Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Women's 100 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date21 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors44 from 36 nations
Winning time59.13
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Amy Van Dyken  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Limin  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Angel Martino  United States
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Records

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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   Qian Hong (CHN) 58.62 Barcelona, Spain 29 July 1992

Results

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Heats

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Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 Angel Martino   United States 59.31 Q
2 6 3 Amy Van Dyken   United States 1:00.04 Q
3 6 5 Liu Limin   China 1:00.18 Q
4 6 4 Ayari Aoyama   Japan 1:00.20 Q
5 5 5 Susie O'Neill   Australia 1:00.55 Q
6 4 4 Hitomi Kashima   Japan 1:00.85 Q
7 4 5 Cai Huijue   China 1:00.89 Q
8 4 3 Mette Jacobsen   Denmark 1:00.91 Q
9 5 2 Johanna Sjöberg   Sweden 1:01.01 q
10 4 2 Gabrielle Rose   Brazil 1:01.22 q, SA
11 5 7 Sophia Skou   Denmark 1:01.25 q
12 6 6 Svetlana Pozdeyeva   Russia 1:01.29 q
13 6 2 Sarah Evanetz   Canada 1:01.32 q
14 4 7 Julia Voitovitsch   Germany 1:01.47 q
15 5 1 Yelena Nazemnova   Russia 1:01.54 q
16 4 6 Cécile Jeanson   France 1:01.58 q
17 5 6 Ilaria Tocchini   Italy 1:01.83
18 5 3 Angela Kennedy   Australia 1:01.89
19 6 7 María Peláez   Spain 1:01.99
20 3 7 Nataliya Zolotukhina   Ukraine 1:02.18 NR
21 3 5 Anna Uryniuk   Poland 1:02.39
22 3 3 Marja Pärssinen   Finland 1:02.53
23 4 8 Loredana Zisu   Romania 1:02.66
24 4 1 Joscelin Yeo   Singapore 1:02.71
25 6 8 Jessica Amey   Canada 1:02.81
26 2 5 Ana Francisco   Portugal 1:02.98
27 5 8 Caroline Foot   Great Britain 1:03.04
28 3 8 Praphalsai Minpraphal   Thailand 1:03.35
29 3 1 Eydis Konráðsdóttir   Iceland 1:03.41 NR
30 3 2 Mandy Loots   South Africa 1:03.53
31 3 6 Edit Klocker   Hungary 1:03.61
32 3 4 Marion Madine   Ireland 1:03.80
33 2 3 Marcela Kubalčíková   Czech Republic 1:03.82
34 1 5 María del Pilar Pereyra   Argentina 1:03.98 NR
35 2 7 Natalya Baranovskaya   Belarus 1:04.09
36 2 8 Nida Zuhal   Turkey 1:04.11
37 2 2 Nataša Meškovska   Macedonia 1:04.25
38 2 4 Hsieh Shu-ting   Chinese Taipei 1:04.39
39 1 3 Dita Želvienė   Lithuania 1:04.63
40 2 1 Marina Karystinou   Greece 1:05.05
41 1 4 Park Woo-hee   South Korea 1:05.36
42 2 6 Gabrijela Ujčić   Croatia 1:06.85
1 6 Monica Dahl   Namibia DNS
6 1 Sandra Völker   Germany DNS

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 Johanna Sjöberg   Sweden 1:00.76 NR
10 1 Yelena Nazemnova   Russia 1:00.93
11 3 Sophia Skou   Denmark 1:00.95
12 7 Julia Voitovitsch   Germany 1:01.14
13 8 Cécile Jeanson   France 1:01.20
14 5 Gabrielle Rose   Brazil 1:01.39
15 2 Sarah Evanetz   Canada 1:01.44
16 6 Svetlana Pozdeyeva   Russia 1:01.62

Final A

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Amy Van Dyken   United States 59.13
  3 Liu Limin   China 59.14
  4 Angel Martino   United States 59.23
4 7 Hitomi Kashima   Japan 1:00.11
5 2 Susie O'Neill   Australia 1:00.17
6 6 Ayari Aoyama   Japan 1:00.18
7 1 Cai Huijue   China 1:00.46
8 8 Mette Jacobsen   Denmark 1:00.76

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 47. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 47. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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