Balance beam at the Olympics

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Balance beam
at the Olympic Games
Nadia Comaneci Montreal1976e.jpg
Nadia Comăneci competing on the balance beam at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Overview
SportArtistic gymnastics
GenderWomen
Years held 19522024
Reigning champion
WomenFlag of Italy.svg  Alice D'Amato  (ITA)

The balance beam is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics on which only women compete. Women started competing in and earning medals at apparatus finals in 1952. [1]

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Medalists

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1952 Helsinki
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Nina Bocharova
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Margit Korondi
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
1956 Melbourne
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Ágnes Keleti
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Eva Bosáková
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Tamara Manina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
none awarded
1960 Rome
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Eva Bosáková
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Larisa Latynina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Sofia Muratova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo
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Věra Čáslavská
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Tamara Manina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Larisa Latynina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
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Natalia Kuchinskaya
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Věra Čáslavská
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Larisa Petrik
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1972 Munich
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Olga Korbut
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Tamara Lazakovich
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Karin Janz
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1976 Montreal
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Nadia Comăneci
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Olga Korbut
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Teodora Ungureanu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
1980 Moscow
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Nadia Comăneci
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Yelena Davydova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Natalia Shaposhnikova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
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Simona Păucă
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Ecaterina Szabo
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
none awarded Kathy Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1988 Seoul
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Daniela Silivaș
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Yelena Shushunova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Phoebe Mills
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Gabriela Potorac
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
1992 Barcelona
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Tatiana Lysenko
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
Lu Li
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shannon Miller
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
none awarded
1996 Atlanta
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Shannon Miller
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Lilia Podkopayeva
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Gina Gogean
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2000 Sydney
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Liu Xuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yekaterina Lobaznyuk
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Yelena Produnova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2004 Athens
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Cătălina Ponor
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Carly Patterson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Alexandra Eremia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2008 Beijing
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Shawn Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Nastia Liukin
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Cheng Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2012 London
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Deng Linlin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sui Lu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Aly Raisman
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Sanne Wevers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Laurie Hernandez
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Simone Biles
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2020 Tokyo
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Guan Chenchen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tang Xijing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Simone Biles
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2024 Paris
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Alice D'Amato
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Zhou Yaqin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Manila Esposito
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Multiple medalists

RankGymnastNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nadia Comăneci Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)1976–19802002
2 Eva Bosáková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1956–19601102
Věra Čáslavská Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1964–19681102
Olga Korbut Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1972–19761102
Shannon Miller Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1992–19961102
6 Tamara Manina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1956–19600202
7 Larisa Latynina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1960–19640112
8 Simone Biles Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2016–20200022

Medalists by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)60410
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)38415
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)3418
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)24511
5Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)2204
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1012
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1012
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1001
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team  (EUN)1001
10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0112
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0101
12Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0011
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  2. "Simone Biles Takes Bronze on Balance Beam. Guan Chenchen Wins Gold". The New York Times . 3 August 2021.