Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' balance beam

Women's balance beam
at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games
Medalists Klimenko (left), Tang (center), and Morgan (right)
VenueAmerica Pavilion
Date15 October
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Winning score14.033
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tang Xijing  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ksenia Klimenko  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amelie Morgan  Great Britain
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The women's artistic gymnastics balance beam final at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held at the America Pavilion on 15 October.

Qualification

Qualification took place on 10 October. Tang Xijing from China qualified in first, followed by Ukraine's Anastasiia Bachynska and Ksenia Klimenko of Russia.[1]

The reserves were:[1]

  1.  Lisa Zimmermann (GER)
  2.  Ada Hautala (FIN)
  3.  Csenge Bácskay (HUN)

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Balance beam  Tang Xijing (CHN)  Ksenia Klimenko (RUS)  Amelie Morgan (GBR)

Results

Oldest and youngest competitors

Name Country Date of birth Age
Youngest Ksenia Klimenko  Russia 1 November 2003 14 years, 11 months and 14 days
Oldest Tang Xijing  China 3 January 2003 15 years, 9 months and 12 days

[2]

Rank Gymnast D Score E Score Pen. Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tang Xijing (CHN) 5.900 8.133 14.033
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ksenia Klimenko (RUS) 5.700 7.833 13.533
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Amelie Morgan (GBR) 5.500 7.533 13.033
4  Giorgia Villa (ITA) 5.200 7.766 12.966
5  Emma Slevin (IRL) 4.600 7.200 11.800
6  Anastasiia Bachynska (UKR) 5.700 6.100 11.800
7  Ana-Maria Puiu (ROU) 4.500 6.566 11.066
8  Emma Spence (CAN) 4.800 5.566 10.366

References

  1. ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Balance Beam – Qualification Results" (PDF). Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Balance Beam – Final Results" (PDF). Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.