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
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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.

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Results

Qualification

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic 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

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