The 11th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Prague.
The Romanian team walked out the competition during the beam finals. According to the Romanian federation, this decision was taken "as a result of some technical deficiencies and of some methods appeared in the referees' actions which altered the results". [1]
Ironically, the Romanian withdrawal happened right after Nadia Comăneci's performance, for which she received a perfect 10. If she had not left the building, she would have won the gold medal in the beam finals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seniors | |||
| All-Around |  Nadia Comăneci (ROU) |  Elena Mukhina (URS) | Nellie Kim (URS) |
| Vault | Nellie Kim (URS) | Nadia Comăneci (ROU) | Elena Mukhina (URS) |
| Uneven Bars | Nadia Comăneci (ROU) Elena Mukhina (URS) |  Steffi Kräker (GDR) | |
| Balance Beam | Elena Mukhina (URS) | Nellie Kim (URS) | Maria Filatova (URS) |
| Floor | Elena Mukhina (URS) Maria Filatova (URS) | Nellie Kim (URS) | |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
 | Nellie Kim (URS) | 19.525 |
 | Nadia Comaneci (ROU) | 19.500 |
 | Elena Mukhina (URS) | 19.450 |
| 4 | Steffi Kraker (GDR) | 19.325 |
| 5 | Maria Filatova (URS) | 19.325 |
| 6 |  Marta Egervari (HUN) | 19.275 |
| 7 | Heike Kunhardt (GDR) | 19.050 |
| 8 | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) | 18.800 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Mukhina (URS) | 19.650 |
| Nadia Comaneci (ROU) | 19.650 |
| Steffi Kraker (GDR) | 19.600 |
| 4 | Nellie Kim (URS) | 19.500 |
| 5 |  Ingrid Holkovicova (TCH) | 19.450 |
| 6 | Maria Filatova (URS) | 19.300 |
| 7 | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) | 19.250 |
| 8 | Heike Kunhardt (GDR) | 18.350 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Mukhina (URS) | 19.400 |
| Nellie Kim (URS) | 19.350 |
| Maria Filatova (URS) | 19.250 |
| 4 | Eva Ovari (HUN) | 19.200 |
| 5 | Birgit Emmrich (GDR) | 19.100 |
| 6 | Ingrid Holkovicova (TCH) | 18.600 |
| 7 | Marta Egervari (HUN) | 18.500 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Mukhina (URS) | 19.700 |
| Maria Filatova (URS) | 19.700 |
| Nellie Kim (URS) | 19.550 |
| 4 | Heike Kunhardt (GDR) | 19.200 |
| 5 | Steffi Kraker (GDR) | 19.100 |
| 6 | Marta Egervari (HUN) | 18.950 |
| 7 | Ingrid Holkovicova (TCH) | 18.850 |
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