50
=25	Gabriela Trușcă	ROU	18.90	9.65	9.25
=25	Miyuki Hironaka	JPN	18.90	9.50	9.40
=25	Ingrid Holkovičová	TCH	18.90	9.30	9.60
=28	Kimberly Chace	USA	18.85	9.50	9.35
=28	Chieko Kikkawa	JPN	18.85	9.40	9.45
=28	Alena Černáková	TCH	18.85	9.35	9.50
31	Satoko Okazaki	JPN	18.80	9.30	9.50
=32	Petra Kurbjuweit	FRG	18.75	9.40	9.35
=32	Márta Kelemen	HUN	18.75	9.35	9.40
=34	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	18.70	9.35	9.35
=34	Anna Pohludková	TCH	18.70	9.35	9.35
=34	Éva Óvári	HUN	18.70	9.30	9.40
=34	Nobue Yamazaki	JPN	18.70	9.10	9.60
=38	Uta Schorn	FRG	18.65	9.35	9.30
=38	Georgeta Gabor	ROU	18.65	9.30	9.35
=40	Beate Renschler	FRG	18.60	9.35	9.25
=40	Leslie Wolfsberger	USA	18.60	9.30	9.30
=40	Kelly Muncey	CAN	18.60	9.15	9.45
=40	Karen Kelsall	CAN	18.60	9.10	9.50
=44	Galina Yaneva	BUL	18.55	9.40	9.15
=44	Jana Knopová	TCH	18.55	9.35	9.20
=44	Ans Smulders-van Gerwen	NED	18.55	9.30	9.25
=44	Stefania Bucci	ITA	18.55	9.25	9.30
=44	Avril Lennox	GBR	18.55	9.20	9.35
=44	Jeanette van Ravestijn	NED	18.55	9.20	9.35
=44	Nadya Shatarova	BUL	18.55	9.05	9.50
=51	Nina Kostova	BUL	18.50	9.25	9.25
=51	Carrie Englert	USA	18.50	9.20	9.30
=53	Kathy Howard	USA	18.45	9.25	9.20
=53	Kyoko Mano	JPN	18.45	9.25	9.20
=53	Patti Rope	CAN	18.45	9.25	9.20
=56	Mariya Kircheva	BUL	18.40	9.15	9.25
=56	Joke Kos	NED	18.40	9.15	9.25
=56	Traudl Schubert	FRG	18.40	9.15	9.25
=56	Drahomíra Smolíková	TCH	18.40	9.15	9.25
=56	Nadine Audin	FRA	18.40	9.10	9.30
=56	Vesela Mateeva	BUL	18.40	9.05	9.35
=56	Barbara Slater	GBR	18.40	9.05	9.35
=63	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	18.35	9.30	9.05
=63	Svetla Kashtelyan	BUL	18.35	9.10	9.25
=63	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	18.35	9.05	9.30
=66	Monique Bolleboom	NED	18.30	9.20	9.10
=66	Ans Dekker	NED	18.30	9.05	9.25
=66	Sakiko Nozawa	JPN	18.30	9.05	9.25
=66	Joëlle De Keukeleire	BEL	18.30	9.00	9.30
=66	Patrizia Fratini	ITA	18.30	9.00	9.30
=66	Donatella Sacchi	ITA	18.30	9.00	9.30
72	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	18.25	9.05	9.20
=73	Wanita Lynch	AUS	18.20	9.10	9.10
=73	Chantal Seggiaro	FRA	18.20	8.80	9.40
75	Monique Freres	BEL	18.15	8.95	9.20
76	Valentina Spongia	ITA	18.10	8.95	9.15
=77	Mercedes Vernetta	ESP	18.05	9.05	9.00
=77	Elisa Cabello	ESP	18.05	8.95	9.10
79	Martine Audin	FRA	18.00	9.10	8.90
80	Carla Wieser	ITA	17.95	8.95	9.00
=81	Carla Braan	NED	17.90	8.90	9.00
=81	Susan Cheesebrough	GBR	17.90	8.90	9.00
83	Eloisa Marcos	ESP	17.65	8.80	8.85
=84	Rita Peri	ITA	17.50	8.80	8.70
=84	Teresa Díaz	MEX	17.50	8.60	8.90
86	Patricia García	MEX	17.40	8.50	8.90