Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's uneven bars

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Women's uneven bars
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Sports Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium
DateJuly 21, 1980 (qualifying)
July 25, 1984 (final)
Competitors6 from 3 nations
Winning points19.875
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Maxi Gnauck Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Emilia Eberle Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Steffi Kräker Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Melita Ruhn Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Maria Filatova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1976
1984  

These are the results of the women's uneven bars competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 21, 23 and 25th at the Sports Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium. [1]

Results

Qualification

Sixty-two gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 21 and 23. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on July 25. 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

RankGymnastCOPrelimFinalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  Maxi Gnauck  (GDR)9.95010.0009.9759.90019.875
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Emilia Eberle  (ROU)9.90010.0009.9509.90019.850
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  Steffi Kräker  (GDR)9.8509.9009.8759.90019.775
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Melita Rühn  (ROU)9.8509.9009.8759.90019.775
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Maria Filatova  (URS)9.8509.9009.8759.90019.775
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nellie Kim  (URS)9.9009.8509.8759.85019.725

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