Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's vault

These are the results of the women's vault competition, one of four events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The qualification and final rounds took place on September 17 and 24 at the Sydney SuperDome.

Qualification
Eighty-three gymnasts competed in the vault event during the qualification round on September 17. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on September 24. Each country was limited to two competitors in the final.

Vault Height
An error in the published apparatus norms led to personnel setting the vault at 120 cm instead of 125 cm; the standard set by the International Gymnastics Federation in 1998. Many gymnasts fell while vaulting over the improperly set equipment, including favorite Svetlana Khorkina, before the error was discovered during the third rotation’s warmup.

Final
Note: was disqualified on April 28, 2010, due to the discovery that she was underaged when she competed. She averaged a 9.487 on her two vaults in the event final and would have placed seventh.