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Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Pool, Montreal. The event took place between 22–24 July 1976.[1] [2]

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Pool, Montreal
Date22 July (heats)
24 July (final)
Competitors40 from 23 nations
Winning time1:11.16
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannelore Anke  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lyubov Rusanova  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marina Koshevaya  Soviet Union
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Results edit

Heats edit

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marina Koshevaya   Soviet Union 1:14.64 Q
2 Annick de Susini   France 1:15.79 Q
3 Dagmar Rehak   West Germany 1:15.95
4 Ann-Sofi Roos   Sweden 1:18.61
5 Beatriz Camuñas   Mexico 1:20.46

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Robin Corsiglia   Canada 1:14.14 Q
2 Gabriele Askamp   West Germany 1:14.31 Q
3T Anna Skolarczyk   Poland 1:17.16
3T Anette Fredriksson   Sweden 1:17.16
5 Kazuyo Inaba   Japan 1:17.20
6 Nancy Deano   Philippines 1:20.93

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lyubov Rusanova   Soviet Union 1:14.14 Q
2 Lisa Borsholt   Canada 1:15.05 Q
3 Karla Linke   East Germany 1:15.36 Q
4 Karin Deleurand   Denmark 1:19.06
5 Véronique Brisy   Belgium 1:19.56
6 Elena Ospitaletche   Uruguay 1:21.44

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Maryna Yurchenia   Soviet Union 1:14.81 Q
2 Lauri Siering   United States 1:15.41 Q
3 Iris Corniani   Italy 1:17.21
4 Marcia Morey   United States 1:17.30
5 Helen Burnham   Great Britain 1:17.31
6 Cristina Teixeira   Brazil 1:17.94
7 Dacyl Pérez   Venezuela 1:21.39

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Hannelore Anke   East Germany 1:11.11 Q, WR
2 Maggie Kelly-Hohmann   Great Britain 1:14.23 Q
3 Joann Baker   Canada 1:15.55 Q
4 Toshiko Haruoka   Japan 1:16.31
5 Renee Laravie   United States 1:16.76
6 Ilse Schoors   Belgium 1:18.63
7 Angela López   Puerto Rico 1:22.95

Key: WR = World record

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Carola Nitschke   East Germany 1:13.36 Q
2 Wijda Mazereeuw   Netherlands 1:14.81 Q
3 Christine Jarvis   Great Britain 1:14.94 Q
4 Susanne Nielsson   Denmark 1:15.43 Q
5 Maritzka van der Linden   Netherlands 1:16.76
6 Rossana Juncos   Argentina 1:21.53
7 Allison Smith   Australia 1:21.62

Semifinals edit

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lyubov Rusanova   Soviet Union 1:13.53 Q
2 Carola Nitschke   East Germany 1:13.73 Q
3 Maryna Yurchenia   Soviet Union 1:13.96 Q
4 Karla Linke   East Germany 1:14.49 Q
5 Gabriele Askamp   West Germany 1:14.50 Q
6 Christine Jarvis   Great Britain 1:14.59
7 Susanne Nielsson   Denmark 1:15.38
8 Annick de Susini   France 1:16.30

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Hannelore Anke   East Germany 1:10.86 Q, WR
2 Marina Koshevaya   Soviet Union 1:13.20 Q
3 Maggie Kelly-Hohmann   Great Britain 1:13.57 Q
4 Robin Corsiglia   Canada 1:14.56
5 Lauri Siering   United States 1:14.84
6 Wijda Mazereeuw   Netherlands 1:14.86
7 Joann Baker   Canada 1:15.20
8 Lisa Borsholt   Canada 1:15.41

Key: WR = World record

Final edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Hannelore Anke   East Germany 1:11.16
  Lyubov Rusanova   Soviet Union 1:13.04
  Marina Koshevaya   Soviet Union 1:13.30
4 Carola Nitschke   East Germany 1:13.33
5 Gabriele Askamp   West Germany 1:14.15
6 Maryna Yurchenia   Soviet Union 1:14.17
7 Maggie Kelly-Hohmann   Great Britain 1:14.20
8 Karla Linke   East Germany 1:14.21


References edit

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

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