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.
Final
| Date | 5 August 1984 — 17:30-19:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Qualifying Points (50%) | Final Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Ecaterina Szabo |  ROU | 19.975 | 9.975 | 10.00 | ||
| 2 | 104 | Julianne McNamara |  USA | 19.950 | 9.950 | 10.00 | ||
| 3 | 105 | Mary Lou Retton | USA | 19.775 | 9.925 | 9.85 | ||
| 4 | 25 | Zhou Qiurui |  CHN | 19.625 | 9.775 | 9.85 | ||
| 5 | 92 | Romi Kessler |  SUI | 19.575 | 9.725 | 9.85 | ||
| 6 | 20 | Ma Yanhong | CHN | 19.450 | 9.750 | 9.70 | ||
| 7 | 68 | Maiko Morio |  JPN | 19.375 | 9.725 | 9.65 | ||
| 8 | 81 | Laura Cutina | ROU | 19.150 | 9.850 | 9.30 |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 30 July 1984 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Compulsory Exercise Points | Optional Exercise Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Ecaterina Szabo | ROU | 19.95 | 10.00 | 9.95 | ||
| 2 | 104 | Julianne McNamara | USA | 19.90 | 9.90 | 10.00 | ||
| 3 | 105 | Mary Lou Retton | USA | 19.85 | 9.95 | 9.90 | ||
| 4 | 81 | Laura Cutina | ROU | 19.70 | 9.80 | 9.90 | ||
| 5 | 102 | Michelle Dusserre | USA | 19.60 | 9.70 | 9.90 | ||
| 6 | 25 | Zhou Qiurui | CHN | 19.55 | 9.80 | 9.75 | ||
| =7 | 20 | Ma Yanhong | CHN | 19.50 | 9.80 | 9.70 | ||
| =7 | 83 | Cristina Elena Grigoraș | ROU | 19.50 | 9.75 | 9.75 | ||
| =7 | 101 | Pam Bileck | USA | 19.50 | 9.70 | 9.80 | ||
| =10 | 17 | Chen Yongyan | CHN | 19.45 | 9.80 | 9.65 | ||
| =10 | 103 | Kathy Johnson | USA | 19.45 | 9.80 | 9.65 | ||
| =10 | 68 | Maiko Morio | JPN | 19.45 | 9.75 | 9.70 | ||
| =10 | 84 | Simona Păuca | ROU | 19.45 | 9.70 | 9.75 | ||
| =10 | 92 | Romi Kessler | SUI | 19.45 | 9.65 | 9.80 | ||
| 15 | 107 | Tracee Talavera | USA | 19.40 | 9.60 | 9.80 | ||
| =16 | 23 | Wu Jiani | CHN | 19.35 | 9.85 | 9.50 | ||
| =16 | 18 | Huang Qun | CHN | 19.35 | 9.70 | 9.65 | ||
| 18 | 24 | Zhou Ping | CHN | 19.25 | 9.90 | 9.35 | ||
| =19 | 43 | Elke Heine |  FRG | 19.20 | 9.70 | 9.50 | ||
| =19 | 49 | Anja Wilhelm | FRG | 19.20 | 9.65 | 9.55 | ||
| =19 | 41 | Astrid Beckers | FRG | 19.20 | 9.60 | 9.60 | ||
| =19 | 13 | Andrea Thomas |  CAN | 19.20 | 9.50 | 9.70 | ||
| =23 | 80 | Lavinia Agache | ROU | 19.15 | 9.95 | 9.20 | ||
| =23 | 71 | Sae Watanabe | JPN | 19.15 | 9.75 | 9.40 | ||
| =23 | 8 | Anita Botnen | CAN | 19.15 | 9.45 | 9.70 | ||
| =26 | 87 | Mihaela Stănuleț | ROU | 19.10 | 9.80 | 9.30 | ||
| =26 | 67 | Noriko Mochizuki | JPN | 19.10 | 9.70 | 9.40 | ||
| =26 | 66 | Tokie Kawase | JPN | 19.10 | 9.65 | 9.45 | ||
| =26 | 50 | Natalie Davies |  GBR | 19.10 | 9.60 | 9.50 | ||
| =30 | 69 | Chihiro Oyagi | JPN | 19.05 | 9.60 | 9.45 | ||
| =30 | 51 | Amanda Harrison | GBR | 19.05 | 9.50 | 9.55 | ||
| =30 | 16 | Gigi Zosa | CAN | 19.05 | 9.40 | 9.65 | ||
| =33 | 58 | Lisa Young | GBR | 19.00 | 9.40 | 9.60 | ||
| =33 | 52 | Sally Larner | GBR | 19.00 | 9.30 | 9.70 | ||
| =35 | 54 | Hayley Price | GBR | 18.95 | 9.55 | 9.40 | ||
| =35 | 73 | Ayami Yukimori | JPN | 18.95 | 9.55 | 9.40 | ||
| =37 | 89 | Monika Beer | SUI | 18.90 | 9.35 | 9.55 | ||
| =37 | 14 | Jessica Tudos | CAN | 18.90 | 9.35 | 9.55 | ||
| 39 | 57 | Kathy Williams | GBR | 18.85 | 9.50 | 9.35 | ||
| =40 | 15 | Bonnie Wittmeier | CAN | 18.80 | 9.60 | 9.20 | ||
| =40 | 35 | Irene Martínez |  ESP | 18.80 | 9.55 | 9.25 | ||
| =40 | 90 | Bettina Ernst | SUI | 18.80 | 9.45 | 9.35 | ||
| =43 | 28 | Marta Artigas | ESP | 18.75 | 9.60 | 9.15 | ||
| =43 | 37 | Virginia Navarro | ESP | 18.75 | 9.40 | 9.35 | ||
| =43 | 31 | Margot Estévez | ESP | 18.75 | 9.35 | 9.40 | ||
| =43 | 98 | Lena Adomat |  SWE | 18.75 | 9.30 | 9.45 | ||
| =43 | 94 | Susi Latanzio | SUI | 18.75 | 9.30 | 9.45 | ||
| =48 | 36 | Laura Muñoz | ESP | 18.70 | 9.70 | 9.00 | ||
| =48 | 7 | Tatiana Figueirêdo |  BRA | 18.70 | 9.40 | 9.30 | ||
| 50 | 96 | Natalie Seiler | SUI | 18.65 | 9.25 | 9.40 | ||
| =51 | 42 | Angela Golz | FRG | 18.55 | 9.60 | 8.95 | ||
| =51 | 46 | Heike Schwarm | FRG | 18.55 | 9.50 | 9.05 | ||
| =51 | 62 | Laura Bortolaso |  ITA | 18.55 | 9.20 | 9.35 | ||
| =54 | 34 | Ana Manso | ESP | 18.50 | 9.55 | 8.95 | ||
| =54 | 60 | Nancy Goldsmith |  ISR | 18.50 | 9.30 | 9.20 | ||
| =54 | 74 | Lee Jeong-Hui |  KOR | 18.50 | 9.30 | 9.20 | ||
| =57 | 39 | Florence Laborderie |  FRA | 18.40 | 9.15 | 9.25 | ||
| =57 | 91 | Marisa Jervella | SUI | 18.40 | 9.10 | 9.30 | ||
| 59 | 1 | Keri Battersby |  AUS | 18.35 | 9.40 | 8.95 | ||
| 60 | 4 | Kellie Wilson | AUS | 18.30 | 9.40 | 8.90 | ||
| 61 | 44 | Brigitta Lehmann | FRG | 18.20 | 9.40 | 8.80 | ||
| 62 | 9 | Kelly Brown | CAN | 18.15 | 8.60 | 9.55 | ||
| 63 | 75 | Sim Jae-Yeong | KOR | 18.10 | 9.50 | 8.60 | ||
| 64 | 59 | Limor Fridman | ISR | 18.00 | 9.20 | 8.80 | ||
| 65 | 40 | Corinne Ragazzacci | FRA | 17.80 | 9.35 | 8.45 |