| Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| List of gymnasts Qualification | ||
Artistic | ||
| Qualification | men | women |
| 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 | |
Rhythmic | ||
| Group all-around | women | |
| Individual all-around | women | |
Trampoline | ||
| Individual | men | women |
The women's balance beam competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 7 August.[1] Deng Linlin of China took gold, Sui Lu of China took silver, and Aly Raisman of the United States took the bronze via a tie-breaker.
Format of competition
The top eight competitors in the qualification phase (with a limit of two per country) advanced to the final. Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final-round scores counting.[2]
Final results
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Gymnast | Nation | Date of birth | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest competitor | Cătălina Ponor |  Romania |
20 August 1987 | 24 years |
| Youngest competitor | Larisa Iordache | Romania |
19 June 1996 | 16 years |
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Deng Linlin |  China |
6.600 | 9.000 | 15.600 | |
|
Sui Lu | China |
6.500 | 9.000 | 15.500 | |
|
Aly Raisman |  United States |
6.300 | 8.766 | 15.066 | |
| 4 | Cătălina Ponor | Romania |
6.600 | 8.466 | 15.066 | |
| 5 | Ksenia Afanasyeva |  Russia |
5.800 | 8.783 | 14.583 | |
| 6 | Larisa Iordache | Romania |
6.400 | 7.800 | 14.200 | |
| 7 | Gabby Douglas | United States |
6.000 | 7.633 | 13.633 | |
| 8 | Viktoria Komova | Russia |
6.200 | 6.966 | 13.166 |
Qualification results
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | D Score | E Score | Pen. | Total | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sui Lu | China |
6.400 | 9.000 | 15.400 | Q | |
| 2 | Viktoria Komova | Russia |
6.400 | 8.866 | 15.266 | Q | |
| 3 | Gabby Douglas | United States |
6.500 | 8.766 | 15.266 | Q | |
| 4 | Deng Linlin | China |
6.500 | 8.666 | 15.166 | Q | |
| 5 | Aly Raisman | United States |
6.400 | 8.700 | 15.100 | Q | |
| 6 | Kyla Ross | United States |
6.100 | 8.975 | 15.075 | - | |
| 7 | Ksenia Afanasyeva | Russia |
5.900 | 9.166 | 15.066 | Q | |
| 8 | Cătălina Ponor | Romania |
6.400 | 8.633 | 15.033 | Q | |
| 9 | Anastasia Grishina | Russia |
6.000 | 8.900 | 14.900 | - | |
| 10 | Diana Bulimar | Romania |
6.100 | 8.766 | 14.866 | Q | |
| 11 | Larisa Iordache | Romania |
6.400 | 8.400 | 14.800 | - | |
| 12 | Aliya Mustafina | Russia |
6.000 | 8.700 | 14.700 | - | |
| 12 | Jordyn Wieber | United States |
6.000 | 8.700 | 14.700 | - | |
| 14 | Sandra Izbașa | Romania |
5.800 | 8.800 | 14.600 | - | |
| 15 | Asuka Teramoto |  Japan |
5.700 | 8.766 | 14.466 | R | |
| 16 | Vanessa Ferrari |  Italy |
6.100 | 8.333 | 14.433 | R | |
| 17 | Carlotta Ferlito | Italy |
6.000 | 8.425 | 14.425 | R |
* Kyla Ross (USA), ranked 6th, and Anastasia Grishina (RUS), ranked 9th, did not advance to the final because of the two-per-country rule.
* Larisa Iordache (ROU), Aliya Mustafina (RUS), Jordyn Wieber (USA), and Sandra Izbașa (ROU) ranked 11th, 12th, 12th, and 14th, respectively, but did not qualify as reserves because of the two-per-country rule. On 6 August, Diana Bulimar gave up her spot to Iordache, whom Bulimar believed had a better chance of medaling.[3]
References
- ^ Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics Archived 2012-09-18 at archive.today
- ^ Format Competition – Artistic Gymnastic Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Beam Queen".
- ^ "Aly Raisman earns floor exercise gold". ESPN. August 7, 2012.
- ^ Armour, Nancy (August 7, 2012). "Aly Raisman wins gold in Olympic floor after bronze in beam". Newsday (via The Associated Press).