Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's floor

These are the results of the women's floor 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 floor
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olga Korbut  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ludmila Tourischeva  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tamara Lazakovich  Soviet Union
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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) 9.600 9.750 9.675 9.900 19.575
    Ludmila Tourischeva (URS) 9.800 9.700 9.750 9.800 19.550
    Tamara Lazakovich (URS) 9.700 9.600 9.650 9.800 19.450
4   Karin Janz (GDR) 9.500 9.700 9.600 9.800 19.400
5   Lyubov Burda (URS) 9.500 9.500 9.500 9.600 19.100
5   Angelika Hellmann (GDR) 9.400 9.600 9.500 9.600 19.100

References

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