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Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's vault

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Women's vault
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karin Janz  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erika Zuchold  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ludmila Tourischeva  Soviet Union
← 1968
1976 ⊟

These are the results of the women's vault competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The qualification and final rounds took place on August 27, 28 and 31st at the Sports Hall.

Results

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Qualification

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One-hundred eighteen gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on August 27 and 28. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 31.

Final

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Rank Gymnast C O Prelim Final Total
 Karin Janz (GDR) 9.450 9.800 9.625 9.900 19.525
 Erika Zuchold (GDR) 9.450 9.700 9.575 9.700 19.275
 Ludmila Tourischeva (URS) 9.600 9.700 9.650 9.600 19.250
4  Lyubov Burda (URS) 9.500 9.550 9.525 9.700 19.225
5  Olga Korbut (URS) 9.450 9.600 9.525 9.650 19.175
6  Tamara Lazakovich (URS) 9.600 9.300 9.450 9.600 19.050

References

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