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

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Women's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date3 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors30 from 22 nations
Winning time2:12.64 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Nancy Hogshead Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Michelle Pearson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  1972
1988  

The final of the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984. [1]

The event was reintroduced to the Olympic program after a 12-year absence.

Records

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

World recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Ute Geweniger  (GDR)2:11.73 Magdeburg, East Germany 4 July 1981
Olympic recordFlag of Australia.svg  Shane Gould  (AUS)2:23.07 Munich, West Germany 28 August 1972

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
3 AugustHeat 4 Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:14.47 OR
3 AugustFinal A Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:12.64 OR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
144 Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:14.47Q, OR
234 Nancy Hogshead Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:16.29Q
335 Michelle Pearson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:17.46Q
415 Christiane Pielke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:19.17Q, NR
543 Kathrine Bomstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:19.88Q, NR
645 Petra Zindler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:20.05Q
733 Manuela Dalla Valle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:20.50Q
824 Lisa Curry-Kenny Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:20.57Q
914 Michelle MacPherson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:20.68q
1025 Alison Dozzo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:20.85q
1136 Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:21.05q
1226 Anette Philipsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:21.70q
1348 Sabine Pauwels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:22.86q, WD
1446 Maria Kardum Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:22.87q, WD
1547 Hideka Koshimizu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:23.38q
1623 Zara Long Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:23.89q
1713 Laurence Bensimon Flag of France.svg  France 2:24.34q
1816 Gaynor Stanley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:24.94q
1912 Gail Jonson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:25.00
2022 Brigitte Wanderer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:26.85
2127 Yan Hong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:27.95
2231 Helen Chow Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2:29.25
2317 Faten Ghattas Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 2:29.77
2437 Karin Brandes Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2:29.87
2521 Lotta Flink Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 2:31.70
2611 Sharon Pickering Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2:34.77
2741 Blanca Morales Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2:38.16
32 Silvia Persi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNS
38 Rosa María Silva Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DNS
42 Beda Leirvaag Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNS

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
93 Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:19.27 NR
104 Michelle MacPherson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:19.34
115 Alison Dozzo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:19.70
126 Anette Philipsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:21.54
138 Gaynor Stanley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:21.71
147 Zara Long Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:22.25
152 Hideka Koshimizu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:22.81
161 Laurence Bensimon Flag of France.svg  France 2:27.13

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Tracy Caulkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:12.64 OR
Silver medal icon.svg5 Nancy Hogshead Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:15.17
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Michelle Pearson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:15.92 OC
48 Lisa Curry-Kenny Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:16.75
56 Christiane Pielke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:17.82 NR
61 Manuela Dalla Valle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:19.69
77 Petra Zindler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:19.86
82 Kathrine Bomstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:20.48

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References

  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984 . LA84 Foundation. pp. 499–500. Retrieved March 16, 2017.