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

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

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) 9.2509.7509.5009.90019.400
 Tamara Lazakovich (URS) 9.4009.7509.5759.80019.375
 Karin Janz (GDR) 9.3509.5009.4259.55018.975
4  Monika Csaszar (HUN) 9.2509.4009.3259.60018.925
5  Ludmila Tourischeva (URS) 9.0509.7509.4009.40018.800
6  Erika Zuchold (GDR) 9.2509.3509.3009.40018.700

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