Vault at the Olympics
# Vault at the Olympics

The vault is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It was held again in 1904, but not in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920 when no apparatus events were awarded medals. The vault was one of the components of the men's artistic individual all-around in 1900, however. The men's vault returned as a medal event in 1924 and has been held every Games since. Vault scores were included in the individual all-around for 1924 and 1928, with no separate apparatus final. In 1932, the vault was entirely separate from the all-around. From 1936 to 1956, there were again no separate apparatus finals with the vault scores used in the all-around. The women's vault was added in 1952 and has been held every Games since. Beginning in 1960, there were separate apparatus finals.

The vault used a "vaulting horse" until 2000; after that, a "vaulting table" has been used.

## Medalists

### Men

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1896 Athens details | Carl Schuhmann Germany | Louis Zutter Switzerland | Hermann Weingärtner Germany |
| 1900 Paris | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1904 St. Louis details | George Eyser United StatesAnton Heida United States | Not awarded | William Merz United States |
| 1908 London | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1912 Stockholm | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1920 Antwerp | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1924 Paris details | Frank Kriz United States | Jan Koutný Czechoslovakia | Bohumil Mořkovský Czechoslovakia |
| 1928 Amsterdam details | Eugen Mack Switzerland | Emanuel Löffler Czechoslovakia | Stane Derganc Yugoslavia |
| 1932 Los Angeles details | Savino Guglielmetti Italy | Al Jochim United States | Ed Carmichael United States |
| 1936 Berlin details | Alfred Schwarzmann Germany | Eugen Mack Switzerland | Matthias Volz Germany |
| 1948 London details | Paavo Aaltonen Finland | Olavi Rove Finland | János Mogyorósi-Klencs HungaryFerenc Pataki HungaryLeo Sotorník Czechoslovakia |
| 1952 Helsinki details | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Masao Takemoto Japan | Takashi Ono Japan Tadao Uesako Japan |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Helmut Bantz United Team of GermanyValentin Muratov Soviet Union | Not awarded | Yuri Titov Soviet Union |
| 1960 Rome details | Boris Shakhlin Soviet UnionTakashi Ono Japan | Not awarded | Vladimir Portnoi Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Haruhiro Yamashita Japan | Victor Lisitsky Soviet Union | Hannu Rantakari Finland |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union | Yukio Endo Japan | Sergei Diomidov Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich details | Klaus Köste East Germany | Viktor Klimenko Soviet Union | Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal details | Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union | Mitsuo Tsukahara Japan | Hiroshi Kajiyama Japan |
| 1980 Moscow details | Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union | Alexander Dityatin Soviet Union | Roland Brückner East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Lou Yun China | Li Ning ChinaKoji Gushiken JapanMitchell Gaylord United StatesShinji Morisue Japan | Not awarded |
| 1988 Seoul details | Lou Yun China | Sylvio Kroll East Germany | Park Jong-Hoon South Korea |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Vitaly Scherbo Unified Team | Grigory Misutin Unified Team | Yoo Ok-ryul South Korea |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Alexei Nemov Russia | Yeo Hong-Chul South Korea | Vitaly Scherbo Belarus |
| 2000 Sydney details | Gervasio Deferr Spain | Alexei Bondarenko Russia | Leszek Blanik Poland |
| 2004 Athens details | Gervasio Deferr Spain | Evgeni Sapronenko Latvia | Marian Drăgulescu Romania |
| 2008 Beijing details | Leszek Blanik Poland | Thomas Bouhail France | Anton Golotsutskov Russia |
| 2012 London details | Yang Hak-Seon South Korea | Denis Ablyazin Russia | Igor Radivilov Ukraine |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Ri Se-gwang North Korea | Denis Ablyazin Russia | Kenzō Shirai Japan |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Shin Jea-hwan South Korea | Denis Ablyazin ROC | Artur Davtyan Armenia |

**Multiple medalists**

| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nikolai Andrianov | Soviet Union (URS) | 1972–1980 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Lou Yun | China (CHN) | 1984–1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Gervasio Deferr | Spain (ESP) | 2000–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Eugen Mack | Switzerland (SUI) | 1928–1936 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Vitaly Scherbo | Unified Team (EUN) Belarus (BLR) | 1992–1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Takashi Ono | Japan (JPN) | 1952–1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Leszek Blanik | Poland (POL) | 2000–2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Denis Ablyazin | Russia (RUS) ROC | 2012–2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

**Medalists by country**

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | ROC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1952 Helsinki details | Ekaterina Kalinchuk Soviet Union | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Galina Minaicheva Soviet Union |
| 1956 Melbourne details | Larisa Latynina Soviet Union | Tamara Manina Soviet Union | Olga Tass HungaryAnn-Sofi Colling Sweden |
| 1960 Rome details | Margarita Nikolaeva Soviet Union | Sofia Muratova Soviet Union | Larisa Latynina Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia | Larisa Latynina Soviet Union | Birgit Radochla United Team of Germany |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia | Erika Zuchold East Germany | Zinaida Voronina Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich details | Karin Janz East Germany | Erika Zuchold East Germany | Ludmila Tourischeva Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal details | Nellie Kim Soviet Union | Ludmila Tourischeva Soviet Union | Carola Dombeck East Germany |
| 1980 Moscow details | Natalia Shaposhnikova Soviet Union | Steffi Kräker East Germany | Melita Ruhn Romania |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Ecaterina Szabo Romania | Mary Lou Retton United States | Lavinia Agache Romania |
| 1988 Seoul details | Svetlana Boginskaya Soviet Union | Gabriela Potorac Romania | Daniela Silivaş Romania |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Henrietta Ónodi HungaryLavinia Miloșovici Romania | Not awarded | Tatiana Lysenko Unified Team |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Simona Amânar Romania | Mo Huilan China | Gina Gogean Romania |
| 2000 Sydney details | Elena Zamolodchikova Russia | Andreea Răducan Romania | Yekaterina Lobaznyuk Russia |
| 2004 Athens details | Monica Roșu Romania | Annia Hatch United States | Anna Pavlova Russia |
| 2008 Beijing details | Hong Un Jong North Korea | Oksana Chusovitina Germany | Cheng Fei China |
| 2012 London details | Sandra Izbașa Romania | McKayla Maroney United States | Maria Paseka Russia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Simone Biles United States | Maria Paseka Russia | Giulia Steingruber Switzerland |
| 2020 Tokyo details | Rebeca Andrade Brazil | MyKayla Skinner United States | Yeo Seo-jeong South Korea |

**Multiple medalists**

| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Věra Čáslavská | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1964–1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union (URS) | 1956–1964 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Erika Zuchold | East Germany (GDR) | 1968–1972 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Ludmilla Tourischeva | Soviet Union (URS) | 1972–1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Maria Paseka | Russia (RUS) | 2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

**Medalists by country**

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Romania (ROU) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | United Team of Germany (EUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sidehorse vault

The 1924 Summer Olympics had an odd programme. The regular vault event featured an unusual format, using a bar that had to be jumped over between the springboard and the vaulting horse. There was also a "sidehorse vault" (French: saut de cheval en largeur) event in which the competitors used a vaulting horse set sideways (perpendicular to the approach) to turn make a single flip. This was the only time that event was held.

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1924 Paris details | Albert Séguin France | Jean Gounot FranceFrançois Gangloff France | — |
