Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley
| Women's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 3 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:12.64 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
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 first eight qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 2:11.73 | Magdeburg, East Germany | 4 July 1981 |
| Olympic record |  | 2:23.07 | Munich, West Germany | 28 August 1972 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Heat 4 | Tracy Caulkins |  | 2:14.47 | OR |
| 3 August | Final A | Tracy Caulkins | | 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]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen |  | 2:19.27 | NR |
| 10 | 4 | Michelle MacPherson |  | 2:19.34 | |
| 11 | 5 | Alison Dozzo | | 2:19.70 | |
| 12 | 6 | Anette Philipsson |  | 2:21.54 | |
| 13 | 8 | Gaynor Stanley |  | 2:21.71 | |
| 14 | 7 | Zara Long | | 2:22.25 | |
| 15 | 2 | Hideka Koshimizu | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:22.81 | |
| 16 | 1 | Laurence Bensimon |  | 2:27.13 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Tracy Caulkins | | 2:12.64 | OR |
 | 5 | Nancy Hogshead | | 2:15.17 | |
 | 3 | Michelle Pearson | | 2:15.92 | OC |
| 4 | 8 | Lisa Curry-Kenny | | 2:16.75 | |
| 5 | 6 | Christiane Pielke |  | 2:17.82 | NR |
| 6 | 1 | Manuela Dalla Valle |  | 2:19.69 | |
| 7 | 7 | Petra Zindler | | 2:19.86 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kathrine Bomstad |  | 2:20.48 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 499–500. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
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