The final of the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.[1]
| Women's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 2 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 59.26 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Mary T. Meagher (USA) |
57.93 | Brown Deer, United States | 16 August 1981 |
| Olympic record |  Kornelia Ender (GDR) |
1:00.13 | Montreal, Canada | 22 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Heat 4 | Mary T. Meagher |  United States |
59.05 | OR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Lisa Curry-Kenny |  Australia |
1:01.25 | |
| 10 | 6 | Nicola Fibbens |  Great Britain |
1:01.48 | NR |
| 11 | 5 | Kiyomi Takahashi |  Japan |
1:02.55 | |
| 12 | 3 | Agneta Eriksson |  Sweden |
1:02.64 | |
| 13 | 2 | Ann Osgerby | Great Britain |
1:02.98 | |
| 14 | 8 | Takemi Ise | Japan |
1:03.33 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sonja Hausladen |  Austria |
1:03.37 | |
| 16 | 7 | Anna Doig |  New Zealand |
1:03.65 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Mary T. Meagher | United States |
59.26 | |
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5 | Jenna Johnson | United States |
1:00.19 | |
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1 | Karin Seick |  West Germany |
1:01.36 | |
| 4 | 3 | Annemarie Verstappen |  Netherlands |
1:01.56 | |
| 5 | 6 | Michelle MacPherson |  Canada |
1:01.58 | |
| 6 | 2 | Janet Tibbits | Australia |
1:01.78 | |
| 7 | 7 | Conny van Bentum | Netherlands |
1:01.94 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ina Beyermann | West Germany |
1:02.11 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 497. Retrieved March 8, 2017.