Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The qualification and final rounds took place on July 30, August 1 and 5 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion.

Medalists

Gold	Simona Păucă  Romania
Gold	Ecaterina Szabo  Romania
Bronze	Kathy Johnson  United States

Results

Sixty-five gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 30 and August 1. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 5. Each country was limited to two competitors in the final. Half of the points earned by each gymnast during both the compulsory and optional rounds carried over to the final. This constitutes the "prelim" score.

Rank	Gymnast	C	O	Prelim	Final	Total
	Simona Păucă (ROU)	9.800	10.000	9.900	9.900	19.800
	Ecaterina Szabo (ROU)	9.750	9.950	9.850	9.950	19.800
	Kathy Johnson (USA)	9.850	9.750	9.800	9.850	19.650
4	Mary Lou Retton (USA)	9.850	9.750	9.800	9.750	19.550
5	Ma Yanhong (CHN)	9.700	9.800	9.750	9.700	19.450
6	Romi Kessler (SUI)	9.500	9.700	9.600	9.750	19.350
7	Anja Wilhelm (FRG)	9.400	9.700	9.550	9.650	19.200
7	Chen Yongyan (CHN)	9.550	9.750	9.650	9.550	19.200

References

• Official Olympic Report
• www.gymnasticsresults.com
• www.gymn-forum.net