Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around

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Women's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Competitors86 from 23 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Nadia Comăneci Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Silver medal icon.svg Nellie Kim Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Ludmilla Tourischeva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1972
1980  

These are the results of the women's individual all-around 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 21 at the Montreal Forum. [1]

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Results

Qualification

Eighty-six gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 18 and 19. The thirty-six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on July 21. Each country was limited to three 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 each gymnast's "prelim" score.

Final

Nadia Comaneci at the 1976 Summer Olympics Nadia Comaneci 1976b.jpg
Nadia Comăneci at the 1976 Summer Olympics
RankGymnastVaultUneven
Bars
Balance
Beam
FloorScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Nadia Comăneci  (ROU)9.85010.00010.0009.90039.75039.52579.375
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nellie Kim  (URS)10.0009.9009.7009.95039.55039.12578.675
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ludmilla Tourischeva  (URS)9.9509.8009.8509.90039.50039.12578.625
4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Teodora Ungureanu  (ROU)9.7509.9009.9009.80039.35039.02578.375
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olga Korbut  (URS)9.8009.9009.5009.85039.05038.97578.025
6Flag of East Germany.svg  Gitta Escher  (GDR)9.9009.8509.5509.65038.95038.80077.750
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Márta Egervári  (HUN)9.9009.9009.3509.65038.80038.52577.325
8Flag of East Germany.svg  Marion Kische  (GDR)9.7509.8009.1009.70038.35038.60076.950
9Flag of East Germany.svg  Kerstin Gerschau  (GDR)9.6509.7509.6509.25038.30038.50076.800
10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Anna Pohludková  (TCH)9.5009.7509.5009.80038.55038.22576.775
11Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mariana Constantin  (ROU)9.8009.8009.0009.65038.25038.37576.625
12Flag of Germany.svg  Andrea Bieger  (FRG)9.7009.7009.6509.60038.30037.97576.275
13Flag of Hungary.svg  Krisztina Medveczky  (HUN)9.7009.3009.3009.60037.90038.07575.975
14Flag of the United States.svg  Kimberly Chace  (USA)9.5009.7009.4509.50038.15037.72575.875
15Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jana Knopová  (TCH)9.4009.6009.6009.65038.25037.55075.800
16Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ingrid Holkovičová  (TCH)9.7509.7008.9009.60037.95037.80075.750
17Flag of Hungary.svg  Margit Tóth  (HUN)9.5009.7508.7509.55037.55038.02575.575
18Flag of the United States.svg  Debra Willcox  (USA)9.6009.4509.2509.50037.80037.52575.325
18Flag of the United States.svg  Leslie Wolfsberger  (USA)9.4009.6009.4509.55038.00037.32575.325
20Flag of Japan.svg  Miyuki Hironaka  (JPN)9.5509.5009.3009.45037.80037.50075.300
21Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Nadya Shatarova  (BUL)9.8009.7509.2509.40038.20036.95075.150
22Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ans Smulders  (NED)9.4509.7009.2009.45037.80037.30075.100
23Flag of Italy.svg  Stefania Bucci  (ITA)9.4509.4509.3509.60037.85037.15075.000
23Flag of Germany.svg  Jutta Oltersdorf  (FRG)9.4009.7009.2509.35037.70037.30075.000
25Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeannette van Ravenstijn  (NED)9.4509.5509.1009.50037.60037.10074.700
26Flag of Germany.svg  Petra Kurbjuweit  (FRG)9.6009.5508.7009.50037.35037.30074.650
27Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Karen Kelsall  (CAN)9.0009.6009.2509.60037.45037.17574.625
28Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Galina Yaneva  (BUL)9.5009.4509.3509.35037.65036.87574.525
29Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Patti Rope  (CAN)9.3509.5509.1509.50037.55036.95074.500
30Flag of Japan.svg  Satoko Okazaki  (JPN)8.9509.6008.7009.55036.80037.65074.450
31Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Nina Kostova  (BUL)9.5509.1008.9009.50037.05037.30074.350
32Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joëlle De Keukeleire  (BEL)9.5009.4009.2009.40037.50036.60074.100
33Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nancy McDonnell  (CAN)9.3509.5008.7509.50037.10036.95074.050
34Flag of Japan.svg  Nobue Yamazaki  (JPN)9.4009.5008.7509.35037.00036.92573.925
35Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Avril Lennox  (GBR)9.4009.6009.1508.90037.05036.82573.875
36Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Monique Bolleboom  (NED)9.2009.5508.6509.40036.80036.55073.350

Remaining placings

RankNameCountry
7 Elvira Saadi Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
9T Svetlana Grozdova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
9T Mariya Filatova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
13 Angelika Hellmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
15 Anca Grigoraș Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
18 Gabriela Trușcă Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
21T Steffi Kräker Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
21T Georgeta Gabor Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
25 Éva Óvári Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
27 Mária Lővey Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
29T Drahomíra Smolíková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
29T Eva Pořádková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
33 Carola Dombeck Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
34T Márta Kelemen Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
40 Alena Černáková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
41 Colleen Casey Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42 Carrie Englert Flag of the United States.svg  United States
46 Kathy Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States
51 Kelly Muncey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
53T Chieko Kikkawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
55 Traudl Schubert Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
56 Uta Schorn Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
57T Sakiko Nozawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
57T Vesela Mateeva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
59 Beate Renschler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
60T Mariya Kircheva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
63T Ans Dekker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
63T Joke Kos Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
65 Kyoko Mano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
66T Patrizia Fratini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
66T Lise Arsenault-Goertz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
68T Nadine Audin Flag of France.svg  France
68T Valentina Spongia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
68T Barbara Slater Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
71T Donatella Sacchi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
71T Teresa McDonnell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
73 Martine Audin Flag of France.svg  France
74 Chantal Seggiaro Flag of France.svg  France
75 Rita Peri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
76 Carla Braan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
77 Carla Wieser Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
78 Eloisa Marcos Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
79T Svetla Kashtelyan Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
79T Susan Cheesebrough Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
79T Monique Freres Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
82 Elisa Cabello Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
83 Wanita Lynch Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
84 Mercedes Vernetta Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
85 Teresa Díaz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
86 Patricia García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

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References

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