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Balance Beam, Women

Date	21 – 25 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Dvorets sporta, Tsentralny stadion imeni V. I. Lenina, Moskva
Participants	62 from 16 countries

The format was the same as in 1976, with the best six gymnasts in the team all-around advancing to the apparatus final, but only two gymnasts from each nation could advance to the finals. The final apparatus score made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. The last two World Championships had been won by Czechoslovak Věra Černa (1979) and American Marcia Frederick (1978), but neither gymnast competed in Moskva. Nadia Comăneci was the defending gold medalist and became the first gymnast to repeat in this event. She was followed by Soviet gymnasts Yelena Davydova and Nataliya Shaposhnikova.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.800	Gold
2	Yelena Davydova	URS	19.750	Silver
3	Nataliya Shaposhnikova	URS	19.725	Bronze
4	Maxi Gnauck	GDR	19.700
5	Radka Zemanová	TCH	19.650
6	Emilia Eberle	ROU	19.400
=4 r1/1	Rodica Dunca	ROU	–
=4 r1/1	Nelli Kim	URS	–
=4 r1/1	Stella Zakharova	URS	–
9 r1/1	Yelena Naimushina	URS	–
=10 r1/1	Mariya Filatova	URS	–
=12 r1/1	Silviya Topalova	BUL	–
=12 r1/1	Steffi Kräker	GDR	–
14 r1/1	Katarína Šarišská	TCH	–
=15 r1/1	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	–
=15 r1/1	Dana Brýdlová	TCH	–
=17 r1/1	Melita Ruhn	ROU	–
=17 r1/1	Eva Marečková	TCH	–
=17 r1/1	Karola Sube	GDR	–
=17 r1/1	Katharina Rensch	GDR	–
21 r1/1	Dumitrița Turner	ROU	–
22 r1/1	Jana Labáková	TCH	–
23 r1/1	Silvia Hindorff	GDR	–
24 r1/1	Erika Flander	HUN	–
=25 r1/1	Éva Óvári	HUN	–
=25 r1/1	Choe Jong-Sil	PRK	–
=27 r1/1	Łucja Matraszek-Chydzińska	POL	–
=27 r1/1	Galina Marinova	BUL	–
=29 r1/1	Birgit Süß	GDR	–
=29 r1/1	Anita Šauerová	TCH	–
=31 r1/1	Erika Csányi	HUN	–
=31 r1/1	Dimitrinka Filipova	BUL	–
=33 r1/1	Lenke Almási	HUN	–
=33 r1/1	Wiesława Żelaskowska	POL	–
=35 r1/1	Erzsébet Hanti	HUN	–
=35 r1/1	Denise Jones	GBR	–
37 r1/1	Susan Cheesebrough	GBR	–
=38 r1/1	Anita Jokiel	POL	–
=38 r1/1	Kameliya Eftimova	BUL	–
=38 r1/1	Małgorzata Majza	POL	–
=41 r1/1	Márta Egervári	HUN	–
=41 r1/1	Antoaneta Rahneva	BUL	–
43 r1/1	Kang Myong-Suk	PRK	–
44 r1/1	Krasimira Toneva	BUL	–
45 r1/1	Sin Myong-Ok	PRK	–
=46 r1/1	Suzanne Dando	GBR	–
=46 r1/1	Aurora Morata	ESP	–
48 r1/1	Irene Martínez	ESP	–
49 r1/1	Davaasürengiin Oyuuntuyaa	MGL	–
50 r1/1	Estela de la Torre	MEX	–
=51 r1/1	Choi Myong-Hui	PRK	–
=51 r1/1	Avelina Alvarez	POR	–
=53 r1/1	Marina Sulicich	AUS	–
=53 r1/1	Agata Jaroszek	POL	–
55 r1/1	Katarzyna Snopko	POL	–
56 r1/1	Kerry Bayliss	AUS	–
57 r1/1	Kim Chun-Son	PRK	–
58 r1/1	Lo Ok-Sil	PRK	–
59 r1/1	Lena Adomat	SWE	–
=60 r1/1	Dashzevgiin Ariunaa	MGL	–
=60 r1/1	Cláudia Magalhães	BRA	–
62 r1/1	Gloria Viseras	ESP	–

Final (25 July 1980 — 20:00)

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	19.800	9.950	9.85
2	Yelena Davydova	URS	19.750	9.850	9.90
3	Nataliya Shaposhnikova	URS	19.725	9.875	9.85
4	Maxi Gnauck	GDR	19.700	9.850	9.85
5	Radka Zemanová	TCH	19.650	9.800	9.85
6	Emilia Eberle	ROU	19.400	9.900	9.50

Qualifying (21 July 1980)

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	10.00	9.90	Q
2	Emilia Eberle	ROU	19.80	9.90	9.90	Q
3	Nataliya Shaposhnikova	URS	19.75	9.95	9.80	Q
=4	Rodica Dunca	ROU	19.70	9.90	9.80
=4	Maxi Gnauck	GDR	19.70	9.90	9.80	Q
=4	Yelena Davydova	URS	19.70	9.90	9.80	Q
=4	Nelli Kim	URS	19.70	9.90	9.80
=4	Stella Zakharova	URS	19.70	9.80	9.90
9	Yelena Naimushina	URS	19.65	9.80	9.85
=10	Mariya Filatova	URS	19.60	9.90	9.70
=10	Radka Zemanová	TCH	19.60	9.80	9.80	q
=12	Silviya Topalova	BUL	19.55	9.80	9.75
=12	Steffi Kräker	GDR	19.55	9.80	9.75
14	Katarína Šarišská	TCH	19.50	9.80	9.70
=15	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	19.45	9.70	9.75
=15	Dana Brýdlová	TCH	19.45	9.70	9.75
=17	Melita Ruhn	ROU	19.40	9.80	9.60
=17	Eva Marečková	TCH	19.40	9.75	9.65
=17	Karola Sube	GDR	19.40	9.70	9.70
=17	Katharina Rensch	GDR	19.40	9.65	9.75
21	Dumitrița Turner	ROU	19.35	9.70	9.65
22	Jana Labáková	TCH	19.30	9.65	9.65
23	Silvia Hindorff	GDR	19.15	9.75	9.40
24	Erika Flander	HUN	19.10	9.55	9.55
=25	Éva Óvári	HUN	19.00	9.75	9.25
=25	Choe Jong-Sil	PRK	19.00	9.50	9.50
=27	Łucja Matraszek-Chydzińska	POL	18.95	9.80	9.15
=27	Galina Marinova	BUL	18.95	9.75	9.20
=29	Birgit Süß	GDR	18.90	9.80	9.10
=29	Anita Šauerová	TCH	18.90	9.55	9.35
=31	Erika Csányi	HUN	18.80	9.55	9.25
=31	Dimitrinka Filipova	BUL	18.80	9.50	9.30
=33	Lenke Almási	HUN	18.75	9.55	9.20
=33	Wiesława Żelaskowska	POL	18.75	9.50	9.25
=35	Erzsébet Hanti	HUN	18.55	9.45	9.10
=35	Denise Jones	GBR	18.55	9.35	9.20
37	Susan Cheesebrough	GBR	18.50	9.50	9.00
=38	Anita Jokiel	POL	18.45	9.70	8.75
=38	Kameliya Eftimova	BUL	18.45	9.55	8.90
=38	Małgorzata Majza	POL	18.45	9.45	9.00
=41	Márta Egervári	HUN	18.40	9.45	8.95
=41	Antoaneta Rahneva	BUL	18.40	9.00	9.40
43	Kang Myong-Suk	PRK	18.35	9.05	9.30
44	Krasimira Toneva	BUL	18.25	9.75	8.50
45	Sin Myong-Ok	PRK	18.15	9.00	9.15
=46	Suzanne Dando	GBR	18.10	9.40	8.70
=46	Aurora Morata	ESP	18.10	9.10	9.00
48	Irene Martínez	ESP	18.05	9.20	8.85
49	Davaasürengiin Oyuuntuyaa	MGL	18.00	9.10	8.90
50	Estela de la Torre	MEX	17.90	9.05	8.85
=51	Choi Myong-Hui	PRK	17.80	9.25	8.55
=51	Avelina Alvarez	POR	17.80	8.90	8.90
=53	Marina Sulicich	AUS	17.75	9.10	8.65
=53	Agata Jaroszek	POL	17.75	8.80	8.95
55	Katarzyna Snopko	POL	17.65	9.50	8.15
56	Kerry Bayliss	AUS	17.55	9.25	8.30
57	Kim Chun-Son	PRK	17.50	8.90	8.60
58	Lo Ok-Sil	PRK	17.40	8.95	8.45
59	Lena Adomat	SWE	17.35	9.20	8.15
=60	Dashzevgiin Ariunaa	MGL	17.25	9.00	8.25
=60	Cláudia Magalhães	BRA	17.25	8.80	8.45
62	Gloria Viseras	ESP	9.15	9.15	–