Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's vault

The men's vault event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24 July and 2 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.[1] Unlike the other apparatus events, vault requires gymnasts to perform two exercises in order for results to count towards the vault final; most of the gymnasts perform only one (if they are participating in team or individual all-around) or none (if they are participating in only other apparatus). Approximately 20 gymnasts from 15 nations (of the 98 total gymnasts) competed two vaults in the qualifying round.[2]

Men's vault
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic artistic gymnastics
VenueAriake Gymnastics Centre
Dates24 July 2021 (qualifying)
2 August 2021 (final)
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Winning score14.783 points
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shin Jea-hwan  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denis Ablyazin  ROC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Artur Davtyan  Armenia
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Shin Jea-hwan of South Korea won the title on a tiebreaker over ROC's Denis Ablyazin. It is Shin's first Olympic medal, while Ablyazin won his third consecutive silver on vault. Artur Davtyan of Armenia earned the bronze medal, both his first individual medal and the first medal for Armenia in artistic gymnastics. Davtyan's medal is also the first for Armenia at the 2020 Olympics.

The medals for the competition were presented by Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski, Philippines; IOC Executive Board Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Nicolas Buompane, Switzerland; FIG Secretary General.

Background

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This was the 25th appearance of the event, which is one of the five apparatus events held every time there were apparatus events at the Summer Olympics (no apparatus events were held in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920).

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 6 qualified gymnasts: a team of 4 and up to 2 specialists. A total of 98 quota places are allocated to men's gymnastics.

The 12 teams that qualify will be able to send 4 gymnasts in the team competition, for a total of 48 of the 98 quota places. The top three teams at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (China, Russia, and Japan) and the top nine teams (excluding those already qualified) at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Ukraine, Great Britain, Switzerland, the United States, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Brazil, Spain, and Germany) earned team qualification places.

The remaining 50 quota places are awarded individually. Each gymnast can only earn one place, except that gymnasts that competed with a team that qualified are eligible to earn a second place through the 2020 All Around World Cup Series. Some of the individual events are open to gymnasts from NOCs with qualified teams, while others are not. These places are filled through various criteria based on the 2019 World Championships, the 2020 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series, continental championships, a host guarantee, and a Tripartite Commission invitation.

Each of the 98 qualified gymnasts are eligible for the vault competition, but due to the requirement that the gymnast perform two vault exercises in the qualifying round (rather than the one needed to count for team and individual all-around events), many gymnasts do not attempt to qualify for the vault final.

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many of the events for qualifying for gymnastics. The 2018 and 2019 World Championships were completed on time, but many of the World Cup series events were delayed into 2021.

Competition format

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The top 8 qualifiers in the qualification phase (limit two per NOC) advanced to the apparatus final. For the vault, only gymnasts who performed two exercises on the vault were considered for the final; the average score of the two exercises was counted. The finalists again performed two vaults. Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final round scores (average of the two exercises) counting.

Schedule

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The competition was held over two days, 24 July and 2 August. The qualifying round (for all men's gymnastics events) was the first day with the apparatus final on the second day.[1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round Subdivision
24 July 10:00 Qualification Subdivision 1
14:30 Subdivision 2
19:30 Subdivision 3
2 August 18:50 Final
All times are local time (UTC+09:00).

Results

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Qualifying

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Rank Gymnast Vault 1 Vault 2 Total Results
D Score E Score Penalty Score 1 D Score E Score Penalty Score 2
1   Shin Jea-hwan (KOR) 6.0 9.100 15.100 5.6 9.033 14.633 14.866 Q
2   Artur Davtyan (ARM) 5.6 9.133 14.733 5.6 9.400 15.000 14.866 Q
3   Nikita Nagornyy (ROC) 5.6 9.100 14.700 5.6 9.266 14.866 14.783 Q
4   Adem Asil (TUR) 6.0 9.100 15.100 5.6 8.833 14.433 14.766 Q
5   Denis Ablyazin (ROC) 5.6 9.300 14.900 5.6 8.966 14.566 14.733 Q
6   Carlos Yulo (PHI) 5.6 9.166 14.766 5.6 9.058 14.658 14.712 Q
7   Caio Souza (BRA) 5.6 9.000 14.600 5.6 9.200 14.800 14.700 Q
8   Ahmet Önder (TUR) 5.2 9.133 14.333 5.6 9.000 14.600 14.466 Q
9   Yang Hak-seon (KOR) 5.6 9.266 14.866 6.0 7.966 0.100 13.866 14.366 R1
10   Kim Han-sol (KOR) 5.6 8.933 0.300 14.233 5.2 9.233 14.433 14.333
11   Lee Jun-ho (KOR) 5.6 8.833 14.433 5.2 9.033 14.233 14.333
12   Shek Wai Hung (HKG) 6.0 9.016 0.300 14.716 6.0 7.933 0.100 13.833 14.274 R2
13   Nicolau Mir (ESP) 5.6 8.566 0.300 13.866 5.2 9.200 14.400 14.133 R3
Reserves

The reserves for the men's vault final were:

  1.   Yang Hak-seon (KOR)
  2.   Shek Wai Hung (HKG)
  3.   Nicolau Mir (ESP)

Only two gymnasts from each country may advance to the event final. No gymnasts were excluded from the final because of the quota, although Korean gymnasts Kim Han-sol and Lee Jun-ho were excluded as reserves due to the two-per-country rule.

Although both Shin Jea-hwan of South Korea and Artur Davtyan of Armenia both posted the highest average combined score of 14.866, the former was placed ahead because tie-breaking rules dictated his highest single combined score (15.100 versus 15.000) determine final rankings.

Final

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Position Gymnast Vault 1 Vault 2 Total
D Score E Score Penalty Score 1 D Score E Score Penalty Score 2
    Shin Jea-hwan (KOR) 6.0 8.833 0.100 14.733 5.6 9.233 14.833 14.783
    Denis Ablyazin (ROC) 5.6 9.166 14.766 5.6 9.200 14.800 14.783
    Artur Davtyan (ARM) 5.6 9.200 14.800 5.6 9.166 0.100 14.666 14.733
4   Carlos Yulo (PHI) 5.6 9.066 0.100 14.566 5.6 9.266 14.866 14.716
5   Nikita Nagornyy (ROC) 5.6 9.233 14.833 5.6 9.000 14.600 14.716
6   Adem Asil (TUR) 6.0 9.266 15.266 5.6 8.033 13.633 14.449
7   Ahmet Önder (TUR) 5.2 8.633 13.833 5.2 9.100 14.300 14.066
8   Caio Souza (BRA) 5.6 8.866 14.466 5.2 7.700 12.900 13.683

Gold medalist Shin Jea-hwan and silver medalist Denis Ablyazin finished with identical scores of 14.783 points. According to the FIG's tie-breaking procedure, Shin prevailed due to having the higher single individual vault score (14.833 vs 14.800).[3] It was Ablyazin’s third Olympic silver medal in a row in individual vault finals, and this was also the second time at these Olympics that the tie-breaking procedure had worked in Shin's favour as the same situation happened in vault qualifications. Fourth- and fifth-place finishers, Carlos Yulo and Nikita Nagornyy respectively, also tied on total score (14.716 points), but Yulo earned the higher placement due to his single higher individual vault score (14.866 vs 14.833).[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Technical Regulations 2020 (amended, valid until 31.12.2021)" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2021. Apparatus Finals – Vault Final
    In case of a tie in points of the final score at any place on vault in Apparatus Finals, the rank will be determined by the following criteria:
    1. the highest of the 2 vaults before the average for the final score
    2. the highest E-score of either vault performed prevails
    3. the highest D-score of either vault performed prevails
    If they remain tied, the gymnasts will share the same classification
  4. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Vault Final – Tie Break Report" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Vault Final – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.