Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date2 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors30 from 21 nations
Winning time1:09.88 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Petra van Staveren  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anne Ottenbrite  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Catherine Poirot  France
Swimming at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

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

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

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 5 Catherine Poirot  France 1:10.69 Q, NR
2 3 4 Petra van Staveren  Netherlands 1:11.18 Q
3 2 2 Jean Hill  Great Britain 1:11.37 Q
4 4 3 Eva-Marie Håkansson  Sweden 1:11.41 Q
5 4 5 Susan Rapp  United States 1:11.63 Q
6 2 4 Anne Ottenbrite  Canada 1:11.81 Q
7 4 4 Hiroko Nagasaki  Japan 1:11.82 Q
8 1 4 Tracy Caulkins  United States 1:11.99 Q
9 3 2 Ingrid Lempereur  Belgium 1:12.08 q
10 1 3 Ute Hasse  West Germany 1:12.17 q
2 6 Dimity Douglas  Australia q
12 1 5 Lisa Borsholt  Canada 1:12.24 q
13 3 3 Angelika Knipping  West Germany 1:12.41 q
14 2 7 Patricia Brülhart  Switzerland 1:12.44 q
15 4 6 Annelie Holmström  Sweden 1:12.60 q
16 2 3 Carlotta Tagnin  Italy 1:12.70 q
17 1 6 Sandra Bowman  Great Britain 1:12.92
18 3 7 Sharon Kellett  Australia 1:13.43
19 1 2 Petra Hillenius  Netherlands 1:14.09
20 4 2 Liang Weifen  China 1:14.38
21 3 6 Alicia María Boscatto  Argentina 1:14.45
22 4 7 Kaori Iwasaki  Japan 1:14.68
23 4 1 Sara Guido  Mexico 1:14.69
24 1 7 Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen  Finland 1:14.85
25 3 1 Guðrún Ágústsdóttir  Iceland 1:16.70
26 2 1 Rosa María Silva  Uruguay 1:17.11
27 1 1 Chow Lai Yee  Hong Kong 1:17.92
28 4 8 Helen Chow  Malaysia 1:18.99
29 3 8 Isabel Lardizábal  Honduras 1:25.12
3 5 Manuela Dalla Valle  Italy DSQ

Finals

Final B

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Petra van Staveren  Netherlands 1:09.88 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Anne Ottenbrite  Canada 1:10.69
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "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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