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Uneven Bars, Women

Date	27 – 31 August 1972 — 20:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Sporthalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	118 from 23 countries

The format was similar to 1964 and 1968, with the best six gymnasts in the team all-around advancing to the apparatus final, with the final apparatus score made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. Olga Korbut had stunned the crowd in the team all-around with her uneven bars performances with several acrobatic and dangerous moves never performed before in women’s gymnastics, but she still trailed East German Karin Janz. Janz’s lead was too large for Korbut to overcome in the final, and in fact, Janz extended it with the best optional routine in the final to win the gold medal comfortably. The silver medals were shared by Korbut and Janz’s teammate Erika Zuchold.

Janz won five medals and two gold medals in München, ending her Olympic career with seven medals. She then went to medical school and became an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in spine surgery. In the late 1990s Janz designed a revolutionary artificial disk which became used world-wide to help many people overcome crippling back pain.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	93	Karin Janz	GDR	19.675	Gold
=2	253	Olga Korbut	URS	19.450	Silver
=2	97	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.450	Silver
4	257	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.425
5	121	Ilona Békési	HUN	19.275
6	92	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	19.200
7 r1/1	255	Tamara Lazakovich	URS	–
8 r1/1	95	Richarda Schmeißer	GDR	–
9 r1/1	124	Márta Kelemen	HUN	–
=10 r1/1	251	Lyubov Burda	URS	–
=10 r1/1	126	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	–
=10 r1/1	241	Soňa Brázdová	TCH	–
13 r1/1	125	Anikó Kéry	HUN	–
=14 r1/1	243	Zdena Dorňáková	TCH	–
=14 r1/1	144	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	–
=14 r1/1	245	Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová	TCH	–
=14 r1/1	116	Ans van Gerwen	NED	–
=18 r1/1	96	Christine Schmitt	GDR	–
=18 r1/1	266	Cathy Rigby	USA	–
=18 r1/1	91	Irene Abel	GDR	–
=18 r1/1	256	Elvira Saadi	URS	–
=22 r1/1	143	Eiko Hirashima	JPN	–
=22 r1/1	142	Takako Hasegawa	JPN	–
=22 r1/1	265	Roxanne Pierce	USA	–
=22 r1/1	196	Łucja Matraszek	POL	–
=26 r1/1	244	Hana Lišková	TCH	–
=26 r1/1	247	Marcela Váchová	TCH	–
=26 r1/1	105	Uta Schorn	FRG	–
=26 r1/1	102	Andrea Niederheide	FRG	–
=26 r1/1	135	Gabriella Marchi	ITA	–
=31 r1/1	122	Mónika Császár	HUN	–
=31 r1/1	213	Alina Goreac	ROU	–
=31 r1/1	103	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	–
=31 r1/1	221	Patrizia Bazzi	SUI	–
35 r1/1	263	Linda Metheny	USA	–
=36 r1/1	242	Zdenka Bujnáčková	TCH	–
=36 r1/1	261	Kimberly Chace	USA	–
=36 r1/1	146	Kayoko Saka	JPN	–
=39 r1/1	127	Zsuzsa Nagy	HUN	–
=39 r1/1	136	Rita Peri	ITA	–
41 r1/1	222	Käthi Fritschi	SUI	–
=42 r1/1	114	Linda Toorop	NED	–
=42 r1/1	211	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	–
=42 r1/1	217	Elisabeta Turcu	ROU	–
=42 r1/1	192	Joanna Bartosz	POL	–
46 r1/1	264	Joan Moore	USA	–
=47 r1/1	214	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	–
=47 r1/1	137	Monica Stefani	ITA	–
=49 r1/1	254	Antanina Koshal	URS	–
=49 r1/1	141	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	–
=49 r1/1	145	Toshiko Miyamoto	JPN	–
=49 r1/1	101	Angelika Kern	FRG	–
=49 r1/1	267	Nancy Thies	USA	–
=54 r1/1	227	Judith Steiger	SUI	–
=54 r1/1	111	Ans Dekker	NED	–
=54 r1/1	107	Ulrike Weyh	FRG	–
=54 r1/1	216	Marcela Păunescu	ROU	–
=58 r1/1	175	Unni Holmen	NOR	–
=58 r1/1	72	Mireille Cayre	FRA	–
=60 r1/1	77	Véronique Tilmont	FRA	–
=60 r1/1	23	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	–
62 r1/1	177	Jill Schau	NOR	–
=63 r1/1	134	Maria Grazia Mancuso	ITA	–
=63 r1/1	24	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	–
65 r1/1	14	Irina Hitrova	BUL	–
66 r1/1	231	Marie Björk	SWE	–
=67 r1/1	176	Gro Sandberg	NOR	–
=67 r1/1	132	Cinzia Delisi	ITA	–
=67 r1/1	271	Nataša Bajin-Šljepica	YUG	–
70 r1/1	115	Nel van der Voort	NED	–
=71 r1/1	21	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	–
=71 r1/1	25	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	–
=71 r1/1	87	Elaine Willett	GBR	–
=74 r1/1	215	Paula Ioan	ROU	–
=74 r1/1	22	Susan Buchanan	CAN	–
=74 r1/1	163	Ana María Casas	MEX	–
=77 r1/1	194	Dorota Klencz	POL	–
=77 r1/1	73	Catherine Daugé	FRA	–
=77 r1/1	131	Angela Alberti	ITA	–
=80 r1/1	113	Ikina Morsch	NED	–
=80 r1/1	174	Bente Hansen	NOR	–
=82 r1/1	191	Małgorzata Barlak-Kamasińska	POL	–
=82 r1/1	75	Pascale Hermant	FRA	–
=82 r1/1	26	Sharon Tsukamoto	CAN	–
85 r1/1	12	Elena Georgieva	BUL	–
86 r1/1	166	Patricia Ollinger	MEX	–
=87 r1/1	197	Danuta Fidusiewicz-Prusinowska	POL	–
=87 r1/1	51	Pepita Sánchez	ESP	–
89 r1/1	17	Reneta Tsvetkova	BUL	–
90 r1/1	164	Patricia García	MEX	–
91 r1/1	195	Danuta Lubowska	POL	–
=92 r1/1	224	Jacqueline Sievert	SUI	–
=92 r1/1	273	Erna Havelka	YUG	–
=92 r1/1	71	Nadine Audin	FRA	–
95 r1/1	83	Pamela Hutchinson	GBR	–
96 r1/1	117	Margo Velema	NED	–
=97 r1/1	173	Sidsel Ekholdt	NOR	–
=97 r1/1	272	Olga Bumbić	YUG	–
99 r1/1	74	Elvire Gertosio	FRA	–
=100 r1/1	104	Ingrid Santer	FRG	–
=100 r1/1	81	Barbara Alred	GBR	–
=100 r1/1	276	Marija Težak	YUG	–
=103 r1/1	85	Yvonne Mugridge	GBR	–
=103 r1/1	84	Avril Lennox	GBR	–
105 r1/1	274	Slaviča Kundačina	YUG	–
=106 r1/1	13	Marieta Ilieva	BUL	–
=106 r1/1	275	Nevenka Puškarević	YUG	–
108 r1/1	223	Liselotte Marti	SUI	–
109 r1/1	82	Pam Hopkins	GBR	–
110 r1/1	167	Laura Rivera	MEX	–
=111 r1/1	15	Evdokiya Pandezova	BUL	–
=111 r1/1	165	María Antonieta Hernández	MEX	–
113 r1/1	181	Dianne Foote	NZL	–
=114 r1/1	162	Hilda Amezaga	MEX	–
=114 r1/1	171	Trine Andresen	NOR	–
116 r1/1	225	Christine Steger	SUI	–
117 r1/1	11	Maya Blagoeva	BUL	–
118 r1/1	1	Jenny Sunderland	AUS	–

Final

Date	31 August 1972 — 20:00
Format	Top six on each apparatus in individual all-around advanced to apparatus finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Qualifying Points (50%)	Final Points
1	93	Karin Janz	GDR	19.675	9.775	9.90
=2	253	Olga Korbut	URS	19.450	9.650	9.80
=2	97	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.450	9.650	9.80
4	257	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.425	9.625	9.80
5	121	Ilona Békési	HUN	19.275	9.575	9.70
6	92	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	19.200	9.550	9.65

Qualifying Round

Date	27 August 1972
Format	Top six on each apparatus in individual all-around advanced to apparatus finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Compulsory Exercise Points	Optional Exercise Points
1	93	Karin Janz	GDR	19.55	9.85	9.70	Q
=2	97	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.30	9.70	9.60	Q
=2	253	Olga Korbut	URS	19.30	9.60	9.70	Q
4	257	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.25	9.60	9.65	Q
5	121	Ilona Békési	HUN	19.15	9.60	9.55	Q
6	92	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	19.10	9.60	9.50	Q
7	255	Tamara Lazakovich	URS	19.05	9.55	9.50
8	95	Richarda Schmeißer	GDR	19.00	9.55	9.45
9	124	Márta Kelemen	HUN	18.85	9.45	9.40
=10	251	Lyubov Burda	URS	18.75	9.45	9.30
=10	126	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	18.75	9.40	9.35
=10	241	Soňa Brázdová	TCH	18.75	9.35	9.40
13	125	Anikó Kéry	HUN	18.70	9.40	9.30
=14	243	Zdena Dorňáková	TCH	18.65	9.30	9.35
=14	144	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	18.65	9.25	9.40
=14	245	Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová	TCH	18.65	9.25	9.40
=14	116	Ans van Gerwen	NED	18.65	9.20	9.45
=18	96	Christine Schmitt	GDR	18.60	9.30	9.30
=18	266	Cathy Rigby	USA	18.60	9.20	9.40
=18	91	Irene Abel	GDR	18.60	9.20	9.40
=18	256	Elvira Saadi	URS	18.60	9.20	9.40
=22	143	Eiko Hirashima	JPN	18.50	9.30	9.20
=22	142	Takako Hasegawa	JPN	18.50	9.25	9.25
=22	265	Roxanne Pierce	USA	18.50	9.20	9.30
=22	196	Łucja Matraszek	POL	18.50	9.00	9.50
=26	244	Hana Lišková	TCH	18.45	9.20	9.25
=26	247	Marcela Váchová	TCH	18.45	9.20	9.25
=26	105	Uta Schorn	FRG	18.45	9.15	9.30
=26	102	Andrea Niederheide	FRG	18.45	9.10	9.35
=26	135	Gabriella Marchi	ITA	18.45	9.05	9.40
=31	122	Mónika Császár	HUN	18.40	9.15	9.25
=31	213	Alina Goreac	ROU	18.40	9.10	9.30
=31	103	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	18.40	9.05	9.35
=31	221	Patrizia Bazzi	SUI	18.40	9.00	9.40
35	263	Linda Metheny	USA	18.35	9.25	9.10
=36	242	Zdenka Bujnáčková	TCH	18.30	9.15	9.15
=36	261	Kimberly Chace	USA	18.30	9.10	9.20
=36	146	Kayoko Saka	JPN	18.30	9.10	9.20
=39	127	Zsuzsa Nagy	HUN	18.25	9.15	9.10
=39	136	Rita Peri	ITA	18.25	8.90	9.35
41	222	Käthi Fritschi	SUI	18.20	8.90	9.30
=42	114	Linda Toorop	NED	18.15	9.00	9.15
=42	211	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	18.15	9.00	9.15
=42	217	Elisabeta Turcu	ROU	18.15	8.95	9.20
=42	192	Joanna Bartosz	POL	18.15	8.90	9.25
46	264	Joan Moore	USA	18.10	9.00	9.10
=47	214	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	18.05	9.00	9.05
=47	137	Monica Stefani	ITA	18.05	8.75	9.30
=49	254	Antanina Koshal	URS	18.00	9.50	8.50
=49	141	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	18.00	9.00	9.00
=49	145	Toshiko Miyamoto	JPN	18.00	8.95	9.05
=49	101	Angelika Kern	FRG	18.00	8.85	9.15
=49	267	Nancy Thies	USA	18.00	8.85	9.15
=54	227	Judith Steiger	SUI	17.85	8.80	9.05
=54	111	Ans Dekker	NED	17.85	8.80	9.05
=54	107	Ulrike Weyh	FRG	17.85	8.80	9.05
=54	216	Marcela Păunescu	ROU	17.85	8.80	9.05
=58	175	Unni Holmen	NOR	17.80	8.85	8.95
=58	72	Mireille Cayre	FRA	17.80	8.60	9.20
=60	77	Véronique Tilmont	FRA	17.75	8.65	9.10
=60	23	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	17.75	8.50	9.25
62	177	Jill Schau	NOR	17.70	8.95	8.75
=63	134	Maria Grazia Mancuso	ITA	17.65	8.65	9.00
=63	24	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	17.65	8.60	9.05
65	14	Irina Hitrova	BUL	17.60	8.70	8.90
66	231	Marie Björk	SWE	17.55	8.50	9.05
=67	176	Gro Sandberg	NOR	17.50	8.65	8.85
=67	132	Cinzia Delisi	ITA	17.50	8.55	8.95
=67	271	Nataša Bajin-Šljepica	YUG	17.50	8.50	9.00
70	115	Nel van der Voort	NED	17.45	8.60	8.85
=71	21	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	17.40	8.60	8.80
=71	25	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	17.40	8.50	8.90
=71	87	Elaine Willett	GBR	17.40	8.40	9.00
=74	215	Paula Ioan	ROU	17.30	9.00	8.30
=74	22	Susan Buchanan	CAN	17.30	8.60	8.70
=74	163	Ana María Casas	MEX	17.30	8.60	8.70
=77	194	Dorota Klencz	POL	17.25	8.40	8.85
=77	73	Catherine Daugé	FRA	17.25	8.20	9.05
=77	131	Angela Alberti	ITA	17.25	8.05	9.20
=80	113	Ikina Morsch	NED	17.20	8.40	8.80
=80	174	Bente Hansen	NOR	17.20	8.35	8.85
=82	191	Małgorzata Barlak-Kamasińska	POL	17.10	8.65	8.45
=82	75	Pascale Hermant	FRA	17.10	8.25	8.85
=82	26	Sharon Tsukamoto	CAN	17.10	8.20	8.90
85	12	Elena Georgieva	BUL	17.05	8.20	8.85
86	166	Patricia Ollinger	MEX	17.00	8.45	8.55
=87	197	Danuta Fidusiewicz-Prusinowska	POL	16.95	8.50	8.45
=87	51	Pepita Sánchez	ESP	16.95	8.05	8.90
89	17	Reneta Tsvetkova	BUL	16.90	8.40	8.50
90	164	Patricia García	MEX	16.85	8.50	8.35
91	195	Danuta Lubowska	POL	16.75	7.75	9.00
=92	224	Jacqueline Sievert	SUI	16.70	8.45	8.25
=92	273	Erna Havelka	YUG	16.70	8.05	8.65
=92	71	Nadine Audin	FRA	16.70	7.85	8.85
95	83	Pamela Hutchinson	GBR	16.65	8.15	8.50
96	117	Margo Velema	NED	16.60	7.55	9.05
=97	173	Sidsel Ekholdt	NOR	16.55	8.65	7.90
=97	272	Olga Bumbić	YUG	16.55	8.00	8.55
99	74	Elvire Gertosio	FRA	16.45	8.50	7.95
=100	104	Ingrid Santer	FRG	16.35	9.00	7.35
=100	81	Barbara Alred	GBR	16.35	8.15	8.20
=100	276	Marija Težak	YUG	16.35	7.80	8.55
=103	85	Yvonne Mugridge	GBR	16.30	8.15	8.15
=103	84	Avril Lennox	GBR	16.30	8.10	8.20
105	274	Slaviča Kundačina	YUG	16.25	7.90	8.35
=106	13	Marieta Ilieva	BUL	16.20	8.55	7.65
=106	275	Nevenka Puškarević	YUG	16.20	7.45	8.75
108	223	Liselotte Marti	SUI	16.10	8.85	7.25
109	82	Pam Hopkins	GBR	16.05	8.05	8.00
110	167	Laura Rivera	MEX	15.90	7.70	8.20
=111	15	Evdokiya Pandezova	BUL	15.85	8.35	7.50
=111	165	María Antonieta Hernández	MEX	15.85	7.95	7.90
113	181	Dianne Foote	NZL	15.75	7.95	7.80
=114	162	Hilda Amezaga	MEX	15.70	7.75	7.95
=114	171	Trine Andresen	NOR	15.70	7.25	8.45
116	225	Christine Steger	SUI	15.40	7.65	7.75
117	11	Maya Blagoeva	BUL	15.25	9.00	6.25
118	1	Jenny Sunderland	AUS	15.20	8.20	7.00