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Floor Exercise, Women

Date	30 July – 5 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Participants	65 from 16 countries

There was a slight change in the format of the apparatus events in 1984 as eight gymnasts (previously six) qualified for the final round from the team qualifying, still with a maximum of two gymnasts per team. After the team qualifying Ecaterina Szabo had a narrow lead over Americans Julianne McNamara and Mary Lou Retton. As Szabo prepared for her final routine, a power failure in Pauley Pavilion put the lights out and her routine was delayed for eight minutes. When power was restored, the scoreboard showed that McNamara had just been awarded a perfect 10 for her performance. This meant that Szabo had to score a 10 to defeat McNamara, which she did, as Retton won the bronze medal. This was one of three apparatus gold medals won by Szabo in Los Angeles, missing out only on the uneven bars.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	19.975	Gold
2	Julianne McNamara	USA	19.950	Silver
3	Mary Lou Retton	USA	19.775	Bronze
4	Zhou Qiurui	CHN	19.625
5	Romi Kessler	SUI	19.575
6	Ma Yanhong	CHN	19.450
7	Maiko Morio	JPN	19.375
8	Laura Cutina	ROU	19.150
5 r1/2	Michelle Dusserre	USA	–
=7 r1/2	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	–
=7 r1/2	Pam Bileck	USA	–
=10 r1/2	Chen Yongyan	CHN	–
=10 r1/2	Kathy Johnson	USA	–
=10 r1/2	Simona Păuca	ROU	–
15 r1/2	Tracee Talavera	USA	–
=16 r1/2	Wu Jiani	CHN	–
=16 r1/2	Huang Qun	CHN	–
18 r1/2	Zhou Ping	CHN	–
=19 r1/2	Elke Heine	FRG	–
=19 r1/2	Anja Wilhelm	FRG	–
=19 r1/2	Astrid Beckers	FRG	–
=19 r1/2	Andrea Thomas	CAN	–
=23 r1/2	Lavinia Agache	ROU	–
=23 r1/2	Sae Watanabe	JPN	–
=23 r1/2	Anita Botnen	CAN	–
=26 r1/2	Mihaela Stănuleț	ROU	–
=26 r1/2	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	–
=26 r1/2	Tokie Kawase	JPN	–
=26 r1/2	Natalie Davies	GBR	–
=30 r1/2	Chihiro Oyagi	JPN	–
=30 r1/2	Amanda Harrison	GBR	–
=30 r1/2	Gigi Zosa	CAN	–
=33 r1/2	Lisa Young	GBR	–
=33 r1/2	Sally Larner	GBR	–
=35 r1/2	Hayley Price	GBR	–
=35 r1/2	Ayami Yukimori	JPN	–
=37 r1/2	Monika Beer	SUI	–
=37 r1/2	Jessica Tudos	CAN	–
39 r1/2	Kathy Williams	GBR	–
=40 r1/2	Bonnie Wittmeier	CAN	–
=40 r1/2	Irene Martínez	ESP	–
=40 r1/2	Bettina Ernst	SUI	–
=43 r1/2	Marta Artigas	ESP	–
=43 r1/2	Virginia Navarro	ESP	–
=43 r1/2	Margot Estévez	ESP	–
=43 r1/2	Lena Adomat	SWE	–
=43 r1/2	Susi Latanzio	SUI	–
=48 r1/2	Laura Muñoz	ESP	–
=48 r1/2	Tatiana Figueirêdo	BRA	–
50 r1/2	Natalie Seiler	SUI	–
=51 r1/2	Angela Golz	FRG	–
=51 r1/2	Heike Schwarm	FRG	–
=51 r1/2	Laura Bortolaso	ITA	–
=54 r1/2	Ana Manso	ESP	–
=54 r1/2	Nancy Goldsmith	ISR	–
=54 r1/2	Lee Jeong-Hui	KOR	–
=57 r1/2	Florence Laborderie	FRA	–
=57 r1/2	Marisa Jervella	SUI	–
59 r1/2	Kerry Battersby	AUS	–
60 r1/2	Kellie Wilson	AUS	–
61 r1/2	Brigitta Lehmann	FRG	–
62 r1/2	Kelly Brown	CAN	–
63 r1/2	Sim Jae-Yeong	KOR	–
64 r1/2	Limor Fridman	ISR	–
65 r1/2	Corinne Ragazzacci	FRA	–

Final (5 August 1984 — 17:30-19:30)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	19.975	9.975	10.00
2	Julianne McNamara	USA	19.950	9.950	10.00
3	Mary Lou Retton	USA	19.775	9.925	9.85
4	Zhou Qiurui	CHN	19.625	9.775	9.85
5	Romi Kessler	SUI	19.575	9.725	9.85
6	Ma Yanhong	CHN	19.450	9.750	9.70
7	Maiko Morio	JPN	19.375	9.725	9.65
8	Laura Cutina	ROU	19.150	9.850	9.30

Qualifying (30 July 1984)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	19.95	10.00	9.95	Q
2	Julianne McNamara	USA	19.90	9.90	10.00	Q
3	Mary Lou Retton	USA	19.85	9.95	9.90	Q
4	Laura Cutina	ROU	19.70	9.80	9.90	Q
5	Michelle Dusserre	USA	19.60	9.70	9.90
6	Zhou Qiurui	CHN	19.55	9.80	9.75	Q
=7	Ma Yanhong	CHN	19.50	9.80	9.70	Q
=7	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	19.50	9.75	9.75
=7	Pam Bileck	USA	19.50	9.70	9.80
=10	Chen Yongyan	CHN	19.45	9.80	9.65
=10	Kathy Johnson	USA	19.45	9.80	9.65
=10	Maiko Morio	JPN	19.45	9.75	9.70	q
=10	Simona Păuca	ROU	19.45	9.70	9.75
=10	Romi Kessler	SUI	19.45	9.65	9.80	q
15	Tracee Talavera	USA	19.40	9.60	9.80
=16	Wu Jiani	CHN	19.35	9.85	9.50
=16	Huang Qun	CHN	19.35	9.70	9.65
18	Zhou Ping	CHN	19.25	9.90	9.35
=19	Elke Heine	FRG	19.20	9.70	9.50
=19	Anja Wilhelm	FRG	19.20	9.65	9.55
=19	Astrid Beckers	FRG	19.20	9.60	9.60
=19	Andrea Thomas	CAN	19.20	9.50	9.70
=23	Lavinia Agache	ROU	19.15	9.95	9.20
=23	Sae Watanabe	JPN	19.15	9.75	9.40
=23	Anita Botnen	CAN	19.15	9.45	9.70
=26	Mihaela Stănuleț	ROU	19.10	9.80	9.30
=26	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	19.10	9.70	9.40
=26	Tokie Kawase	JPN	19.10	9.65	9.45
=26	Natalie Davies	GBR	19.10	9.60	9.50
=30	Chihiro Oyagi	JPN	19.05	9.60	9.45
=30	Amanda Harrison	GBR	19.05	9.50	9.55
=30	Gigi Zosa	CAN	19.05	9.40	9.65
=33	Lisa Young	GBR	19.00	9.40	9.60
=33	Sally Larner	GBR	19.00	9.30	9.70
=35	Hayley Price	GBR	18.95	9.55	9.40
=35	Ayami Yukimori	JPN	18.95	9.55	9.40
=37	Monika Beer	SUI	18.90	9.35	9.55
=37	Jessica Tudos	CAN	18.90	9.35	9.55
39	Kathy Williams	GBR	18.85	9.50	9.35
=40	Bonnie Wittmeier	CAN	18.80	9.60	9.20
=40	Irene Martínez	ESP	18.80	9.55	9.25
=40	Bettina Ernst	SUI	18.80	9.45	9.35
=43	Marta Artigas	ESP	18.75	9.60	9.15
=43	Virginia Navarro	ESP	18.75	9.40	9.35
=43	Margot Estévez	ESP	18.75	9.35	9.40
=43	Lena Adomat	SWE	18.75	9.30	9.45
=43	Susi Latanzio	SUI	18.75	9.30	9.45
=48	Laura Muñoz	ESP	18.70	9.70	9.00
=48	Tatiana Figueirêdo	BRA	18.70	9.40	9.30
50	Natalie Seiler	SUI	18.65	9.25	9.40
=51	Angela Golz	FRG	18.55	9.60	8.95
=51	Heike Schwarm	FRG	18.55	9.50	9.05
=51	Laura Bortolaso	ITA	18.55	9.20	9.35
=54	Ana Manso	ESP	18.50	9.55	8.95
=54	Nancy Goldsmith	ISR	18.50	9.30	9.20
=54	Lee Jeong-Hui	KOR	18.50	9.30	9.20
=57	Florence Laborderie	FRA	18.40	9.15	9.25
=57	Marisa Jervella	SUI	18.40	9.10	9.30
59	Kerry Battersby	AUS	18.35	9.40	8.95
60	Kellie Wilson	AUS	18.30	9.40	8.90
61	Brigitta Lehmann	FRG	18.20	9.40	8.80
62	Kelly Brown	CAN	18.15	8.60	9.55
63	Sim Jae-Yeong	KOR	18.10	9.50	8.60
64	Limor Fridman	ISR	18.00	9.20	8.80
65	Corinne Ragazzacci	FRA	17.80	9.35	8.45