Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam

Women's balance beam at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Medalists
Shannon Miller  United States Lilia Podkopayeva  Ukraine Gina Gogean  Romania
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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 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The qualification and final rounds took place July 21, 23 and 29 at the Georgia Dome.

Results[]

Qualification[]

Ninety-two gymnasts competed in the balance beam event during the compulsory and optional rounds on July 21 and 23. The eight highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on July 29. Each country was limited to two competitors in the final.

Rank	Gymnast	Score
1	Shannon Miller (USA)	19.599
2	Dominique Moceanu (USA)	19.537
3	Dina Kochetkova (RUS)	19.500
	Lilia Podkopayeva (UKR)
5	Rozalia Galiyeva (RUS)	19.462
6	Gina Gogean (ROU)	19.262
7	Lavinia Miloșovici* (ROU)	19.225
8	Alexandra Marinescu** (ROU)	19.200
9	Olga Teslenko (UKR)	19.175

* Did not compete
** Replaced teammate Lavinia Milosovici

Final[]

Rank	Gymnast	Score
	Shannon Miller (USA)	9.862
	Lilia Podkopayeva (UKR)	9.825
	Gina Gogean (ROU)	9.787
4	Dina Kochetkova (RUS)	9.737
5	Olga Teslenko (UKR)	9.625
6	Dominique Moceanu (USA)	9.125
7	Rozalia Galiyeva (RUS)	9.112
8	Alexandra Marinescu (ROU)	8.462

References[]

• Official Olympic Report
• www.gymnasticsresults.com