Women’s US national beam champions

Three women top the list for national beam titles, at three each: Nastia Liukin, a two-time world champion on the event; Dominique Dawes, a two-time world medalist on beam; and Kelly Garrison-Steves, who first won the beam title in 1980, and won her third an impressive eight years later, in 1988. Here's the complete list of women's national balance beam champions, from USA Gymnastics:

Year / Name / Club / Age / Score

1963 Leissa Krol Flint • •
1964 (none)
1965 Gail Daley Southern Illinois University • 18.375
1966 Irene Haworth Southern Illinois University • 8.887
Linda Scott Southern Illinois University • 8.887
1967 (none)
1968 Linda Scott Southern Illinois University • 17.12
1969 Lonna Woodward Seattle YMCA • 8.90
TIE Janet Boyd Seattle YMCA • 8.90
1970 Joyce Tanac Schroeder Seattle YMCA 19 17.95
1971 Linda Metheny Mulvihill McKinley YMCA 24 9.415
1972 Kim Chace Southern Conneticut Gymnastics 15 19.100
1973 Nancy Thies Marshall Oregon Academy of Gymnastics 15 18.700
1974 Joan Moore Gnat Mannettes 19 19.000
1975 Kyle Gayner SCATS 17 19.075
1976 Carrie Englert National Academy of Gymnastics 18 19.100
1977 Donna Turnbow KIPS 17 18.850
1978 Christa Canary MidAmer Twisters 16 19.200
1979 Heidi Anderson Parkettes 16 18.925
1980 Kelly Garrison-Steves Gymnastics Oklahoma 13 19.125
1981 Tracee Talavera National Academy of Gymnastics 14 18.750
1982 Julianne McNamara National Academy of Gymnastics 16 19.200
1983 Dianne Durham Karolyi’s Gymnastics 15 18.775
1984 Pam Bileck SCATS 15 9.800
TIE Tracee Talavera Golden Gate 17 9.800
1985 Kelly Garrison-Steves Short Grass 18 19.300
1986 Angie Denkins Will-Moor 17 18.850
1987 Kristie Phillips Karolyi’s Gymnastics 15 19.475
1988 Kelly Garrison-Steves University of Oklahoma 21 19.550
1989 Brandy Johnson Brown’s Gymnastics 16 9.837
1990 Betty Okino Karolyi’s Gymnastics 15 9.825
1991 Shannon Miller Dynamo Gymnastics 14 9.887
1992 Kerri Strug Karolyi’s Gymnastics 15 9.837
TIE Kim Zmeskal Karolyi’s Gymnastics 16 9.837
1993 Dominique Dawes Hill’s Angels 16 9.687
1994 Dominique Dawes Hill’s Angels 17 9.850
1995 Monica Flammer Cypress Gymnastics 15 9.687
TIE Doni Thompson Colorado Aerials 14 9.687
1996 Dominique Dawes Hill’s Angels 19 9.862
1997 Kendall Beck Cypress Gymnastics 16 9.425
1998 Dominique Moceanu Moceanu Gymnastics 16 9.800
1999 Vanessa Atler Charter Oak Gliders 17 9.775
2000 Alyssa Beckerman Cincinnati Gymnastics 19 9.650
TIE Amy Chow West Valley 22 9.650
2001 Tasha Schwikert GymCats 16 9.525
2002 Tabitha Yim Gliders 16 9.550
2003 Hollie Vise World Olympic Gym.

Acad. 15 9.725
2004 Courtney Kupets Hill’s Gymnastics 17 9.725
2005 Nastia Liukin WOGA 15 18.583
2006 Nastia Liukin WOGA 16 31.800
2007 Shawn Johnson Chow's 15 31.850
2008 Nastia Liukin WOGA 18 32.450
2009 Ivana Hong WOGA 16 30.350
2010 Rebecca Bross WOGA 17 30.900
2011 Alicia Sacramone Brestyan's 23 30.100

Source: USA Gymnastics
More results lists:
Olympic balance beam medalists
National all-around champions