Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley

The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Women's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date24 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors37 from 25 nations
Winning time2:12.59 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniela Hunger  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yelena Dendeberova  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Noemi Lung  Romania
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Records

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

World record   Ute Geweniger (GDR) 2:11.73 Magdeburg, East Germany 4 July 1981
Olympic record   Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:12.24 Los Angeles, United States 3 August 1984

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
24 September Final A Daniela Hunger   East Germany 2:12.59 OR

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Yelena Dendeberova   Soviet Union 2:15.30 Q
2 3 Noemi Lung   Romania 2:15.55 Q
3 5 Daniela Hunger   East Germany 2:16.23 Q
4 4 Marianne Muis   Netherlands 2:16.60 Q
5 4 Lin Li   China 2:17.09 Q
6 3 Jodie Clatworthy   Australia 2:17.29 Q
7 5 Anca Pătrășcoiu   Romania 2:17.39 Q
8 5 Whitney Hedgepeth   United States 2:17.45 Q
9 3 Birgit Lohberg-Schulz   West Germany 2:17.46 q
10 5 Jean Hill   Great Britain 2:17.57 q
11 5 Anette Philipsson   Sweden 2:18.86 q
12 5 Yuliya Bogacheva   Soviet Union 2:19.07 q
13 3 Anamarija Petričević   Yugoslavia 2:19.38 q
14 3 Mildred Muis   Netherlands 2:19.46 q
15 4 Allison Higson   Canada 2:19.54 q, WD
16 5 Roberta Felotti   Italy 2:19.62 q
17 4 Yoshie Nishioka   Japan 2:20.20 q
18 5 Svenja Schlicht   West Germany 2:20.31
19 2 Donna Procter   Australia 2:21.79
20 2 Annette Poulsen   Denmark 2:21.83
21 4 Silvia Parera   Spain 2:22.20
22 2 Hiroyo Harada   Japan 2:22.59
23 3 Zara Long   Great Britain 2:22.64
24 2 Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir   Iceland 2:22.65
25 4 Manuela Dalla Valle   Italy 2:22.85
26 2 Michelle Smith   Ireland 2:25.53
27 2 Marlene Bruten   Mexico 2:26.89
28 1 Carwai Seto   Chinese Taipei 2:27.72
29 1 Patricia Kohlmann   Mexico 2:29.61
30 2 Valentina Aracil   Argentina 2:31.53
31 1 Dipika Chanmugam   Sri Lanka 2:33.58
32 1 Annemarie Munk   Hong Kong 2:34.32
33 1 Kimberly Chen   Chinese Taipei 2:35.11
34 1 Sharon Pickering   Fiji 2:35.22
35 1 Angela Birch   Fiji 2:39.20
3 Mary Wayte   United States DSQ
3 Tanya Dangalakova   Bulgaria DNS

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 7 Mildred Muis   Netherlands 2:17.73
10 4 Birgit Lohberg-Schulz   West Germany 2:17.85
11 5 Jean Hill   Great Britain 2:19.20
12 3 Anette Philipsson   Sweden 2:19.35
13 1 Roberta Felotti   Italy 2:19.63
2 Anamarija Petričević   Yugoslavia
15 6 Yuliya Bogacheva   Soviet Union 2:19.91
16 8 Yoshie Nishioka   Japan 2:20.43

Final A

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Daniela Hunger   East Germany 2:12.59 OR
  4 Yelena Dendeberova   Soviet Union 2:13.31
  5 Noemi Lung   Romania 2:14.85
4 7 Jodie Clatworthy   Australia 2:16.31
5 6 Marianne Muis   Netherlands 2:16.40
6 1 Anca Pătrășcoiu   Romania 2:16.70
7 2 Lin Li   China 2:17.42
8 8 Whitney Hedgepeth   United States 2:17.99

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 427. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 427. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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