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
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date2 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors30 from 21 nations
Winning time1:09.88 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Petra van Staveren Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Anne Ottenbrite Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Catherine Poirot Flag of France.svg  France
  1980
1988  

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 recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Ute Geweniger  (GDR)1:08.51 Rome, Italy 25 August 1983
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Ute Geweniger  (GDR)1:10.11 Moscow, Soviet Union 24 July 1980

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
2 AugustFinal A Petra van Staveren Flag of the Netherlands.svg  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]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
125 Catherine Poirot Flag of France.svg  France 1:10.69Q, NR
234 Petra van Staveren Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:11.18Q
322 Jean Hill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:11.37Q
443 Eva-Marie Håkansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:11.41Q
545 Susan Rapp Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:11.63Q
624 Anne Ottenbrite Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:11.81Q
744 Hiroko Nagasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:11.82Q
814 Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:11.99Q
932 Ingrid Lempereur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:12.08q
1013 Ute Hasse Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:12.17q
26 Dimity Douglas Flag of Australia.svg  Australia q
1215 Lisa Borsholt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:12.24q
1333 Angelika Knipping Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:12.41q
1427 Patricia Brülhart Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:12.44q
1546 Annelie Holmström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:12.60q
1623 Carlotta Tagnin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:12.70q
1716 Sandra Bowman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:12.92
1837 Sharon Kellett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:13.43
1912 Petra Hillenius Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:14.09
2042 Liang Weifen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:14.38
2136 Alicia María Boscatto Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:14.45
2247 Kaori Iwasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:14.68
2341 Sara Guido Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:14.69
2417 Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:14.85
2531 Guðrún Ágústsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1:16.70
2621 Rosa María Silva Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1:17.11
2711 Chow Lai Yee Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 1:17.92
2848 Helen Chow Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1:18.99
2938 Isabel Lardizábal Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 1:25.12
35 Manuela Dalla Valle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DSQ

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
93 Ute Hasse Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:11.44 NR
104 Ingrid Lempereur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:11.45 NR
115 Dimity Douglas Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:12.00 OC
122 Angelika Knipping Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:12.03
136 Lisa Borsholt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:12.41
148 Carlotta Tagnin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:12.77
157 Patricia Brülhart Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:12.89
161 Annelie Holmström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:13.27

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Petra van Staveren Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:09.88 OR
Silver medal icon.svg7 Anne Ottenbrite Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:10.69
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Catherine Poirot Flag of France.svg  France 1:10.70
48 Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:10.88
56 Eva-Marie Håkansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:11.14 NR
61 Hiroko Nagasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:11.33
72 Susan Rapp Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:11.45
83 Jean Hill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:11.82

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References

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