Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley

Women's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date24 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors43 from 39 nations
Winning time2:13.93 NR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michelle Smith  Ireland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marianne Limpert  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lin Li  China
Swimming at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

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]

Records

Prior 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

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 3 Marianne Limpert  Canada 2:15.12 Q
2 6 5 Elli Overton  Australia 2:15.81 Q
3 5 3 Minouche Smit  Netherlands 2:16.30 Q
4 6 3 Lin Li  China 2:16.31 Q
5 5 4 Allison Wagner  United States 2:16.32 Q
6 4 5 Joanne Malar  Canada 2:16.34 Q
7 5 5 Michelle Smith  Ireland 2:16.35 Q
8 5 1 Louise Karlsson  Sweden 2:16.37 Q
9 4 7 Martina Moravcová  Slovakia 2:16.50 q, NR
10 6 4 Wu Yanyan  China 2:16.55 q
11 3 4 Beatrice Câșlaru  Romania 2:16.80 q
12 6 2 Emma Johnson  Australia 2:17.02 q, WD
13 4 4 Kristine Quance  United States 2:17.48 q
6 1 Alicja Pęczak  Poland q
15 3 2 Silvia Parera  Spain 2:17.67 q
16 5 7 Sabine Herbst  Germany 2:18.00 q
17 6 6 Brigitte Becue  Belgium 2:18.28 q, WD
18 4 1 Britta Vestergaard  Denmark 2:18.35 q
19 3 8 Alenka Kejžar  Slovenia 2:18.39 NR
20 6 7 Lenka Maňhalová  Czech Republic 2:18.43
21 5 6 Sue Rolph  Great Britain 2:18.81
22 4 6 Gabrielle Rose  Brazil 2:18.99
23 3 6 Aikaterini Sarakatsani  Greece 2:19.74
24 2 5 Elin Austevoll  Norway 2:19.81
25 4 2 Anna Wilson  New Zealand 2:19.97
26 5 8 Darya Shmeleva  Russia 2:20.34
27 3 7 Julia Russell  South Africa 2:20.40
28 5 2 Fumie Kurotori  Japan 2:20.58
29 4 8 Olena Lapunova  Ukraine 2:20.76
30 3 5 Martina Nemec  Austria 2:21.10
31 2 3 Carolyn Adel  Suriname 2:21.54 NR
32 6 8 Joscelin Yeo  Singapore 2:21.76
33 2 4 Petra Chaves  Portugal 2:22.03
34 3 1 Praphalsai Minpraphal  Thailand 2:22.34
35 2 7 Lee Jie-hyun  South Korea 2:22.97
36 3 3 Nadège Cliton  France 2:25.25
37 2 1 Sonia Álvarez  Puerto Rico 2:25.57
38 2 2 Akiko Thomson  Philippines 2:25.87
39 1 4 Olga Bogatyreva  Kyrgyzstan 2:26.42
40 2 6 Beáta Újhelyi  Hungary 2:26.77
41 2 8 Tsai Shu-min  Chinese Taipei 2:28.71
42 1 5 Meritxell Sabaté  Andorra 2:37.38
43 1 3 Mira Ghniem  Jordan 2:56.99

Finals

[3]

Final B

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 Michelle Smith  Ireland 2:13.93 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Marianne Limpert  Canada 2:14.35 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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