Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | women | |
200 m | men | |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on 5 December.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Twenty-three swimmers from 14 countries competed in this swimming event. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long,[2] this race consisted of two lengths of the pool. This was the seventh time that there had been the women's 100-metre backstroke after its debut in the 1924 Paris Olympics.[3]
Medalists
Gold | Judy Grinham Great Britain |
Silver | Carin Cone United States |
Bronze | Margaret Edwards Great Britain |
Results
Heats
Eight fastest swimmers advanced to the finals.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Judy Grinham | Great Britain | 1:13.1 | Q |
2 | Maria Both | Romania | 1:15.8 | |
3 | Liudmyla Klipova | Soviet Union | 1:16.1 | |
4 | Mary Anne Marchino | United States | 1:16.2 | |
5 | Elżbieta Gellner | Poland | 1:16.2 | |
6 | Pam Singleton | Australia | 1:17.0 | |
7 | Lenora Fisher | Canada | 1:17.5 | |
8 | Ginette Jany-Sendral | France | 1:19.1 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carin Cone | United States | 1:13.9 | Q |
2 | Gergaynia Beckett | Australia | 1:14.8 | Q |
3 | Julie Hoyle | Great Britain | 1:15.0 | Q |
4 | Éva Pajor | Hungary | 1:15.3 | |
5 | Jean Stewart | New Zealand | 1:15.4 | |
6 | Moira Abernethy | South Africa | 1:15.4 | |
7 | Jocelyn von Giese | Philippines | 1:20.0 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Margaret Edwards | Great Britain | 1:13.0 | Q |
2 | Sara Barber | Canada | 1:14.3 | Q |
3 | Helga Schmidt-Neuber | United Team of Germany | 1:14.8 | Q |
4 | Maureen Murphy | United States | 1:14.8 | Q |
5 | Patricia Huntingford | Australia | 1:16.0 | |
6 | Philippa Gould | New Zealand | 1:17.5 | |
7 | Judit Temes | Hungary | 1:17.6 | |
8 | Martha Gultom | Indonesia | 1:21.7 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Judy Grinham | Great Britain | 1:12.9 | WR | |
Carin Cone | United States | 1:12.9 | =WR | |
Margaret Edwards | Great Britain | 1:13.1 | ||
4 | Helga Schmidt-Neuber | United Team of Germany | 1:13.4 | |
5 | Maureen Murphy | United States | 1:14.1 | |
6 | Julie Hoyle | Great Britain | 1:14.3 | |
7 | Sara Barber | Canada | 1:14.3 | |
8 | Gergaynia Beckett | Australia | 1:14.7 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ "Olympic swimming pools". 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ↑ "Great Races: Womens 100-Metre Backstroke". 17 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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