Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam
| Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| List of gymnasts | ||
| 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 | |
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 Soviet Union
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| Silver | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia
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| Bronze | Larisa Petrik Soviet Union
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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)
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9.800 | 9.850 | 19.650 |
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 Věra Čáslavská (TCH)
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9.725 | 9.850 | 19.575 |
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Larisa Petrik (URS)
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9.500 | 9.750 | 19.250 |
| 4 |  Linda Metheny (USA)
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9.575 | 9.650 | 19.225 |
| 4 |  Karin Janz (GDR)
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9.525 | 9.700 | 19.225 |
| 6 | Erika Zuchold (GDR)
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9.500 | 9.650 | 19.150 |
References
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