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The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on 5 December.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Twenty-three swimmers from 14 countries competed in this swimming event. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long,[2] this race consisted of two lengths of the pool. This was the seventh time that there had been the women's 100-metre backstroke after its debut in the 1924 Paris Olympics.[3]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Judy Grinham Great Britain
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| Silver | Carin Cone United States
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| Bronze | Margaret Edwards Great Britain
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Results edit
Heats edit
Eight fastest swimmers advanced to the finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judy Grinham |  Great Britain |
1:13.1 | Q |
| 2 | Maria Both |  Romania |
1:15.8 | |
| 3 | Liudmyla Klipova |  Soviet Union |
1:16.1 | |
| 4 | Mary Anne Marchino |  United States |
1:16.2 | |
| 5 | Elżbieta Gellner |  Poland |
1:16.2 | |
| 6 | Pam Singleton |  Australia |
1:17.0 | |
| 7 | Lenora Fisher |  Canada |
1:17.5 | |
| 8 | Ginette Jany-Sendral |  France |
1:19.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carin Cone | United States |
1:13.9 | Q |
| 2 | Gergaynia Beckett | Australia |
1:14.8 | Q |
| 3 | Julie Hoyle | Great Britain |
1:15.0 | Q |
| 4 | Éva Pajor |  Hungary |
1:15.3 | |
| 5 | Jean Stewart |  New Zealand |
1:15.4 | |
| 6 | Moira Abernethy |  South Africa |
1:15.4 | |
| 7 | Jocelyn von Giese |  Philippines |
1:20.0 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret Edwards | Great Britain |
1:13.0 | Q |
| 2 | Sara Barber | Canada |
1:14.3 | Q |
| 3 | Helga Schmidt-Neuber |  United Team of Germany |
1:14.8 | Q |
| 4 | Maureen Murphy | United States |
1:14.8 | Q |
| 5 | Patricia Huntingford | Australia |
1:16.0 | |
| 6 | Philippa Gould | New Zealand |
1:17.5 | |
| 7 | Judit Temes | Hungary |
1:17.6 | |
| 8 | Martha Gultom |  Indonesia |
1:21.7 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Judy Grinham | Great Britain |
1:12.9 | WR |
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Carin Cone | United States |
1:12.9 | =WR |
 |
Margaret Edwards | Great Britain |
1:13.1 | |
| 4 | Helga Schmidt-Neuber | United Team of Germany |
1:13.4 | |
| 5 | Maureen Murphy | United States |
1:14.1 | |
| 6 | Julie Hoyle | Great Britain |
1:14.3 | |
| 7 | Sara Barber | Canada |
1:14.3 | |
| 8 | Gergaynia Beckett | Australia |
1:14.7 |
Key: WR = World record
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Olympic swimming pools". 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Great Races: Womens 100-Metre Backstroke". 17 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.