| Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics |
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| Team all-around | men | women | ||
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| 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 | |||
These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
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| Gold | Natalia Kuchinskaya Soviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Bronze | Larisa Petrik Soviet Union (URS) |
One-hundred one gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on October 25.
| Rank | Gymnast | C | O | Total |
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| Natalia Kuchinskaya (URS) | 9.800 | 9.850 | 19.650 | |
| Věra Čáslavská (TCH) | 9.725 | 9.850 | 19.575 | |
| Larisa Petrik (URS) | 9.500 | 9.750 | 19.250 | |
| 4 | Linda Metheny (USA) | 9.575 | 9.650 | 19.225 |
| 4 | Karin Janz (GDR) | 9.525 | 9.700 | 19.225 |
| 6 | Erika Zuchold (GDR) | 9.500 | 9.650 | 19.150 |
| Preceded by Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's balance beam |
Women's Balance Beam Event 1968 |
Succeeded by Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam |