Women's balance beam competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.
| Women's balance beam at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Indoor Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 19 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The eight competitors (with a maximum of two per nation) with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's balance beam finals. There, each gymnast performed again; the scores from the final round (ignoring qualification) determined final ranking.
Medalists
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
 Shawn Johnson (USA) |
Nastia Liukin (USA) |
 Cheng Fei (CHN) |
Final
| Position | Gymnast | Country | A score | B score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Shawn Johnson | United States |
7.000 | 9.225 | 16.225 | |
 |
Nastia Liukin | United States |
6.600 | 9.425 | 16.025 | |
 |
Cheng Fei | China |
6.800 | 9.150 | 15.950 | |
| 4 | Anna Pavlova |  Russia |
6.800 | 9.100 | 15.900 | |
| 5 | Gabriela Drăgoi |  Romania |
6.500 | 9.125 | 15.625 | |
| 6 | Li Shanshan | China |
7.000 | 8.300 | 15.300 | |
| 7 | Ksenia Afanasyeva | Russia |
5.800 | 9.025 | 14.825 | |
| 8 | Koko Tsurumi |  Japan |
6.300 | 8.150 | 14.450 | |
Qualified competitors
| Position | Gymnast | A score[1] | B score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Shanshan (CHN) |
7.000 | 9.125 | 16.125 | |
| 2 | Nastia Liukin (USA) |
6.600 | 9.375 | 15.975 | |
| 3 | Shawn Johnson (USA) |
6.900 | 9.075 | 15.975 | |
| 4 | Cheng Fei (CHN) |
6.700 | 9.275 | 0.100 | 15.875 |
| 5 | Anna Pavlova (RUS) |
6.700 | 9.125 | 15.825 | |
| 6 | Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS) |
6.600 | 9.175 | 15.775 | |
| 7 | Gabriela Drăgoi (ROU) |
6.500 | 8.950 | 15.450 | |
| 8 | Koko Tsurumi (JPN) |
6.500 | 8.925 | 15.425 | |
Only two gymnasts per country may advance to an event final. The following gymnasts scored high enough to qualify, but did not do so because two gymnasts from their country had already qualified ahead of them:
Alicia Sacramone (USA) (4th place)
Ksenia Semenova (RUS) (8th place)
Deng Linlin (CHN) (9th place)- Bridget Sloan (USA) (10th place)
- Yang Yilin (CHN) (11th place)
The eventual final qualifier had the 13th highest balance beam score overall during qualification.
References
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