EYOF 2019: 8th place for Victor Martinez in the vault final!
Today the gymnasts fought for the last medals at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku. Victor Martinez competed in the vault final. Victor was the 7th gymnast to compete in the vault final. He qualified in 5th place. To fight for the medals, he had to show more difficult vaults than in qualifications. Victor and his coach Gilles Gentges decided to go for it. Unfortunately Victor fell on his first vault and also had to put his hand down on his second vault. He scored 12.783 and finished 8th. It was Victor 's very first final at this level and he gained a lot of valuable experience. Earlier this week he finished 12th in the all-around final. Results Vault final men: 1. Raekwon Baptiste (GBR) 13.983 2. Robert Burtanete (ROM) 13.933 3. Gabriel Burtanete (ROM) 13.833 4. Nazar Chepurnyi (UKR) 13.716 5. Sam Mostowfi (GBR) 13.433 6. Jorge Campana (ESP) 13.033 7. Ivan Kuliak (RUS) 12.849 8. Victor Martinez (BEL) 12.783 You can find the r