Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke
The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
Women's 200 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
Date | 31 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:07.06 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1992 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 | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 2:06.62 | Athens, Greece | 25 August 1991 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 2:09.29 | Seoul, South Korea | 25 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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31 July | Heat 6 | Krisztina Egerszegi | ![]() | 2:07.34 | OR |
31 July | Final A | Krisztina Egerszegi | ![]() | 2:07.06 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 3 | Marion Zoller | ![]() | 2:13.77 | |
10 | 4 | Joanne Deakins | ![]() | 2:13.91 | |
11 | 8 | Junko Torikai | ![]() | 2:15.20 | |
12 | 7 | Lin Li | ![]() | 2:15.38 | |
13 | 6 | Lorenza Vigarani | ![]() | 2:16.21 | |
14 | 5 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | ![]() | 2:17.61 | |
15 | 2 | Noriko Inada | ![]() | 2:17.68 | |
16 | 1 | Nathalie Wunderlich | ![]() | 2:19.70 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Krisztina Egerszegi | ![]() | 2:07.06 | OR |
![]() | 3 | Dagmar Hase | ![]() | 2:09.46 | NR |
![]() | 2 | Nicole Stevenson | ![]() | 2:10.20 | OC |
4 | 5 | Lea Loveless | ![]() | 2:11.54 | |
5 | 7 | Anna Simcic | ![]() | 2:11.99 | NR |
6 | 8 | Tünde Szabó | ![]() | 2:12.94 | |
7 | 6 | Silvia Poll | ![]() | 2:12.97 | |
8 | 1 | Leigh Habler | ![]() | 2:13.68 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 376–377. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 377. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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