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Vault, Women

Date	21 – 25 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Auditorio Nacional, Ciudad de México
Participants	101 from 24 countries
Referee	Andreina Gotta	ITA

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 programme.

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 Ciudad de México, 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.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.775	Gold
2	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.625	Silver
3	Zinaida Voronina	URS	19.500	Bronze
4	Marianna Krajčírová	TCH	19.475
5	Nataliya Kuchinskaya	URS	19.375
6	Miroslava Skleničková	TCH	19.325
7 r1/2	Magdalena Schmidt	GDR	–
=8 r1/2	Karin Janz	GDR	–
=8 r1/2	Larisa Petrik	URS	–
=10 r1/2	Ute Starke	GDR	–
=10 r1/2	Olga Karasyova	URS	–
12 r1/2	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	–
=13 r1/2	Hana Lišková	TCH	–
=13 r1/2	Jána Kubičková-Posnerová	TCH	–
=13 r1/2	Marianne Noack	GDR	–
16 r1/2	Lyubov Burda	URS	–
=17 r1/2	Maritta Bauerschmidt	GDR	–
=17 r1/2	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	–
=17 r1/2	Chieko Oda	JPN	–
=20 r1/2	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	–
=20 r1/2	Mitsuko Kandori	JPN	–
=20 r1/2	Anikó Ducza-Jánosi	HUN	–
23 r1/2	Mireille Cayre	FRA	–
=24 r1/2	Bohumila Řimnáčová	TCH	–
=24 r1/2	Mariya Karashka	BUL	–
=24 r1/2	Ágnes Bánfai	HUN	–
27 r1/2	Katalin Makray-Schmitt	HUN	–
28 r1/2	Kathy Gleason	USA	–
29 r1/2	Kayoko Hashiguchi	JPN	–
30 r1/2	Joyce Tanac	USA	–
=31 r1/2	Taniko Mitsukuri	JPN	–
=31 r1/2	Linda Metheny	USA	–
=31 r1/2	Marlies Stegemann	FRG	–
=31 r1/2	Márta Tolnai-Erdős	HUN	–
35 r1/2	Evelyne Letourneur	FRA	–
=36 r1/2	Cathy Rigby	USA	–
=36 r1/2	Irmi Krauser	FRG	–
38 r1/2	Vanya Marinova	BUL	–
=39 r1/2	Jacqueline Brisepierre	FRA	–
=39 r1/2	Adriana Biagiotti	ITA	–
=39 r1/2	Katalin Müller-Száll	HUN	–
=42 r1/2	Solveig Andersson	SWE	–
=42 r1/2	Ilona Békési	HUN	–
=44 r1/2	Łucja Ochmańska	POL	–
=44 r1/2	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	–
=46 r1/2	Nataša Šljepica	YUG	–
=46 r1/2	Angelika Kern	FRG	–
=46 r1/2	Rose-Marie Holm	SWE	–
=49 r1/2	Marie Lundqvist	SWE	–
=49 r1/2	Daniela Maccelli	ITA	–
=51 r1/2	Barbara Zięba	POL	–
=51 r1/2	Petra Jebram	FRG	–
=53 r1/2	Colleen Mulvihill	USA	–
=53 r1/2	Neli Stoyanova	BUL	–
=53 r1/2	Anna Stein	FRG	–
=53 r1/2	Rayna Atanasova	BUL	–
=53 r1/2	Horta Van Hoye	BEL	–
=58 r1/2	Wendy Cluff	USA	–
=58 r1/2	Val Norris	AUS	–
=60 r1/2	Gabriella Pozzuolo	ITA	–
=60 r1/2	Vesela Pasheva	BUL	–
=60 r1/2	Sandra Hartley	CAN	–
63 r1/2	Halina Daniec	POL	–
64 r1/2	Helga Matschkur	FRG	–
65 r1/2	Wiesława Lech	POL	–
66 r1/2	Ann-Mari Hvaal	NOR	–
67 r1/2	Helga Braathen	NOR	–
=68 r1/2	Grażyna Witkowska	POL	–
=68 r1/2	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	–
=68 r1/2	Unni Holmen	NOR	–
=71 r1/2	Nicole Bourdiau	FRA	–
=71 r1/2	Suzanne Cloutier	CAN	–
=71 r1/2	Esbela da Fonseca	POR	–
74 r1/2	Dominique Lauvard	FRA	–
75 r1/2	Jill Kvamme	NOR	–
=76 r1/2	Marilynn Minaker	CAN	–
=76 r1/2	Else Trangbæk	DEN	–
=78 r1/2	Tsagaandorjiin Gündegmaa	MGL	–
=78 r1/2	Françoise Nourry	FRA	–
80 r1/2	Wenche Sjong	NOR	–
81 r1/2	Torunn Isberg	NOR	–
82 r1/2	Christiane Goethals	BEL	–
83 r1/2	Miriam Villacián	CUB	–
84 r1/2	Małgorzata Chojnacka	POL	–
=85 r1/2	Maggie Bell	GBR	–
=85 r1/2	Mary Prestidge	GBR	–
=87 r1/2	Suzette Blanco	CUB	–
=87 r1/2	Nereida Bauta	CUB	–
89 r1/2	Nancy Aldama	CUB	–
90 r1/2	Julieta Sáenz	MEX	–
91 r1/2	Rosario Briones	MEX	–
92 r1/2	María Elena Ramírez	MEX	–
93 r1/2	Zulema Bregado	CUB	–
94 r1/2	María Luisa Morales	MEX	–
95 r1/2	Yadamsürengiin Tuyaa	MGL	–
96 r1/2	Yolanda Vega	CUB	–
97 r1/2	Dorjiin Norolkhoo	MGL	–
98 r1/2	Yu Mai-Lee	TPE	–
99 r1/2	Rosa Linda Puente	MEX	–
100 r1/2	Laura Rivera	MEX	–
101 r1/2	Hong Tai-Kwai	TPE	–

Qualifying Round

Date	21 – 23 October 1968 — 08:30-17:00
Format	Top 6 on horse vault in team all-around advanced to apparatus final. 50% of qualifying score added to optional exercise done in finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points	Compulsory Exercise Points	Optional Exercise Points
1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.75	9.90	9.85	Q
2	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.65	9.80	9.85	Q
=3	Marianna Krajčírová	TCH	19.45	9.75	9.70	Q
=3	Nataliya Kuchinskaya	URS	19.45	9.75	9.70	Q
5	Zinaida Voronina	URS	19.40	9.75	9.65	Q
6	Miroslava Skleničková	TCH	19.35	9.70	9.65	Q
7	Magdalena Schmidt	GDR	19.30	9.65	9.65
=8	Karin Janz	GDR	19.20	9.70	9.50
=8	Larisa Petrik	URS	19.20	9.70	9.50
=10	Ute Starke	GDR	19.15	9.60	9.55
=10	Olga Karasyova	URS	19.15	9.65	9.50
12	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	19.10	9.55	9.55
=13	Hana Lišková	TCH	19.00	9.60	9.40
=13	Jána Kubičková-Posnerová	TCH	19.00	9.60	9.40
=13	Marianne Noack	GDR	19.00	9.50	9.50
16	Lyubov Burda	URS	18.95	9.60	9.35
=17	Maritta Bauerschmidt	GDR	18.90	9.45	9.45
=17	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	18.90	9.50	9.40
=17	Chieko Oda	JPN	18.90	9.40	9.50
=20	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	18.85	9.60	9.25
=20	Mitsuko Kandori	JPN	18.85	9.35	9.50
=20	Anikó Ducza-Jánosi	HUN	18.85	9.50	9.35
23	Mireille Cayre	FRA	18.75	9.40	9.35
=24	Bohumila Řimnáčová	TCH	18.70	9.55	9.15
=24	Mariya Karashka	BUL	18.70	9.45	9.25
=24	Ágnes Bánfai	HUN	18.70	9.30	9.40
27	Katalin Makray-Schmitt	HUN	18.65	9.35	9.30
28	Kathy Gleason	USA	18.60	9.30	9.30
29	Kayoko Hashiguchi	JPN	18.55	9.35	9.20
30	Joyce Tanac	USA	18.45	9.25	9.20
=31	Taniko Mitsukuri	JPN	18.40	9.55	8.85
=31	Linda Metheny	USA	18.40	9.35	9.05
=31	Marlies Stegemann	FRG	18.40	9.40	9.00
=31	Márta Tolnai-Erdős	HUN	18.40	9.20	9.20
35	Evelyne Letourneur	FRA	18.35	9.40	8.95
=36	Cathy Rigby	USA	18.30	9.20	9.10
=36	Irmi Krauser	FRG	18.30	9.30	9.00
38	Vanya Marinova	BUL	18.25	9.10	9.15
=39	Jacqueline Brisepierre	FRA	18.20	9.25	8.95
=39	Adriana Biagiotti	ITA	18.20	9.15	9.05
=39	Katalin Müller-Száll	HUN	18.20	9.25	8.95
=42	Solveig Andersson	SWE	18.10	9.10	9.00
=42	Ilona Békési	HUN	18.10	9.25	8.85
=44	Łucja Ochmańska	POL	18.05	9.35	8.70
=44	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	18.05	9.20	8.85
=46	Nataša Šljepica	YUG	18.00	9.15	8.85
=46	Angelika Kern	FRG	18.00	9.10	8.90
=46	Rose-Marie Holm	SWE	18.00	8.85	9.15
=49	Marie Lundqvist	SWE	17.95	9.10	8.85
=49	Daniela Maccelli	ITA	17.95	9.05	8.90
=51	Barbara Zięba	POL	17.90	9.05	8.85
=51	Petra Jebram	FRG	17.90	9.05	8.85
=53	Colleen Mulvihill	USA	17.85	8.95	8.90
=53	Neli Stoyanova	BUL	17.85	8.90	8.95
=53	Anna Stein	FRG	17.85	9.20	8.65
=53	Rayna Atanasova	BUL	17.85	9.00	8.85
=53	Horta Van Hoye	BEL	17.85	9.00	8.85
=58	Wendy Cluff	USA	17.80	9.05	8.75
=58	Val Norris	AUS	17.80	8.85	8.95
=60	Gabriella Pozzuolo	ITA	17.75	8.95	8.80
=60	Vesela Pasheva	BUL	17.75	8.90	8.85
=60	Sandra Hartley	CAN	17.75	9.10	8.65
63	Halina Daniec	POL	17.70	8.80	8.90
64	Helga Matschkur	FRG	17.65	9.15	8.50
65	Wiesława Lech	POL	17.55	8.95	8.60
66	Ann-Mari Hvaal	NOR	17.50	8.90	8.60
67	Helga Braathen	NOR	17.45	8.80	8.65
=68	Grażyna Witkowska	POL	17.40	8.75	8.65
=68	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	17.40	8.85	8.55
=68	Unni Holmen	NOR	17.40	8.95	8.45
=71	Nicole Bourdiau	FRA	17.35	8.75	8.60
=71	Suzanne Cloutier	CAN	17.35	8.90	8.45
=71	Esbela da Fonseca	POR	17.35	8.95	8.40
74	Dominique Lauvard	FRA	17.30	8.85	8.45
75	Jill Kvamme	NOR	17.25	8.75	8.50
=76	Marilynn Minaker	CAN	17.20	8.60	8.60
=76	Else Trangbæk	DEN	17.20	8.25	8.95
=78	Tsagaandorjiin Gündegmaa	MGL	17.15	8.55	8.60
=78	Françoise Nourry	FRA	17.15	8.75	8.40
80	Wenche Sjong	NOR	17.10	8.80	8.30
81	Torunn Isberg	NOR	17.00	8.65	8.35
82	Christiane Goethals	BEL	16.90	8.50	8.40
83	Miriam Villacián	CUB	16.85	8.40	8.45
84	Małgorzata Chojnacka	POL	16.75	8.35	8.40
=85	Maggie Bell	GBR	16.30	8.10	8.20
=85	Mary Prestidge	GBR	16.30	8.25	8.05
=87	Suzette Blanco	CUB	16.20	7.90	8.30
=87	Nereida Bauta	CUB	16.20	8.40	7.80
89	Nancy Aldama	CUB	16.15	8.15	8.00
90	Julieta Sáenz	MEX	15.95	7.95	8.00
91	Rosario Briones	MEX	15.80	7.90	7.90
92	María Elena Ramírez	MEX	15.70	7.85	7.85
93	Zulema Bregado	CUB	15.60	8.00	7.60
94	María Luisa Morales	MEX	15.20	7.85	7.35
95	Yadamsürengiin Tuyaa	MGL	14.60	6.80	7.80
96	Yolanda Vega	CUB	14.10	7.50	6.60
97	Dorjiin Norolkhoo	MGL	13.70	6.90	6.80
98	Yu Mai-Lee	TPE	13.60	6.50	7.10
99	Rosa Linda Puente	MEX	13.35	6.70	6.65
100	Laura Rivera	MEX	12.45	6.70	5.75
101	Hong Tai-Kwai	TPE	12.10	6.35	5.75

Final

Date	25 October 1968 — 19:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points	Qualifying Points (50%)	Final Points
1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.775	9.875	9.90
2	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.625	9.825	9.80
3	Zinaida Voronina	URS	19.500	9.700	9.80
4	Marianna Krajčírová	TCH	19.475	9.725	9.75
5	Nataliya Kuchinskaya	URS	19.375	9.725	9.65
6	Miroslava Skleničková	TCH	19.325	9.675	9.65