Hancharou posted a total of 59.750 points to finish 1.2 clear of Schmidt, the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic gold medallist who was followed onto the podium by two-time Olympian Diogo Ganchinho of Portugal with 58.085.

After a nearly flawless routine in the qualification round, world champion Gao Lei of China seemed on course for gold as he strung together impressive combinations of triple somersaults to begin his final routine.

But a landing off the trampoline bed later relegated him to eighth place as the steady Hancharou, the world silver medallist, jumped at his chance for gold at the Rio Olympic Arena.

Australia, Great Britain, Portugal, the United States, and Canada, who were represented by Beijing 2008 Olympic silver medallist Jason Burnett, also obtained Olympic berths.

Brazil's Rafael Andrade confirmed his place thanks to the priority accorded to the Olympic host.

The eighth and final berth should be awarded to Kazakhstan, once it is confirmed that no country will benefit from an Olympic Tripartite Commission invitation.

In the equivalent women’s event, 2014 world champion Liu Lingling of China capitalised on a mistake from compatriot Li Dan to win top honours with a total of 55.485 points.

Reigning world champion Li grazed the edge of the trampoline in the final, ending her chances at another gold, while Russian Yana Pavlova's more difficult exercise allowed her to ascend to silver medal position with 54.160, ahead of Belarus’ Tatsiana Piatrenia on 53.540.

Li, Liu and Piatrenia topped the standings in the qualifying round, finishing in the same order as they did at last year’s World Championships in Odense, Denmark.

Competition for the last eight women's Olympic spots was between nine nations, due to the one-gymnast-per-country rule.

The Netherlands's Bo Bet was the odd gymnast out after bouncing off the trampoline during her second routine.

With the Dutch eliminated, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine, the US, and Uzbekistan obtained the remaining places for this summer’s Games.

France technically pocketed the final berth, although like Kazakhstan in men's trampoline, must now await official confirmation that no Olympic Tripartite Commission invitation will be awarded.

Ekaterina Khilko, the top Uzbek competitor at the test event, is likely to be named as her country's representative in Rio de Janeiro for what would be her fifth Games.

Khilko's presence would make her the only competitor to have competed at every Games since trampoline became part of the Olympic programme in 2000.