Women Balance Beam Gymnastics XXI Olympic Games 1976 Montreal - Thursday 22nd July

Women Balance Beam Gymnastics XXI Olympic Games 1976 Montreal - Thursday 22nd July - Gold Medal: Nadia Comăneci, Romania

Venue: Montreal Forum.

Format: Eighty-six gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 18 and 19. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final. 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.

Final Ranking		Total	Final	Prel.	Comp.	Opt.	Age
1. Nadia Comăneci	ROU	19.950	10.000	9.950	9.900	10.000
2. Olga Korbut	URS	19.725	9.900	9.825	9.800	9.850
3. Teodora Ungureanu	ROU	19.700	9.900	9.800	9.750	9.850
4. Ludmila Tourischeva	URS	19.475	9.850	9.625	9.400	9.850
5. Angelika Hellmann	GDR	19.450	9.900	9.550	9.500	9.600
6. Gitta Escher	GDR	19.275	9.700	9.575	9.500	9.650