Women Balance Beam Gymnastics XXII Olympic Games 1980 Moskva, Soviet Union - Sunday 25th July

Women Balance Beam Gymnastics XXII Olympic Games 1980 Moskva, Soviet Union - Sunday 25th July - Gold Medal: Nadia Comăneci, Romania

Venue: Sports Palace at the Central Lenin Stadium.

Format: Sixty-two (62) gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds on July 18th and 20th. 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	19.800	9.850	9.950	10.000	9.900
2. Elena Davydova	URS	19.750	9.900	9.850	9.900	9.800
3. Natalia Shaposhnikova	URS	19.725	9.850	9.875	9.950	9.800
4. Maxi Gnauck	GDR	19.700	9.850	9.850	9.900	9.800
5. Radka Zemanova	TCH	19.650	9.850	9.800	9.800	9.800
6. Emilia Eberle	ROU	19.400	9.500	9.900	9.900	9.900