Women's vault competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.
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The eight competitors (with a maximum of two per nation) with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's vault finals. There, each gymnast performed two vaults; the scores from the final round (ignoring qualification) determining the final ranking.
Disputes of the Event
There is a major debate concerning the Russian Gymnast Anna Pavlova. Her first vault scored a 15.625, placing her well in medal contention. On her second vault, though, she thought she had received confirmation from the judges and as a result, left before the green light. She was given a 0 on her second vault.
Final
*Pavlova had the second vault disqualified due to a false start.