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Horse Vault, Women

Date21 – 25 October 1968
StatusOlympic
LocationAuditorio Nacional, Ciudad de México
Participants101 from 24 countries

The format was the same as in 1964, with the best six gymnasts in the individual 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. Věra Čáslavská was the defending gold medalist from Tokyo and had won this event at the 1966 World Championships. She defended her gold medal in Mexico City, with East German Erika Zuchold placing second and Soviet Zinaida Voronina winning bronze. Čáslavská had the highest score in qualifying and the final round to win easily. Zuchold had also won silver in the vault at the 1966 Worlds and would win the silver medal again in 1972 at München.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Věra ČáslavskáTCH19.775Gold
2Erika ZucholdGDR19.625Silver
3Zinaida VoroninaURS19.500Bronze
4Marianna KrajčírováTCH19.475
5Nataliya KuchinskayaURS19.375
6Miroslava SkleničkováTCH19.325
7 r1/2Magdalena SchmidtGDR
=8 r1/2Karin JanzGDR
=8 r1/2Larisa PetrikURS
=10 r1/2Ute StarkeGDR
=10 r1/2Olga KarasyovaURS
12 r1/2Miyuki MatsuhisaJPN
=13 r1/2Hana LiškováTCH
=13 r1/2Jána Kubičková-PosnerováTCH
=13 r1/2Marianne NoackGDR
16 r1/2Lyubov BurdaURS
=17 r1/2Maritta BauerschmidtGDR
=17 r1/2Kazue HanyuJPN
=17 r1/2Chieko OdaJPN
=20 r1/2Lyudmila TurishchevaURS
=20 r1/2Mitsuko KandoriJPN
=20 r1/2Anikó Ducza-JánosiHUN
23 r1/2Mireille CayreFRA
=24 r1/2Bohumila ŘimnáčováTCH
=24 r1/2Mariya KarashkaBUL
=24 r1/2Ágnes BánfaiHUN
27 r1/2Katalin Makray-SchmittHUN
28 r1/2Kathy GleasonUSA
29 r1/2Kayoko HashiguchiJPN
30 r1/2Joyce TanacUSA
=31 r1/2Taniko MitsukuriJPN
=31 r1/2Linda MethenyUSA
=31 r1/2Marlies StegemannFRG
=31 r1/2Márta Tolnai-ErdősHUN
35 r1/2Evelyne LetourneurFRA
=36 r1/2Cathy RigbyUSA
=36 r1/2Irmi KrauserFRG
38 r1/2Vanya MarinovaBUL
=39 r1/2Jacqueline BrisepierreFRA
=39 r1/2Adriana BiagiottiITA
=39 r1/2Katalin Müller-SzállHUN
=42 r1/2Solveig AnderssonSWE
=42 r1/2Ilona BékésiHUN
=44 r1/2Łucja OchmańskaPOL
=44 r1/2Jennifer DiachunCAN
=46 r1/2Nataša ŠljepicaYUG
=46 r1/2Angelika KernFRG
=46 r1/2Rose-Marie HolmSWE
=49 r1/2Marie LundqvistSWE
=49 r1/2Daniela MaccelliITA
=51 r1/2Barbara ZiębaPOL
=51 r1/2Petra JebramFRG
=53 r1/2Colleen MulvihillUSA
=53 r1/2Neli StoyanovaBUL
=53 r1/2Anna SteinFRG
=53 r1/2Rayna AtanasovaBUL
=53 r1/2Horta Van HoyeBEL
=58 r1/2Wendy CluffUSA
=58 r1/2Val NorrisAUS
=60 r1/2Gabriella PozzuoloITA
=60 r1/2Vesela PashevaBUL
=60 r1/2Sandra HartleyCAN
63 r1/2Halina DaniecPOL
64 r1/2Helga MatschkurFRG
65 r1/2Wiesława LechPOL
66 r1/2Ann-Mari HvaalNOR
67 r1/2Helga BraathenNOR
=68 r1/2Grażyna WitkowskaPOL
=68 r1/2Teresa McDonnellCAN
=68 r1/2Unni HolmenNOR
=71 r1/2Nicole BourdiauFRA
=71 r1/2Suzanne CloutierCAN
=71 r1/2Esbela da FonsecaPOR
74 r1/2Dominique LauvardFRA
75 r1/2Jill KvammeNOR
=76 r1/2Marilynn MinakerCAN
=76 r1/2Else TrangbækDEN
=78 r1/2Tsagaandorjiin GündegmaaMGL
=78 r1/2Françoise NourryFRA
80 r1/2Wenche SjongNOR
81 r1/2Torunn IsbergNOR
82 r1/2Christiane GoethalsBEL
83 r1/2Miriam VillaciánCUB
84 r1/2Małgorzata ChojnackaPOL
=85 r1/2Margaret BellGBR
=85 r1/2Mary PrestidgeGBR
=87 r1/2Suzette BlancoCUB
=87 r1/2Nereida BautaCUB
89 r1/2Nancy AldamaCUB
90 r1/2Julieta SáenzMEX
91 r1/2Rosario BrionesMEX
92 r1/2María Elena RamírezMEX
93 r1/2Zulema BregadoCUB
94 r1/2María Luisa MoralesMEX
95 r1/2Yadamsürengiin TuyaaMGL
96 r1/2Yolanda VegaCUB
97 r1/2Dorjiin NorolkhooMGL
98 r1/2Yu Mai-LeeTPE
99 r1/2Rosa Linda PuenteMEX
100 r1/2Laura RiveraMEX
101 r1/2Hong Tai-KwaiTPE

Qualifying (21 – 23 October 1968 — 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.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsCEPOEP
1Věra ČáslavskáTCH19.759.909.85Q
2Erika ZucholdGDR19.659.809.85Q
=3Marianna KrajčírováTCH19.459.759.70Q
=3Nataliya KuchinskayaURS19.459.759.70Q
5Zinaida VoroninaURS19.409.759.65Q
6Miroslava SkleničkováTCH19.359.709.65Q
7Magdalena SchmidtGDR19.309.659.65
=8Karin JanzGDR19.209.709.50
=8Larisa PetrikURS19.209.709.50
=10Ute StarkeGDR19.159.609.55
=10Olga KarasyovaURS19.159.659.50
12Miyuki MatsuhisaJPN19.109.559.55
=13Hana LiškováTCH19.009.609.40
=13Jána Kubičková-PosnerováTCH19.009.609.40
=13Marianne NoackGDR19.009.509.50
16Lyubov BurdaURS18.959.609.35
=17Maritta BauerschmidtGDR18.909.459.45
=17Kazue HanyuJPN18.909.509.40
=17Chieko OdaJPN18.909.409.50
=20Lyudmila TurishchevaURS18.859.609.25
=20Mitsuko KandoriJPN18.859.359.50
=20Anikó Ducza-JánosiHUN18.859.509.35
23Mireille CayreFRA18.759.409.35
=24Bohumila ŘimnáčováTCH18.709.559.15
=24Mariya KarashkaBUL18.709.459.25
=24Ágnes BánfaiHUN18.709.309.40
27Katalin Makray-SchmittHUN18.659.359.30
28Kathy GleasonUSA18.609.309.30
29Kayoko HashiguchiJPN18.559.359.20
30Joyce TanacUSA18.459.259.20
=31Taniko MitsukuriJPN18.409.558.85
=31Linda MethenyUSA18.409.359.05
=31Marlies StegemannFRG18.409.409.00
=31Márta Tolnai-ErdősHUN18.409.209.20
35Evelyne LetourneurFRA18.359.408.95
=36Cathy RigbyUSA18.309.209.10
=36Irmi KrauserFRG18.309.309.00
38Vanya MarinovaBUL18.259.109.15
=39Jacqueline BrisepierreFRA18.209.258.95
=39Adriana BiagiottiITA18.209.159.05
=39Katalin Müller-SzállHUN18.209.258.95
=42Solveig AnderssonSWE18.109.109.00
=42Ilona BékésiHUN18.109.258.85
=44Łucja OchmańskaPOL18.059.358.70
=44Jennifer DiachunCAN18.059.208.85
=46Nataša ŠljepicaYUG18.009.158.85
=46Angelika KernFRG18.009.108.90
=46Rose-Marie HolmSWE18.008.859.15
=49Marie LundqvistSWE17.959.108.85
=49Daniela MaccelliITA17.959.058.90
=51Barbara ZiębaPOL17.909.058.85
=51Petra JebramFRG17.909.058.85
=53Colleen MulvihillUSA17.858.958.90
=53Neli StoyanovaBUL17.858.908.95
=53Anna SteinFRG17.859.208.65
=53Rayna AtanasovaBUL17.859.008.85
=53Horta Van HoyeBEL17.859.008.85
=58Wendy CluffUSA17.809.058.75
=58Val NorrisAUS17.808.858.95
=60Gabriella PozzuoloITA17.758.958.80
=60Vesela PashevaBUL17.758.908.85
=60Sandra HartleyCAN17.759.108.65
63Halina DaniecPOL17.708.808.90
64Helga MatschkurFRG17.659.158.50
65Wiesława LechPOL17.558.958.60
66Ann-Mari HvaalNOR17.508.908.60
67Helga BraathenNOR17.458.808.65
=68Grażyna WitkowskaPOL17.408.758.65
=68Teresa McDonnellCAN17.408.858.55
=68Unni HolmenNOR17.408.958.45
=71Nicole BourdiauFRA17.358.758.60
=71Suzanne CloutierCAN17.358.908.45
=71Esbela da FonsecaPOR17.358.958.40
74Dominique LauvardFRA17.308.858.45
75Jill KvammeNOR17.258.758.50
=76Marilynn MinakerCAN17.208.608.60
=76Else TrangbækDEN17.208.258.95
=78Tsagaandorjiin GündegmaaMGL17.158.558.60
=78Françoise NourryFRA17.158.758.40
80Wenche SjongNOR17.108.808.30
81Torunn IsbergNOR17.008.658.35
82Christiane GoethalsBEL16.908.508.40
83Miriam VillaciánCUB16.858.408.45
84Małgorzata ChojnackaPOL16.758.358.40
=85Margaret BellGBR16.308.108.20
=85Mary PrestidgeGBR16.308.258.05
=87Suzette BlancoCUB16.207.908.30
=87Nereida BautaCUB16.208.407.80
89Nancy AldamaCUB16.158.158.00
90Julieta SáenzMEX15.957.958.00
91Rosario BrionesMEX15.807.907.90
92María Elena RamírezMEX15.707.857.85
93Zulema BregadoCUB15.608.007.60
94María Luisa MoralesMEX15.207.857.35
95Yadamsürengiin TuyaaMGL14.606.807.80
96Yolanda VegaCUB14.107.506.60
97Dorjiin NorolkhooMGL13.706.906.80
98Yu Mai-LeeTPE13.606.507.10
99Rosa Linda PuenteMEX13.356.706.65
100Laura RiveraMEX12.456.705.75
101Hong Tai-KwaiTPE12.106.355.75

Final (25 October 1968 — 19:00)

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsQP(50%)FP
1Věra ČáslavskáTCH19.7759.8759.90
2Erika ZucholdGDR19.6259.8259.80
3Zinaida VoroninaURS19.5009.7009.80
4Marianna KrajčírováTCH19.4759.7259.75
5Nataliya KuchinskayaURS19.3759.7259.65
6Miroslava SkleničkováTCH19.3259.6759.65