Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

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Women's balance beam
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg
Olympic artistic gymnastics
Venue Accor Arena
Dates28 July 2024 (qualifying)
5 August 2024 (final)
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning score14.366
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alice D'Amato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Zhou Yaqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Manila Esposito Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  2020
2028  

The women's balance beam event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held 28 July and 5 August 2024 at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC sponsorship rules). [1] 78 gymnasts from 35 nations (of the 95 total gymnasts) competed on balance beam in the qualifying round. [2]

Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event, after making its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 5 qualified gymnasts. A total of 95 quota places are allocated to women's artistic gymnastics. [3]

The 12 teams that qualified were able to send 5 gymnasts in the team competition, for a total of 60 of the 95 quota places. The top three teams at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (the United States, Great Britain, and Canada) and the top nine teams (excluding those already qualified) at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (China, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Japan, Australia, Romania, and South Korea) earned team qualification places.

The remaining 35 quota places are awarded individually. Each gymnast can only earn one place, except that gymnasts that competed with a team that qualified are eligible to earn a second place through the 2024 All Around World Cup Series. Some of the individual events are open to gymnasts from NOCs with qualified teams, while others are not. These places are filled through various criteria based on the 2023 World Championships, the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series, continental championships, a reallocation guarantee and a Tripartite Commission invitation.

Each of the 95 qualified gymnasts are eligible for the balance beam competition, but many gymnasts do not compete in each of the apparatus events.

Competition format

The top eight qualifiers in the qualification phase (limit two per NOC) advanced to the apparatus final. The finalists performed on the balance beam again. Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final round scores counting.

Schedule

DateTimeRoundSubdivision
28 July09:30QualificationSubdivision 1
11:40Subdivision 2
14:50Subdivision 3
18:00Subdivision 4
21:10Subdivision 5
5 August12:35Final
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Results

Qualifying

The gymnasts who ranked in the top eight qualified for the final round. In a case where more than two gymnasts from the same NOC were in the top eight, the last ranked among them would not qualify to final round. The next-best ranked gymnast would qualify instead.

RankGymnastD ScoreE ScorePen.TotalQual.
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yaqin  (CHN)6.68.26614.866Q
2Flag of the United States.svg  Simone Biles  (USA)6.48.33314.733Q
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Rebeca Andrade  (BRA)6.18.40014.500Q
4Flag of the United States.svg  Sunisa Lee  (USA)6.08.03314.033Q
5Flag of Romania.svg  Sabrina Voinea  (ROU)6.17.90014.000Q
6Flag of Italy.svg  Manila Esposito  (ITA)5.68.36613.966Q
7Flag of Italy.svg  Alice D'Amato  (ITA)5.68.26613.866Q
8Flag of Brazil.svg  Júlia Soares  (BRA)5.68.20013.800Q
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sanne Wevers  (NED)5.68.16613.766R1
10Flag of France.svg  Marine Boyer  (FRA)5.87.96613.766R2
11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luo Huan  (CHN)6.27.53313.733R3

[4]

Reserves

The reserves for the balance beam event final were:

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sanne Wevers  (NED)
  2. Flag of France.svg  Marine Boyer  (FRA)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luo Huan  (CHN)

Final

RankGymnastD ScoreE ScorePen.Total
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Alice D'Amato  (ITA)5.88.56614.366
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yaqin  (CHN)6.67.50014.100
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Manila Esposito  (ITA)5.88.20014.000
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Rebeca Andrade  (BRA)5.78.23313.933
5Flag of the United States.svg  Simone Biles  (USA)6.27.2000.30013.100
6Flag of the United States.svg  Sunisa Lee  (USA)6.26.90013.100
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Júlia Soares  (BRA)5.37.03312.333
8Flag of Romania.svg  Sabrina Voinea  (ROU)5.85.93311.733

[5] [6]

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