Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex | ||||||||||||
Date | 24 July (heats) 26 July (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:10.22 | ||||||||||||
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The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 24 and 26 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1][2] [3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 1:10.20 | Magdeburg, East Germany | 26 May 1980 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 1:10.86 | Montreal, Canada | 22 July 1976 |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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24 July | Heat 4 | Ute Geweniger | ![]() | 1:10.11 | WR |
Results
Heats
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Ute Geweniger | ![]() | 1:10.22 | |
![]() | Elvira Vasilkova | ![]() | 1:10.41 | |
![]() | Susanne Nielsson | ![]() | 1:11.16 | |
4 | Margaret Kelly | ![]() | 1:11.48 | |
5 | Eva-Marie Håkansson | ![]() | 1:11.72 | |
6 | Suki Brownsdon | ![]() | 1:12.11 | |
7 | Lina Kačiušytė | ![]() | 1:12.21 | |
8 | Monica Bonon | ![]() | 1:12.51 |
References
- ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 450, 480. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Swimming at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.