Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date 2 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors 30 from 21 nations
Winning time 1:09.88 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Petra van Staveren  Netherlands
2nd, silver medalist(s) Anne Ottenbrite  Canada
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Catherine Poirot  France

The final of the women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.[1]

Records

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

World record Ute Geweniger (GDR)1:08.51Rome, Italy25 August 1983
Olympic record Ute Geweniger (GDR)1:10.11Moscow, Soviet Union24 July 1980

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
2 AugustFinal APetra van Staveren Netherlands1:09.88OR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
125Catherine Poirot France1:10.69Q, NR
234Petra van Staveren Netherlands1:11.18Q
322Jean Hill Great Britain1:11.37Q
443Eva-Marie Håkansson Sweden1:11.41Q
545Susan Rapp United States1:11.63Q
624Anne Ottenbrite Canada1:11.81Q
744Hiroko Nagasaki Japan1:11.82Q
814Tracy Caulkins United States1:11.99Q
932Ingrid Lempereur Belgium1:12.08q
1013Ute Hasse West Germany1:12.17q
26Dimity Douglas Australiaq
1215Lisa Borsholt Canada1:12.24q
1333Angelika Knipping West Germany1:12.41q
1427Patricia Brülhart Switzerland1:12.44q
1546Annelie Holmström Sweden1:12.60q
1623Carlotta Tagnin Italy1:12.70q
1716Sandra Bowman Great Britain1:12.92
1837Sharon Kellett Australia1:13.43
1912Petra Hillenius Netherlands1:14.09
2042Liang Weifen China1:14.38
2136Alicia María Boscatto Argentina1:14.45
2247Kaori Iwasaki Japan1:14.68
2341Sara Guido Mexico1:14.69
2417Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen Finland1:14.85
2531Guðrún Ágústsdóttir Iceland1:16.70
2621Rosa María Silva Uruguay1:17.11
2711Chow Lai Yee Hong Kong1:17.92
2848Helen Chow Malaysia1:18.99
2938Isabel Lardizábal Honduras1:25.12
35Manuela Dalla Valle ItalyDSQ

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
93Ute Hasse West Germany1:11.44NR
104Ingrid Lempereur Belgium1:11.45NR
115Dimity Douglas Australia1:12.00OC
122Angelika Knipping West Germany1:12.03
136Lisa Borsholt Canada1:12.41
148Carlotta Tagnin Italy1:12.77
157Patricia Brülhart Switzerland1:12.89
161Annelie Holmström Sweden1:13.27

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5Petra van Staveren Netherlands1:09.88OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)7Anne Ottenbrite Canada1:10.69
3rd, bronze medalist(s)4Catherine Poirot France1:10.70
48Tracy Caulkins United States1:10.88
56Eva-Marie Håkansson Sweden1:11.14NR
61Hiroko Nagasaki Japan1:11.33
72Susan Rapp United States1:11.45
83Jean Hill Great Britain1:11.82

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 496–497. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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