Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam
| Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic | ||||
| 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 | |||
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
| Gold | Natalia Kuchinskaya.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
| Silver | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia |
| Bronze | Larisa Petrik Soviet Union |
Results
Qualification
One-hundred one gymnasts competed in the compulsory and optional rounds. The six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on October 25.
Final
| Rank | Gymnast | C | O | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Karin Janz (GDR) |
9.525 | 9.700 | 19.225 |
| 6 | Erika Zuchold (GDR) |
9.500 | 9.650 | 19.150 |
References
| 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 |
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