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Horse Vault, Women

Date30 July – 5 August 1984
StatusOlympic
LocationEdwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Participants65 from 16 countries

There was a slight change in the format of the apparatus events in 1984 as eight gymnasts (previously six) qualified for the final round from the team qualifying, still with a maximum of two gymnasts per team. After finishing second in the individual all-around to American Mary Lou Retton, Romania’s Ecaterina Szabo won three of the four apparatus finals, including the horse vault, in which Retton placed second. Szabo missed out only on the uneven bars, in which she did not make the final. Szabo had been runner-up on the vault at the 1983 World Championships.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Ecaterina SzaboROU19.875Gold
2Mary Lou RettonUSA19.850Silver
3Lavinia AgacheROU19.750Bronze
4Tracee TalaveraUSA19.700
5Zhou PingCHN19.500
=6Kelly BrownCAN19.425
=6Brigitta LehmannFRG19.425
8Chen YongyanCHN19.300
=5 r1/2Kathy JohnsonUSA
=8 r1/2Laura CutinaROU
=8 r1/2Mihaela StănulețROU
=8 r1/2Cristina Elena GrigorașROU
=11 r1/2Zhou QiuruiCHN
=11 r1/2Julianne McNamaraUSA
=13 r1/2Michelle DusserreUSA
15 r1/2Simona PăucaROU
=16 r1/2Pam BileckUSA
=18 r1/2Romi KesslerSUI
=18 r1/2Elke HeineFRG
20 r1/2Ma YanhongCHN
=21 r1/2Tokie KawaseJPN
=21 r1/2Noriko MochizukiJPN
=21 r1/2Andrea ThomasCAN
=21 r1/2Sally LarnerGBR
=21 r1/2Huang QunCHN
=26 r1/2Laura MuñozESP
=26 r1/2Anja WilhelmFRG
=28 r1/2Bonnie WittmeierCAN
=28 r1/2Gigi ZosaCAN
=28 r1/2Kathy WilliamsGBR
=28 r1/2Hayley PriceGBR
=32 r1/2Amanda HarrisonGBR
=32 r1/2Wu JianiCHN
=34 r1/2Monika BeerSUI
=34 r1/2Maiko MorioJPN
=36 r1/2Corinne RagazzacciFRA
=36 r1/2Astrid BeckersFRG
=36 r1/2Angela GolzFRG
=36 r1/2Jessica TudosCAN
=40 r1/2Lee Jeong-HuiKOR
=40 r1/2Marta ArtigasESP
=40 r1/2Laura BortolasoITA
=40 r1/2Susi LatanzioSUI
=40 r1/2Natalie SeilerSUI
=45 r1/2Chihiro OyagiJPN
=45 r1/2Heike SchwarmFRG
=45 r1/2Ana MansoESP
=48 r1/2Bettina ErnstSUI
=48 r1/2Natalie DaviesGBR
=50 r1/2Sim Jae-YeongKOR
=50 r1/2Ayami YukimoriJPN
=50 r1/2Florence LaborderieFRA
=50 r1/2Virginia NavarroESP
=50 r1/2Margot EstévezESP
55 r1/2Lisa YoungGBR
=56 r1/2Anita BotnenCAN
=56 r1/2Tatiana FigueirêdoBRA
=56 r1/2Irene MartínezESP
59 r1/2Limor FridmanISR
60 r1/2Marisa JervellaSUI
61 r1/2Sae WatanabeJPN
62 r1/2Kellie WilsonAUS
63 r1/2Kerry BattersbyAUS
64 r1/2Nancy GoldsmithISR
65 r1/2Lena AdomatSWE

Final (5 August 1984 — 17:30-19:30)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsQP(50%)FP
1Ecaterina SzaboROU19.8759.9509.925
2Mary Lou RettonUSA19.8509.9509.900
3Lavinia AgacheROU19.7509.9009.850
4Tracee TalaveraUSA19.7009.8509.850
5Zhou PingCHN19.5009.8259.675
=6Kelly BrownCAN19.4259.7509.675
=6Brigitta LehmannFRG19.4259.7009.725
8Chen YongyanCHN19.3009.8259.475

Qualifying (30 July 1984)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsCEPOEP
=1Mary Lou RettonUSA19.909.9010.00Q
=1Ecaterina SzaboROU19.909.9010.00Q
3Lavinia AgacheROU19.809.909.90Q
4Tracee TalaveraUSA19.709.809.90Q
=5Chen YongyanCHN19.659.909.75Q
=5Zhou PingCHN19.659.909.75Q
=5Kathy JohnsonUSA19.659.859.80
=8Laura CutinaROU19.609.809.80
=8Mihaela StănulețROU19.609.809.80
=8Cristina Elena GrigorașROU19.609.709.90
=11Zhou QiuruiCHN19.559.859.70
=11Julianne McNamaraUSA19.559.809.75
=13Michelle DusserreUSA19.509.809.70
=13Brigitta LehmannFRG19.509.709.80q
15Simona PăucaROU19.459.809.65
=16Pam BileckUSA19.409.809.60
=16Kelly BrownCAN19.409.809.60q
=18Romi KesslerSUI19.359.759.60
=18Elke HeineFRG19.359.659.70
20Ma YanhongCHN19.309.659.65
=21Tokie KawaseJPN19.259.759.50
=21Noriko MochizukiJPN19.259.759.50
=21Andrea ThomasCAN19.259.709.55
=21Sally LarnerGBR19.259.659.60
=21Huang QunCHN19.259.609.65
=26Laura MuñozESP19.209.559.65
=26Anja WilhelmFRG19.209.559.65
=28Bonnie WittmeierCAN19.159.759.40
=28Gigi ZosaCAN19.159.609.55
=28Kathy WilliamsGBR19.159.559.60
=28Hayley PriceGBR19.159.409.75
=32Amanda HarrisonGBR19.109.509.60
=32Wu JianiCHN19.109.409.70
=34Monika BeerSUI19.059.659.40
=34Maiko MorioJPN19.059.609.45
=36Corinne RagazzacciFRA19.009.659.35
=36Astrid BeckersFRG19.009.559.45
=36Angela GolzFRG19.009.509.50
=36Jessica TudosCAN19.009.509.50
=40Lee Jeong-HuiKOR18.959.659.30
=40Marta ArtigasESP18.959.609.35
=40Laura BortolasoITA18.959.559.40
=40Susi LatanzioSUI18.959.559.40
=40Natalie SeilerSUI18.959.559.40
=45Chihiro OyagiJPN18.909.709.20
=45Heike SchwarmFRG18.909.559.35
=45Ana MansoESP18.909.359.55
=48Bettina ErnstSUI18.859.559.30
=48Natalie DaviesGBR18.859.409.45
=50Sim Jae-YeongKOR18.809.609.20
=50Ayami YukimoriJPN18.809.509.30
=50Florence LaborderieFRA18.809.409.40
=50Virginia NavarroESP18.809.409.40
=50Margot EstévezESP18.809.359.45
55Lisa YoungGBR18.709.359.35
=56Anita BotnenCAN18.659.509.15
=56Tatiana FigueirêdoBRA18.659.459.20
=56Irene MartínezESP18.659.459.20
59Limor FridmanISR18.609.309.30
60Marisa JervellaSUI18.559.459.10
61Sae WatanabeJPN18.509.808.70
62Kellie WilsonAUS18.409.409.00
63Kerry BattersbyAUS18.359.309.05
64Nancy GoldsmithISR18.309.209.10
65Lena AdomatSWE18.108.859.25