Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

Women's balance beam at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Gold medalist Nadia Comăneci (2024)
Medalists
Nadia Comăneci   Romania Olga Korbut   Soviet Union Teodora Ungureanu   Romania
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 18, 19, and 22 at the Montreal Forum.

Results

Nadia Comăneci on balance beam at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Qualification

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around

Eighty-six gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 18 and 19. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on July 22. 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.

Final

Rank	Gymnast	C	O	Prelim	Final	Total
	Nadia Comăneci  (ROU)	9.900	10.000	9.950	10.000	19.950
	Olga Korbut  (URS)	9.800	9.850	9.825	9.900	19.725
	Teodora Ungureanu  (ROU)	9.750	9.850	9.800	9.900	19.700
4	Ludmilla Tourischeva  (URS)	9.400	9.850	9.625	9.850	19.475
5	Angelika Hellmann  (GDR)	9.500	9.600	9.550	9.900	19.450
6	Gitta Escher  (GDR)	9.500	9.650	9.575	9.700	19.275

References

• Official Olympic report
• www.gymnasticsresults.com
• www.gymn-forum.net