Swimming_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_100_metre_breaststroke
Quick Facts Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, Venue ...
Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 2 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:09.88 OR | ||||||||||||
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The final of the women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.[1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Ute Geweniger (GDR) | 1:08.51 | Rome, Italy | 25 August 1983 |
Olympic record | Ute Geweniger (GDR) | 1:10.11 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
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Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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2 August | Final A | Petra van Staveren | Netherlands | 1:09.88 | OR |
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Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[3]
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Finals
Final B
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Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 3 | Ute Hasse | West Germany | 1:11.44 | NR |
10 | 4 | Ingrid Lempereur | Belgium | 1:11.45 | NR |
11 | 5 | Dimity Douglas | Australia | 1:12.00 | OC |
12 | 2 | Angelika Knipping | West Germany | 1:12.03 | |
13 | 6 | Lisa Borsholt | Canada | 1:12.41 | |
14 | 8 | Carlotta Tagnin | Italy | 1:12.77 | |
15 | 7 | Patricia Brülhart | Switzerland | 1:12.89 | |
16 | 1 | Annelie Holmström | Sweden | 1:13.27 |
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Final A
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Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Petra van Staveren | Netherlands | 1:09.88 | OR | |
7 | Anne Ottenbrite | Canada | 1:10.69 | ||
4 | Catherine Poirot | France | 1:10.70 | ||
4 | 8 | Tracy Caulkins | United States | 1:10.88 | |
5 | 6 | Eva-Marie Håkansson | Sweden | 1:11.14 | NR |
6 | 1 | Hiroko Nagasaki | Japan | 1:11.33 | |
7 | 2 | Susan Rapp | United States | 1:11.45 | |
8 | 3 | Jean Hill | Great Britain | 1:11.82 |
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- "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 496–497. Retrieved March 14, 2017.