Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Pool, Montreal
Date22 July (heats)
24 July (final)
Competitors40 from 23 nations
Winning time1:11.16
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannelore Anke  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lyubov Rusanova  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marina Koshevaya  Soviet Union

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Pool, Montreal. The event took place between 22–24 July 1976.[1] [2]

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Marina Koshevaya Soviet Union1:14.64Q
2Annick de Susini France1:15.79Q
3Dagmar Rehak West Germany1:15.95
4Ann-Sofi Roos Sweden1:18.61
5Beatriz Camuñas Mexico1:20.46

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Robin Corsiglia Canada1:14.14Q
2Gabriele Askamp West Germany1:14.31Q
3TAnna Skolarczyk Poland1:17.16
3TAnette Fredriksson Sweden1:17.16
5Kazuyo Inaba Japan1:17.20
6Nancy Deano Philippines1:20.93

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union1:14.14Q
2Lisa Borsholt Canada1:15.05Q
3Karla Linke East Germany1:15.36Q
4Karin Deleurand Denmark1:19.06
5Véronique Brisy Belgium1:19.56
6Elena Ospitaletche Uruguay1:21.44

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Maryna Yurchenia Soviet Union1:14.81Q
2Lauri Siering United States1:15.41Q
3Iris Corniani Italy1:17.21
4Marcia Morey United States1:17.30
5Helen Burnham Great Britain1:17.31
6Cristina Teixeira Brazil1:17.94
7Dacyl Pérez Venezuela1:21.39

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Hannelore Anke East Germany1:11.11Q, WR
2Maggie Kelly-Hohmann Great Britain1:14.23Q
3Joann Baker Canada1:15.55Q
4Toshiko Haruoka Japan1:16.31
5Renee Laravie United States1:16.76
6Ilse Schoors Belgium1:18.63
7Angela López Puerto Rico1:22.95

Key: WR = World record

Heat 6

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Carola Nitschke East Germany1:13.36Q
2Wijda Mazereeuw Netherlands1:14.81Q
3Christine Jarvis Great Britain1:14.94Q
4Susanne Nielsson Denmark1:15.43Q
5Maritzka van der Linden Netherlands1:16.76
6Rossana Juncos Argentina1:21.53
7Allison Smith Australia1:21.62

Semifinals

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union1:13.53Q
2Carola Nitschke East Germany1:13.73Q
3Maryna Yurchenia Soviet Union1:13.96Q
4Karla Linke East Germany1:14.49Q
5Gabriele Askamp West Germany1:14.50Q
6Christine Jarvis Great Britain1:14.59
7Susanne Nielsson Denmark1:15.38
8Annick de Susini France1:16.30

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Hannelore Anke East Germany1:10.86Q, WR
2Marina Koshevaya Soviet Union1:13.20Q
3Maggie Kelly-Hohmann Great Britain1:13.57Q
4Robin Corsiglia Canada1:14.56
5Lauri Siering United States1:14.84
6Wijda Mazereeuw Netherlands1:14.86
7Joann Baker Canada1:15.20
8Lisa Borsholt Canada1:15.41

Key: WR = World record

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Hannelore Anke East Germany1:11.16
2Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union1:13.04
3Marina Koshevaya Soviet Union1:13.30
4Carola Nitschke East Germany1:13.33
5Gabriele Askamp West Germany1:14.15
6Maryna Yurchenia Soviet Union1:14.17
7Maggie Kelly-Hohmann Great Britain1:14.20
8Karla Linke East Germany1:14.21


References

  1. "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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