The women's 200 metre backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on July 25, 1976.[1]
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Garapick |  Canada |
2:16.49 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Wendy Cook-Hogg | Canada |
2:17.30 | Q |
| 3 | Monique Rodahl |  New Zealand |
2:19.22 | |
| 4 | Naoko Miura |  Japan |
2:22.28 | |
| 5 | Gabriella Verrasztó |  Hungary |
2:23.36 | |
| 6 | Yoshimi Nishigawa | Japan |
2:23.49 | |
| 7 | Susan Hunter | New Zealand |
2:26.21 | |
| 8 | Sansanee Changkasiri |  Thailand |
2:48.56 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antje Stille |  East Germany |
2:18.07 | Q |
| 2 | Cheryl Gibson | Canada |
2:20.14 | |
| 3 | Miriam Smith |  United States |
2:22.05 | |
| 4 | Antonella Roncelli |  Italy |
2:24.45 | |
| 5 | Joy Beasley |  Great Britain |
2:25.14 | |
| 6 | Angelika Grieser |  West Germany |
2:25.38 | |
| 7 | Karin Bormann | West Germany |
2:26.72 | |
| 8 | Liliana Cian |  Colombia |
2:37.06 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrike Richter | East Germany |
2:17.58 | Q |
| 2 | Klavdiya Studennikova |  Soviet Union |
2:18.47 | Q |
| 3 | Maryanne Graham | United States |
2:19.07 | |
| 4 | Diane Edelijn |  Netherlands |
2:22.77 | |
| 5 | Heike John | West Germany |
2:25.55 | |
| 6 | Kim Wilkinson | Great Britain |
2:26.53 | |
| 7 | Silvia Fontana |  Spain |
2:31.37 | |
| 8 | Paola Ruggieri |  Venezuela |
2:34.89 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birgit Treiber | East Germany |
2:17.62 | Q |
| 2 | Melissa Belote | United States |
2:17.63 | Q |
| 3 | Nadiya Stavko | Soviet Union |
2:17.67 | Q |
| 4 | Glenda Robertson |  Australia |
2:18.62 | |
| 5 | Sharron Davies | Great Britain |
2:24.94 | |
| 6 | Michelle de Vries | Australia |
2:28.18 | |
| 7 | Claudia Bellotto |  Argentina |
2:32.60 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ulrike Richter | East Germany |
2:13.43 | OR |
 |
Birgit Treiber | East Germany |
2:14.97 | |
 |
Nancy Garapick | Canada |
2:15.60 | |
| 4 | Nadiya Stavko | Soviet Union |
2:16.28 | |
| 5 | Melissa Belote | United States |
2:17.27 | |
| 6 | Antje Stille | East Germany |
2:17.55 | |
| 7 | Klavdiya Studennikova | Soviet Union |
2:17.74 | |
| 8 | Wendy Cook-Hogg | Canada |
2:17.95 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2016.