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Vault, Women

Date	19 – 25 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Che-yuk-gwan, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul
Participants	90 from 23 countries

As in 1984 eight gymnasts qualified for the final round from the team qualifying, with no more than two gymnasts per team allowed to advance to the finals. The total score consisted of 50% of the team qualifying scores, and the final round score from an optional routine on the apparatus. The individual all-around champion, Yelena Shushunova, had won this event at the 1985 and 1987 World Championships, and posted a perfect score of 20.00 in the team qualifying. But she landed badly on both her vaults in the final round and dropped back to eighth place. The gold medal went to her teammate, Svetlana Boginskaya, who had been disappointed with her bronze medal in the all-around competition. But her coach, Lyubov Miramanova, had been even more disappointed, so much so that she committed suicide three days after the end of the Seoul Olympics.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	393	Sviatlana Bahinskaya	URS	19.905	Gold
2	382	Gabriela Potorac	ROU	19.830	Silver
3	383	Daniela Silivaș	ROU	19.818	Bronze
4	311	Boryana Stoyanova	BUL	19.780
5	401	Brandy Johnson	USA	19.774
6	343	Dagmar Kersten	GDR	19.756
7	326	Wang Xiaoyan	CHN	19.730
8	395	Yelena Shushunova	URS	19.712
=4 r1/1	396	Natālija Laščonova	URS	–
=6 r1/1	398	Olga Strazheva	URS	–
9 r1/1	394	Yelena Shevchenko	URS	–
=10 r1/1	381	Celestina Popa	ROU	–
=12 r1/1	345	Bettina Schieferdecker	GDR	–
=14 r1/1	306	Diana Dudeva	BUL	–
=14 r1/1	392	Svetlana Baitova	URS	–
=14 r1/1	355	Eszter Óváry	HUN	–
=17 r1/1	312	Delyana Vodenicharova	BUL	–
=17 r1/1	308	Hrabrina Hrabrova	BUL	–
=17 r1/1	384	Camelia Voinea	ROU	–
=17 r1/1	380	Eugenia Golea	ROU	–
=17 r1/1	347	Dörte Thümmler	GDR	–
=22 r1/1	404	Hope Spivey	USA	–
=22 r1/1	378	Aurelia Dobre	ROU	–
24 r1/1	310	Ivelina Raykova	BUL	–
25 r1/1	405	Chelle Stack	USA	–
26 r1/1	333	Eva Rueda	ESP	–
=27 r1/1	356	Beáta Storczer	HUN	–
=27 r1/1	400	Kelly Garrison-Steves	USA	–
=27 r1/1	324	Wang Huiying	CHN	–
=27 r1/1	344	Ulrike Klotz	GDR	–
=27 r1/1	403	Phoebe Mills	USA	–
32 r1/1	320	Chen Cuiting	CHN	–
=33 r1/1	318	Lori Strong	CAN	–
=33 r1/1	322	Ma Ying	CHN	–
=35 r1/1	352	Andrea Ladányi	HUN	–
=35 r1/1	307	Mariya Kartalova	BUL	–
=35 r1/1	402	Missy Marlowe	USA	–
=38 r1/1	388	Iveta Poloková	TCH	–
=38 r1/1	351	Zsuzsa Csisztu	HUN	–
=38 r1/1	341	Gabi Fähnrich	GDR	–
=41 r1/1	331	Laura Muñoz	ESP	–
=41 r1/1	313	Monica Covacci	CAN	–
=43 r1/1	375	Park Ji-Suk	KOR	–
=43 r1/1	373	Kim Nam-Ok	KOR	–
=43 r1/1	360	Giulia Volpi	ITA	–
=43 r1/1	317	Janine Rankin	CAN	–
47 r1/1	321	Fan Di	CHN	–
48 r1/1	369	Bae Eun-Mi	KOR	–
=49 r1/1	387	Ivona Krmelová	TCH	–
=49 r1/1	354	Zsuzsa Miskó	HUN	–
=51 r1/1	301	Monique Allen	AUS	–
=51 r1/1	390	Jana Vejrková	TCH	–
=51 r1/1	315	Larissa Lowing	CAN	–
=51 r1/1	327	Núria Belchi	ESP	–
=55 r1/1	305	Luísa Ribeiro	BRA	–
=55 r1/1	335	Karine Boucher	FRA	–
=55 r1/1	328	Lidia Castillejo	ESP	–
=55 r1/1	385	Alena Dřevjaná	TCH	–
=55 r1/1	359	Patrizia Luconi	ITA	–
=60 r1/1	374	Im Hye-Jin	KOR	–
=60 r1/1	325	Wang Wenjing	CHN	–
=60 r1/1	349	María Flores-Wurmser	GUA	–
=63 r1/1	371	Han Gyeong-Im	KOR	–
=63 r1/1	368	Miho Shinoda	JPN	–
=65 r1/1	339	Karen Hargate	GBR	–
=65 r1/1	314	Cathy Giancaspro	CAN	–
67 r1/1	329	Nuria García	ESP	–
=68 r1/1	358	Maria Cocuzza	ITA	–
=68 r1/1	366	Makiko Sanada	JPN	–
=68 r1/1	348	Foteini Varvariotou	GRE	–
=71 r1/1	391	Martina Velíšková	TCH	–
=71 r1/1	330	Manuela Hervás	ESP	–
=73 r1/1	372	Kim Eun-Mi	KOR	–
=73 r1/1	363	Sachiko Morimura	JPN	–
=73 r1/1	376	Sónia Moura	POR	–
76 r1/1	365	Yuriko Nanahara	JPN	–
77 r1/1	389	Hana Říčná	TCH	–
78 r1/1	362	Mieko Mori	JPN	–
=79 r1/1	336	Catherine Romano	FRA	–
=79 r1/1	302	Leanne Rycroft	AUS	–
=81 r1/1	334	Anne-Marie Bauduin	FRA	–
=81 r1/1	364	Maiko Morio	JPN	–
83 r1/1	338	Michaela Ustorf	FRG	–
84 r1/1	316	Christina McDonald	CAN	–
85 r1/1	337	Isabella von Lospichl	FRG	–
86 r1/1	357	Revital Sharon	ISR	–
87 r1/1	342	Martina Jentsch	GDR	–
88 r1/1	353	Ágnes Miskó	HUN	–
89 r1/1	304	Mauricette Geller	BEL	–
90 r1/1	340	Karen Kennedy	GBR	–

Final

Date	25 September 1988 — 12:00-12:40
Format	Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Qualifying Points (50%)	Final Points
1	393	Sviatlana Bahinskaya	URS	19.905	9.937	9.968
2	382	Gabriela Potorac	ROU	19.830	9.887	9.943
3	383	Daniela Silivaș	ROU	19.818	9.900	9.918
4	311	Boryana Stoyanova	BUL	19.780	9.912	9.868
5	401	Brandy Johnson	USA	19.774	9.825	9.949
6	343	Dagmar Kersten	GDR	19.756	9.875	9.881
7	326	Wang Xiaoyan	CHN	19.730	9.837	9.893
8	395	Yelena Shushunova	URS	19.712	10.000	9.712

Qualifying Round

Date	19 September 1988
Format	Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Compulsory Exercise Points	Optional Exercise Points
1	395	Yelena Shushunova	URS	20.000	10.000	10.000	Q
2	393	Sviatlana Bahinskaya	URS	19.875	9.900	9.975	Q
3	311	Boryana Stoyanova	BUL	19.825	9.850	9.975	Q
=4	396	Natālija Laščonova	URS	19.800	9.900	9.900
=4	383	Daniela Silivaș	ROU	19.800	9.900	9.900	Q
=6	398	Olga Strazheva	URS	19.775	9.875	9.900
=6	382	Gabriela Potorac	ROU	19.775	9.800	9.975	Q
8	343	Dagmar Kersten	GDR	19.750	9.800	9.950	Q
9	394	Yelena Shevchenko	URS	19.700	9.800	9.900
=10	381	Celestina Popa	ROU	19.675	9.800	9.875
=10	326	Wang Xiaoyan	CHN	19.675	9.775	9.900	q
=12	401	Brandy Johnson	USA	19.650	9.850	9.800	q
=12	345	Bettina Schieferdecker	GDR	19.650	9.775	9.875
=14	306	Diana Dudeva	BUL	19.625	9.825	9.800
=14	392	Svetlana Baitova	URS	19.625	9.800	9.825
=14	355	Eszter Óváry	HUN	19.625	9.750	9.875
=17	312	Delyana Vodenicharova	BUL	19.600	9.800	9.800
=17	308	Hrabrina Hrabrova	BUL	19.600	9.750	9.850
=17	384	Camelia Voinea	ROU	19.600	9.700	9.900
=17	380	Eugenia Golea	ROU	19.600	9.700	9.900
=17	347	Dörte Thümmler	GDR	19.600	9.700	9.900
=22	404	Hope Spivey	USA	19.575	9.725	9.850
=22	378	Aurelia Dobre	ROU	19.575	9.625	9.950
24	310	Ivelina Raykova	BUL	19.550	9.750	9.800
25	405	Chelle Stack	USA	19.500	9.675	9.825
26	333	Eva Rueda	ESP	19.475	9.675	9.800
=27	356	Beáta Storczer	HUN	19.450	9.750	9.700
=27	400	Kelly Garrison-Steves	USA	19.450	9.700	9.750
=27	324	Wang Huiying	CHN	19.450	9.650	9.800
=27	344	Ulrike Klotz	GDR	19.450	9.650	9.800
=27	403	Phoebe Mills	USA	19.450	9.650	9.800
32	320	Chen Cuiting	CHN	19.425	9.525	9.900
=33	318	Lori Strong	CAN	19.400	9.600	9.800
=33	322	Ma Ying	CHN	19.400	9.500	9.900
=35	352	Andrea Ladányi	HUN	19.350	9.650	9.700
=35	307	Mariya Kartalova	BUL	19.350	9.625	9.725
=35	402	Missy Marlowe	USA	19.350	9.600	9.750
=38	388	Iveta Poloková	TCH	19.325	9.625	9.700
=38	351	Zsuzsa Csisztu	HUN	19.325	9.625	9.700
=38	341	Gabi Fähnrich	GDR	19.325	9.600	9.725
=41	331	Laura Muñoz	ESP	19.300	9.525	9.775
=41	313	Monica Covacci	CAN	19.300	9.500	9.800
=43	375	Park Ji-Suk	KOR	19.275	9.675	9.600
=43	373	Kim Nam-Ok	KOR	19.275	9.650	9.625
=43	360	Giulia Volpi	ITA	19.275	9.600	9.675
=43	317	Janine Rankin	CAN	19.275	9.600	9.675
47	321	Fan Di	CHN	19.225	9.450	9.775
48	369	Bae Eun-Mi	KOR	19.150	9.600	9.550
=49	387	Ivona Krmelová	TCH	19.125	9.500	9.625
=49	354	Zsuzsa Miskó	HUN	19.125	9.475	9.650
=51	301	Monique Allen	AUS	19.100	9.450	9.650
=51	390	Jana Vejrková	TCH	19.100	9.450	9.650
=51	315	Larissa Lowing	CAN	19.100	9.425	9.675
=51	327	Núria Belchi	ESP	19.100	9.400	9.700
=55	305	Luísa Ribeiro	BRA	19.075	9.525	9.550
=55	335	Karine Boucher	FRA	19.075	9.525	9.550
=55	328	Lidia Castillejo	ESP	19.075	9.500	9.575
=55	385	Alena Dřevjaná	TCH	19.075	9.475	9.600
=55	359	Patrizia Luconi	ITA	19.075	9.450	9.625
=60	374	Im Hye-Jin	KOR	19.050	9.500	9.550
=60	325	Wang Wenjing	CHN	19.050	9.425	9.625
=60	349	María Flores-Wurmser	GUA	19.050	9.400	9.650
=63	371	Han Gyeong-Im	KOR	19.025	9.425	9.600
=63	368	Miho Shinoda	JPN	19.025	9.350	9.675
=65	339	Karen Hargate	GBR	19.000	9.400	9.600
=65	314	Cathy Giancaspro	CAN	19.000	9.300	9.700
67	329	Nuria García	ESP	18.975	9.425	9.550
=68	358	Maria Cocuzza	ITA	18.950	9.575	9.375
=68	366	Makiko Sanada	JPN	18.950	9.425	9.525
=68	348	Foteini Varvariotou	GRE	18.950	9.250	9.700
=71	391	Martina Velíšková	TCH	18.900	9.400	9.500
=71	330	Manuela Hervás	ESP	18.900	9.300	9.600
=73	372	Kim Eun-Mi	KOR	18.875	9.425	9.450
=73	363	Sachiko Morimura	JPN	18.875	9.375	9.500
=73	376	Sónia Moura	POR	18.875	9.300	9.575
76	365	Yuriko Nanahara	JPN	18.825	9.350	9.475
77	389	Hana Říčná	TCH	18.800	9.350	9.450
78	362	Mieko Mori	JPN	18.775	9.400	9.375
=79	336	Catherine Romano	FRA	18.725	9.300	9.425
=79	302	Leanne Rycroft	AUS	18.725	9.275	9.450
=81	334	Anne-Marie Bauduin	FRA	18.675	9.275	9.400
=81	364	Maiko Morio	JPN	18.675	9.250	9.425
83	338	Michaela Ustorf	FRG	18.650	9.550	9.100
84	316	Christina McDonald	CAN	18.325	8.675	9.650
85	337	Isabella von Lospichl	FRG	18.225	9.550	8.675
86	357	Revital Sharon	ISR	9.525	9.525	–
87	342	Martina Jentsch	GDR	9.500	9.500	0.000
88	353	Ágnes Miskó	HUN	9.450	9.450	–
89	304	Mauricette Geller	BEL	9.225	9.225	–
90	340	Karen Kennedy	GBR	9.200	9.200	–