Which Brazilian gymnast won Olympic vault gold at Tokyo 2020?

The Brazilian gymnast who won Olympic vault gold at Tokyo 2020 was Rebeca Andrade. She won the women's vault final with an average score of 15.083 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.

Although called the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Games were held in 2021 after a one-year postponement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The vault final took place on August 1, 2021. Andrade performed two vaults, as required in the final, and her difficult second vault helped secure the title.

The victory was historic for Brazil: Andrade became the country's first female Olympic artistic-gymnastics champion. She had already won silver in the women's individual all-around, finishing behind Sunisa Lee. A common mix-up is to associate the vault title with Simone Biles, the defending champion; Biles withdrew from several Tokyo events, while MyKayla Skinner won silver behind Andrade.