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Balance Beam, Women

Date	19 – 23 October 1964
Status	Olympic
Location	Tōkyō Taiikukan, Shibuya, Tokyo
Participants	83 from 24 countries

As in 1960, the best six gymnasts in the individual all-around advanced to the apparatus final. The final apparatus score was made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. This event was won in 1960 by Czechoslovakian Eva Bosáková-Věchtová, who also won the event at the 1962 World Championships, but she was not on the Czechoslovakian team in Tokyo. In her absence the gold was won by her countrywoman Věra Čáslavská, one of three individual golds she won in Tokyo, including the all-around and horse vault. Behind her Soviets went 2-4, with Tamara Manina winning silver and Larysa Latynina the bronze.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.449	Gold
2	Tamara Manina	URS	19.399	Silver
3	Larisa Latynina	URS	19.382	Bronze
4	Polina Astakhova	URS	19.366
5	Hana Růžičková	TCH	19.349
6	Keiko Ikeda	JPN	19.216
=7 r1/2	Jaroslava Sedláčková	TCH	–
=7 r1/2	Yelena Volchetskaya	URS	–
9 r1/2	Birgit Radochla	GER	–
10 r1/2	Katalin Müller	HUN	–
=11 r1/2	Anikó Ducza-Jánosi	HUN	–
=11 r1/2	Adolfína Tkačíková-Tačová	TCH	–
=11 r1/2	Elena Popescu	ROU	–
14 r1/2	Sonia Iovan	ROU	–
15 r1/2	Jána Posnerová	TCH	–
16 r1/2	Katalin Makray	HUN	–
=17 r1/2	Ute Starke	GER	–
=17 r1/2	Mária Tressel	HUN	–
=17 r1/2	Kiyoko Ono	JPN	–
=17 r1/2	Tamara Zamotaylova	URS	–
21 r1/2	Gerda Bryłka	POL	–
=22 r1/2	Małgorzata Wilczek	POL	–
=22 r1/2	Lyudmila Gromova	URS	–
=22 r1/2	Gyöngyi Mák-Kovács	HUN	–
=22 r1/2	Linda Metheny	USA	–
26 r1/2	Ingrid Föst	GER	–
27 r1/2	Hiroko Tsuji	JPN	–
28 r1/2	Elżbieta Apostolska	POL	–
=29 r1/2	Toshiko Aihara	JPN	–
=29 r1/2	Taniko Nakamura	JPN	–
=31 r1/2	Marianna Krajčírová	TCH	–
=31 r1/2	Karin Mannewitz	GER	–
=31 r1/2	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	–
34 r1/2	Márta Tolnai-Erdős	HUN	–
=35 r1/2	Tsagaandorjiin Gündegmaa	MGL	–
=35 r1/2	Atanasia Ionescu	ROU	–
=35 r1/2	Dorota Miler	POL	–
38 r1/2	Ginko Chiba	JPN	–
=39 r1/2	Emilia Lită	ROU	–
=39 r1/2	Barbara Eustachiewicz	POL	–
=41 r1/2	Solveig Egman	SWE	–
=41 r1/2	Ewa Rydell	SWE	–
43 r1/2	Muriel Grossfeld	USA	–
=44 r1/2	Monique Baelden	FRA	–
=44 r1/2	Janie Speaks	USA	–
46 r1/2	Christel Felgner	GER	–
47 r1/2	Rayna Grigorova	BUL	–
48 r1/2	Ulla Lindström	SWE	–
=49 r1/2	Veronica Grymonprez	BEL	–
=49 r1/2	Barbara Stolz	GER	–
=49 r1/2	Marie Lundqvist	SWE	–
=49 r1/2	Lilyana Aleksandrova	BUL	–
=49 r1/2	Marie Walther	USA	–
54 r1/2	Dale McClements	USA	–
=55 r1/2	Anne-Marie Lambert	SWE	–
=55 r1/2	Jacqueline Brisepierre	FRA	–
=55 r1/2	Barbara Fletcher	AUS	–
58 r1/2	Gerola Lindahl	SWE	–
=59 r1/2	Gail Daley	CAN	–
=59 r1/2	Lee Deok-Bun	KOR	–
=59 r1/2	Kathy Corrigan	USA	–
=62 r1/2	Jan Bedford	AUS	–
=62 r1/2	Henriette Parzer	AUT	–
64 r1/2	Evelyne Letourneur	FRA	–
65 r1/2	Choi Yeong-Suk	KOR	–
66 r1/2	Val Roberts	AUS	–
67 r1/2	Yadamsürengiin Tuyaa	MGL	–
=68 r1/2	Gizela Niedurny	POL	–
=68 r1/2	Kaarina Koskinen	FIN	–
70 r1/2	Theodora Hill	NZL	–
71 r1/2	Esbela da Fonseca	POR	–
72 r1/2	Cristina Doboșan	ROU	–
73 r1/2	Denise Goddard	GBR	–
74 r1/2	Eira Lehtonen	FIN	–
75 r1/2	Val Buffham	AUS	–
76 r1/2	Pauline Gardiner	NZL	–
77 r1/2	Hong Tai-Kwai	TPE	–
78 r1/2	Monica Rutherford	GBR	–
79 r1/2	Jean Spencer	NZL	–
80 r1/2	Barbara Cage	AUS	–
81 r1/2	Jamileh Sorouri	IRI	–
82 r1/2	Jeong Bong-Sun	KOR	–
83 r1/2	Evelyn Magluyan	PHI	–

Qualifying (19 – 21 October 1964 — 08:30-17:00)

Top six on balance beam in team all-around advance to apparatus final. 50% of qualifying score added to optional exercise done in finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.366	9.566	9.800	Q
2	Tamara Manina	URS	19.266	9.466	9.800	Q
3	Larisa Latynina	URS	19.233	9.500	9.733	Q
4	Hana Růžičková	TCH	19.232	9.466	9.766	Q
5	Polina Astakhova	URS	19.200	9.400	9.800	Q
6	Keiko Ikeda	JPN	19.166	9.466	9.700	Q
=7	Jaroslava Sedláčková	TCH	18.966	9.400	9.566
=7	Yelena Volchetskaya	URS	18.966	9.366	9.600
9	Birgit Radochla	GER	18.933	9.400	9.533
10	Katalin Müller	HUN	18.900	9.400	9.500
=11	Anikó Ducza-Jánosi	HUN	18.899	9.433	9.466
=11	Adolfína Tkačíková-Tačová	TCH	18.899	9.366	9.533
=11	Elena Popescu	ROU	18.899	9.366	9.533
14	Sonia Iovan	ROU	18.866	9.366	9.500
15	Jána Posnerová	TCH	18.800	9.300	9.500
16	Katalin Makray	HUN	18.799	9.333	9.466
=17	Ute Starke	GER	18.733	9.333	9.400
=17	Mária Tressel	HUN	18.733	9.300	9.433
=17	Kiyoko Ono	JPN	18.733	9.233	9.500
=17	Tamara Zamotaylova	URS	18.733	9.200	9.533
21	Gerda Bryłka	POL	18.732	9.266	9.466
=22	Małgorzata Wilczek	POL	18.699	9.366	9.333
=22	Lyudmila Gromova	URS	18.699	9.266	9.433
=22	Gyöngyi Mák-Kovács	HUN	18.699	9.266	9.433
=22	Linda Metheny	USA	18.699	9.166	9.533
26	Ingrid Föst	GER	18.666	9.366	9.300
27	Hiroko Tsuji	JPN	18.633	9.233	9.400
28	Elżbieta Apostolska	POL	18.632	9.166	9.466
=29	Toshiko Aihara	JPN	18.599	9.333	9.266
=29	Taniko Nakamura	JPN	18.599	9.133	9.466
=31	Marianna Krajčírová	TCH	18.566	9.266	9.300
=31	Karin Mannewitz	GER	18.566	9.266	9.300
=31	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	18.566	9.166	9.400
34	Márta Tolnai-Erdős	HUN	18.533	9.200	9.333
=35	Tsagaandorjiin Gündegmaa	MGL	18.466	9.200	9.266
=35	Atanasia Ionescu	ROU	18.466	9.166	9.300
=35	Dorota Miler	POL	18.466	9.133	9.333
38	Ginko Chiba	JPN	18.433	9.133	9.300
=39	Emilia Lită	ROU	18.432	9.166	9.266
=39	Barbara Eustachiewicz	POL	18.432	9.066	9.366
=41	Solveig Egman	SWE	18.400	9.100	9.300
=41	Ewa Rydell	SWE	18.400	9.000	9.400
43	Muriel Grossfeld	USA	18.399	8.933	9.466
=44	Monique Baelden	FRA	18.366	9.166	9.200
=44	Janie Speaks	USA	18.366	9.066	9.300
46	Christel Felgner	GER	18.350	9.200	9.150
47	Rayna Grigorova	BUL	18.332	9.066	9.266
48	Ulla Lindström	SWE	18.300	9.100	9.200
=49	Veronica Grymonprez	BEL	18.266	9.233	9.033
=49	Barbara Stolz	GER	18.266	9.133	9.133
=49	Marie Lundqvist	SWE	18.266	9.100	9.166
=49	Lilyana Aleksandrova	BUL	18.266	9.000	9.266
=49	Marie Walther	USA	18.266	8.900	9.366
54	Dale McClements	USA	18.233	9.000	9.233
=55	Anne-Marie Lambert	SWE	18.199	9.066	9.133
=55	Jacqueline Brisepierre	FRA	18.199	9.066	9.133
=55	Barbara Fletcher	AUS	18.199	8.966	9.233
58	Gerola Lindahl	SWE	18.132	8.966	9.166
=59	Gail Daley	CAN	18.066	9.033	9.033
=59	Lee Deok-Bun	KOR	18.066	8.966	9.100
=59	Kathy Corrigan	USA	18.066	8.900	9.166
=62	Jan Bedford	AUS	18.033	8.900	9.133
=62	Henriette Parzer	AUT	18.033	8.800	9.233
64	Evelyne Letourneur	FRA	18.032	9.266	8.766
65	Choi Yeong-Suk	KOR	17.966	9.033	8.933
66	Val Roberts	AUS	17.933	8.900	9.033
67	Yadamsürengiin Tuyaa	MGL	17.733	9.000	8.733
=68	Gizela Niedurny	POL	17.666	9.300	8.366
=68	Kaarina Koskinen	FIN	17.666	8.600	9.066
70	Theodora Hill	NZL	17.500	8.800	8.700
71	Esbela da Fonseca	POR	17.499	8.666	8.833
72	Cristina Doboșan	ROU	17.400	9.100	8.300
73	Denise Goddard	GBR	17.199	8.666	8.533
74	Eira Lehtonen	FIN	17.133	8.733	8.400
75	Val Buffham	AUS	17.099	8.633	8.466
76	Pauline Gardiner	NZL	16.799	8.733	8.066
77	Hong Tai-Kwai	TPE	16.666	8.800	7.866
78	Monica Rutherford	GBR	16.533	8.633	7.900
79	Jean Spencer	NZL	15.966	8.666	7.300
80	Barbara Cage	AUS	15.466	8.333	7.133
81	Jamileh Sorouri	IRI	15.233	7.233	8.000
82	Jeong Bong-Sun	KOR	14.800	8.800	6.000
83	Evelyn Magluyan	PHI	14.332	7.666	6.666

Final (23 October 1964 — 18:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.449	9.683	9.766
2	Tamara Manina	URS	19.399	9.633	9.766
3	Larisa Latynina	URS	19.382	9.616	9.766
4	Polina Astakhova	URS	19.366	9.600	9.766
5	Hana Růžičková	TCH	19.349	9.616	9.733
6	Keiko Ikeda	JPN	19.216	9.583	9.633