These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The qualification and final rounds took place on August 27, 28 and 31st at the Sports Hall.
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Results edit
Qualification edit
One-hundred eighteen gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on August 27 and 28. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 31.
Final edit
| Rank | Gymnast | C | O | Prelim | Final | Total |
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 Olga Korbut (URS)
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9.250 | 9.750 | 9.500 | 9.900 | 19.400 |
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Tamara Lazakovich (URS)
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9.400 | 9.750 | 9.575 | 9.800 | 19.375 |
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 Karin Janz (GDR)
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9.350 | 9.500 | 9.425 | 9.550 | 18.975 |
| 4 |  Monika Császár (HUN)
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9.250 | 9.400 | 9.325 | 9.600 | 18.925 |
| 5 | Ludmila Tourischeva (URS)
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9.050 | 9.750 | 9.400 | 9.400 | 18.800 |
| 6 | Erika Zuchold (GDR)
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9.250 | 9.350 | 9.300 | 9.400 | 18.700 |
References edit
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