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 | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 24 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 39 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:13.93 NR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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
editHeats
editRule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
editFinal B
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.