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Balance Beam, Women

Date	18 – 22 July 1976 — 19:30
Status	Olympic
Location	Le Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Participants	86 from 18 countries

The format was similar to 1964-72, 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. However, nations were now limited to only two gymnasts in the finals. Nadia Comăneci won one of her two 1976 apparatus gold medals in this event, the other coming on the uneven bars. Comăneci had the highest score in qualifying and then received a perfect 10.00 for her final routine to win by over 0.2 points over Olga Korbut (URS). Romanian Teodora Ungureanu came in third for the bronze medal. Comăneci would defend her gold medal on beam at the 1980 Olympics.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.950	Gold
2	Olga Korbut	URS	19.725	Silver
3	Teodora Ungureanu	ROU	19.700	Bronze
4	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.475
5	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	19.450
6	Gitta Escher	GDR	19.275
4 r1/1	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	–
=5 r1/1	Elvira Saadi	URS	–
7 r1/1	Nelli Kim	URS	–
=10 r1/1	Mariana Constantin	ROU	–
=10 r1/1	Anna Pohludková	TCH	–
=10 r1/1	Mariya Filatova	URS	–
=13 r1/1	Svetlana Grozdova	URS	–
=13 r1/1	Kerstin Gerschau	GDR	–
=13 r1/1	Éva Óvári	HUN	–
=16 r1/1	Marion Kische	GDR	–
=16 r1/1	Georgeta Gabor	ROU	–
=16 r1/1	Gabriela Trușcă	ROU	–
19 r1/1	Margit Tóth	HUN	–
=20 r1/1	Ingrid Holkovičová	TCH	–
=20 r1/1	Márta Egervári	HUN	–
=22 r1/1	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	–
=22 r1/1	Uta Schorn	FRG	–
24 r1/1	Andrea Bieger	FRG	–
=25 r1/1	Miyuki Hironaka	JPN	–
=25 r1/1	Nina Kostova	BUL	–
=27 r1/1	Drahomíra Smolíková	TCH	–
=27 r1/1	Kimberly Chace	USA	–
=27 r1/1	Patti Rope	CAN	–
=27 r1/1	Márta Kelemen	HUN	–
=27 r1/1	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	–
=27 r1/1	Mária Lővey	HUN	–
=33 r1/1	Jana Knopová	TCH	–
=33 r1/1	Satoko Okazaki	JPN	–
=33 r1/1	Eva Pořádková	TCH	–
36 r1/1	Debra Willcox	USA	–
37 r1/1	Karen Kelsall	CAN	–
=38 r1/1	Steffi Kräker	GDR	–
=38 r1/1	Ans Smulders-van Gerwen	NED	–
=40 r1/1	Traudl Schubert	FRG	–
=40 r1/1	Vesela Mateeva	BUL	–
=40 r1/1	Alena Černáková	TCH	–
=40 r1/1	Galina Yaneva	BUL	–
=40 r1/1	Petra Kurbjuweit	FRG	–
=45 r1/1	Carrie Englert	USA	–
=45 r1/1	Nobue Yamazaki	JPN	–
=47 r1/1	Jeanette van Ravestijn	NED	–
=47 r1/1	Stefania Bucci	ITA	–
=49 r1/1	Beate Renschler	FRG	–
=49 r1/1	Mariya Kircheva	BUL	–
=49 r1/1	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	–
=49 r1/1	Avril Lennox	GBR	–
53 r1/1	Joëlle De Keukeleire	BEL	–
54 r1/1	Joke Kos	NED	–
=55 r1/1	Leslie Wolfsberger	USA	–
=55 r1/1	Kelly Muncey	CAN	–
=55 r1/1	Martine Audin	FRA	–
=58 r1/1	Colleen Casey	USA	–
=58 r1/1	Nadya Shatarova	BUL	–
=58 r1/1	Kyoko Mano	JPN	–
=58 r1/1	Monique Bolleboom	NED	–
62 r1/1	Sakiko Nozawa	JPN	–
=63 r1/1	Kathy Howard	USA	–
=63 r1/1	Valentina Spongia	ITA	–
=63 r1/1	Donatella Sacchi	ITA	–
=63 r1/1	Barbara Slater	GBR	–
67 r1/1	Carla Wieser	ITA	–
=68 r1/1	Chieko Kikkawa	JPN	–
=68 r1/1	Ans Dekker	NED	–
70 r1/1	Patrizia Fratini	ITA	–
71 r1/1	Monique Freres	BEL	–
=72 r1/1	Carola Dombeck	GDR	–
=72 r1/1	Nadine Audin	FRA	–
=72 r1/1	Eloisa Marcos	ESP	–
=75 r1/1	Carla Braan	NED	–
=75 r1/1	Susan Cheesebrough	GBR	–
77 r1/1	Elisa Cabello	ESP	–
=78 r1/1	Chantal Seggiaro	FRA	–
=78 r1/1	Wanita Lynch	AUS	–
=78 r1/1	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	–
81 r1/1	Mercedes Vernetta	ESP	–
82 r1/1	Rita Peri	ITA	–
83 r1/1	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	–
84 r1/1	Svetla Kashtelyan	BUL	–
85 r1/1	Teresa Díaz	MEX	–
86 r1/1	Patricia García	MEX	–

Final (22 July 1976 — 19:30)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.950	9.950	10.00
2	Olga Korbut	URS	19.725	9.825	9.90
3	Teodora Ungureanu	ROU	19.700	9.800	9.90
4	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.475	9.625	9.85
5	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	19.450	9.550	9.90
6	Gitta Escher	GDR	19.275	9.575	9.70

Qualifying (18 July 1976)

Top six in individual all-around, maximum of two per nation, advanced to the individual apparatus finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.90	9.90	10.00	Q
2	Olga Korbut	URS	19.65	9.80	9.85	Q
3	Teodora Ungureanu	ROU	19.60	9.75	9.85	Q
4	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	19.35	9.60	9.75
=5	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.25	9.40	9.85	Q
=5	Elvira Saadi	URS	19.25	9.55	9.70
7	Nelli Kim	URS	19.20	9.40	9.80
8	Gitta Escher	GDR	19.15	9.50	9.65	q
9	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	19.10	9.50	9.60	q
=10	Mariana Constantin	ROU	19.05	9.45	9.60
=10	Anna Pohludková	TCH	19.05	9.35	9.70
=10	Mariya Filatova	URS	19.05	9.30	9.75
=13	Svetlana Grozdova	URS	19.00	9.80	9.20
=13	Kerstin Gerschau	GDR	19.00	9.40	9.60
=13	Éva Óvári	HUN	19.00	9.40	9.60
=16	Marion Kische	GDR	18.90	9.40	9.50
=16	Georgeta Gabor	ROU	18.90	9.35	9.55
=16	Gabriela Trușcă	ROU	18.90	9.30	9.60
19	Margit Tóth	HUN	18.80	9.30	9.50
=20	Ingrid Holkovičová	TCH	18.75	9.30	9.45
=20	Márta Egervári	HUN	18.75	9.20	9.55
=22	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	18.65	9.15	9.50
=22	Uta Schorn	FRG	18.65	9.10	9.55
24	Andrea Bieger	FRG	18.60	9.15	9.45
=25	Miyuki Hironaka	JPN	18.50	9.20	9.30
=25	Nina Kostova	BUL	18.50	9.10	9.40
=27	Drahomíra Smolíková	TCH	18.45	9.25	9.20
=27	Kimberly Chace	USA	18.45	9.20	9.25
=27	Patti Rope	CAN	18.45	9.20	9.25
=27	Márta Kelemen	HUN	18.45	9.15	9.30
=27	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	18.45	9.15	9.30
=27	Mária Lővey	HUN	18.45	9.10	9.35
=33	Jana Knopová	TCH	18.40	9.40	9.00
=33	Satoko Okazaki	JPN	18.40	9.25	9.15
=33	Eva Pořádková	TCH	18.40	9.15	9.25
36	Debra Willcox	USA	18.35	9.20	9.15
37	Karen Kelsall	CAN	18.30	9.10	9.20
=38	Steffi Kräker	GDR	18.25	9.30	8.95
=38	Ans Smulders-van Gerwen	NED	18.25	8.95	9.30
=40	Traudl Schubert	FRG	18.20	9.15	9.05
=40	Vesela Mateeva	BUL	18.20	9.05	9.15
=40	Alena Černáková	TCH	18.20	9.00	9.20
=40	Galina Yaneva	BUL	18.20	9.00	9.20
=40	Petra Kurbjuweit	FRG	18.20	8.90	9.30
=45	Carrie Englert	USA	18.15	9.30	8.85
=45	Nobue Yamazaki	JPN	18.15	9.05	9.10
=47	Jeanette van Ravestijn	NED	18.05	9.00	9.05
=47	Stefania Bucci	ITA	18.05	8.95	9.10
=49	Beate Renschler	FRG	18.00	9.20	8.80
=49	Mariya Kircheva	BUL	18.00	9.05	8.95
=49	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	18.00	8.90	9.10
=49	Avril Lennox	GBR	18.00	8.80	9.20
53	Joëlle De Keukeleire	BEL	17.95	8.85	9.10
54	Joke Kos	NED	17.90	8.80	9.10
=55	Leslie Wolfsberger	USA	17.85	9.20	8.65
=55	Kelly Muncey	CAN	17.85	9.10	8.75
=55	Martine Audin	FRA	17.85	8.80	9.05
=58	Colleen Casey	USA	17.80	9.15	8.65
=58	Nadya Shatarova	BUL	17.80	9.10	8.70
=58	Kyoko Mano	JPN	17.80	8.90	8.90
=58	Monique Bolleboom	NED	17.80	8.70	9.10
62	Sakiko Nozawa	JPN	17.75	9.15	8.60
=63	Kathy Howard	USA	17.70	9.00	8.70
=63	Valentina Spongia	ITA	17.70	8.80	8.90
=63	Donatella Sacchi	ITA	17.70	8.75	8.95
=63	Barbara Slater	GBR	17.70	8.75	8.95
67	Carla Wieser	ITA	17.65	8.75	8.90
=68	Chieko Kikkawa	JPN	17.60	9.00	8.60
=68	Ans Dekker	NED	17.60	8.75	8.85
70	Patrizia Fratini	ITA	17.55	8.90	8.65
71	Monique Freres	BEL	17.45	8.65	8.80
=72	Carola Dombeck	GDR	17.40	9.30	8.10
=72	Nadine Audin	FRA	17.40	8.80	8.60
=72	Eloisa Marcos	ESP	17.40	8.50	8.90
=75	Carla Braan	NED	17.35	8.90	8.45
=75	Susan Cheesebrough	GBR	17.35	8.30	9.05
77	Elisa Cabello	ESP	17.30	8.45	8.85
=78	Chantal Seggiaro	FRA	17.20	8.70	8.50
=78	Wanita Lynch	AUS	17.20	8.55	8.65
=78	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	17.20	8.20	9.00
81	Mercedes Vernetta	ESP	17.15	8.30	8.85
82	Rita Peri	ITA	17.05	8.75	8.30
83	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	17.00	8.40	8.60
84	Svetla Kashtelyan	BUL	16.90	8.90	8.00
85	Teresa Díaz	MEX	16.80	8.00	8.80
86	Patricia García	MEX	15.95	8.55	7.40