Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

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Women's balance beam
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Daniela Silivas Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Silver medal icon.svg Elena Shushunova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Gabriela Potorac Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Bronze medal icon.svg Phoebe Mills Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1984
1992  

These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The qualification and final rounds took place on September 19th, 21st and 25th at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall.

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Results

Qualification

Eighty-six gymnasts competed in the balance beam event during the compulsory and optional rounds on September 19th and 21st. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on September 25th. 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

RankGymnastCOC+OPrelimFinalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Daniela Silivaş  (ROU)9.87510.00019.8759.9379.98719.924
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Elena Shushunova  (URS)9.9009.95019.8509.9259.95019.875
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gabriela Potorac  (ROU)9.8759.90019.7759.8879.95019.837
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Phoebe Mills  (USA)9.8509.90019.7509.8759.96219.837
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Svetlana Boginskaya  (URS)9.9009.97519.8759.9379.85019.787
6Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Diana Doudeva  (BUL)9.7259.90019.6259.8129.91219.724
7Flag of the United States.svg  Kelly Garrison-Steves  (USA)9.7759.80019.5759.7879.86219.649
8Flag of East Germany.svg  Ulrike Klotz  (GDR)9.7509.85019.6009.8008.32518.125

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