Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 22 and 23 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1][2]

Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueSwimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex
Date22 July (heats)
23 July (final)
Competitors26 from 18 nations
Winning time1:00.86 WR
Medalists
Rica Reinisch  East Germany
Ina Kleber  East Germany
Petra Riedel  East Germany

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Ulrike Richter (GDR)
 Rica Reinisch (GDR)
1:01.51East Berlin, East Germany
Moscow, Soviet Union
5 June 1976
20 July 1980
Olympic record Ulrike Richter (GDR)1:01.83Montreal, Canada21 July 1976

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
22 JulyHeat 4Rica Reinisch East Germany1:01.50WR, OR
23 JulyFinalRica Reinisch East Germany1:00.86WR, OR

Results

Heats

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Rica Reinisch East Germany1:01.50Q, WR
22Ina Kleber East Germany1:02.15Q
31Carmen Bunaciu Romania1:03.25Q
33Petra Riedel East Germany1:03.25Q
53Larisa Gorchakova Soviet Union1:03.82Q
63Monique Bosga Netherlands1:04.36Q
74Carine Verbauwen Belgium1:04.37Q
82Manuela Carosi Italy1:04.42Q
94Teresa Rivera Mexico1:04.54
102Lisa Forrest Australia1:04.55
111Yelena Kruglova Soviet Union1:04.63
122Jolanda de Rover Netherlands1:04.79
134Laura Foralosso Italy1:04.86
141Georgina Parkes Australia1:05.06
153Yolande Van Der Straeten Belgium1:05.10
164Ágnes Fodor Hungary1:05.47
174Helen Jameson Great Britain1:05.56
181Michèle Ricaud France1:05.81
191Annika Uvehall Sweden1:06.33
202Joy Beasley Great Britain1:06.84
213Marianne Humpelstetter Austria1:07.68
222María Paris Costa Rica1:09.02
232Anabel Drousiotou Cyprus1:15.85
241Soad Fezzani Libya1:16.83
254Nguyễn Thị Hồng Bích Vietnam1:20.34
263Michele Pessoa Angola1:26.59
3Andrea Kálmán HungaryDNS

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Rica Reinisch East Germany1:00.86WR
Ina Kleber East Germany1:02.07
Petra Riedel East Germany1:02.64
4Carmen Bunaciu Romania1:03.81
5Carine Verbauwen Belgium1:03.82
6Larisa Gorchakova Soviet Union1:03.87
7Monique Bosga Netherlands1:04.47
8Manuela Carosi Italy1:05.10

References

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