Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

Women's balance beam at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Medalists
Daniela Silivas   Romania   Elena Shushunova   Soviet Union   Gabriela Potorac   Romania   Phoebe Mills   United States

Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Artistic
Team all-around		men		women
Individual all-around		men		women
Vault		men		women
Floor		men		women
Pommel horse		men
Rings		men
Parallel bars		men
Horizontal bar		men
Uneven bars				women
Balance beam				women
Rhythmic
Individual all-around				women

These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The qualification and final rounds took place on September 19, 21 and 25th at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall.

Results

Qualification

Eighty-six gymnasts competed in the balance beam event during the compulsory and optional rounds on September 19 and 21. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on September 25. 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.

Final

Rank	GymnastGymnast	C	O	C+O	Prelim	Final	Total
	Daniela Silivaş (ROU)	9.875	10.000	19.875	9.937	9.987	19.924
	Elena Shushunova (URS)	9.900	9.950	19.850	9.925	9.950	19.875
	Gabriela Potorac (ROU)	9.875	9.900	19.775	9.887	9.950	19.837
	Phoebe Mills (USA)	9.850	9.900	19.750	9.875	9.962	19.837
5	Svetlana Boginskaya (URS)	9.900	9.975	19.875	9.937	9.850	19.787
6	Diana Doudeva (BUL)	9.725	9.900	19.625	9.812	9.912	19.724
7	Kelly Garrison-Steves (USA)	9.775	9.800	19.575	9.787	9.862	19.649
8	Ulrike Klotz (GDR)	9.750	9.850	19.600	9.800	8.325	18.125

References

• Official Olympic Report
• www.gymnasticsresults.com