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Horse Vault, Women

Date	19 – 25 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Che-yuk-gwan, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul
Participants	90 from 23 countries

As in 1984 eight gymnasts qualified for the final round from the team qualifying, with no more than two gymnasts per team allowed to advance to the finals. The total score consisted of 50% of the team qualifying scores, and the final round score from an optional routine on the apparatus. The individual all-around champion, Yelena Shushunova, had won this event at the 1985 and 1987 World Championships, and posted a perfect score of 20.00 in the team qualifying. But she landed badly on both her vaults in the final round and dropped back to eighth place. The gold medal went to her teammate, Svetlana Boginskaya, who had been disappointed with her bronze medal in the all-around competition. But her coach, Lyubov Miramanova, had been even more disappointed, so much so that she committed suicide three days after the end of the Seoul Olympics.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Sviatlana Bahinskaya	URS	19.905	Gold
2	Gabriela Potorac	ROU	19.830	Silver
3	Daniela Silivaș	ROU	19.818	Bronze
4	Boryana Stoyanova	BUL	19.780
5	Brandy Johnson	USA	19.774
6	Dagmar Kersten	GDR	19.756
7	Wang Xiaoyan	CHN	19.730
8	Yelena Shushunova	URS	19.712
=4 r1/1	Natālija Laščonova	URS	–
=6 r1/1	Olga Strazheva	URS	–
9 r1/1	Yelena Shevchenko	URS	–
=10 r1/1	Celestina Popa	ROU	–
=12 r1/1	Bettina Schieferdecker	GDR	–
=14 r1/1	Diana Dudeva	BUL	–
=14 r1/1	Svetlana Baitova	URS	–
=14 r1/1	Eszter Óváry	HUN	–
=17 r1/1	Delyana Vodenicharova	BUL	–
=17 r1/1	Hrabrina Hrabrova	BUL	–
=17 r1/1	Camelia Voinea	ROU	–
=17 r1/1	Eugenia Golea	ROU	–
=17 r1/1	Dörte Thümmler	GDR	–
=22 r1/1	Hope Spivey	USA	–
=22 r1/1	Aurelia Dobre	ROU	–
24 r1/1	Ivelina Raykova	BUL	–
25 r1/1	Chelle Stack	USA	–
26 r1/1	Eva Rueda	ESP	–
=27 r1/1	Beáta Storczer	HUN	–
=27 r1/1	Kelly Garrison-Steves	USA	–
=27 r1/1	Wang Huiying	CHN	–
=27 r1/1	Ulrike Klotz	GDR	–
=27 r1/1	Phoebe Mills	USA	–
32 r1/1	Chen Cuiting	CHN	–
=33 r1/1	Lori Strong	CAN	–
=33 r1/1	Ma Ying	CHN	–
=35 r1/1	Andrea Ladányi	HUN	–
=35 r1/1	Mariya Kartalova	BUL	–
=35 r1/1	Missy Marlowe	USA	–
=38 r1/1	Iveta Poloková	TCH	–
=38 r1/1	Zsuzsa Csisztu	HUN	–
=38 r1/1	Gabi Fähnrich	GDR	–
=41 r1/1	Laura Muñoz	ESP	–
=41 r1/1	Monica Covacci	CAN	–
=43 r1/1	Park Ji-Suk	KOR	–
=43 r1/1	Kim Nam-Ok	KOR	–
=43 r1/1	Giulia Volpi	ITA	–
=43 r1/1	Janine Rankin	CAN	–
47 r1/1	Fan Di	CHN	–
48 r1/1	Bae Eun-Mi	KOR	–
=49 r1/1	Ivona Krmelová	TCH	–
=49 r1/1	Zsuzsa Miskó	HUN	–
=51 r1/1	Monique Allen	AUS	–
=51 r1/1	Jana Vejrková	TCH	–
=51 r1/1	Larissa Lowing	CAN	–
=51 r1/1	Núria Belchi	ESP	–
=55 r1/1	Luísa Ribeiro	BRA	–
=55 r1/1	Karine Boucher	FRA	–
=55 r1/1	Lidia Castillejo	ESP	–
=55 r1/1	Alena Dřevjaná	TCH	–
=55 r1/1	Patrizia Luconi	ITA	–
=60 r1/1	Im Hye-Jin	KOR	–
=60 r1/1	Wang Wenjing	CHN	–
=60 r1/1	María Flores-Wurmser	GUA	–
=63 r1/1	Han Gyeong-Im	KOR	–
=63 r1/1	Miho Shinoda	JPN	–
=65 r1/1	Karen Hargate	GBR	–
=65 r1/1	Cathy Giancaspro	CAN	–
67 r1/1	Nuria García	ESP	–
=68 r1/1	Maria Cocuzza	ITA	–
=68 r1/1	Makiko Sanada	JPN	–
=68 r1/1	Foteini Varvariotou	GRE	–
=71 r1/1	Martina Velíšková	TCH	–
=71 r1/1	Manuela Hervás	ESP	–
=73 r1/1	Kim Eun-Mi	KOR	–
=73 r1/1	Sachiko Morimura	JPN	–
=73 r1/1	Sónia Moura	POR	–
76 r1/1	Yuriko Nanahara	JPN	–
77 r1/1	Hana Říčná	TCH	–
78 r1/1	Mieko Mori	JPN	–
=79 r1/1	Catherine Romano	FRA	–
=79 r1/1	Leanne Rycroft	AUS	–
=81 r1/1	Anne-Marie Bauduin	FRA	–
=81 r1/1	Maiko Morio	JPN	–
83 r1/1	Michaela Ustorf	FRG	–
84 r1/1	Christina McDonald	CAN	–
85 r1/1	Isabella von Lospichl	FRG	–
86 r1/1	Revital Sharon	ISR	–
87 r1/1	Martina Jentsch	GDR	–
88 r1/1	Ágnes Miskó	HUN	–
89 r1/1	Mauricette Geller	BEL	–
90 r1/1	Karen Kennedy	GBR	–

Final (25 September 1988 — 12:00-12:40)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Sviatlana Bahinskaya	URS	19.905	9.937	9.968
2	Gabriela Potorac	ROU	19.830	9.887	9.943
3	Daniela Silivaș	ROU	19.818	9.900	9.918
4	Boryana Stoyanova	BUL	19.780	9.912	9.868
5	Brandy Johnson	USA	19.774	9.825	9.949
6	Dagmar Kersten	GDR	19.756	9.875	9.881
7	Wang Xiaoyan	CHN	19.730	9.837	9.893
8	Yelena Shushunova	URS	19.712	10.000	9.712

Qualifying (19 September 1988)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Yelena Shushunova	URS	20.000	10.000	10.000	Q
2	Sviatlana Bahinskaya	URS	19.875	9.900	9.975	Q
3	Boryana Stoyanova	BUL	19.825	9.850	9.975	Q
=4	Natālija Laščonova	URS	19.800	9.900	9.900
=4	Daniela Silivaș	ROU	19.800	9.900	9.900	Q
=6	Olga Strazheva	URS	19.775	9.875	9.900
=6	Gabriela Potorac	ROU	19.775	9.800	9.975	Q
8	Dagmar Kersten	GDR	19.750	9.800	9.950	Q
9	Yelena Shevchenko	URS	19.700	9.800	9.900
=10	Celestina Popa	ROU	19.675	9.800	9.875
=10	Wang Xiaoyan	CHN	19.675	9.775	9.900	q
=12	Brandy Johnson	USA	19.650	9.850	9.800	q
=12	Bettina Schieferdecker	GDR	19.650	9.775	9.875
=14	Diana Dudeva	BUL	19.625	9.825	9.800
=14	Svetlana Baitova	URS	19.625	9.800	9.825
=14	Eszter Óváry	HUN	19.625	9.750	9.875
=17	Delyana Vodenicharova	BUL	19.600	9.800	9.800
=17	Hrabrina Hrabrova	BUL	19.600	9.750	9.850
=17	Camelia Voinea	ROU	19.600	9.700	9.900
=17	Eugenia Golea	ROU	19.600	9.700	9.900
=17	Dörte Thümmler	GDR	19.600	9.700	9.900
=22	Hope Spivey	USA	19.575	9.725	9.850
=22	Aurelia Dobre	ROU	19.575	9.625	9.950
24	Ivelina Raykova	BUL	19.550	9.750	9.800
25	Chelle Stack	USA	19.500	9.675	9.825
26	Eva Rueda	ESP	19.475	9.675	9.800
=27	Beáta Storczer	HUN	19.450	9.750	9.700
=27	Kelly Garrison-Steves	USA	19.450	9.700	9.750
=27	Wang Huiying	CHN	19.450	9.650	9.800
=27	Ulrike Klotz	GDR	19.450	9.650	9.800
=27	Phoebe Mills	USA	19.450	9.650	9.800
32	Chen Cuiting	CHN	19.425	9.525	9.900
=33	Lori Strong	CAN	19.400	9.600	9.800
=33	Ma Ying	CHN	19.400	9.500	9.900
=35	Andrea Ladányi	HUN	19.350	9.650	9.700
=35	Mariya Kartalova	BUL	19.350	9.625	9.725
=35	Missy Marlowe	USA	19.350	9.600	9.750
=38	Iveta Poloková	TCH	19.325	9.625	9.700
=38	Zsuzsa Csisztu	HUN	19.325	9.625	9.700
=38	Gabi Fähnrich	GDR	19.325	9.600	9.725
=41	Laura Muñoz	ESP	19.300	9.525	9.775
=41	Monica Covacci	CAN	19.300	9.500	9.800
=43	Park Ji-Suk	KOR	19.275	9.675	9.600
=43	Kim Nam-Ok	KOR	19.275	9.650	9.625
=43	Giulia Volpi	ITA	19.275	9.600	9.675
=43	Janine Rankin	CAN	19.275	9.600	9.675
47	Fan Di	CHN	19.225	9.450	9.775
48	Bae Eun-Mi	KOR	19.150	9.600	9.550
=49	Ivona Krmelová	TCH	19.125	9.500	9.625
=49	Zsuzsa Miskó	HUN	19.125	9.475	9.650
=51	Monique Allen	AUS	19.100	9.450	9.650
=51	Jana Vejrková	TCH	19.100	9.450	9.650
=51	Larissa Lowing	CAN	19.100	9.425	9.675
=51	Núria Belchi	ESP	19.100	9.400	9.700
=55	Luísa Ribeiro	BRA	19.075	9.525	9.550
=55	Karine Boucher	FRA	19.075	9.525	9.550
=55	Lidia Castillejo	ESP	19.075	9.500	9.575
=55	Alena Dřevjaná	TCH	19.075	9.475	9.600
=55	Patrizia Luconi	ITA	19.075	9.450	9.625
=60	Im Hye-Jin	KOR	19.050	9.500	9.550
=60	Wang Wenjing	CHN	19.050	9.425	9.625
=60	María Flores-Wurmser	GUA	19.050	9.400	9.650
=63	Han Gyeong-Im	KOR	19.025	9.425	9.600
=63	Miho Shinoda	JPN	19.025	9.350	9.675
=65	Karen Hargate	GBR	19.000	9.400	9.600
=65	Cathy Giancaspro	CAN	19.000	9.300	9.700
67	Nuria García	ESP	18.975	9.425	9.550
=68	Maria Cocuzza	ITA	18.950	9.575	9.375
=68	Makiko Sanada	JPN	18.950	9.425	9.525
=68	Foteini Varvariotou	GRE	18.950	9.250	9.700
=71	Martina Velíšková	TCH	18.900	9.400	9.500
=71	Manuela Hervás	ESP	18.900	9.300	9.600
=73	Kim Eun-Mi	KOR	18.875	9.425	9.450
=73	Sachiko Morimura	JPN	18.875	9.375	9.500
=73	Sónia Moura	POR	18.875	9.300	9.575
76	Yuriko Nanahara	JPN	18.825	9.350	9.475
77	Hana Říčná	TCH	18.800	9.350	9.450
78	Mieko Mori	JPN	18.775	9.400	9.375
=79	Catherine Romano	FRA	18.725	9.300	9.425
=79	Leanne Rycroft	AUS	18.725	9.275	9.450
=81	Anne-Marie Bauduin	FRA	18.675	9.275	9.400
=81	Maiko Morio	JPN	18.675	9.250	9.425
83	Michaela Ustorf	FRG	18.650	9.550	9.100
84	Christina McDonald	CAN	18.325	8.675	9.650
85	Isabella von Lospichl	FRG	18.225	9.550	8.675
86	Revital Sharon	ISR	9.525	9.525	–
87	Martina Jentsch	GDR	9.500	9.500	0.000
88	Ágnes Miskó	HUN	9.450	9.450	–
89	Mauricette Geller	BEL	9.225	9.225	–
90	Karen Kennedy	GBR	9.200	9.200	–