Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The final of the women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984.[1]
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:02.55 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 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 |  Rica Reinisch (GDR) | 1:00.86 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 23 July 1980 |
| Olympic record | Rica Reinisch (GDR) | 1:00.86 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 23 July 1980 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
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Swimoff
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Carmel Clark |  New Zealand | 1:04.33 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 4 | Brigitte van der Lans |  Netherlands | 1:04.82 | q |
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 2 | Audrey Moore |  Australia | 1:04.15 | |
| 10 | 5 | Manuela Carosi |  Italy | 1:04.52 | |
| 3 | Georgina Parkes | Australia | |||
| 12 | 4 | Brigitte van der Lans | Netherlands | 1:04.75 | |
| 13 | 7 | Catherine White |  Great Britain | 1:04.99 | |
| 14 | 6 | Reema Abdo |  Canada | 1:05.13 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sabine Pauwels | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1:05.33 | |
| 16 | 8 | Eva Gysling |  Switzerland | 1:06.11 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 3 | Theresa Andrews |  United States | 1:02.55 | |
 | 4 | Betsy Mitchell | United States | 1:02.63 | |
 | 5 | Jolanda de Rover | Netherlands | 1:02.91 | |
| 4 | 2 | Carmen Bunaciu | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 1:03.21 | |
| 5 | 1 | Anca Pătrășcoiu | Romania | 1:03.29 | |
| 6 | 7 | Svenja Schlicht |  West Germany | 1:03.46 | NR |
| 7 | 6 | Beverley Rose | Great Britain | 1:04.16 | |
| 8 | 8 | Carmel Clark | New Zealand | 1:04.47 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 495. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
External links
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