Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic qualification

Ten individual competitors and six national teams qualified for the women's rhythmic gymnastics events at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Preliminaries
In total, 37 gymnasts from 22 countries competed in the qualification round. The top 20 gymnasts advanced to the semifinal.

Semi-finals
20 gymnasts from 12 countries competed in the semifinal round. The 10 highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final.

Preliminaries
Nine teams participated in the preliminary round; the top six teams advanced to the final.