Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

Women's balance beam at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Indoor Hall
Date	15 – 23 August 2004
Competitors	85 from 31 nations
Medalists
Cătălina Ponor   Romania Carly Patterson   United States Alexandra Eremia   Romania
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These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors of the artistic gymnastics discipline contested in the gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The qualification and final rounds took place on August 15 and August 23 at the Olympic Indoor Hall.

Results

Qualification

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic qualification

Eighty-five gymnasts competed in the balance beam event in the artistic gymnastics qualification round on August 15. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 23.

Final

Rank	Gymnast	Start Value	Brazil	Argentina	Uzbekistan	Finland	Slovenia	France	Penalty	Total
	Cătălina Ponor  (ROU)	10.00	9.80	9.80	9.80	9.75	9.75	9.80	—	9.787
	Carly Patterson  (USA)	10.00	9.80	9.75	9.80	9.75	9.75	9.80	—	9.775
	Alexandra Eremia  (ROU)	10.00	9.70	9.70	9.70	9.65	9.70	9.70	—	9.700
4	Anna Pavlova  (RUS)	10.00	9.55	9.65	9.70	9.55	9.50	9.60	—	9.587
5	Courtney Kupets  (USA)	9.80	9.40	9.50	9.30	9.25	9.35	9.45	—	9.375
6	Zhang Nan  (CHN)	10.00	9.25	9.25	9.25	9.20	9.20	9.25	—	9.237
7	Li Ya  (CHN)	9.80	9.05	9.10	9.05	9.05	8.90	9.05	—	9.050
8	Allana Slater  (AUS)	9.70	8.75	8.75	8.75	8.75	8.75	8.70	—	8.750

References

• Gymnastics Results.com