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Individual All-Around, Women

Date	30 July – 3 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Participants	65 from 16 countries

The format was the now standard of 36 gymnasts advancing to a final round from the team all-around, with no more than three gymnasts allowed per nation. The total score consisted of 50% of the qualifying scores, and the final round score. In the absence of the Soviets, who did not really have a dominant individual gymnast in 1984, the favorite’s role fell to Romanian Ecaterina Szabo, who had won an all-around bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships. However, the team qualifying was led by American Mary Lou Retton, a tiny West Virginian, who had never before competed in a major international. Szabo started to pull back in the final round, but Retton then scored perfect 10s on the final two rotations, the floor exercise and the vault, which brought her the gold medal. Retton would become an American hero for her performance and would win five medals in Los Angeles, while Szabo won four gold medals, with three individual apparatus golds.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Mary Lou Retton	USA	79.175	Gold
2	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	79.125	Silver
3	Simona Păuca	ROU	78.675	Bronze
4	Julianne McNamara	USA	78.400
5	Laura Cutina	ROU	78.300
6	Ma Yanhong	CHN	77.850
7	Zhou Ping	CHN	77.775
8	Chen Yongyan	CHN	77.725
9	Romi Kessler	SUI	77.525
10	Kathy Johnson	USA	77.450
11	Maiko Morio	JPN	76.850
12	Anja Wilhelm	FRG	76.425
13	Bonnie Wittmeier	CAN	76.375
=14	Andrea Thomas	CAN	76.225
=14	Laura Muñoz	ESP	76.225
16	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	76.100
17	Anita Botnen	CAN	76.025
18	Chihiro Oyagi	JPN	75.825
19	Natalie Davies	GBR	75.775
20	Laura Bortolaso	ITA	75.675
21	Ana Manso	ESP	75.275
22	Amanda Harrison	GBR	75.225
23	Astrid Beckers	FRG	75.125
24	Susi Latanzio	SUI	75.000
25	Kathy Williams	GBR	74.925
26	Marta Artigas	ESP	74.450
27	Tatiana Figueirêdo	BRA	74.400
28	Florence Laborderie	FRA	74.175
29	Natalie Seiler	SUI	73.975
30	Lee Jeong-Hui	KOR	73.750
31	Nancy Goldsmith	ISR	73.725
32	Corinne Ragazzacci	FRA	73.250
33	Kerry Battersby	AUS	72.650
34	Kellie Wilson	AUS	72.350
35	Lena Adomat	SWE	71.325
36	Elke Heine	FRG	57.725
8 r1/2	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	–
9 r1/2	Wu Jiani	CHN	–
10 r1/2	Mihaela Stănuleț	ROU	–
11 r1/2	Lavinia Agache	ROU	–
12 r1/2	Michelle Dusserre	USA	–
16 r1/2	Tracee Talavera	USA	–
17 r1/2	Pam Bileck	USA	–
19 r1/2	Zhou Qiurui	CHN	–
21 r1/2	Huang Qun	CHN	–
28 r1/2	Gigi Zosa	CAN	–
=31 r1/2	Brigitta Lehmann	FRG	–
=31 r1/2	Angela Golz	FRG	–
=31 r1/2	Heike Schwarm	FRG	–
=31 r1/2	Tokie Kawase	JPN	–
=36 r1/2	Jessica Tudos	CAN	–
=43 r1/2	Lisa Young	GBR	–
=43 r1/2	Hayley Price	GBR	–
45 r1/2	Ayami Yukimori	JPN	–
47 r1/2	Sae Watanabe	JPN	–
=48 r1/2	Irene Martínez	ESP	–
=48 r1/2	Sally Larner	GBR	–
50 r1/2	Kelly Brown	CAN	–
=51 r1/2	Monika Beer	SUI	–
=51 r1/2	Bettina Ernst	SUI	–
=54 r1/2	Virginia Navarro	ESP	–
56 r1/2	Margot Estévez	ESP	–
58 r1/2	Marisa Jervella	SUI	–
64 r1/2	Sim Jae-Yeong	KOR	–
65 r1/2	Limor Fridman	ISR	–

Qualifying (30 July – 1 August 1984 — 09:30-11:30, 14:00-16:00, 18:30-20:30)

Top 36, maximum three per nation, from team all-around competition advanced to the individual all-around final. 50% of score from team all-around added to score derived from optional exercise on all four apparatuses.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Mary Lou Retton	USA	79.05	39.50	39.55	Q
2	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	78.75	39.55	39.20	Q
=3	Julianne McNamara	USA	78.40	39.45	38.95	Q
=3	Laura Cutina	ROU	78.40	39.00	39.40	Q
5	Ma Yanhong	CHN	78.20	39.05	39.15	Q
6	Kathy Johnson	USA	78.10	39.10	39.00	Q
7	Simona Păuca	ROU	78.05	39.00	39.05	Q
8	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	77.90	38.70	39.20
9	Wu Jiani	CHN	77.75	38.75	39.00	QDNC
10	Mihaela Stănuleț	ROU	77.70	39.00	38.70
11	Lavinia Agache	ROU	77.60	39.55	38.05
12	Michelle Dusserre	USA	77.55	38.75	38.80
=13	Zhou Ping	CHN	77.35	38.95	38.40	Q
=13	Romi Kessler	SUI	77.35	38.50	38.85	Q
=13	Chen Yongyan	CHN	77.35	38.40	38.95	q
16	Tracee Talavera	USA	77.10	38.50	38.60
17	Pam Bileck	USA	76.80	38.20	38.60
18	Elke Heine	FRG	76.55	38.15	38.40	Q
19	Zhou Qiurui	CHN	76.50	38.75	37.75
20	Anja Wilhelm	FRG	76.45	38.20	38.25	Q
21	Huang Qun	CHN	76.30	37.80	38.50
22	Maiko Morio	JPN	75.90	37.50	38.40	Q
=23	Bonnie Wittmeier	CAN	75.85	38.35	37.50	Q
=23	Andrea Thomas	CAN	75.85	38.20	37.65	Q
25	Laura Muñoz	ESP	75.75	37.80	37.95	Q
26	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	75.70	38.15	37.55	Q
27	Anita Botnen	CAN	75.55	37.45	38.10	Q
28	Gigi Zosa	CAN	75.40	37.75	37.65
29	Astrid Beckers	FRG	75.25	37.35	37.90	Q
30	Natalie Davies	GBR	75.05	37.75	37.30	Q
=31	Brigitta Lehmann	FRG	74.85	37.80	37.05
=31	Angela Golz	FRG	74.85	37.70	37.15
=31	Heike Schwarm	FRG	74.85	37.70	37.15
=31	Chihiro Oyagi	JPN	74.85	37.25	37.60	Q
=31	Tokie Kawase	JPN	74.85	37.35	37.50
=36	Laura Bortolaso	ITA	74.75	37.00	37.75	Q
=36	Jessica Tudos	CAN	74.75	36.55	38.20
38	Amanda Harrison	GBR	74.55	36.70	37.85	q
=39	Ana Manso	ESP	74.45	37.30	37.15	q
=39	Kathy Williams	GBR	74.45	37.15	37.30	q
41	Susi Latanzio	SUI	74.40	37.15	37.25	q
42	Natalie Seiler	SUI	74.15	36.60	37.55	q
=43	Lisa Young	GBR	74.05	37.20	36.85
=43	Hayley Price	GBR	74.05	36.50	37.55
45	Ayami Yukimori	JPN	73.90	36.35	37.55
46	Marta Artigas	ESP	73.80	37.30	36.50	q
47	Sae Watanabe	JPN	73.75	36.95	36.80
=48	Irene Martínez	ESP	73.60	36.50	37.10
=48	Sally Larner	GBR	73.60	36.35	37.25
50	Kelly Brown	CAN	73.50	36.05	37.45
=51	Monika Beer	SUI	73.20	36.60	36.60
=51	Bettina Ernst	SUI	73.20	36.55	36.65
=53	Florence Laborderie	FRA	73.15	36.30	36.85	q
=53	Virginia Navarro	ESP	73.15	36.20	36.95
55	Lee Jeong-Hui	KOR	72.80	36.80	36.00	q
56	Margot Estévez	ESP	72.75	36.20	36.55
57	Tatiana Figueirêdo	BRA	72.60	36.90	35.70	q
58	Marisa Jervella	SUI	72.55	36.30	36.25
59	Kerry Battersby	AUS	72.30	36.55	35.75	q
60	Kellie Wilson	AUS	72.20	36.35	35.85	q
61	Nancy Goldsmith	ISR	72.05	35.40	36.65	q
62	Lena Adomat	SWE	71.85	35.85	36.00	q
63	Corinne Ragazzacci	FRA	71.60	35.40	36.20	q
64	Sim Jae-Yeong	KOR	70.10	35.60	34.50
65	Limor Fridman	ISR	68.65	33.45	35.20

Final (3 August 1984 — 17:30-20:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Mary Lou Retton	USA	79.175	39.525	39.65
2	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	79.125	39.375	39.75
3	Simona Păuca	ROU	78.675	39.025	39.65
4	Julianne McNamara	USA	78.400	39.200	39.20
5	Laura Cutina	ROU	78.300	39.200	39.10
6	Ma Yanhong	CHN	77.850	39.100	38.75
7	Zhou Ping	CHN	77.775	38.675	39.10
8	Chen Yongyan	CHN	77.725	38.675	39.05
9	Romi Kessler	SUI	77.525	38.675	38.85
10	Kathy Johnson	USA	77.450	39.050	38.40
11	Maiko Morio	JPN	76.850	37.950	38.90
12	Anja Wilhelm	FRG	76.425	38.225	38.20
13	Bonnie Wittmeier	CAN	76.375	37.925	38.45
=14	Andrea Thomas	CAN	76.225	37.925	38.30
=14	Laura Muñoz	ESP	76.225	37.875	38.35
16	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	76.100	37.850	38.25
17	Anita Botnen	CAN	76.025	37.775	38.25
18	Chihiro Oyagi	JPN	75.825	37.425	38.40
19	Natalie Davies	GBR	75.775	37.525	38.25
20	Laura Bortolaso	ITA	75.675	37.375	38.30
21	Ana Manso	ESP	75.275	37.225	38.05
22	Amanda Harrison	GBR	75.225	37.275	37.95
23	Astrid Beckers	FRG	75.125	37.625	37.50
24	Susi Latanzio	SUI	75.000	37.200	37.80
25	Kathy Williams	GBR	74.925	37.225	37.70
26	Marta Artigas	ESP	74.450	36.900	37.55
27	Tatiana Figueirêdo	BRA	74.400	36.300	38.10
28	Florence Laborderie	FRA	74.175	36.575	37.60
29	Natalie Seiler	SUI	73.975	37.075	36.90
30	Lee Jeong-Hui	KOR	73.750	36.400	37.35
31	Nancy Goldsmith	ISR	73.725	36.025	37.70
32	Corinne Ragazzacci	FRA	73.250	35.800	37.45
33	Kerry Battersby	AUS	72.650	36.150	36.50
34	Kellie Wilson	AUS	72.350	36.100	36.25
35	Lena Adomat	SWE	71.325	35.925	35.40
36	Elke Heine	FRG	57.725	38.275	19.45