Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam
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| Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics |
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| Team all-around | men | women | ||
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| 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 | |||
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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 |
| Silver | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia |
| Bronze | Larisa Petrik Soviet Union |
Results
Qualification
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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 |
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 Natalia Kuchinskaya (URS) |
9.800 | 9.850 | 19.650 |
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 Věra Čáslavská (TCH) |
9.725 | 9.850 | 19.575 |
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Larisa Petrik (URS) |
9.500 | 9.750 | 19.250 |
| 4 |  Linda Metheny (USA) |
9.575 | 9.650 | 19.225 |
| 4 |  Karin Janz (GDR) |
9.525 | 9.700 | 19.225 |
| 6 | Erika Zuchold (GDR) |
9.500 | 9.650 | 19.150 |
References
| Preceded by | Women's Balance Beam Event 1968 |
Succeeded by Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam |
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