Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam
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The women's balance beam event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 25 July and 3 August 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.[1] Approximately 90 gymnasts from 53 nations (of the 98 total gymnasts) are expected to compete on the balance beam in the qualifying round.[2]
Women's balance beam at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Ariake Gymnastics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 25 July 2021 (qualifying) 3 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning score | 14.633 points | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing of China won the gold and silver medals, respectively, both earning their first Olympic medals. Simone Biles of the United States, performing a scaled-down routine, repeated her bronze medal performance from 2016 for her seventh Olympic medal. Biles' 32 combined World and Olympic medals tied her with Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union as the most decorated female gymnasts of all time. It was Biles' only finals appearance after a week where she withdrew from all other events due to mental health concerns. The defending champion, Sanne Wevers, did not qualify for the event.
The medals for the competition were presented by Anita L. Defrantz, United States; IOC Vice-president, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Vasily Titov, Russia; FIG Vice-president.