Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

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.

Women's balance beam
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olga Korbut  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tamara Lazakovich  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karin Janz  East Germany
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Results

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Qualification

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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

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Rank Gymnast C O Prelim Final Total
    Olga Korbut (URS) 9.250 9.750 9.500 9.900 19.400
    Tamara Lazakovich (URS) 9.400 9.750 9.575 9.800 19.375
    Karin Janz (GDR) 9.350 9.500 9.425 9.550 18.975
4   Monika Császár (HUN) 9.250 9.400 9.325 9.600 18.925
5   Ludmila Tourischeva (URS) 9.050 9.750 9.400 9.400 18.800
6   Erika Zuchold (GDR) 9.250 9.350 9.300 9.400 18.700

References

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