Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke

The women's 200 metre backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on July 25, 1976.[1]

Results

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Heats

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Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Nancy Garapick   Canada 2:16.49 Q, OR
2 Wendy Cook-Hogg   Canada 2:17.30 Q
3 Monique Rodahl   New Zealand 2:19.22
4 Naoko Miura   Japan 2:22.28
5 Gabriella Verrasztó   Hungary 2:23.36
6 Yoshimi Nishigawa   Japan 2:23.49
7 Susan Hunter   New Zealand 2:26.21
8 Sansanee Changkasiri   Thailand 2:48.56

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Antje Stille   East Germany 2:18.07 Q
2 Cheryl Gibson   Canada 2:20.14
3 Miriam Smith   United States 2:22.05
4 Antonella Roncelli   Italy 2:24.45
5 Joy Beasley   Great Britain 2:25.14
6 Angelika Grieser   West Germany 2:25.38
7 Karin Bormann   West Germany 2:26.72
8 Liliana Cian   Colombia 2:37.06

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Ulrike Richter   East Germany 2:17.58 Q
2 Klavdiya Studennikova   Soviet Union 2:18.47 Q
3 Maryanne Graham   United States 2:19.07
4 Diane Edelijn   Netherlands 2:22.77
5 Heike John   West Germany 2:25.55
6 Kim Wilkinson   Great Britain 2:26.53
7 Silvia Fontana   Spain 2:31.37
8 Paola Ruggieri   Venezuela 2:34.89

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Birgit Treiber   East Germany 2:17.62 Q
2 Melissa Belote   United States 2:17.63 Q
3 Nadiya Stavko   Soviet Union 2:17.67 Q
4 Glenda Robertson   Australia 2:18.62
5 Sharron Davies   Great Britain 2:24.94
6 Michelle de Vries   Australia 2:28.18
7 Claudia Bellotto   Argentina 2:32.60

Final

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Ulrike Richter   East Germany 2:13.43 OR
  Birgit Treiber   East Germany 2:14.97
  Nancy Garapick   Canada 2:15.60
4 Nadiya Stavko   Soviet Union 2:16.28
5 Melissa Belote   United States 2:17.27
6 Antje Stille   East Germany 2:17.55
7 Klavdiya Studennikova   Soviet Union 2:17.74
8 Wendy Cook-Hogg   Canada 2:17.95

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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