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

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date30 July 1984 (heats and finals)
Competitors23 from 16 nations
Winning time2:30.38 AM
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Anne Ottenbrite Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Susan Rapp Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Ingrid Lempereur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
  1980
1988  

The final of the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984. [1]

Records

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

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lina Kačiušytė  (URS)2:28.36 Potsdam, East Germany 6 April 1979
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lina Kačiušytė  (URS)2:29.54 Moscow, Soviet Union 23 July 1980

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
112 Ingrid Lempereur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:32.46Q, NR
226 Sharon Kellett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:33.23Q, NR
314 Anne Ottenbrite Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:33.43Q
424 Susan Rapp Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:33.46Q
534 Hiroko Nagasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:34.46Q
35 Ute Hasse Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Q
723 Suki Brownsdon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:35.54Q
33 Kim Rhodenbaugh Flag of the United States.svg  United States Q
936 Manuela Dalla Valle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:35.75q
1025 Laura Belotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:35.99q
1113 Alicia María Boscatto Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:36.38q
1215 Mary Lubawski Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:36.65q
1316 Petra van Staveren Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:37.20q
1422 Annelie Holmström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:37.21q
1532 Dimity Douglas Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:38.47q
1627 Gaynor Stanley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:38.54q
1731 Sara Guido Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:38.87 NR
1837 Petra Hillenius Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:41.57
1917 Kaori Iwasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:42.69
2021 Guðrún Ágústsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:44.85 NR
2138 Rosa María Silva Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2:50.01
2211 Chow Lai Yee Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 2:50.45
2328 Isabel Lardizábal Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 3:04.26

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94 Manuela Dalla Valle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:36.23
102 Petra van Staveren Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:36.32
115 Laura Belotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:36.49
126 Mary Lubawski Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:36.55
133 Alicia María Boscatto Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:36.96
147 Annelie Holmström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:37.62
158 Gaynor Stanley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:39.32
161 Dimity Douglas Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:39.33

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 Anne Ottenbrite Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:30.38 AM
Silver medal icon.svg6 Susan Rapp Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:31.15 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Ingrid Lempereur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:31.40 NR
42 Hiroko Nagasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:32.93
55 Sharon Kellett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:33.60
67 Ute Hasse Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:33.82 NR
71 Suki Brownsdon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:35.07
88 Kim Rhodenbaugh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:35.51

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References

  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984 . LA84 Foundation. p. 497. Retrieved March 14, 2017.