Olympic Men's Gymnastics 2016: Vault Medal Winners, Scores and Results
North Korea's Ri Se-gwang scored 15.691 to claim gold in the men's vault on Monday at Rio 2016 to go with his World Championships triumphs from 2014 and 2015.
In a final packed with expertise, the quality was sky-high, as all eight gymnasts produced difficult vaults with stunning nonchalance.
It was Ri who put together the tidiest performance and beat Russia's Denis Abliazin (silver). Kenzo Shirai of Japan took the bronze.
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Here are the results from the medalists in Monday's final:
| Medalists | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Score |
| Ri Se-gwang, Gold | 15.616 | 15.766 | 15.691 |
| Denis Abliazin, Silver | 15.600 | 15.433 | 15.516 |
| Kenzo Shirai, Bronze | 15.833 | 15.066 | 15.449 |
Full results at Rio2016.com.
Russia's Nikita Nagornyy put down a decent marker, as he was the first gymnast to go in the final.
The landing on his first vault was not perfect, but excellent twisting on his second attempt pushed his score to 15.316.
A much-anticipated first-ever attempt at a vault with three front somersaults (earning a seven difficulty) by Ukraine's Igor Radivilov was far from perfect. He only just managed to land on his feet and could not overhaul Nagornyy's score.
Shirai, 19, then moved into first place, as he broke new ground as well with a three-and-a-half twist.
He landed both vaults tidily to score 15.499, which the next gymnast, Marian Dragulescu, matched.
The Romanian gave an impressive performance, but his lower score on execution meant he could only go into second.
Up next, Ri's performance was outstanding, as the 31-year-old combined huge difficulty with clean landings to jump into the lead with a score of 15.691.
In likely his final career outing, Chile's Tomas Gonzalez could not trouble the medalists despite some excellent vaulting, nor could Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev.
As the last competitor to go, Abliazin went big in an attempt to pip Ri at the last.
He performed two excellent vaults, but slight errors on landing relegated him to second place and confirmed Ri as the gold medalist.
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