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

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Women's balance beam
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue UCLA's Pauley Pavilion
DateJuly 30, 1984 (qualifying)
August 5, 1984 (final)
Competitors7 from 5 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Simona Păucă Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Gold medal icon.svg Ecaterina Szabo Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Kathy Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1980
1988  

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

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.

RankGymnastCOPrelimFinalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Simona Păucă  (ROU)9.80010.0009.9009.90019.800
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ecaterina Szabo  (ROU)9.7509.9509.8509.95019.800
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Kathy Johnson  (USA)9.8509.7509.8009.85019.650
4Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Lou Retton  (USA)9.8509.7509.8009.75019.550
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Yanhong  (CHN)9.7009.8009.7509.70019.450
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Romi Kessler  (SUI)9.5009.7009.6009.75019.350
7Flag of Germany.svg  Anja Wilhelm  (FRG)9.4009.7009.5509.65019.200
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yongyan  (CHN)9.5509.7509.6509.55019.200

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References

  1. "Olympedia – Women's Balance Beam 1984". Olympedia. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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