Simone Biles won Olympic gold on vault in both 2016 and 2024.
At the Rio 2016 Olympics, Biles won the women’s vault final with an average of 15.966. She performed two vaults, as required in the apparatus final, and became the first American woman to win Olympic vault gold.
Eight years later in Paris, Biles again won the event, scoring an average of 15.300 in the final. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade took silver and the United States’ Jade Carey won bronze, giving the final a particularly strong field.
Vault is often confused with the all-around because Biles also won Olympic all-around gold in 2016 and 2024. However, these are separate events: the all-around combines vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise, while a vault-final result is based on two vaults performed specifically for that apparatus final.