Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's balance beam

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Women's balance beam
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg
Venue Coomera Indoor Sports Centre
Dates 6 April 2018 (qualification)
9 April 2018 (final)
Competitors 8 from 4 nations
Winning score13.700
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
  2014

The Women's balance beam competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place on April 9 at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre in Gold Coast, Australia. [1]

2018 Commonwealth Games 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for males and female athletes.

Coomera Indoor Sports Centre is an Australian entertainment and sporting arena which was built on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

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Schedule

The schedule is as follows: [2]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00)

UTC+10:00 Identifier for a time offset from UTC of +10

UTC+10:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +10. This time is used in:

Date Time Round
Friday 6 April 2018 09:09 Qualification
Monday 9 April 2018 15:23 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification for this apparatus final was determined within the team final.

Final

The results are as follows: [3]

Position Gymnast D Score E Score Penalty Total
Flag of England.svg  Alice Kinsella  (ENG) 5.200 8.500 13.700
Flag of Australia.svg  Georgia-Rose Brown  (AUS) 4.500 8.566 13.066
Flag of England.svg  Kelly Simm  (ENG) 4.900 8.133 13.033
4Flag of Canada.svg  Isabela Onyshko  (CAN) 5.300 7.233 12.533
5Flag of Australia.svg  Emily Whitehead  (AUS) 4.700 7.800 12.500
6Flag of Canada.svg  Ellie Black  (CAN) 5.400 6.966 12.366
7Flag of Wales 2.svg  Maisie Methuen  (WAL) 5.000 7.266 12.266
8Flag of Wales 2.svg  Latalia Bevan  (WAL) 4.800 5.900 10.700

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