 Many went on to make mistakes on their next event, knowing their medal chances were gone, only to be informed later of the error and their chance to vault again.<ref></ref> The three Romanian women either managed to perform well on the faulty vault or vaulted after the mistake had been corrected.They swept the medals, with Răducan winning the gold, Amânar the silver, and Maria Olaru the bronze.<ref></ref>

Răducan was subsequently found to have used a cold medicine containing a banned substance.Although her results in other events were allowed to stand, she was stripped of her all-around gold medal, which went to Amânar.<ref></ref><ref></ref> Initially, Amânar refused to accept the medal, insisting that Răducan had rightfully earned the title.