Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley

The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Women's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date24 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors43 from 39 nations
Winning time2:13.93 NR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michelle Smith  Ireland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marianne Limpert  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lin Li  China
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Records

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

World record   Lin Li (CHN) 2:11.65 Barcelona, Spain 30 July 1992
Olympic record   Lin Li (CHN) 2:11.65 Barcelona, Spain 30 July 1992

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 Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 3 Marianne Limpert   Canada 2:15.12 Q
2 6 5 Elli Overton   Australia 2:15.81 Q
3 5 3 Minouche Smit   Netherlands 2:16.30 Q
4 6 3 Lin Li   China 2:16.31 Q
5 5 4 Allison Wagner   United States 2:16.32 Q
6 4 5 Joanne Malar   Canada 2:16.34 Q
7 5 5 Michelle Smith   Ireland 2:16.35 Q
8 5 1 Louise Karlsson   Sweden 2:16.37 Q
9 4 7 Martina Moravcová   Slovakia 2:16.50 q, NR
10 6 4 Wu Yanyan   China 2:16.55 q
11 3 4 Beatrice Căşlaru   Romania 2:16.80 q
12 6 2 Emma Johnson   Australia 2:17.02 q, WD
13 4 4 Kristine Quance   United States 2:17.48 q
6 1 Alicja Pęczak   Poland q
15 3 2 Silvia Parera   Spain 2:17.67 q
16 5 7 Sabine Herbst   Germany 2:18.00 q
17 6 6 Brigitte Becue   Belgium 2:18.28 q, WD
18 4 1 Britta Vestergaard   Denmark 2:18.35 q
19 3 8 Alenka Kejžar   Slovenia 2:18.39 NR
20 6 7 Lenka Maňhalová   Czech Republic 2:18.43
21 5 6 Sue Rolph   Great Britain 2:18.81
22 4 6 Gabrielle Rose   Brazil 2:18.99
23 3 6 Aikaterini Sarakatsani   Greece 2:19.74
24 2 5 Elin Austevoll   Norway 2:19.81
25 4 2 Anna Wilson   New Zealand 2:19.97
26 5 8 Darya Shmeleva   Russia 2:20.34
27 3 7 Julia Russell   South Africa 2:20.40
28 5 2 Fumie Kurotori   Japan 2:20.58
29 4 8 Olena Lapunova   Ukraine 2:20.76
30 3 5 Martina Nemec   Austria 2:21.10
31 2 3 Carolyn Adel   Suriname 2:21.54 NR
32 6 8 Joscelin Yeo   Singapore 2:21.76
33 2 4 Petra Chaves   Portugal 2:22.03
34 3 1 Praphalsai Minpraphal   Thailand 2:22.34
35 2 7 Lee Jie-hyun   South Korea 2:22.97
36 3 3 Nadège Cliton   France 2:25.25
37 2 1 Sonia Álvarez   Puerto Rico 2:25.57
38 2 2 Akiko Thomson   Philippines 2:25.87
39 1 4 Olga Bogatyreva   Kyrgyzstan 2:26.42
40 2 6 Beáta Újhelyi   Hungary 2:26.77
41 2 8 Tsai Shu-min   Chinese Taipei 2:28.71
42 1 5 Meritxell Sabate   Andorra 2:37.38
43 1 3 Mira Ghniem   Jordan 2:56.99

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 6 Kristine Quance   United States 2:15.24
10 5 Wu Yanyan   China 2:16.61
11 1 Sabine Herbst   Germany 2:16.68
12 3 Beatrice Câșlaru   Romania 2:16.75
13 4 Martina Moravcová   Slovakia 2:17.40
14 8 Britta Vestergaard   Denmark 2:17.95
15 2 Alicja Pęczak   Poland 2:18.21
16 7 Silvia Parera   Spain 2:19.92

Final A

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  1 Michelle Smith   Ireland 2:13.93 NR
  4 Marianne Limpert   Canada 2:14.35 NR
  6 Lin Li   China 2:14.74
4 7 Joanne Malar   Canada 2:15.30
5 5 Elli Overton   Australia 2:16.04
6 2 Allison Wagner   United States 2:16.43
7 3 Minouche Smit   Netherlands 2:16.73
8 8 Louise Karlsson   Sweden 2:17.25

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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