Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
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]
Records
[edit]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:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Final A | Petra van Staveren |  Netherlands |
1:09.88 | OR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[3]
Finals
[edit]Final B
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Final A
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Petra van Staveren | Netherlands |
1:09.88 | OR |
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7 | Anne Ottenbrite | Canada |
1:10.69 | |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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