Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 30, August 1 and 5 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion.

Medalists

GoldSimona Păucă
 Romania
GoldEcaterina Szabo
 Romania
BronzeKathy Johnson
 United States

Results

Sixty-five gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 30 and August 1. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 5. Each country was limited to two competitors in the final. Half of the points earned by each gymnast during both the compulsory and optional rounds carried over to the final. This constitutes the "prelim" score.

Rank Gymnast C O Prelim Final Total
 Simona Păucă (ROU) 9.80010.0009.9009.90019.800
 Ecaterina Szabo (ROU) 9.7509.9509.8509.95019.800
 Kathy Johnson (USA) 9.8509.7509.8009.85019.650
4  Mary Lou Retton (USA) 9.8509.7509.8009.75019.550
5  Ma Yanhong (CHN) 9.7009.8009.7509.70019.450
6  Romi Kessler (SUI) 9.5009.7009.6009.75019.350
7  Anja Wilhelm (FRG) 9.4009.7009.5509.65019.200
7  Chen Yongyan (CHN) 9.5509.7509.6509.55019.200

References

Preceded by
Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam
Women's Balance Beam Event
1984
Succeeded by
Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam


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