| Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics |
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| Artistic | ||||
| Team all-around | men | women | ||
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| Individual all-around | men | women | ||
| Vault | men | women | ||
| Floor | men | women | ||
| Pommel horse | men | |||
| Rings | men | |||
| Parallel bars | men | |||
| Horizontal bar | men | |||
| Uneven bars | women | |||
| Balance beam | women | |||
These are the results of the women's vault competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
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| Gold | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Silver | Erika Zuchold East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze | Zinaida Voronina Soviet Union (URS) |
One-hundred one gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on September 1.
| Rank | Gymnast | C | O | Total |
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| Věra Čáslavská (TCH) | 9.875 | 9.900 | 19.775 | |
| Erika Zuchold (GDR) | 9.825 | 9.800 | 19.625 | |
| Zinaida Voronina (URS) | 9.700 | 9.800 | 19.500 | |
| 4 | Máriana Krajčírová (TCH) | 9.725 | 9.750 | 19.475 |
| 5 | Natalia Kuchinskaya (URS) | 9.725 | 9.650 | 19.375 |
| 6 | Miroslava Skleničková (TCH) | 9.675 | 9.650 | 19.325 |
| Preceded by Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's vault |
Women's Vault Event 1968 |
Succeeded by Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's vault |