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

Women's balance beam

at the Games of the XX Olympiad

Medalists

		Olga Korbut	Soviet Union
		Tamara Lazakovich	Soviet Union
		Karin Janz	East Germany

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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.

Results

Qualification

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

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