These are the results of the women's vault competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 21, 22 and 28th at the Georgia Dome.
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Results
editQualification
editNinety-one gymnasts competed in the vault event during the compulsory and optional rounds on July 21 and 23. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on July 28. Each country was limited to two competitors in the final.
| Rank | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Simona Amânar (ROU)
|
19.675 |
| 2 | Gina Gogean (ROU)
|
19.637 |
| 3 |  Mo Huilan (CHN)
|
19.537 |
| 4 |  Kerri Strug* (USA)
|
19.524 |
| 5 |  Rozalia Galiyeva (RUS)
|
19.512 |
| 6 | Elena Grosheva (RUS)
|
19.500 |
| 7 | Dominique Dawes (USA)
|
19.487 |
| 8 |  Svetlana Boginskaya (BLR)
|
19.474 |
| 9 | Shannon Miller** (USA)
|
19.462 |
* Did not participate due to injury
** Replaced injured teammate Kerri Strug
Final
edit| Rank | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|
|
Simona Amânar (ROU)
|
9.825 |
|
Mo Huilan (CHN)
|
9.768 |
|
Gina Gogean (ROU)
|
9.750 |
| 4 | Rozalia Galiyeva (RUS)
|
9.743 |
| 5 | Svetlana Boginskaya (BLR)
|
9.712 |
| 6 | Dominique Dawes (USA)
|
9.649 |
| 7 | Elena Grosheva (RUS)
|
9.637 |
| 8 | Shannon Miller (USA)
|
9.350 |