Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

Women's uneven bars
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Simona Păucă (1984)
Ecaterina Szabo (1985)
VenueUCLA's Pauley Pavilion
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Simona Păucă  Romania
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ecaterina Szabo  Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) not awarded
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kathy Johnson  United States

These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 30, August 1 and 5 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion.

Results

Sixty-five gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 30 and August 1. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 5. 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.

Rank Gymnast C O Prelim Final Total
 Simona Păucă (ROU) 9.800 10.000 9.900 9.900 19.800
 Ecaterina Szabo (ROU) 9.750 9.950 9.850 9.950 19.800
 Kathy Johnson (USA) 9.850 9.750 9.800 9.850 19.650
4  Mary Lou Retton (USA) 9.850 9.750 9.800 9.750 19.550
5  Ma Yanhong (CHN) 9.700 9.800 9.750 9.700 19.450
6  Romi Kessler (SUI) 9.500 9.700 9.600 9.750 19.350
7  Anja Wilhelm (FRG) 9.400 9.700 9.550 9.650 19.200
7  Chen Yongyan (CHN) 9.550 9.750 9.650 9.550 19.200

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