Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's vault
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Men's vault at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Dome | |||||||||
Dates | 20–29 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 105 from 31 nations | |||||||||
Winning score | 9.787 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's vault competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 20, 22 and 29th at the Georgia Dome. There were 105 competitors from 31 nations, with nations in the team event having up to 7 gymnasts (under the "7-6-5" system unique to 1996, teams had 7 gymnasts, designated 6 for each apparatus with 5 to count; however, all 7 could compete on each apparatus for individual purposes) and other nations having up to 3 gymnasts.[1] The event was won by Alexei Nemov of Russia, the nation's first victory in the men's vault after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Yeo Hong-Chul gave South Korea its third consecutive podium appearance in the event, this time with silver. Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus was the fifth man to win multiple medals in the vault, adding bronze to his 1992 gold.