Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

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The women's 100 metre backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on 20 and 21 July 1976. [1]

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Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Tauna Vandeweghe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:05.00Q
2 Klavdiya Studennikova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:05.56Q
3 Cheryl Gibson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:05.64Q
4 Antonella Roncelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:06.59
5 Sylvie Testuz Flag of France.svg  France 1:07.62
6 Paola Ruggieri Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 1:11.14

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Nancy Garapick Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:03.28Q
2 Michelle de Vries Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:06.22Q
3 Gabriella Verrasztó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:06.27
4 Amanda James Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:07.28
5 Angelika Grieser Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:08.08
6 Liliana Cian Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1:11.62
7 Sansanee Changkasiri Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:19.15

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Birgit Treiber Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:04.34Q
2 Linda Jezek Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:04.69Q
3 Karin Bormann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:06.33
4 Renee Magee Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:06.44
5 Joy Beasley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:06.66
6 Claudia Bellotto Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:10.27
7 Raphaelynne Lee Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 1:14.66

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Antje Stille Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:04.34Q
2 Enith Brigitha Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:04.98Q
3 Nadiya Stavko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:05.39Q
4 Glenda Robertson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:06.19Q
5 Monique Rodahl Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:06.73
6 Naoko Miura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:08.31
7 Deirdre Sheehan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1:11.53

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Ulrike Richter Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:03.61Q
2 Wendy Cook-Hogg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:04.31Q
3 Diane Edelijn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:05.56Q
4 Yoshimi Nishigawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:05.78Q
5 Heike John Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:06.20Q
6 Gunilla Lundberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:07.73
7 Pierrette Michel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:12.73

Semifinals

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Ulrike Richter Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:02.39Q
2 Birgit Treiber Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:04.21Q
3 Cheryl Gibson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:04.89Q
4 Klavdiya Studennikova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:05.73
5 Linda Jezek Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:06.01
6 Michelle de Vries Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:06.02
7 Tauna Vandeweghe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:06.29
8 Glenda Robertson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:06.93

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Nancy Garapick Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:03.75Q
2 Antje Stille Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:03.94Q
3 Wendy Cook-Hogg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:04.17Q
4 Enith Brigitha Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:05.21Q
5 Nadiya Stavko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:05.23Q
6 Diane Edelijn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:05.58
7 Heike John Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:06.26
8 Yoshimi Nishigawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:06.46

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ulrike Richter Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:01.83OR
Silver medal icon.svg Birgit Treiber Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:03.41
Bronze medal icon.svg Nancy Garapick Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:03.71
4 Wendy Cook-Hogg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:03.93
5 Cheryl Gibson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:05.16
6 Nadiya Stavko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:05.19
7 Antje Stille Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:05.30
8 Diane Edelijn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:05.53

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References

  1. "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2016.