The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1964 Olympic Games took place between October 13 and 14.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Cathy Ferguson United States
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| Silver | Kiki Caron France
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| Bronze | Ginny Duenkel United States
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Harmer |  United States |
1:09.8 | |
| 2 | Satoko Tanaka |  Japan |
1:10.0 | |
| 3 | Linda Ludgrove |  Great Britain |
1:10.3 | |
| 4 | Helga Schmidt-Neuber |  Germany |
1:11.4 | |
| 5 | Helen Kennedy |  Canada |
1:12.5 | |
| 6 | Belinda Woosley |  Australia |
1:15.3 | |
| 7 | Jovina Tseng |  Malaysia |
1:20.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ginny Duenkel | United States |
1:08.9 | |
| 2 | Eileen Weir | Canada |
1:09.7 | |
| 3 | Michiko Kihara | Japan |
1:11.1 | |
| 4 | Kirsten Michaelsen |  Denmark |
1:11.2 | |
| 5 | Tatyana Savelyeva |  Soviet Union |
1:11.8 | |
| 6 | Mária Balla-Lantos |  Hungary |
1:12.0 | |
| 7 | Bep Weeteling |  Netherlands |
1:13.1 | |
| 8 | Ursula Seitz |  Austria |
1:13.3 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Ferguson | United States |
1:08.8 | |
| 2 | Françoise Borie |  France |
1:11.8 | |
| 3 | Petra Nerger | Germany |
1:12.1 | |
| 4 | Sylvia Lewis | Great Britain |
1:12.2 | |
| 5 | Ria van Velsen | Netherlands |
1:12.2 | |
| 6 | Marlene Dayman | Australia |
1:12.9 | |
| 7 | Anneliese Rockenbach |  Venezuela |
1:14.1 | |
| 8 | Margaret Harding |  Puerto Rico |
1:19.5 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiki Caron | France |
1:08.5 | |
| 2 | Jill Norfolk | Great Britain |
1:10.6 | |
| 3 | Ingrid Schmidt | Germany |
1:11.1 | |
| 4 | Nataliya Mikhaylova | Soviet Union |
1:11.4 | |
| 5 | Corrie Winkel | Netherlands |
1:11.6 | |
| 6 | Nanette Duncan | Australia |
1:12.4 | |
| 7 | Susana Peper |  Argentina |
1:13.2 | |
| 8 | Jeon Ok-ja |  South Korea |
1:21.7 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Cathy Ferguson | United States |
1:07.7 | WR |
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Kiki Caron | France |
1:07.9 | |
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Ginny Duenkel | United States |
1:08.0 | |
| 4 | Satoko Tanaka | Japan |
1:08.6 | |
| 5 | Nina Harmer | United States |
1:09.4 | |
| 6 | Linda Ludgrove | Great Britain |
1:09.5 | |
| 7 | Eileen Weir | Canada |
1:09.8 | |
| 8 | Jill Norfolk | Great Britain |
1:11.2 |
Key: WR = World record
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2016.