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

The women's 200 metre freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on 22 July.[1]

Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kornelia Ender  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shirley Babashoff  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Enith Brigitha  Netherlands
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Results

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Heats

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Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Claudia Hempel   East Germany 2:03.36 Q, OR
2 Larisa Tsaryova   Soviet Union 2:03.98
3 Jutta Weber   West Germany 2:08.02
4 Sonya Gray   Australia 2:10.73
5 Ratchaneewan Bulakul   Thailand 2:12.92
6 Vilborg Sverrisdóttir   Iceland 2:14.27

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Gail Amundrud   Canada 2:03.85 Q
2 Debbie Clarke   Canada 2:05.10
3 Lyubov Kobzova   Soviet Union 2:05.55
4 Gunilla Lundberg   Sweden 2:09.51
5 Jane Fayer   Puerto Rico 2:19.93
6 Raphaelynne Lee   Hong Kong 2:20.76

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Irina Vlasova   Soviet Union 2:03.67 Q
2 Rebecca Perrott   New Zealand 2:03.94
3 Andrea Pollack   East Germany 2:06.12
4 Marion Platten   West Germany 2:06.70
5 Regina Nissen   West Germany 2:14.66
6 Deirdre Sheehan   Ireland 2:15.69
7 Susana Coppo   Argentina 2:19.26

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Enith Brigitha   Netherlands 2:01.54 Q, OR
2 Jennifer Hooker   United States 2:03.72 Q
3 Anne Richard   Belgium 2:07.90
4 Lesleigh Harvey   Australia 2:08.60
5 Pia Mårtensson   Sweden 2:09.85
6 Ann Bradshaw   Great Britain 2:10.93
7 Georgina Osorio   Panama 2:19.06

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Shirley Babashoff   United States 2:01.64 Q
2 Annelies Maas   Netherlands 2:03.01 Q
3 Anne Jardin   Canada 2:05.28
4 Guylaine Berger   France 2:06.74
5 Susan Edmondson   Great Britain 2:10.08
6 Vania Vázquez   Venezuela 2:13.54
7 Shelley Cramer   Virgin Islands 2:14.94

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kornelia Ender   East Germany 2:02.50 Q
2 Jill Sterkel   United States 2:03.94
3 Ineke Ran   Netherlands 2:05.01
4 Michelle Ford   Australia 2:05.72
5 Susan Barnard   Great Britain 2:08.76
6 María París   Costa Rica 2:13.17
7 María Pérez   Venezuela 2:13.97

Final

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Kornelia Ender   East Germany 1:59.26 WR
  Shirley Babashoff   United States 2:01.22
  Enith Brigitha   Netherlands 2:01.40
4 Annelies Maas   Netherlands 2:02.56
5 Gail Amundrud   Canada 2:03.32
6 Jennifer Hooker   United States 2:04.20
7 Claudia Hempel   East Germany 2:04.61
8 Irina Vlasova   Soviet Union 2:05.63

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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