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Balance Beam, Women

Date	15 – 23 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Kleisto Gymnastirio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	85 from 31 countries

The format was the same as it had been from 1984-2000, with eight gymnasts advancing from the team all-around, but no more than two per nation. Romanian Cătălina Ponor had won the 2004 European Championship on beam and was the silver medalist at the 2003 World Championships. Favored, she came through for the gold medal as expected, narrowly edging American Carly Patterson, the winner of the all-around gold medal. Bronze went to Ponor’s teammate Alexandra Eremia.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	383	Cătălina Ponor	ROU	9.787	Gold
2	416	Carly Patterson	USA	9.775	Silver
3	382	Alexandra Eremia	ROU	9.700	Bronze
4	394	Anna Pavlova	RUS	9.587
5	414	Courtney Kupets	USA	9.375
6	336	Zhang Nan	CHN	9.237
7	333	Li Ya	CHN	9.050
8	306	Allana Slater	AUS	8.750
5 r1/2	381	Oana Ban	ROU	–
=10 r1/2	413	Terin Humphrey	USA	–
=10 r1/2	386	Silvia Stroescu	ROU	–
=12 r1/2	385	Dana Șofronie	ROU	–
=12 r1/2	346	Sara Moro	ESP	–
14 r1/2	406	Iryna Yarotska	UKR	–
15 r1/2	391	Lyudmila Yezhova	RUS	–
16 r1/2	332	Fan Ye	CHN	–
17 r1/2	353	Marine Debauve	FRA	–
18 r1/2	316	Laís Souza	BRA	–
19 r1/2	410	Mohini Bhardwaj	USA	–
=20 r1/2	313	Daniele Hypólito	BRA	–
=20 r1/2	429	Stefani Bisbikou	GRE	–
22 r1/2	303	Melissa Munro	AUS	–
23 r1/2	402	Alina Kozich	UKR	–
24 r1/2	335	Wang Tiantian	CHN	–
25 r1/2	325	Kate Richardson	CAN	–
26 r1/2	302	Stephanie Moorhouse	AUS	–
=27 r1/2	391	Svetlana Khorkina	RUS	–
=27 r1/2	355	Camille Schmutz	FRA	–
=29 r1/2	415	Courtney McCool	USA	–
=29 r1/2	403	Iryna Krasnianska	UKR	–
=31 r1/2	375	Pyon Kwang-Sun	PRK	–
=31 r1/2	395	Yelena Zamolodchikova	RUS	–
33 r1/2	344	Mónica Mesalles	ESP	–
=34 r1/2	365	Beth Tweddle	GBR	–
=34 r1/2	321	Melanie Banville	CAN	–
=34 r1/2	363	Katy Lennon	GBR	–
37 r1/2	404	Alona Kvasha	UKR	–
38 r1/2	326	Kylie Stone	CAN	–
=39 r1/2	352	Soraya Chaouch	FRA	–
=39 r1/2	396	Nataliya Ziganshina	RUS	–
41 r1/2	364	Lizzie Line	GBR	–
42 r1/2	362	Vanessa Hobbs	GBR	–
43 r1/2	331	Cheng Fei	CHN	–
=44 r1/2	354	Émilie Le Pennec	FRA	–
=44 r1/2	444	Veronica Wagner	SWE	–
=46 r1/2	304	Monette Russo	AUS	–
=46 r1/2	315	Ana Paula Rodrigues	BRA	–
=46 r1/2	423	Yevgeniya Kuznetsova	BUL	–
49 r1/2	431	Monica Bergamelli	ITA	–
50 r1/2	426	Lisa Brüggemann	GER	–
51 r1/2	420	Aagje Vanwalleghem	BEL	–
52 r1/2	443	Zuzana Sekerová	SVK	–
53 r1/2	424	Leyanet González	CUB	–
54 r1/2	343	Elena Gómez	ESP	–
=55 r1/2	305	Lisa Skinner	AUS	–
=55 r1/2	425	Jana Komrsková	CZE	–
57 r1/2	317	Camila Comin	BRA	–
58 r1/2	351	Coralie Chacon	FRA	–
59 r1/2	433	Manami Ishizaka	JPN	–
60 r1/2	432	Maria Teresa Gargano	ITA	–
=61 r1/2	439	Laura van Leeuwen	NED	–
=61 r1/2	376	Ri Hae-Yon	PRK	–
63 r1/2	437	Laura del Carmen Moreno	MEX	–
64 r1/2	427	Yvonne Musik	GER	–
=65 r1/2	442	Melanie Marti	SUI	–
=65 r1/2	440	Celeste Carnevale	ARG	–
67 r1/2	324	Heather Mary Purnell	CAN	–
68 r1/2	428	Maria Apostolidi	GRE	–
69 r1/2	434	Kyoko Oshima	JPN	–
70 r1/2	374	Kim Un-Jong	PRK	–
71 r1/2	401	Mirabella Akhunu	UKR	–
72 r1/2	341	Laura Campos	ESP	–
73 r1/2	372	Hong Su-Jong	PRK	–
74 r1/2	438	Suzanne Harmes	NED	–
75 r1/2	430	Krisztina Szarka	HUN	–
=76 r1/2	323	Amélie Plante	CAN	–
=76 r1/2	441	Zandré Labuschagne	RSA	–
78 r1/2	371	Han Jong-Ok	PRK	–
79 r1/2	345	Patricia Moreno	ESP	–
80 r1/2	421	Yuliya Tarasenka	BLR	–
=81 r1/2	366	Nicola Willis	GBR	–
=81 r1/2	436	Brenda Magaña	MEX	–
83 r1/2	314	Caroline Molinari	BRA	–
84 r1/2	435	Park Gyeong-A	KOR	–
85 r1/2	422	María José de la Fuente	BOL	–

Final

Date	23 August 2004 — 20:35
Format	Top 8 on each apparatus (maximum 2 per nation) in the individual all-around qualifying advanced to the apparatus finals.
Chair	Yan Ninan	CHN
A1 Judge	Danica Mladenovic	AUS
A2 Judge	Lyn Fairbrother	GBR
B1 Judge	Yumi Yamamoto	BRA
B2 Judge	Helena Lario	ARG
B3 Judge	Svetlana Kuznetsova	UZB
B4 Judge	Satu Murtonen	FIN
B5 Judge	Marjeta Kovač	SLO
B6 Judge	Yvette Brasier	FRA
Timer 1	Paraskevi Christou	GRE
Timer 2	Panagiota Tellou	GRE

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Final Points
1	383	Cătălina Ponor	ROU	9.787
2	416	Carly Patterson	USA	9.775
3	382	Alexandra Eremia	ROU	9.700
4	394	Anna Pavlova	RUS	9.587
5	414	Courtney Kupets	USA	9.375
6	336	Zhang Nan	CHN	9.237
7	333	Li Ya	CHN	9.050
8	306	Allana Slater	AUS	8.750

Qualifying Round

Date	15 August 2004
Format	Top 8 on each apparatus (maximum 2 per nation) in the individual all-around qualifying advanced to the apparatus finals.
Chair	Agneta Göthberg	SWE
A1 Judge	Danica Mladenovic	AUS
A2 Judge	Linda Chencinski	USA
B1 Judge	Tzvetana Dobreva	BUL
B2 Judge	Paddy Chadwick	RSA
B3 Judge	Aukje de Jong	NED
B4 Judge	Hana Liškařová	CZE
B5 Judge	Éva Fazekas	HUN
B6 Judge	Marjeta Kovač	SLO
Timer 1	Paraskevi Christou	GRE
Timer 2	Panagiota Tellou	GRE

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	383	Cătălina Ponor	ROU	9.775	Q
2	416	Carly Patterson	USA	9.725	Q
3	382	Alexandra Eremia	ROU	9.687	Q
4	394	Anna Pavlova	RUS	9.637	Q
5	381	Oana Ban	ROU	9.625
6	333	Li Ya	CHN	9.600	Q
7	306	Allana Slater	AUS	9.587	Q
=8	414	Courtney Kupets	USA	9.550	Q
=8	336	Zhang Nan	CHN	9.550	Q
=10	413	Terin Humphrey	USA	9.512
=10	386	Silvia Stroescu	ROU	9.512
=12	385	Dana Șofronie	ROU	9.487
=12	346	Sara Moro	ESP	9.487
14	406	Iryna Yarotska	UKR	9.475
15	391	Lyudmila Yezhova	RUS	9.462
16	332	Fan Ye	CHN	9.437
17	353	Marine Debauve	FRA	9.425
18	316	Laís Souza	BRA	9.375
19	410	Mohini Bhardwaj	USA	9.350
=20	313	Daniele Hypólito	BRA	9.337
=20	429	Stefani Bisbikou	GRE	9.337
22	303	Melissa Munro	AUS	9.312
23	402	Alina Kozich	UKR	9.300
24	335	Wang Tiantian	CHN	9.262
25	325	Kate Richardson	CAN	9.175
26	302	Stephanie Moorhouse	AUS	9.162
=27	391	Svetlana Khorkina	RUS	9.137
=27	355	Camille Schmutz	FRA	9.137
=29	415	Courtney McCool	USA	9.112
=29	403	Iryna Krasnianska	UKR	9.112
=31	375	Pyon Kwang-Sun	PRK	9.062
=31	395	Yelena Zamolodchikova	RUS	9.062
33	344	Mónica Mesalles	ESP	9.037
=34	365	Beth Tweddle	GBR	9.025
=34	321	Melanie Banville	CAN	9.025
=34	363	Katy Lennon	GBR	9.025
37	404	Alona Kvasha	UKR	8.987
38	326	Kylie Stone	CAN	8.975
=39	352	Soraya Chaouch	FRA	8.962
=39	396	Nataliya Ziganshina	RUS	8.962
41	364	Lizzie Line	GBR	8.950
42	362	Vanessa Hobbs	GBR	8.937
43	331	Cheng Fei	CHN	8.925
=44	354	Émilie Le Pennec	FRA	8.900
=44	444	Veronica Wagner	SWE	8.900
=46	304	Monette Russo	AUS	8.887
=46	315	Ana Paula Rodrigues	BRA	8.887
=46	423	Yevgeniya Kuznetsova	BUL	8.887
49	431	Monica Bergamelli	ITA	8.862
50	426	Lisa Brüggemann	GER	8.837
51	420	Aagje Vanwalleghem	BEL	8.825
52	443	Zuzana Sekerová	SVK	8.787
53	424	Leyanet González	CUB	8.775
54	343	Elena Gómez	ESP	8.737
=55	305	Lisa Skinner	AUS	8.700
=55	425	Jana Komrsková	CZE	8.700
57	317	Camila Comin	BRA	8.662
58	351	Coralie Chacon	FRA	8.650
59	433	Manami Ishizaka	JPN	8.637
60	432	Maria Teresa Gargano	ITA	8.612
=61	439	Laura van Leeuwen	NED	8.600
=61	376	Ri Hae-Yon	PRK	8.600
63	437	Laura del Carmen Moreno	MEX	8.575
64	427	Yvonne Musik	GER	8.562
=65	442	Melanie Marti	SUI	8.525
=65	440	Celeste Carnevale	ARG	8.525
67	324	Heather Mary Purnell	CAN	8.500
68	428	Maria Apostolidi	GRE	8.450
69	434	Kyoko Oshima	JPN	8.437
70	374	Kim Un-Jong	PRK	8.412
71	401	Mirabella Akhunu	UKR	8.350
72	341	Laura Campos	ESP	8.225
73	372	Hong Su-Jong	PRK	8.212
74	438	Suzanne Harmes	NED	8.162
75	430	Krisztina Szarka	HUN	8.150
=76	323	Amélie Plante	CAN	8.075
=76	441	Zandré Labuschagne	RSA	8.075
78	371	Han Jong-Ok	PRK	8.000
79	345	Patricia Moreno	ESP	7.850
80	421	Yuliya Tarasenka	BLR	7.837
=81	366	Nicola Willis	GBR	7.625
=81	436	Brenda Magaña	MEX	7.625
83	314	Caroline Molinari	BRA	7.512
84	435	Park Gyeong-A	KOR	7.437
85	422	María José de la Fuente	BOL	7.387