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Horse Vault, Women

Date	30 July – 5 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Participants	65 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.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	19.875	Gold
2	Mary Lou Retton	USA	19.850	Silver
3	Lavinia Agache	ROU	19.750	Bronze
4	Tracee Talavera	USA	19.700
5	Zhou Ping	CHN	19.500
=6	Kelly Brown	CAN	19.425
=6	Brigitta Lehmann	FRG	19.425
8	Chen Yongyan	CHN	19.300
=5 r1/2	Kathy Johnson	USA	–
=8 r1/2	Laura Cutina	ROU	–
=8 r1/2	Mihaela Stănuleț	ROU	–
=8 r1/2	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	–
=11 r1/2	Zhou Qiurui	CHN	–
=11 r1/2	Julianne McNamara	USA	–
=13 r1/2	Michelle Dusserre	USA	–
15 r1/2	Simona Păuca	ROU	–
=16 r1/2	Pam Bileck	USA	–
=18 r1/2	Romi Kessler	SUI	–
=18 r1/2	Elke Heine	FRG	–
20 r1/2	Ma Yanhong	CHN	–
=21 r1/2	Tokie Kawase	JPN	–
=21 r1/2	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	–
=21 r1/2	Andrea Thomas	CAN	–
=21 r1/2	Sally Larner	GBR	–
=21 r1/2	Huang Qun	CHN	–
=26 r1/2	Laura Muñoz	ESP	–
=26 r1/2	Anja Wilhelm	FRG	–
=28 r1/2	Bonnie Wittmeier	CAN	–
=28 r1/2	Gigi Zosa	CAN	–
=28 r1/2	Kathy Williams	GBR	–
=28 r1/2	Hayley Price	GBR	–
=32 r1/2	Amanda Harrison	GBR	–
=32 r1/2	Wu Jiani	CHN	–
=34 r1/2	Monika Beer	SUI	–
=34 r1/2	Maiko Morio	JPN	–
=36 r1/2	Corinne Ragazzacci	FRA	–
=36 r1/2	Astrid Beckers	FRG	–
=36 r1/2	Angela Golz	FRG	–
=36 r1/2	Jessica Tudos	CAN	–
=40 r1/2	Lee Jeong-Hui	KOR	–
=40 r1/2	Marta Artigas	ESP	–
=40 r1/2	Laura Bortolaso	ITA	–
=40 r1/2	Susi Latanzio	SUI	–
=40 r1/2	Natalie Seiler	SUI	–
=45 r1/2	Chihiro Oyagi	JPN	–
=45 r1/2	Heike Schwarm	FRG	–
=45 r1/2	Ana Manso	ESP	–
=48 r1/2	Bettina Ernst	SUI	–
=48 r1/2	Natalie Davies	GBR	–
=50 r1/2	Sim Jae-Yeong	KOR	–
=50 r1/2	Ayami Yukimori	JPN	–
=50 r1/2	Florence Laborderie	FRA	–
=50 r1/2	Virginia Navarro	ESP	–
=50 r1/2	Margot Estévez	ESP	–
55 r1/2	Lisa Young	GBR	–
=56 r1/2	Anita Botnen	CAN	–
=56 r1/2	Tatiana Figueirêdo	BRA	–
=56 r1/2	Irene Martínez	ESP	–
59 r1/2	Limor Fridman	ISR	–
60 r1/2	Marisa Jervella	SUI	–
61 r1/2	Sae Watanabe	JPN	–
62 r1/2	Kellie Wilson	AUS	–
63 r1/2	Kerry Battersby	AUS	–
64 r1/2	Nancy Goldsmith	ISR	–
65 r1/2	Lena Adomat	SWE	–

Final (5 August 1984 — 17:30-19:30)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	19.875	9.950	9.925
2	Mary Lou Retton	USA	19.850	9.950	9.900
3	Lavinia Agache	ROU	19.750	9.900	9.850
4	Tracee Talavera	USA	19.700	9.850	9.850
5	Zhou Ping	CHN	19.500	9.825	9.675
=6	Kelly Brown	CAN	19.425	9.750	9.675
=6	Brigitta Lehmann	FRG	19.425	9.700	9.725
8	Chen Yongyan	CHN	19.300	9.825	9.475

Qualifying (30 July 1984)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
=1	Mary Lou Retton	USA	19.90	9.90	10.00	Q
=1	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	19.90	9.90	10.00	Q
3	Lavinia Agache	ROU	19.80	9.90	9.90	Q
4	Tracee Talavera	USA	19.70	9.80	9.90	Q
=5	Chen Yongyan	CHN	19.65	9.90	9.75	Q
=5	Zhou Ping	CHN	19.65	9.90	9.75	Q
=5	Kathy Johnson	USA	19.65	9.85	9.80
=8	Laura Cutina	ROU	19.60	9.80	9.80
=8	Mihaela Stănuleț	ROU	19.60	9.80	9.80
=8	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	19.60	9.70	9.90
=11	Zhou Qiurui	CHN	19.55	9.85	9.70
=11	Julianne McNamara	USA	19.55	9.80	9.75
=13	Michelle Dusserre	USA	19.50	9.80	9.70
=13	Brigitta Lehmann	FRG	19.50	9.70	9.80	q
15	Simona Păuca	ROU	19.45	9.80	9.65
=16	Pam Bileck	USA	19.40	9.80	9.60
=16	Kelly Brown	CAN	19.40	9.80	9.60	q
=18	Romi Kessler	SUI	19.35	9.75	9.60
=18	Elke Heine	FRG	19.35	9.65	9.70
20	Ma Yanhong	CHN	19.30	9.65	9.65
=21	Tokie Kawase	JPN	19.25	9.75	9.50
=21	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	19.25	9.75	9.50
=21	Andrea Thomas	CAN	19.25	9.70	9.55
=21	Sally Larner	GBR	19.25	9.65	9.60
=21	Huang Qun	CHN	19.25	9.60	9.65
=26	Laura Muñoz	ESP	19.20	9.55	9.65
=26	Anja Wilhelm	FRG	19.20	9.55	9.65
=28	Bonnie Wittmeier	CAN	19.15	9.75	9.40
=28	Gigi Zosa	CAN	19.15	9.60	9.55
=28	Kathy Williams	GBR	19.15	9.55	9.60
=28	Hayley Price	GBR	19.15	9.40	9.75
=32	Amanda Harrison	GBR	19.10	9.50	9.60
=32	Wu Jiani	CHN	19.10	9.40	9.70
=34	Monika Beer	SUI	19.05	9.65	9.40
=34	Maiko Morio	JPN	19.05	9.60	9.45
=36	Corinne Ragazzacci	FRA	19.00	9.65	9.35
=36	Astrid Beckers	FRG	19.00	9.55	9.45
=36	Angela Golz	FRG	19.00	9.50	9.50
=36	Jessica Tudos	CAN	19.00	9.50	9.50
=40	Lee Jeong-Hui	KOR	18.95	9.65	9.30
=40	Marta Artigas	ESP	18.95	9.60	9.35
=40	Laura Bortolaso	ITA	18.95	9.55	9.40
=40	Susi Latanzio	SUI	18.95	9.55	9.40
=40	Natalie Seiler	SUI	18.95	9.55	9.40
=45	Chihiro Oyagi	JPN	18.90	9.70	9.20
=45	Heike Schwarm	FRG	18.90	9.55	9.35
=45	Ana Manso	ESP	18.90	9.35	9.55
=48	Bettina Ernst	SUI	18.85	9.55	9.30
=48	Natalie Davies	GBR	18.85	9.40	9.45
=50	Sim Jae-Yeong	KOR	18.80	9.60	9.20
=50	Ayami Yukimori	JPN	18.80	9.50	9.30
=50	Florence Laborderie	FRA	18.80	9.40	9.40
=50	Virginia Navarro	ESP	18.80	9.40	9.40
=50	Margot Estévez	ESP	18.80	9.35	9.45
55	Lisa Young	GBR	18.70	9.35	9.35
=56	Anita Botnen	CAN	18.65	9.50	9.15
=56	Tatiana Figueirêdo	BRA	18.65	9.45	9.20
=56	Irene Martínez	ESP	18.65	9.45	9.20
59	Limor Fridman	ISR	18.60	9.30	9.30
60	Marisa Jervella	SUI	18.55	9.45	9.10
61	Sae Watanabe	JPN	18.50	9.80	8.70
62	Kellie Wilson	AUS	18.40	9.40	9.00
63	Kerry Battersby	AUS	18.35	9.30	9.05
64	Nancy Goldsmith	ISR	18.30	9.20	9.10
65	Lena Adomat	SWE	18.10	8.85	9.25