Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's vault

Men's vault
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Canary wharf and dome London
VenueNorth Greenwich Arena 1
Dates28 July (qualifying)
6 August (final)
Competitors17 from 14 nations
Winning score16.533
Medalists
Yang Hak-seon
 South Korea
Denis Ablyazin
 Russia
Igor Radivilov
 Ukraine
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The men's vault competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 6 August.[1] It included 17 competitors from 14 nations.[2]

Yang Hak-seon of South Korea won the gold, his nation's first victory in the event and first medal since 1996. Denis Ablyazin of Russia took silver, while Igor Radivilov earned Ukraine's first medal in the event as an independent nation.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event at the Olympics. Two of the eight finalists from 2008 returned: seventh-place finisher Flavius Koczi of Romania and eighth-place finisher Isaac Botella of Spain. Yang Hak-seon of South Korea was the 2011 world champion and the favorite, particularly with the 2010 world champion, Thomas Bouhail of France, injured and unable to compete.[2]

Chile and Hong Kong made their debuts in the men's vault competition. The United States made its 20th appearance, the most of any nation.

Competition format

The top eight vaulters in the qualification phase (with a limit of two per country) advanced to the apparatus final, with only those gymnasts who performed two vaults eligible to advance. The two scores were averaged to determine rankings.

Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final-round scores counting.[3]

Qualification results
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic qualification
Rank Gymnast Nation Vault 1 Vault 2 Total Notes
D Score E Score Penalty Vault Score D Score E Score Penalty Vault Score
1 Denis Ablyazin Russia 7.000 9.300 16.300 7.200 9.233 16.433 16.366 Q
2 Yang Hak-seon South Korea 9.233 16.233 7.000 9.433 16.333
3 Tomás González Chile 9.433 16.433 6.600 9.366 0.1 15.866 16.149
4 Sam Mikulak United States 9.300 16.300 9.266 16.083
5 Kristian Thomas Great Britain 0.1 16.200 9.166 15.766 15.983
6 Flavius Koczi Romania 9.166 16.066 7.000 8.933 0.1 15.833 15.949
7 Isaac Botella Spain 6.600 9.266 15.866 6.600 9.200 15.800 15.833
8 Igor Radivilov Ukraine 7.000 16.266 7.000 8.633 0.3 15.333 15.799
9 Dmitry Kasperovich Belarus 7.000 9.333 16.333 7.000 8.300 0.3 15.000 15.666 R1
10 Matteo Angioletti Italy 8.866 0.3 15.566 6.600 9.000 15.600 15.583 R2
11 Oleg Vernyayev Ukraine 9.333 16.333 6.600 8.466 0.3 14.766 15.549 R3
12 Mohamed El-Saharty Egypt 6.200 9.266 15.466 6.200 9.300 15.500 15.483
13 Shek Wai Hung Hong Kong 6.600 8.400 0.1 14.900 7.000 9.033 16.033 15.466
14 Jake Dalton United States 7.000 9.200 0.3 15.900 6.600 8.266 0.1 14.766 15.333
15 Artur Davtyan Armenia 6.200 8.266 14.166 6.200 9.300 15.500 14.833
16 Kim Soo-myun South Korea 6.600 9.066 15.666 4.200 8.958 13.158 14.412
17 Koji Yamamuro Japan 7.000 8.633 0.3 15.333 4.200 9.000 13.200 14.266

Final results
Rank Gymnast Nation Vault 1 Vault 2 Total
D Score E Score Penalty Vault Score D Score E Score Penalty Vault Score
Yang Hak-seon South Korea 7.400 9.066 16.466 7.000 9.600 16.600 16.533
Denis Ablyazin Russia 7.000 9.433 16.433 7.200 9.166 16.366 16.399
Igor Radivilov Ukraine 9.400 16.400 7.000 9.233 16.233 16.316
4 Tomás González Chile 6.600 9.366 15.966 16.183
5 Sam Mikulak United States 9.100 16.100 9.400 16.000 16.050
6 Isaac Botella Spain 6.600 9.300 15.900 9.233 15.833 15.866
7 Flavius Koczi Romania 7.000 9.200 0.1 16.100 6.200 9.066 0.1 15.166 15.633
8 Kristian Thomas Great Britain 9.366 16.366 6.600 8.200 14.700 15.533

References
  1. Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics Archived 2012-09-18 at archive.today
  2. "Horse Vault, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. Format Competition – Artistic Gymnastic Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
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