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 July 31, 1984.[1]
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:02.55 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Rica Reinisch (GDR) |
1:00.86 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 23 July 1980 |
| Olympic record |  Rica Reinisch (GDR) |
1:00.86 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 23 July 1980 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Swimoff edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Carmel Clark |  New Zealand |
1:04.33 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 4 | Brigitte van der Lans |  Netherlands |
1:04.82 | q |
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | Audrey Moore |  Australia |
1:04.15 | |
| 10 | 5 | Manuela Carosi |  Italy |
1:04.52 | |
| 3 | Georgina Parkes | Australia |
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| 12 | 4 | Brigitte van der Lans | Netherlands |
1:04.75 | |
| 13 | 7 | Catherine White |  Great Britain |
1:04.99 | |
| 14 | 6 | Reema Abdo |  Canada |
1:05.13 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sabine Pauwels |  Belgium |
1:05.33 | |
| 16 | 8 | Eva Gysling |  Switzerland |
1:06.11 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Theresa Andrews |  United States |
1:02.55 | |
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4 | Betsy Mitchell | United States |
1:02.63 | |
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5 | Jolanda de Rover | Netherlands |
1:02.91 | |
| 4 | 2 | Carmen Bunaciu |  Romania |
1:03.21 | |
| 5 | 1 | Anca Pătrășcoiu | Romania |
1:03.29 | |
| 6 | 7 | Svenja Schlicht |  West Germany |
1:03.46 | NR |
| 7 | 6 | Beverley Rose | Great Britain |
1:04.16 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carmel Clark | New Zealand |
1:04.47 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 495. Retrieved March 14, 2017.