Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' balance beam

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Women's balance beam
at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games
2018-10-15 Balance beam Victory ceremony (Apparatus final Girls' Artistic Gymnastics) at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank-077.jpg
Medalists Klimenko (left), Tang (center), and Morgan (right)
Venue America Pavilion
Date15 October
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Winning score14.033
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tang Xijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Ksenia Klimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Amelie Morgan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
  2014
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The women's artistic gymnastics balance beam final at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held at the America Pavilion on 15 October.

Qualification

Qualification took place on 10 October. Tang Xijing from China qualified in first, followed by Ukraine's Anastasiia Bachynska and Ksenia Klimenko of Russia. [1]

The reserves were: [1]

  1. Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Zimmermann  (GER)
  2. Flag of Finland.svg  Ada Hautala  (FIN)
  3. Flag of Hungary.svg  Csenge Bácskay  (HUN)

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Balance beamFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Xijing  (CHN)Flag of Russia.svg  Ksenia Klimenko  (RUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Amelie Morgan  (GBR)

Results

Oldest and youngest competitors

NameCountryDate of birthAge
Youngest Ksenia Klimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1 November 200314 years, 11 months and 14 days
Oldest Tang Xijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3 January 200315 years, 9 months and 12 days

[2]

RankGymnastD ScoreE ScorePen.Total
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Xijing  (CHN)5.9008.13314.033
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Ksenia Klimenko  (RUS)5.7007.83313.533
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Amelie Morgan  (GBR)5.5007.53313.033
4Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Villa  (ITA)5.2007.76612.966
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Emma Slevin  (IRL)4.6007.20011.800
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anastasiia Bachynska  (UKR)5.7006.10011.800
7Flag of Romania.svg  Ana-Maria Puiu  (ROU)4.5006.56611.066
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Emma Spence  (CAN)4.8005.56610.366

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References

  1. 1 2 "Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Balance Beam – Qualification Results" (PDF). Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. "Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Balance Beam – Final Results" (PDF). Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.