| Swimming at the 1976 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 | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 200 metre butterfly event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Canada. The event took place on July 19, 1976. [1]
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Moe-Thornton |  United States | 2:14.53 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Becky Smith |  Canada | 2:15.79 | |
| 3 | Judith Hudson |  Australia | 2:18.12 | |
| 4 | Gunilla Andersson |  Sweden | 2:22.04 | |
| 5 | María Mock |  Puerto Rico | 2:23.71 | |
| 6 | Rosemary Ribeiro |  Brazil | 2:23.79 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamara Shelofastova |  Soviet Union | 2:14.39 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Donnalee Wennerstrom | United States | 2:15.56 | |
| 3 | Linda Hanel | Australia | 2:17.66 | |
| 4 | Beate Jasch |  West Germany | 2:19.19 | |
| 5 | Joanne Atkinson |  Great Britain | 2:21.23 | |
| 6 | Miriam Hopkins |  Ireland | 2:24.96 | |
| 7 | Þórunn Alfreðsdóttir |  Iceland | 2:29.22 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Pollack |  East Germany | 2:11.56 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Nataliya Popova | Soviet Union | 2:14.65 | Q |
| 3 | Lynne Rowe |  New Zealand | 2:17.89 | |
| 4 | Yasue Hatsuda |  Japan | 2:18.03 | |
| 5 | Anne Adams | Great Britain | 2:22.62 | |
| 6 | Chantal Grimard |  Belgium | 2:26.04 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrike Tauber | East Germany | 2:13.50 | Q |
| 2 | Wendy Quirk | Canada | 2:14.30 | Q |
| 3 | Cheryl Gibson | Canada | 2:14.65 | Q |
| 4 | Donatella Talpo-Schiavon |  Italy | 2:21.88 | |
| 5 | María París |  Costa Rica | 2:23.52 | |
| 6 | María Hung |  Venezuela | 2:23.64 | |
| 7 | Jane Alexander | Great Britain | 2:26.61 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosemarie Kother-Gabriel | East Germany | 2:12.93 | Q |
| 2 | Camille Wright | United States | 2:14.77 | |
| 3 | Michelle Ford | Australia | 2:18.24 | |
| 4 | Kuniko Banno | Japan | 2:21.68 | |
| 5 | José Damen |  Netherlands | 2:21.73 | |
| 6 | Rossana Juncos |  Argentina | 2:28.81 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Andrea Pollack | East Germany | 2:11.41 | OR |
 | Ulrike Tauber | East Germany | 2:12.50 | |
 | Rosemarie Kother-Gabriel | East Germany | 2:12.86 | |
| 4 | Karen Moe-Thornton | United States | 2:12.90 | |
| 5 | Wendy Quirk | Canada | 2:13.68 | |
| 6 | Cheryl Gibson | Canada | 2:13.91 | |
| 7 | Tamara Shelofastova | Soviet Union | 2:14.26 | |
| 8 | Nataliya Popova | Soviet Union | 2:14.50 |
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