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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

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Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date30 July 1984 (heats and finals)
Competitors23 from 16 nations
Winning time2:30.38 AM
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anne Ottenbrite  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Susan Rapp  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ingrid Lempereur  Belgium
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The final of the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984.[1]

Records

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

World record  Lina Kačiušytė (URS) 2:28.36 Potsdam, East Germany 6 April 1979
Olympic record  Lina Kačiušytė (URS) 2:29.54 Moscow, Soviet Union 23 July 1980

Results

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Heats

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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 1 2 Ingrid Lempereur  Belgium 2:32.46 Q, NR
2 2 6 Sharon Kellett  Australia 2:33.23 Q, NR
3 1 4 Anne Ottenbrite  Canada 2:33.43 Q
4 2 4 Susan Rapp  United States 2:33.46 Q
5 3 4 Hiroko Nagasaki  Japan 2:34.46 Q
3 5 Ute Hasse  West Germany Q
7 2 3 Suki Brownsdon  Great Britain 2:35.54 Q
3 3 Kim Rhodenbaugh  United States Q
9 3 6 Manuela Dalla Valle  Italy 2:35.75 q
10 2 5 Laura Belotti  Italy 2:35.99 q
11 1 3 Alicia María Boscatto  Argentina 2:36.38 q
12 1 5 Mary Lubawski  Canada 2:36.65 q
13 1 6 Petra van Staveren  Netherlands 2:37.20 q
14 2 2 Annelie Holmström  Sweden 2:37.21 q
15 3 2 Dimity Douglas  Australia 2:38.47 q
16 2 7 Gaynor Stanley  Great Britain 2:38.54 q
17 3 1 Sara Guido  Mexico 2:38.87 NR
18 3 7 Petra Hillenius  Netherlands 2:41.57
19 1 7 Kaori Iwasaki  Japan 2:42.69
20 2 1 Guðrún Ágústsdóttir  Iceland 2:44.85 NR
21 3 8 Rosa María Silva  Uruguay 2:50.01
22 1 1 Chow Lai Yee  Hong Kong 2:50.45
23 2 8 Isabel Lardizábal  Honduras 3:04.26

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 Manuela Dalla Valle  Italy 2:36.23
10 2 Petra van Staveren  Netherlands 2:36.32
11 5 Laura Belotti  Italy 2:36.49
12 6 Mary Lubawski  Canada 2:36.55
13 3 Alicia María Boscatto  Argentina 2:36.96
14 7 Annelie Holmström  Sweden 2:37.62
15 8 Gaynor Stanley  Great Britain 2:39.32
16 1 Dimity Douglas  Australia 2:39.33

Final A

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Anne Ottenbrite  Canada 2:30.38 AM
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Susan Rapp  United States 2:31.15 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Ingrid Lempereur  Belgium 2:31.40 NR
4 2 Hiroko Nagasaki  Japan 2:32.93
5 5 Sharon Kellett  Australia 2:33.60
6 7 Ute Hasse  West Germany 2:33.82 NR
7 1 Suki Brownsdon  Great Britain 2:35.07
8 8 Kim Rhodenbaugh  United States 2:35.51

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 497. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
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