| Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 38 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:07.73 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 21 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1][2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Penny Heyns (RSA) |
1:07.46 | Durban, South Africa | 4 March 1996 |
| Olympic record |  Tanya Dangalakova (BUL) |
1:07.95 | Seoul, South Korea | 23 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July | Heat 6 | Penny Heyns |  South Africa |
1:07.02 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[3]
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | Han Xue |  China |
1:09.90 | |
| 10 | 6 | Lisa Flood |  Canada |
1:10.21 | |
| 11 | 7 | Helen Denman |  Australia |
1:10.26 | |
| 12 | 5 | Elin Austevoll |  Norway |
1:10.27 | |
| 13 | 4 | Masami Tanaka |  Japan |
1:10.43 | |
| 14 | 8 | Alicja Pęczak |  Poland |
1:10.44 | |
| 15 | 3 | Manuela Dalla Valle |  Italy |
1:11.19 | |
| 16 | 1 | Hanna Jaltner |  Sweden |
1:11.41 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Penny Heyns | South Africa |
1:07.73 | |
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5 | Amanda Beard |  United States |
1:08.09 | AM |
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6 | Samantha Riley | Australia |
1:09.18 | |
| 4 | 1 | Svitlana Bondarenko |  Ukraine |
1:09.21 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Vera Lischka |  Austria |
1:09.24 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Guylaine Cloutier | Canada |
1:09.40 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ágnes Kovács |  Hungary |
1:09.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Brigitte Becue |  Belgium |
1:09.79 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 44. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 44. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
External links
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