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Horse Vault, Women

Date	21 – 25 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Dvorets sporta, Tsentralny stadion imeni V. I. Lenina, Moskva
Participants	62 from 16 countries

The format was the same as in 1976, with the best six gymnasts in the team all-around advancing to the apparatus final, but only two gymnasts from each nation could advance to the finals. The final apparatus score made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. Nataliya Shaposhnikova (URS) was the best “unknown” gymnast at the 1980 Olympics. She won four medals, with golds in this event and in the team all-around, adding bronzes on floor and the beam. Shaposhnikova placed fourth in the all-around, and on the uneven bars, she was third in qualifying, but could not make the final when the two ahead of her were Soviet teammates. The leaders after team qualifying were East Germans Steffi Kräker and Maxi Gnauck, and Romanian Nadia Comăneci. But Comăneci and Gnauck struggled in the final and placed fifth and sixth, respectively. Kräker won the silver medal followed by Romanian Melita Rühn.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Nataliya Shaposhnikova	URS	19.725	Gold
2	Steffi Kräker	GDR	19.675	Silver
3	Melita Ruhn	ROU	19.650	Bronze
4	Yelena Davydova	URS	19.575
5	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.350
6	Maxi Gnauck	GDR	19.300
=6 r1/1	Birgit Süß	GDR	–
=6 r1/1	Katharina Rensch	GDR	–
=9 r1/1	Rodica Dunca	ROU	–
=9 r1/1	Eva Marečková	TCH	–
=9 r1/1	Mariya Filatova	URS	–
=12 r1/1	Nelli Kim	URS	–
=12 r1/1	Stella Zakharova	URS	–
=12 r1/1	Jana Labáková	TCH	–
=12 r1/1	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	–
=16 r1/1	Emilia Eberle	ROU	–
=16 r1/1	Dumitrița Turner	ROU	–
=16 r1/1	Márta Egervári	HUN	–
=16 r1/1	Erika Flander	HUN	–
=16 r1/1	Krasimira Toneva	BUL	–
21 r1/1	Silviya Topalova	BUL	–
22 r1/1	Yelena Naimushina	URS	–
=23 r1/1	Silvia Hindorff	GDR	–
=23 r1/1	Erika Csányi	HUN	–
=23 r1/1	Galina Marinova	BUL	–
=23 r1/1	Radka Zemanová	TCH	–
=27 r1/1	Kameliya Eftimova	BUL	–
=27 r1/1	Dimitrinka Filipova	BUL	–
29 r1/1	Choe Jong-Sil	PRK	–
30 r1/1	Erzsébet Hanti	HUN	–
=31 r1/1	Karola Sube	GDR	–
=31 r1/1	Łucja Matraszek-Chydzińska	POL	–
=31 r1/1	Katarína Šarišská	TCH	–
34 r1/1	Lenke Almási	HUN	–
=35 r1/1	Éva Óvári	HUN	–
=35 r1/1	Dana Brýdlová	TCH	–
=35 r1/1	Agata Jaroszek	POL	–
=38 r1/1	Anita Šauerová	TCH	–
=38 r1/1	Anita Jokiel	POL	–
40 r1/1	Antoaneta Rahneva	BUL	–
=41 r1/1	Małgorzata Majza	POL	–
=41 r1/1	Katarzyna Snopko	POL	–
=43 r1/1	Wiesława Żelaskowska	POL	–
=43 r1/1	Kang Myong-Suk	PRK	–
45 r1/1	Sin Myong-Ok	PRK	–
46 r1/1	Irene Martínez	ESP	–
=47 r1/1	Cláudia Magalhães	BRA	–
=47 r1/1	Choi Myong-Hui	PRK	–
49 r1/1	Denise Jones	GBR	–
50 r1/1	Lena Adomat	SWE	–
51 r1/1	Kim Chun-Son	PRK	–
52 r1/1	Suzanne Dando	GBR	–
53 r1/1	Aurora Morata	ESP	–
54 r1/1	Davaasürengiin Oyuuntuyaa	MGL	–
55 r1/1	Marina Sulicich	AUS	–
56 r1/1	Avelina Alvarez	POR	–
=57 r1/1	Susan Cheesebrough	GBR	–
=57 r1/1	Estela de la Torre	MEX	–
59 r1/1	Kerry Bayliss	AUS	–
60 r1/1	Lo Ok-Sil	PRK	–
61 r1/1	Dashzevgiin Ariunaa	MGL	–
62 r1/1	Gloria Viseras	ESP	–

Final (25 July 1980 — 20:00)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Nataliya Shaposhnikova	URS	19.725	9.900	9.825
2	Steffi Kräker	GDR	19.675	9.925	9.750
3	Melita Ruhn	ROU	19.650	9.875	9.775
4	Yelena Davydova	URS	19.575	9.900	9.675
5	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.350	9.925	9.425
6	Maxi Gnauck	GDR	19.300	9.925	9.375

Qualifying (21 July 1980)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
=1	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.85	9.95	9.90	Q
=1	Maxi Gnauck	GDR	19.85	9.95	9.90	Q
=1	Steffi Kräker	GDR	19.85	9.95	9.90	Q
=4	Nataliya Shaposhnikova	URS	19.80	10.00	9.80	Q
=4	Yelena Davydova	URS	19.80	9.90	9.90	Q
=6	Birgit Süß	GDR	19.75	9.90	9.85
=6	Katharina Rensch	GDR	19.75	9.80	9.95
=6	Melita Ruhn	ROU	19.75	9.75	10.00	Q
=9	Rodica Dunca	ROU	19.70	9.90	9.80
=9	Eva Marečková	TCH	19.70	9.90	9.80
=9	Mariya Filatova	URS	19.70	9.90	9.80
=12	Nelli Kim	URS	19.65	9.90	9.75
=12	Stella Zakharova	URS	19.65	9.90	9.75
=12	Jana Labáková	TCH	19.65	9.85	9.80
=12	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	19.65	9.70	9.95
=16	Emilia Eberle	ROU	19.60	9.85	9.75
=16	Dumitrița Turner	ROU	19.60	9.85	9.75
=16	Márta Egervári	HUN	19.60	9.80	9.80
=16	Erika Flander	HUN	19.60	9.80	9.80
=16	Krasimira Toneva	BUL	19.60	9.75	9.85
21	Silviya Topalova	BUL	19.50	9.80	9.70
22	Yelena Naimushina	URS	19.45	9.85	9.60
=23	Silvia Hindorff	GDR	19.40	9.90	9.50
=23	Erika Csányi	HUN	19.40	9.80	9.60
=23	Galina Marinova	BUL	19.40	9.80	9.60
=23	Radka Zemanová	TCH	19.40	9.80	9.60
=27	Kameliya Eftimova	BUL	19.25	9.80	9.45
=27	Dimitrinka Filipova	BUL	19.25	9.65	9.60
29	Choe Jong-Sil	PRK	19.20	9.70	9.50
30	Erzsébet Hanti	HUN	19.10	9.60	9.50
=31	Karola Sube	GDR	19.05	9.80	9.25
=31	Łucja Matraszek-Chydzińska	POL	19.05	9.75	9.30
=31	Katarína Šarišská	TCH	19.05	9.70	9.35
34	Lenke Almási	HUN	19.00	9.70	9.30
=35	Éva Óvári	HUN	18.90	9.70	9.20
=35	Dana Brýdlová	TCH	18.90	9.70	9.20
=35	Agata Jaroszek	POL	18.90	9.50	9.40
=38	Anita Šauerová	TCH	18.80	9.70	9.10
=38	Anita Jokiel	POL	18.80	9.60	9.20
40	Antoaneta Rahneva	BUL	18.75	9.60	9.15
=41	Małgorzata Majza	POL	18.70	9.70	9.00
=41	Katarzyna Snopko	POL	18.70	9.60	9.10
=43	Wiesława Żelaskowska	POL	18.50	9.70	8.80
=43	Kang Myong-Suk	PRK	18.50	9.20	9.30
45	Sin Myong-Ok	PRK	18.35	9.15	9.20
46	Irene Martínez	ESP	18.30	9.00	9.30
=47	Cláudia Magalhães	BRA	18.20	9.25	8.95
=47	Choi Myong-Hui	PRK	18.20	8.80	9.40
49	Denise Jones	GBR	18.15	9.25	8.90
50	Lena Adomat	SWE	18.10	9.30	8.80
51	Kim Chun-Son	PRK	18.05	9.00	9.05
52	Suzanne Dando	GBR	18.00	9.10	8.90
53	Aurora Morata	ESP	17.90	9.00	8.90
54	Davaasürengiin Oyuuntuyaa	MGL	17.80	8.90	8.90
55	Marina Sulicich	AUS	17.75	9.00	8.75
56	Avelina Alvarez	POR	17.50	8.85	8.65
=57	Susan Cheesebrough	GBR	17.45	9.10	8.35
=57	Estela de la Torre	MEX	17.45	9.10	8.35
59	Kerry Bayliss	AUS	17.40	8.90	8.50
60	Lo Ok-Sil	PRK	17.35	8.95	8.40
61	Dashzevgiin Ariunaa	MGL	16.95	8.50	8.45
62	Gloria Viseras	ESP	9.40	9.40	–