Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

Women's balance beam at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Medalists
Cătălina Ponor   Romania   Carly Patterson   United States   Alexandra Eremia   Romania

Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Artistic
Qualification		men		women
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
Group all-around				women
Individual all-around				women
Trampoline
Individual		men		women

These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors of the artistic gymnastics discipline contested in the gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The qualification and final rounds took place on August 15 and August 23 at the Olympic Indoor Hall.

Results

Qualification

Eighty-five gymnasts competed in the balance beam event in the artistic gymnastics qualification round on August 15. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on August 23.

Final

Rank	Gymnast	Start Value	BRA	ARG	UZB	FIN	SLO	FRA	Penalty	Total
	Cătălina Ponor (ROU)	10.00	9.80	9.80	9.80	9.75	9.75	9.80	—	9.787
	Carly Patterson (USA)	10.00	9.80	9.75	9.80	9.75	9.75	9.80	—	9.775
	Alexandra Eremia (ROU)	10.00	9.70	9.70	9.70	9.65	9.70	9.70	—	9.700
4	Anna Pavlova (RUS)	10.00	9.55	9.65	9.70	9.55	9.50	9.60	—	9.587
5	Courtney Kupets (USA)	9.80	9.40	9.50	9.30	9.25	9.35	9.45	—	9.375
6	Zhang Nan (CHN)	10.00	9.25	9.25	9.25	9.20	9.20	9.25	—	9.237
7	Li Ya (CHN)	9.80	9.05	9.10	9.05	9.05	8.90	9.05	—	9.050
8	Allana Slater (AUS)	9.70	8.75	8.75	8.75	8.75	8.75	8.70	—	8.750

References

• Gymnastics Results.com