Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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Women's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Piscines Bernat Picornell
Date31 July 1992 (heats & finals)
Competitors43 from 30 nations
Winning time2:07.06 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Dagmar Hase Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Nicole Stevenson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
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The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain. [1]

Records

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

World recordFlag of Hungary.svg  Krisztina Egerszegi  (HUN)2:06.62 Athens, Greece 25 August 1991
Olympic recordFlag of Hungary.svg  Krisztina Egerszegi  (HUN)2:09.29 Seoul, South Korea 25 September 1988

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
31 JulyHeat 6 Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:07.34 OR
31 JulyFinal A Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:07.06 OR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
164 Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:07.34Q, OR
244 Lea Loveless Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:11.32Q
363 Dagmar Hase Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:11.52Q
448 Silvia Poll Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2:11.66Q, NR
555 Nicole Stevenson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:12.32Q
665 Anna Simcic Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:12.99Q
762 Leigh Habler Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:13.44Q
845 Tünde Szabó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:13.81Q
954 Janie Wagstaff Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:13.91q, WD
1056 Joanne Deakins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:14.34q
66 Nina Zhivanevskaya Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team q
1246 Marion Zoller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:14.53q
1353 Lorenza Vigarani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:15.49q
1458 Noriko Inada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:15.74q
1567 Lin Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:15.87q
1635 Nathalie Wunderlich Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:16.07q, NR
1751 Junko Torikai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:16.13q
1841 Núria Castelló Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:16.24
1927 Akiko Thomson Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 2:16.44 NR
2061 Francesca Salvalajo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:16.89
2143 Katherine Read Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:17.15
2247 Ellen Elzerman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:17.34
2352 Nikki Dryden Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:17.54
2431 Ana Barros Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:17.59
2557 Beth Hazel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:17.70
2637 Małgorzata Galwas Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:17.73 NR
2736 Rita Jean Garay Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 2:18.10
2824 Lee Chang-ha Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:18.33
2934 Claudia Stănescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:18.39
3033 Helena Straková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:18.44
3168 Lü Bin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:18.51
3226 Jill Brukman South African Olympic Flag.svg  South Africa 2:18.56
3342 Natalya Shibayeva Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 2:20.52
3432 Cristina Rey Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:20.75
3525 Michelle Smith Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:21.37
3614 Mariya Kocheva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2:21.79
3717 Darija Alauf Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants 2:22.07
3823 Marta Włodkowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:22.86
3916 Storme Moodie Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2:23.26
4013 Sarah-Jane Murphy Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2:24.58
4122 Tanja Godina Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:25.31
4215 Praphalsai Minpraphal Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2:26.32
4312 Ana Joselina Fortin Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 2:27.33

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
93 Marion Zoller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:13.77
104 Joanne Deakins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:13.91
118 Junko Torikai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:15.20
127 Lin Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:15.38
136 Lorenza Vigarani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:16.21
145 Nina Zhivanevskaya Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 2:17.61
152 Noriko Inada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:17.68
161 Nathalie Wunderlich Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:19.70

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:07.06 OR
Silver medal icon.svg3 Dagmar Hase Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:09.46 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg2 Nicole Stevenson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:10.20 OC
45 Lea Loveless Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:11.54
57 Anna Simcic Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:11.99 NR
68 Tünde Szabó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:12.94
76 Silvia Poll Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2:12.97
81 Leigh Habler Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:13.68

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References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992 . LA84 Foundation. pp. 376–377. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992 . LA84 Foundation. p. 377. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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