Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

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Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date21 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors46 from 38 nations
Winning time1:07.73
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Penny Heyns Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svg Amanda Beard Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Samantha Riley Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
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The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 21 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. [1] [2]

Records

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

World recordFlag of South Africa.svg  Penny Heyns  (RSA)1:07.46 Durban, South Africa 4 March 1996
Olympic recordFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Tanya Dangalakova  (BUL)1:07.95 Seoul, South Korea 23 September 1988

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
21 JulyHeat 6 Penny Heyns Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:07.02 WR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). [3]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
164 Penny Heyns Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:07.02Q, WR
254 Amanda Beard Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:09.04Q
346 Ágnes Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:09.05Q, NR
453 Samantha Riley Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:09.37Q
547 Vera Lischka Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:09.68Q, NR
655 Guylaine Cloutier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:09.72Q
744 Svitlana Bondarenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:09.79Q
865 Brigitte Becue Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:09.83Q
952 Masami Tanaka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:09.89q, NR
1061 Elin Austevoll Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:09.96q, NR
1167 Manuela Dalla Valle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:10.25q
1256 Lisa Flood Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:10.26q
1343 Han Xue Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:10.40q
1445 Helen Denman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:10.64q
1541 Hanna Jaltner Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:10.69q
1636 Alicja Pęczak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:10.70q
1757 Jaime King Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:10.83
1851 Julia Russell Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:10.87
1963 Kristine Quance Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:10.92
2062 Terrie Miller Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:11.09
2168 Madelon Baans Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:11.17
2242 Kyoko Iwasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:11.33
2348 Maria Östling Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:11.58
2466 Yuan Yuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:11.65
2558 Karine Brémond Flag of France.svg  France 1:11.80
2635 Kathrin Dumitru Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:11.92
2737 Olga Landik Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:12.55
2832 María Olay Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:12.58
2923 Lenka Maňhalová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:12.72
3013 Byun Hye-young Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 1:12.85 NR
3133 Anna Wilson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:12.93
3226 Mia Hagman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:13.01
3338 Yelena Rudkovskaya Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:13.71
3424 Joana Soutinho Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1:13.73
3534 Larisa Lăcustă Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:13.91
3616 Tay Li Leng Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1:14.17
3722 Natália Kodajová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1:14.24 NR
3815 Isabel Ceballos Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1:14.75
3925 Mou Ying-hsin Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1:14.82
4031 Joscelin Yeo Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1:14.90
4114 Snowie Pang Wang Yiu Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 1:16.02
4221 María Carolina Santa Cruz Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 1:16.19
4328 Nádia Cruz Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1:16.62
4427 Cerian Gibbes Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1:16.99
4512 Anush Manukyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1:20.70
4617 Hem Reaksmey Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1:44.68

Finals

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Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
92 Han Xue Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:09.90
106 Lisa Flood Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:10.21
117 Helen Denman Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:10.26
125 Elin Austevoll Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:10.27
134 Masami Tanaka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:10.43
148 Alicja Pęczak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:10.44
153 Manuela Dalla Valle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:11.19
161 Hanna Jaltner Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:11.41

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Penny Heyns Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:07.73
Silver medal icon.svg5 Amanda Beard Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:08.09 AM
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Samantha Riley Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:09.18
41 Svitlana Bondarenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:09.21 NR
52 Vera Lischka Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:09.24 NR
67 Guylaine Cloutier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:09.40
73 Ágnes Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:09.55
88 Brigitte Becue Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:09.79

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References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996 . LA84 Foundation. p. 44. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996 . LA84 Foundation. p. 44. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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