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Individual All-Around, Women

Date	27 – 30 August 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Sporthalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	118 from 23 countries

The individual all-around had a new format in 1972. The team all-around was contested first, with the top 36 finishers from that event advancing to the individual all-around final. The total score consisted of 50% of the team all-around score and the performances on all four apparatuses in the individual final. The favorite was the top Soviet Lyudmila Turishcheva, who had won the 1970 World Championships. She led the qualifying in the team competition, tied with East German Karin Janz. But in third place was a small unknown Soviet pixie named Olga Korbut. Korbut’s routines, especially on the uneven bars, were revolutionary and heralded a new era in women’s gymnastics and she quickly became the crowd favorite. Unfortunately, in the final round, Korbut fell off the uneven bars twice and scuffed her feet on a mount. She scored only 7.5 for the routine and dropped back to seventh place overall, as Turishcheva won the gold medal over Janz, with Soviet Tamara Lazakovich winning the bronze medal. Over the next few years, Turishcheva would defeat Korbut at every international event, but could never match her popularity.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	77.025	Gold
2	Karin Janz	GDR	76.875	Silver
3	Tamara Lazakovich	URS	76.850	Bronze
4	Erika Zuchold	GDR	76.450
5	Lyubov Burda	URS	75.775
6	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	75.550
7	Olga Korbut	URS	75.100
8	Elvira Saadi	URS	75.075
9	Ilona Békési	HUN	74.950
10	Cathy Rigby	USA	74.925
11	Irene Abel	GDR	74.625
12	Richarda Schmeißer	GDR	74.500
13	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	74.450
14	Mónika Császár	HUN	74.425
15	Christine Schmitt	GDR	74.400
16	Antanina Koshal	URS	74.200
17	Anikó Kéry	HUN	74.000
18	Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová	TCH	73.900
19	Ans van Gerwen	NED	73.575
20	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	73.500
21	Joan Moore	USA	73.450
22	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	73.375
23	Uta Schorn	FRG	73.300
24	Soňa Brázdová	TCH	73.250
25	Eiko Hirashima	JPN	73.075
26	Käthi Fritschi	SUI	73.025
27	Zdena Dorňáková	TCH	72.950
28	Kimberly Chace	USA	72.925
=29	Zdenka Bujnáčková	TCH	72.850
=29	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	72.850
31	Alina Goreac	ROU	72.825
32	Hana Lišková	TCH	72.625
33	Roxanne Pierce	USA	72.475
34	Márta Kelemen	HUN	72.150
35	Takako Hasegawa	JPN	71.850
36	Linda Metheny	USA	36.250
=35 r1/2	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	–
=35 r1/2	Nancy Thies	USA	–
=35 r1/2	Marcela Váchová	TCH	–
40 r1/2	Kayoko Saka	JPN	–
41 r1/2	Zsuzsa Nagy	HUN	–
42 r1/2	Patrizia Bazzi	SUI	–
43 r1/2	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	–
44 r1/2	Elisabeta Turcu	ROU	–
45 r1/2	Łucja Matraszek	POL	–
=46 r1/2	Paula Ioan	ROU	–
=46 r1/2	Andrea Niederheide	FRG	–
=48 r1/2	Gabriella Marchi	ITA	–
=48 r1/2	Angelika Kern	FRG	–
=50 r1/2	Ulrike Weyh	FRG	–
=50 r1/2	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	–
52 r1/2	Joanna Bartosz	POL	–
53 r1/2	Mireille Cayre	FRA	–
54 r1/2	Unni Holmen	NOR	–
=55 r1/2	Marcela Păunescu	ROU	–
=55 r1/2	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	–
=57 r1/2	Véronique Tilmont	FRA	–
=57 r1/2	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	–
59 r1/2	Ans Dekker	NED	–
=60 r1/2	Irina Hitrova	BUL	–
=60 r1/2	Toshiko Miyamoto	JPN	–
62 r1/2	Nataša Bajin-Šljepica	YUG	–
=63 r1/2	Małgorzata Barlak-Kamasińska	POL	–
=63 r1/2	Monica Stefani	ITA	–
65 r1/2	Jill Schau	NOR	–
66 r1/2	Ikina Morsch	NED	–
67 r1/2	Nel van der Voort	NED	–
68 r1/2	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	–
=69 r1/2	Linda Toorop	NED	–
=69 r1/2	Gro Sandberg	NOR	–
=69 r1/2	Marie Björk	SWE	–
72 r1/2	Danuta Fidusiewicz-Prusinowska	POL	–
=73 r1/2	Elena Georgieva	BUL	–
=73 r1/2	Cinzia Delisi	ITA	–
75 r1/2	Rita Peri	ITA	–
76 r1/2	Ingrid Santer	FRG	–
77 r1/2	Maya Blagoeva	BUL	–
78 r1/2	Pascale Hermant	FRA	–
79 r1/2	Margo Velema	NED	–
=80 r1/2	Maria Grazia Mancuso	ITA	–
=80 r1/2	Dorota Klencz	POL	–
=80 r1/2	Sharon Tsukamoto	CAN	–
83 r1/2	Angela Alberti	ITA	–
=84 r1/2	Sidsel Ekholdt	NOR	–
=84 r1/2	Danuta Lubowska	POL	–
86 r1/2	Reneta Tsvetkova	BUL	–
87 r1/2	Ana María Casas	MEX	–
=88 r1/2	Catherine Daugé	FRA	–
=88 r1/2	Nadine Audin	FRA	–
90 r1/2	Judith Steiger	SUI	–
=91 r1/2	Liselotte Marti	SUI	–
=91 r1/2	Susan Buchanan	CAN	–
=91 r1/2	Slaviča Kundačina	YUG	–
94 r1/2	Evdokiya Pandezova	BUL	–
=95 r1/2	Jacqueline Sievert	SUI	–
=95 r1/2	Marija Težak	YUG	–
97 r1/2	Patricia Ollinger	MEX	–
98 r1/2	Marieta Ilieva	BUL	–
=99 r1/2	Patricia García	MEX	–
=99 r1/2	Pamela Hutchinson	GBR	–
101 r1/2	Elaine Willett	GBR	–
102 r1/2	Nevenka Puškarević	YUG	–
103 r1/2	Erna Havelka	YUG	–
=104 r1/2	Dianne Foote	NZL	–
=104 r1/2	Bente Hansen	NOR	–
=104 r1/2	Trine Andresen	NOR	–
107 r1/2	Barbara Alred	GBR	–
108 r1/2	Olga Bumbić	YUG	–
109 r1/2	Jenny Sunderland	AUS	–
110 r1/2	Christine Steger	SUI	–
111 r1/2	Avril Lennox	GBR	–
=112 r1/2	Pepita Sánchez	ESP	–
=112 r1/2	Laura Rivera	MEX	–
114 r1/2	Pam Hopkins	GBR	–
115 r1/2	María Antonieta Hernández	MEX	–
=116 r1/2	Hilda Amezaga	MEX	–
=116 r1/2	Yvonne Mugridge	GBR	–
118 r1/2	Elvire Gertosio	FRA	–

Qualifying (27 – 28 August 1972 — 08:30-15:00 (27/8), 10:00-18:00 (28/8))

Top 36 from team all-around competition advanced to the individual all-around final. 50% of score from team all-around added to score derived from optional exercise on all four apparatuses.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
=1	Karin Janz	GDR	76.85	38.15	38.70	Q
=1	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	76.85	38.05	38.80	Q
3	Olga Korbut	URS	76.70	37.90	38.80	Q
4	Tamara Lazakovich	URS	76.40	38.25	38.15	Q
5	Erika Zuchold	GDR	76.00	37.80	38.20	Q
6	Lyubov Burda	URS	75.35	37.45	37.90	Q
7	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	75.30	37.50	37.80	Q
8	Elvira Saadi	URS	74.65	37.20	37.45	Q
9	Ilona Békési	HUN	74.40	36.75	37.65	Q
10	Cathy Rigby	USA	74.25	36.85	37.40	Q
11	Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová	TCH	74.00	36.75	37.25	Q
12	Mónika Császár	HUN	73.85	36.60	37.25	Q
13	Irene Abel	GDR	73.75	36.55	37.20	Q
14	Christine Schmitt	GDR	73.70	36.70	37.00	Q
15	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	73.60	36.40	37.20	Q
16	Anikó Kéry	HUN	73.40	36.20	37.20	Q
17	Richarda Schmeißer	GDR	73.20	37.00	36.20	Q
=18	Kimberly Chace	USA	73.05	36.55	36.50	Q
=18	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	73.05	36.10	36.95	Q
=20	Antanina Koshal	URS	73.00	37.00	36.00	Q
=20	Márta Kelemen	HUN	73.00	36.20	36.80	Q
22	Ans van Gerwen	NED	72.95	35.70	37.25	Q
23	Zdena Dorňáková	TCH	72.90	36.60	36.30	Q
24	Soňa Brázdová	TCH	72.80	36.45	36.35	Q
25	Roxanne Pierce	USA	72.55	36.05	36.50	Q
=26	Joan Moore	USA	72.50	36.25	36.25	Q
=26	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	72.50	36.10	36.40	Q
=26	Zdenka Bujnáčková	TCH	72.50	36.05	36.45	Q
=26	Linda Metheny	USA	72.50	35.75	36.75	Q
30	Alina Goreac	ROU	72.25	36.00	36.25	Q
=31	Uta Schorn	FRG	72.10	35.90	36.20	Q
=31	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	72.10	35.65	36.45	Q
33	Hana Lišková	TCH	72.05	36.25	35.80	Q
34	Takako Hasegawa	JPN	72.00	35.90	36.10	Q
=35	Eiko Hirashima	JPN	71.95	35.65	36.30	Q
=35	Käthi Fritschi	SUI	71.95	35.40	36.55	Q
=35	Jutta Oltersdorf	FRG	71.95	35.80	36.15
=35	Nancy Thies	USA	71.95	35.75	36.20
=35	Marcela Váchová	TCH	71.95	35.75	36.20
40	Kayoko Saka	JPN	71.80	35.75	36.05
41	Zsuzsa Nagy	HUN	71.45	35.60	35.85
42	Patrizia Bazzi	SUI	71.35	35.40	35.95
43	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	71.30	35.55	35.75
44	Elisabeta Turcu	ROU	71.20	35.45	35.75
45	Łucja Matraszek	POL	71.15	35.25	35.90
=46	Paula Ioan	ROU	71.10	35.70	35.40
=46	Andrea Niederheide	FRG	71.10	35.30	35.80
=48	Gabriella Marchi	ITA	70.95	35.40	35.55
=48	Angelika Kern	FRG	70.95	35.05	35.90
=50	Ulrike Weyh	FRG	70.85	35.00	35.85
=50	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	70.85	34.95	35.90
52	Joanna Bartosz	POL	70.75	35.10	35.65
53	Mireille Cayre	FRA	70.70	34.75	35.95
54	Unni Holmen	NOR	70.60	35.00	35.60
=55	Marcela Păunescu	ROU	70.50	34.85	35.65
=55	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	70.50	34.75	35.75
=57	Véronique Tilmont	FRA	70.15	34.95	35.20
=57	Nancy McDonnell	CAN	70.15	34.50	35.65
59	Ans Dekker	NED	70.10	34.60	35.50
=60	Irina Hitrova	BUL	70.00	34.95	35.05
=60	Toshiko Miyamoto	JPN	70.00	34.85	35.15
62	Nataša Bajin-Šljepica	YUG	69.85	34.65	35.20
=63	Małgorzata Barlak-Kamasińska	POL	69.70	34.95	34.75
=63	Monica Stefani	ITA	69.70	34.35	35.35
65	Jill Schau	NOR	69.60	34.80	34.80
66	Ikina Morsch	NED	69.50	34.15	35.35
67	Nel van der Voort	NED	69.35	34.40	34.95
68	Lise Arsenault-Goertz	CAN	69.25	34.05	35.20
=69	Linda Toorop	NED	69.20	35.20	34.00
=69	Gro Sandberg	NOR	69.20	34.45	34.75
=69	Marie Björk	SWE	69.20	34.20	35.00
72	Danuta Fidusiewicz-Prusinowska	POL	69.10	34.55	34.55
=73	Elena Georgieva	BUL	69.05	34.50	34.55
=73	Cinzia Delisi	ITA	69.05	34.35	34.70
75	Rita Peri	ITA	68.95	34.20	34.75
76	Ingrid Santer	FRG	68.85	34.75	34.10
77	Maya Blagoeva	BUL	68.80	35.65	33.15
78	Pascale Hermant	FRA	68.65	34.35	34.30
79	Margo Velema	NED	68.60	33.35	35.25
=80	Maria Grazia Mancuso	ITA	68.55	34.25	34.30
=80	Dorota Klencz	POL	68.55	34.05	34.50
=80	Sharon Tsukamoto	CAN	68.55	33.80	34.75
83	Angela Alberti	ITA	68.45	33.45	35.00
=84	Sidsel Ekholdt	NOR	68.35	34.30	34.05
=84	Danuta Lubowska	POL	68.35	32.85	35.50
86	Reneta Tsvetkova	BUL	68.10	34.05	34.05
87	Ana María Casas	MEX	68.05	33.85	34.20
=88	Catherine Daugé	FRA	68.00	33.80	34.20
=88	Nadine Audin	FRA	68.00	33.40	34.60
90	Judith Steiger	SUI	67.95	34.45	33.50
=91	Liselotte Marti	SUI	67.65	34.70	32.95
=91	Susan Buchanan	CAN	67.65	33.90	33.75
=91	Slaviča Kundačina	YUG	67.65	33.60	34.05
94	Evdokiya Pandezova	BUL	67.60	34.90	32.70
=95	Jacqueline Sievert	SUI	67.35	33.30	34.05
=95	Marija Težak	YUG	67.35	33.15	34.20
97	Patricia Ollinger	MEX	67.25	33.35	33.90
98	Marieta Ilieva	BUL	67.20	34.45	32.75
=99	Patricia García	MEX	67.10	33.70	33.40
=99	Pamela Hutchinson	GBR	67.10	33.45	33.65
101	Elaine Willett	GBR	67.05	33.70	33.35
102	Nevenka Puškarević	YUG	67.00	32.85	34.15
103	Erna Havelka	YUG	66.95	32.85	34.10
=104	Dianne Foote	NZL	66.85	33.30	33.55
=104	Bente Hansen	NOR	66.85	33.00	33.85
=104	Trine Andresen	NOR	66.85	32.70	34.15
107	Barbara Alred	GBR	66.65	33.20	33.45
108	Olga Bumbić	YUG	66.20	32.95	33.25
109	Jenny Sunderland	AUS	65.85	33.35	32.50
110	Christine Steger	SUI	65.80	32.75	33.05
111	Avril Lennox	GBR	65.65	32.70	32.95
=112	Pepita Sánchez	ESP	65.30	33.00	32.30
=112	Laura Rivera	MEX	65.30	32.00	33.30
114	Pam Hopkins	GBR	64.90	31.70	33.20
115	María Antonieta Hernández	MEX	64.80	31.95	32.85
=116	Hilda Amezaga	MEX	64.60	32.40	32.20
=116	Yvonne Mugridge	GBR	64.60	31.00	33.60
118	Elvire Gertosio	FRA	49.40	34.00	15.40

Final (30 August 1972 — 16:00)

Top 36, maximum three per nation, from team all-around competition advanced to the individual all-around final. 50% of score from team all-around added to score derived from optional exercise on all four apparatuses.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	77.025	38.425	38.60
2	Karin Janz	GDR	76.875	38.425	38.45
3	Tamara Lazakovich	URS	76.850	38.200	38.65
4	Erika Zuchold	GDR	76.450	38.000	38.45
5	Lyubov Burda	URS	75.775	37.675	38.10
6	Angelika Hellmann	GDR	75.550	37.650	37.90
7	Olga Korbut	URS	75.100	38.350	36.75
8	Elvira Saadi	URS	75.075	37.325	37.75
9	Ilona Békési	HUN	74.950	37.200	37.75
10	Cathy Rigby	USA	74.925	37.125	37.80
11	Irene Abel	GDR	74.625	36.875	37.75
12	Richarda Schmeißer	GDR	74.500	36.600	37.90
13	Krisztina Medveczky	HUN	74.450	36.800	37.65
14	Mónika Császár	HUN	74.425	36.925	37.50
15	Christine Schmitt	GDR	74.400	36.850	37.55
16	Antanina Koshal	URS	74.200	36.500	37.70
17	Anikó Kéry	HUN	74.000	36.700	37.30
18	Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová	TCH	73.900	37.000	36.90
19	Ans van Gerwen	NED	73.575	36.475	37.10
20	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	73.500	36.250	37.25
21	Joan Moore	USA	73.450	36.250	37.20
22	Elena Ceampelea	ROU	73.375	36.525	36.85
23	Uta Schorn	FRG	73.300	36.050	37.25
24	Soňa Brázdová	TCH	73.250	36.400	36.85
25	Eiko Hirashima	JPN	73.075	35.975	37.10
26	Käthi Fritschi	SUI	73.025	35.975	37.05
27	Zdena Dorňáková	TCH	72.950	36.450	36.50
28	Kimberly Chace	USA	72.925	36.525	36.40
=29	Zdenka Bujnáčková	TCH	72.850	36.250	36.60
=29	Anca Grigoraș	ROU	72.850	36.050	36.80
31	Alina Goreac	ROU	72.825	36.125	36.70
32	Hana Lišková	TCH	72.625	36.025	36.60
33	Roxanne Pierce	USA	72.475	36.275	36.20
34	Márta Kelemen	HUN	72.150	36.500	35.65
35	Takako Hasegawa	JPN	71.850	36.000	35.85
36	Linda Metheny	USA	36.250	36.250	0.00