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Uneven Bars, Women

Date	30 July – 5 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Participants	65 from 16 countries

There was a slight change in the format of the apparatus events in 1984 as eight gymnasts (previously six) qualified for the final round from the team qualifying, still with a maximum of two gymnasts per team. The 1983 World Champion was East German Maxi Gnauck, who was also the 1980 gold medalist, but could not compete in Los Angeles. The gold medal in Los Angeles was shared by China’s Ma Yanhong and American Julianne McNamara, who was a specialist on the uneven bars and had been bronze medalist on them at the 1981 Worlds. Ma and McNamara were tied for the lead after the team qualifying, and then both scored perfect 10s in the final round to tie for first with 19.95 points. Individual all-around champion Mary Lou Retton won the bronze, one of her three apparatus medals in 1984, missing out only on the beam. This was also the only apparatus gold medal not won by Romania’s Ecaterina Szabo, who was 13th in team qualifying and did not make the final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
=1	Ma Yanhong	CHN	19.950	Gold
=1	Julianne McNamara	USA	19.950	Gold
3	Mary Lou Retton	USA	19.800	Bronze
4	Mihaela Stănuleț	ROU	19.650
5	Romi Kessler	SUI	19.425
6	Zhou Ping	CHN	19.350
7	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	19.325
8	Lavinia Agache	ROU	19.150
=4 r1/2	Michelle Dusserre	USA	–
=4 r1/2	Laura Cutina	ROU	–
=8 r1/2	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	–
=4 r1/2	Wu Jiani	CHN	–
=8 r1/2	Kathy Johnson	USA	–
=11 r1/2	Simona Păuca	ROU	–
=13 r1/2	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	–
=13 r1/2	Tracee Talavera	USA	–
16 r1/2	Elke Heine	FRG	–
=18 r1/2	Anja Wilhelm	FRG	–
=18 r1/2	Laura Muñoz	ESP	–
=18 r1/2	Chen Yongyan	CHN	–
=21 r1/2	Bonnie Wittmeier	CAN	–
=21 r1/2	Laura Bortolaso	ITA	–
=23 r1/2	Angela Golz	FRG	–
=23 r1/2	Anita Botnen	CAN	–
=25 r1/2	Heike Schwarm	FRG	–
=25 r1/2	Lisa Young	GBR	–
=27 r1/2	Brigitta Lehmann	FRG	–
=27 r1/2	Andrea Thomas	CAN	–
=27 r1/2	Chihiro Oyagi	JPN	–
=30 r1/2	Zhou Qiurui	CHN	–
=30 r1/2	Natalie Davies	GBR	–
=30 r1/2	Susi Latanzio	SUI	–
33 r1/2	Pam Bileck	USA	–
=34 r1/2	Huang Qun	CHN	–
=34 r1/2	Maiko Morio	JPN	–
=36 r1/2	Gigi Zosa	CAN	–
=36 r1/2	Amanda Harrison	GBR	–
=36 r1/2	Tokie Kawase	JPN	–
=39 r1/2	Ana Manso	ESP	–
=39 r1/2	Astrid Beckers	FRG	–
=39 r1/2	Natalie Seiler	SUI	–
=42 r1/2	Bettina Ernst	SUI	–
=42 r1/2	Jessica Tudos	CAN	–
=44 r1/2	Kathy Williams	GBR	–
=44 r1/2	Florence Laborderie	FRA	–
=44 r1/2	Kelly Brown	CAN	–
47 r1/2	Irene Martínez	ESP	–
=48 r1/2	Marta Artigas	ESP	–
=48 r1/2	Lee Jeong-Hui	KOR	–
=50 r1/2	Kerry Battersby	AUS	–
=50 r1/2	Margot Estévez	ESP	–
52 r1/2	Hayley Price	GBR	–
53 r1/2	Sally Larner	GBR	–
=54 r1/2	Marisa Jervella	SUI	–
=54 r1/2	Sae Watanabe	JPN	–
56 r1/2	Monika Beer	SUI	–
57 r1/2	Virginia Navarro	ESP	–
=58 r1/2	Ayami Yukimori	JPN	–
=58 r1/2	Nancy Goldsmith	ISR	–
60 r1/2	Tatiana Figueirêdo	BRA	–
=61 r1/2	Lena Adomat	SWE	–
=61 r1/2	Kellie Wilson	AUS	–
=61 r1/2	Corinne Ragazzacci	FRA	–
64 r1/2	Limor Fridman	ISR	–
65 r1/2	Sim Jae-Yeong	KOR	–

Final (5 August 1984 — 17:30-19:30)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
=1	Ma Yanhong	CHN	19.950	9.950	10.00
=1	Julianne McNamara	USA	19.950	9.950	10.00
3	Mary Lou Retton	USA	19.800	9.850	9.95
4	Mihaela Stănuleț	ROU	19.650	9.750	9.90
5	Romi Kessler	SUI	19.425	9.675	9.75
6	Zhou Ping	CHN	19.350	9.600	9.75
7	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	19.325	9.525	9.80
8	Lavinia Agache	ROU	19.150	9.700	9.45

Qualifying (30 July 1984)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
=1	Ma Yanhong	CHN	19.90	9.90	10.00	Q
=1	Julianne McNamara	USA	19.90	9.90	10.00	Q
3	Mary Lou Retton	USA	19.70	9.80	9.90	Q
=4	Michelle Dusserre	USA	19.65	9.85	9.80
=4	Laura Cutina	ROU	19.65	9.75	9.90	Q
=4	Wu Jiani	CHN	19.65	9.75	9.90	Q
7	Mihaela Stănuleț	ROU	19.50	9.70	9.80	Q
=8	Lavinia Agache	ROU	19.40	9.85	9.55
=8	Cristina Elena Grigoraș	ROU	19.40	9.60	9.80
=8	Kathy Johnson	USA	19.40	9.60	9.80
=11	Simona Păuca	ROU	19.35	9.70	9.65
=11	Romi Kessler	SUI	19.35	9.60	9.75	q
=13	Ecaterina Szabo	ROU	19.20	9.90	9.30
=13	Zhou Ping	CHN	19.20	9.55	9.65
=13	Tracee Talavera	USA	19.20	9.45	9.75
16	Elke Heine	FRG	19.15	9.55	9.60
17	Noriko Mochizuki	JPN	19.05	9.30	9.75	q
=18	Anja Wilhelm	FRG	18.95	9.60	9.35
=18	Laura Muñoz	ESP	18.95	9.35	9.60
=18	Chen Yongyan	CHN	18.95	9.15	9.80
=21	Bonnie Wittmeier	CAN	18.85	9.45	9.40
=21	Laura Bortolaso	ITA	18.85	9.30	9.55
=23	Angela Golz	FRG	18.80	9.30	9.50
=23	Anita Botnen	CAN	18.80	9.10	9.70
=25	Heike Schwarm	FRG	18.75	9.50	9.25
=25	Lisa Young	GBR	18.75	9.35	9.40
=27	Brigitta Lehmann	FRG	18.70	9.45	9.25
=27	Andrea Thomas	CAN	18.70	9.30	9.40
=27	Chihiro Oyagi	JPN	18.70	9.10	9.60
=30	Zhou Qiurui	CHN	18.65	9.50	9.15
=30	Natalie Davies	GBR	18.65	9.30	9.35
=30	Susi Latanzio	SUI	18.65	9.15	9.50
33	Pam Bileck	USA	18.60	9.00	9.60
=34	Huang Qun	CHN	18.55	8.90	9.65
=34	Maiko Morio	JPN	18.55	8.80	9.75
=36	Gigi Zosa	CAN	18.45	9.35	9.10
=36	Amanda Harrison	GBR	18.45	9.00	9.45
=36	Tokie Kawase	JPN	18.45	8.80	9.65
=39	Ana Manso	ESP	18.40	9.30	9.10
=39	Astrid Beckers	FRG	18.40	9.00	9.40
=39	Natalie Seiler	SUI	18.40	8.80	9.60
=42	Bettina Ernst	SUI	18.30	8.90	9.40
=42	Jessica Tudos	CAN	18.30	8.65	9.65
=44	Kathy Williams	GBR	18.15	9.20	8.95
=44	Florence Laborderie	FRA	18.15	8.75	9.40
=44	Kelly Brown	CAN	18.15	8.70	9.45
47	Irene Martínez	ESP	18.00	8.75	9.25
=48	Marta Artigas	ESP	17.90	8.95	8.95
=48	Lee Jeong-Hui	KOR	17.90	8.90	9.00
=50	Kerry Battersby	AUS	17.85	8.60	9.25
=50	Margot Estévez	ESP	17.85	8.60	9.25
52	Hayley Price	GBR	17.65	8.60	9.05
53	Sally Larner	GBR	17.60	8.40	9.20
=54	Marisa Jervella	SUI	17.50	8.65	8.85
=54	Sae Watanabe	JPN	17.50	8.10	9.40
56	Monika Beer	SUI	17.45	8.35	9.10
57	Virginia Navarro	ESP	17.35	8.45	8.90
=58	Ayami Yukimori	JPN	17.30	8.05	9.25
=58	Nancy Goldsmith	ISR	17.30	8.00	9.30
60	Tatiana Figueirêdo	BRA	17.20	9.10	8.10
=61	Lena Adomat	SWE	16.95	8.70	8.25
=61	Kellie Wilson	AUS	16.95	8.15	8.80
=61	Corinne Ragazzacci	FRA	16.95	7.35	9.60
64	Limor Fridman	ISR	15.45	7.20	8.25
65	Sim Jae-Yeong	KOR	15.15	7.30	7.85