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Horse Vault, Women

Date	27 – 31 August 1972 — 20:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Sporthalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	118 from 23 countries

The format was similar to 1964 and 1968, 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. The six finalists were all from East Germany and the Soviet Union. Lyudmila Turishcheva led in the team all-around qualifying but struggled in the final, and would place third. Gold and silver went to East Germans Karin Janz and Erika Zuchold, respectively. They were the two leaders of the GDR team, with Janz winning five medals and two golds in München, and Zuchold winning three silver medals. At the 1970 World Championships, Zuchold had won the gold medal with Janz taking silver, and Turishcheva the bronze.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Karin Janz	GDR	19.525	Gold
2	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.275	Silver
3	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.250	Bronze
4	Lyubov Burda	URS	19.225
5	Olga Korbut	URS	19.175
6	Tamara Lazakovich	URS	19.050
=7 r1/1	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	–
=7 r1/1	Irene Abel	GDR	–
9 r1/1	Elvira Saadi	URS	–
10 r1/1	Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová	TCH	–
11 r1/1	Christine Schmitt	GDR	–
=12 r1/1	Maya Blagoeva	BUL	–
=12 r1/1	Antanina Koshal	URS	–
14 r1/1	Zdena Dorňáková	TCH	–
15 r1/1	Anikó Kéry	HUN	–
=16 r1/1	Soňa Brázdová	TCH	–
=16 r1/1	Mónika Császár	HUN	–
=16 r1/1	Marcela Váchová	TCH	–
=19 r1/1	Hana Lišková	TCH	–
=19 r1/1	Uta Schorn	FRG	–
=19 r1/1	Ilona Békési	HUN	–
=22 r1/1	Cathy Rigby	USA	–
=22 r1/1	Márta Kelemen	HUN	–
=22 r1/1	Alina Goreac	ROU	–
=22 r1/1	Paula Ioan	ROU	–
=26 r1/1	Kimberly Chace	USA	–
=26 r1/1	Zdenka Bujnáčková	TCH	–
=28 r1/1	Nancy Thies	USA	–
=28 r1/1	Linda Metheny	USA	–
=28 r1/1	Roxanne Pierce	USA	–
=28 r1/1	Käthi Fritschi	SUI	–
=28 r1/1	Ans van Gerwen	NED	–
=33 r1/1	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	–
=33 r1/1	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	–
=35 r1/1	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	–
=35 r1/1	Elisabeta Turcu	ROU	–
=37 r1/1	Łucja Matraszek	POL	–
=37 r1/1	Joan Moore	USA	–
=37 r1/1	Zsuzsa Nagy	HUN	–
=37 r1/1	Ingrid Santer	FRG	–
=37 r1/1	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	–
=37 r1/1	Takako Hasegawa	JPN	–
=37 r1/1	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	–
=44 r1/1	Patrizia Bazzi	SUI	–
=44 r1/1	Eiko Hirashima	JPN	–
=46 r1/1	Ulrike Weyh	FRG	–
=46 r1/1	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	–
=46 r1/1	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	–
=49 r1/1	Elena Georgieva	BUL	–
=49 r1/1	Andrea Niederheide	FRG	–
51 r1/1	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	–
=52 r1/1	Susan Buchanan	CAN	–
=52 r1/1	Unni Holmen	NOR	–
=52 r1/1	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	–
=52 r1/1	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	–
=56 r1/1	Richarda Schmeißer	GDR	–
=56 r1/1	Danuta Lubowska	POL	–
=56 r1/1	Marcela Păunescu	ROU	–
=59 r1/1	Irina Hitrova	BUL	–
=59 r1/1	Reneta Tsvetkova	BUL	–
=61 r1/1	Marie Björk	SWE	–
=61 r1/1	Angelika Kern	FRG	–
=61 r1/1	Mireille Cayre	FRA	–
=61 r1/1	Jenny Sunderland	AUS	–
=65 r1/1	Slaviča Kundačina	YUG	–
=65 r1/1	Linda Toorop	NED	–
=65 r1/1	Ans Dekker	NED	–
=65 r1/1	Joanna Bartosz	POL	–
=69 r1/1	Véronique Tilmont	FRA	–
=69 r1/1	Marieta Ilieva	BUL	–
=69 r1/1	Małgorzata Barlak-Kamasińska	POL	–
=69 r1/1	Ikina Morsch	NED	–
=69 r1/1	Dianne Foote	NZL	–
=69 r1/1	Kayoko Saka	JPN	–
=75 r1/1	Nel van der Voort	NED	–
=75 r1/1	Sharon Tsukamoto	CAN	–
=75 r1/1	Toshiko Miyamoto	JPN	–
=78 r1/1	Evdokiya Pandezova	BUL	–
=78 r1/1	Nadine Audin	FRA	–
=78 r1/1	Sidsel Ekholdt	NOR	–
=81 r1/1	Nataša Bajin-Šljepica	YUG	–
=81 r1/1	Gro Sandberg	NOR	–
=81 r1/1	Trine Andresen	NOR	–
=84 r1/1	Liselotte Marti	SUI	–
=84 r1/1	Pascale Hermant	FRA	–
=84 r1/1	Danuta Fidusiewicz-Prusinowska	POL	–
=84 r1/1	Jill Schau	NOR	–
88 r1/1	Marija Težak	YUG	–
=89 r1/1	Patricia García	MEX	–
=89 r1/1	Nevenka Puškarević	YUG	–
=91 r1/1	Gabriella Marchi	ITA	–
=91 r1/1	Monica Stefani	ITA	–
=91 r1/1	Margo Velema	NED	–
=91 r1/1	Dorota Klencz	POL	–
=95 r1/1	Jacqueline Sievert	SUI	–
=95 r1/1	Bente Hansen	NOR	–
=97 r1/1	Patricia Ollinger	MEX	–
=97 r1/1	Olga Bumbić	YUG	–
=97 r1/1	Angela Alberti	ITA	–
=97 r1/1	María Antonieta Hernández	MEX	–
101 r1/1	Erna Havelka	YUG	–
=102 r1/1	Christine Steger	SUI	–
=102 r1/1	Ana María Casas	MEX	–
=102 r1/1	Hilda Amezaga	MEX	–
=105 r1/1	Catherine Daugé	FRA	–
=105 r1/1	Cinzia Delisi	ITA	–
107 r1/1	Elaine Willett	GBR	–
108 r1/1	Avril Lennox	GBR	–
109 r1/1	Pamela Hutchinson	GBR	–
110 r1/1	Maria Grazia Mancuso	ITA	–
111 r1/1	Laura Rivera	MEX	–
=112 r1/1	Judith Steiger	SUI	–
=112 r1/1	Barbara Alred	GBR	–
114 r1/1	Pepita Sánchez	ESP	–
115 r1/1	Pam Hopkins	GBR	–
116 r1/1	Rita Peri	ITA	–
117 r1/1	Yvonne Mugridge	GBR	–
118 r1/1	Elvire Gertosio	FRA	–

Final (31 August 1972 — 20:00)

Top six on each apparatus in individual all-around advanced to apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Karin Janz	GDR	19.525	9.625	9.90
2	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.275	9.575	9.70
3	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.250	9.650	9.60
4	Lyubov Burda	URS	19.225	9.525	9.70
5	Olga Korbut	URS	19.175	9.525	9.65
6	Tamara Lazakovich	URS	19.050	9.450	9.60

Qualifying (27 August 1972)

Top six on each apparatus in individual all-around advanced to apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.30	9.60	9.70	Q
2	Karin Janz	GDR	19.25	9.45	9.80	Q
3	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.15	9.45	9.70	Q
=4	Lyubov Burda	URS	19.05	9.50	9.55	Q
=4	Olga Korbut	URS	19.05	9.45	9.60	Q
6	Tamara Lazakovich	URS	18.90	9.60	9.30	Q
=7	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	18.85	9.35	9.50
=7	Irene Abel	GDR	18.85	9.30	9.55
9	Elvira Saadi	URS	18.80	9.40	9.40
10	Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová	TCH	18.70	9.30	9.40
11	Christine Schmitt	GDR	18.65	9.30	9.35
=12	Maya Blagoeva	BUL	18.60	9.30	9.30
=12	Antanina Koshal	URS	18.60	9.20	9.40
14	Zdena Dorňáková	TCH	18.55	9.30	9.25
15	Anikó Kéry	HUN	18.40	9.00	9.40
=16	Soňa Brázdová	TCH	18.35	9.20	9.15
=16	Mónika Császár	HUN	18.35	9.05	9.30
=16	Marcela Váchová	TCH	18.35	9.00	9.35
=19	Hana Lišková	TCH	18.30	9.15	9.15
=19	Uta Schorn	FRG	18.30	8.90	9.40
=19	Ilona Békési	HUN	18.30	8.90	9.40
=22	Cathy Rigby	USA	18.25	9.10	9.15
=22	Márta Kelemen	HUN	18.25	8.90	9.35
=22	Alina Goreac	ROU	18.25	8.90	9.35
=22	Paula Ioan	ROU	18.25	8.90	9.35
=26	Kimberly Chace	USA	18.20	9.10	9.10
=26	Zdenka Bujnáčková	TCH	18.20	9.00	9.20
=28	Nancy Thies	USA	18.15	9.05	9.10
=28	Linda Metheny	USA	18.15	8.95	9.20
=28	Roxanne Pierce	USA	18.15	8.90	9.25
=28	Käthi Fritschi	SUI	18.15	8.85	9.30
=28	Ans van Gerwen	NED	18.15	8.85	9.30
=33	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	18.10	8.95	9.15
=33	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	18.10	8.85	9.25
=35	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	18.05	8.85	9.20
=35	Elisabeta Turcu	ROU	18.05	8.85	9.20
=37	Łucja Matraszek	POL	18.00	8.90	9.10
=37	Joan Moore	USA	18.00	8.90	9.10
=37	Zsuzsa Nagy	HUN	18.00	8.85	9.15
=37	Ingrid Santer	FRG	18.00	8.80	9.20
=37	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	18.00	8.80	9.20
=37	Takako Hasegawa	JPN	18.00	8.80	9.20
=37	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	18.00	8.70	9.30
=44	Patrizia Bazzi	SUI	17.95	8.95	9.00
=44	Eiko Hirashima	JPN	17.95	8.80	9.15
=46	Ulrike Weyh	FRG	17.90	8.90	9.00
=46	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	17.90	8.80	9.10
=46	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	17.90	8.70	9.20
=49	Elena Georgieva	BUL	17.85	9.00	8.85
=49	Andrea Niederheide	FRG	17.85	8.95	8.90
51	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	17.80	8.70	9.10
=52	Susan Buchanan	CAN	17.75	8.75	9.00
=52	Unni Holmen	NOR	17.75	8.70	9.05
=52	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	17.75	8.70	9.05
=52	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	17.75	8.55	9.20
=56	Richarda Schmeißer	GDR	17.70	9.25	8.45
=56	Danuta Lubowska	POL	17.70	8.60	9.10
=56	Marcela Păunescu	ROU	17.70	8.50	9.20
=59	Irina Hitrova	BUL	17.65	8.95	8.70
=59	Reneta Tsvetkova	BUL	17.65	8.90	8.75
=61	Marie Björk	SWE	17.60	8.80	8.80
=61	Angelika Kern	FRG	17.60	8.70	8.90
=61	Mireille Cayre	FRA	17.60	8.65	8.95
=61	Jenny Sunderland	AUS	17.60	8.65	8.95
=65	Slaviča Kundačina	YUG	17.55	8.80	8.75
=65	Linda Toorop	NED	17.55	8.75	8.80
=65	Ans Dekker	NED	17.55	8.70	8.85
=65	Joanna Bartosz	POL	17.55	8.65	8.90
=69	Véronique Tilmont	FRA	17.50	8.80	8.70
=69	Marieta Ilieva	BUL	17.50	8.75	8.75
=69	Małgorzata Barlak-Kamasińska	POL	17.50	8.70	8.80
=69	Ikina Morsch	NED	17.50	8.70	8.80
=69	Dianne Foote	NZL	17.50	8.60	8.90
=69	Kayoko Saka	JPN	17.50	8.55	8.95
=75	Nel van der Voort	NED	17.45	8.70	8.75
=75	Sharon Tsukamoto	CAN	17.45	8.60	8.85
=75	Toshiko Miyamoto	JPN	17.45	8.55	8.90
=78	Evdokiya Pandezova	BUL	17.40	9.00	8.40
=78	Nadine Audin	FRA	17.40	8.60	8.80
=78	Sidsel Ekholdt	NOR	17.40	8.55	8.85
=81	Nataša Bajin-Šljepica	YUG	17.35	8.75	8.60
=81	Gro Sandberg	NOR	17.35	8.60	8.75
=81	Trine Andresen	NOR	17.35	8.60	8.75
=84	Liselotte Marti	SUI	17.30	8.65	8.65
=84	Pascale Hermant	FRA	17.30	8.65	8.65
=84	Danuta Fidusiewicz-Prusinowska	POL	17.30	8.60	8.70
=84	Jill Schau	NOR	17.30	8.45	8.85
88	Marija Težak	YUG	17.25	8.55	8.70
=89	Patricia García	MEX	17.20	8.60	8.60
=89	Nevenka Puškarević	YUG	17.20	8.55	8.65
=91	Gabriella Marchi	ITA	17.15	8.80	8.35
=91	Monica Stefani	ITA	17.15	8.70	8.45
=91	Margo Velema	NED	17.15	8.60	8.55
=91	Dorota Klencz	POL	17.15	8.40	8.75
=95	Jacqueline Sievert	SUI	17.10	8.45	8.65
=95	Bente Hansen	NOR	17.10	8.30	8.80
=97	Patricia Ollinger	MEX	17.05	8.70	8.35
=97	Olga Bumbić	YUG	17.05	8.65	8.40
=97	Angela Alberti	ITA	17.05	8.60	8.45
=97	María Antonieta Hernández	MEX	17.05	8.40	8.65
101	Erna Havelka	YUG	17.00	8.55	8.45
=102	Christine Steger	SUI	16.95	8.60	8.35
=102	Ana María Casas	MEX	16.95	8.45	8.50
=102	Hilda Amezaga	MEX	16.95	8.40	8.55
=105	Catherine Daugé	FRA	16.90	8.60	8.30
=105	Cinzia Delisi	ITA	16.90	8.55	8.35
107	Elaine Willett	GBR	16.80	8.45	8.35
108	Avril Lennox	GBR	16.75	8.25	8.50
109	Pamela Hutchinson	GBR	16.70	8.40	8.30
110	Maria Grazia Mancuso	ITA	16.65	8.40	8.25
111	Laura Rivera	MEX	16.60	8.25	8.35
=112	Judith Steiger	SUI	16.50	8.40	8.10
=112	Barbara Alred	GBR	16.50	8.10	8.40
114	Pepita Sánchez	ESP	16.45	8.00	8.45
115	Pam Hopkins	GBR	16.10	7.50	8.60
116	Rita Peri	ITA	16.05	8.55	7.50
117	Yvonne Mugridge	GBR	14.60	6.10	8.50
118	Elvire Gertosio	FRA	8.50	8.50	0.00