Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date4 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors29 from 19 nations
Winning time2:12.38 NR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jolanda de Rover Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Amy White Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Anca Pătrășcoiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
  1980
1988  

The final of the women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984. [1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Cornelia Sirch  (GDR)2:09.91 Guayaquil, Ecuador 8 August 1982
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Rica Reinisch  (GDR)2:11.77 Moscow, Soviet Union 27 July 1980

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124 Jolanda de Rover Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:13.50Q
214 Georgina Parkes Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:14.89Q
345 Amy White Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:15.40Q
425 Svenja Schlicht Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:15.69Q
535 Tori Trees Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:16.23Q
634 Carmen Bunaciu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:16.41Q
744 Anca Pătrășcoiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:16.71Q
827 Carmel Clark Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:16.78Q, NR
926 Catherine White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:18.02q
1015 Yolande van der Straeten Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:18.49q
1132 Naomi Sekido Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:18.52q
1243 Katherine Read Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:18.92q
1323 Reema Abdo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:19.05q
1446 Sandra Dahlmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:19.59q
1547 Sofia Kraft Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:19.73q
1633 Audrey Moore Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:20.12q
1736 Brigitte van der Lans Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:20.63
1813 Sabine Pauwels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:21.36
1942 Melinda Copp Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:21.39
2022 Teresa Rivera Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:22.94
2141 Choi Yun-hui Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 2:23.80
2237 Nozomi Sunouchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:25.05
2316 Manuela Carosi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:25.45
2417 Eva Gysling Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:25.69
2521 Lotta Flink Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 2:29.00
2631 Yan Hong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:32.33
2711 Christine Jacob Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 2:32.91
12 Lise Lotte Nylund Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNS
48 Kathy Wong Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNS

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
97 Sandra Dahlmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:16.93
104 Catherine White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:17.63
116 Katherine Read Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:18.33
122 Reema Abdo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:18.50
135 Yolande van der Straeten Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:18.63
143 Naomi Sekido Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:18.87
151 Sofia Kraft Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:19.37
168 Audrey Moore Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:21.36

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Jolanda de Rover Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:12.38 NR
Silver medal icon.svg3 Amy White Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:13.04
Bronze medal icon.svg1 Anca Pătrășcoiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:13.29
45 Georgina Parkes Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:14.37
52 Tori Trees Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:15.73
66 Svenja Schlicht Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:15.93
77 Carmen Bunaciu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:16.15
88 Carmel Clark Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:17.89

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References

  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984 . LA84 Foundation. pp. 495–496. Retrieved March 14, 2017.