Date | 10 – 12 August 2008 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Beijing Guojia Youyong Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing |
Participants | 49 from 39 countries |
Since winning a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics as a fifteen year old, Leisel Jones of Australia had clearly been the dominant force in this event. Despite this doubts still remained about her ability to cope with the big occasion as she been favourite for both the 2003 World Championships and 2004 Olympics but had been defeated on both occasions. She had rebounded by winning both 100 and 200 metre world breaststroke titles in 2005 and 2007 but the Beijing Olympics would be the acid test on her capabilities of dealing with pressure. Starting with an Olympic record in the heats Jones found redemption for her performance in the Athens Games by being a class above her opposition in each of the her three races. The biggest surprise was that she failed to challenge her own world record.
Finishing second behind Jones was American Rebecca Soni. Although had qualified for the US team at 200 metres breaststroke she had originally missed a place at the 100 after finishing 4th at the US trials. She inherited her place after Jessica Hardy was withdrawn following a doping irregularity but only because the qualifying rules would not allow alternate Tara Kirk to be called into the Olympic team. Mirna Jukic’s bronze was the first by a Austrian woman in an individual swimming event.
Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
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1 | Leisel Jones | AUS | 1:05.64 (1 h7) | 1:05.80 (1 h2) | 1:05.17 (1) | Gold | ||
2 | Rebecca Soni | USA | 1:07.44 (2 h5) | 1:07.07 (1 h1) | 1:06.73 (2) | Silver | ||
3 | Mirna Jukic | AUT | 1:07.06 (1 h5) | 1:07.27 (2 h2) | 1:07.34 (3) | Bronze | ||
4 | Yuliya Yefimova | RUS | 1:06.08 (2 h7) | 1:07.50 (2 h1) | 1:07.43 (4) | |||
5 | Megan Jendrick | USA | 1:08.07 (5 h7) | 1:08.07 (4 h2) | 1:07.62 (5) | |||
6 | Tarnee White | AUS | 1:07.83 (2 h6) | 1:07.48 (3 h2) | 1:07.63 (6) | |||
7 | Sun Ye | CHN | 1:07.81 (1 h6) | 1:07.72 (3 h1) | 1:08.08 (7) | |||
8 | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 1:08.36 (6 h5) | 1:08.23 (5 h2) | 1:08.43 (8) | |||
9 | Joline Höstman | SWE | 1:07.91 (4 h7) | 1:08.26 (4 h1) | – | |||
10 | Annamay Pierse | CAN | 1:08.25 (5 h5) | 1:08.27 (6 h2) | – | |||
11 | Kate Haywood | GBR | 1:08.18 (3 h6) | 1:08.36 (7 h2) | – | |||
12 | Chen Huijia | CHN | 1:08.24 (4 h5) | 1:08.60 (5 h1) | – | |||
=13 | Jillian Tyler | CAN | 1:08.13 (3 h5) | 1:09.00 (=6 h1) | – | |||
=13 | Elise Matthysen | BEL | 1:08.37 (6 h7) | 1:09.00 (=6 h1) | – | |||
15 | Kirsty Balfour | GBR | 1:08.30 (4 h6) | 1:09.23 (8 h1) | – | |||
16 | Suzaan van Biljon | RSA | 1:07.55 (3 h7) | 1:09.56 (8 h2) | – | |||
17 | Megumi Taneda | JPN | 1:08.45 (5 h6) | – | – | |||
18 | Yelena Bogomazova | RUS | 1:08.63 (7 h7) | – | – | |||
19 | Sara El-Bekri | MAR | 1:08.66 (1 h3) | – | – | |||
20 | Sarah Poewe | GER | 1:08.69 (6 h6) | – | – | |||
21 | Hanna Westrin | SWE | 1:08.80 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
22 | Roberta Panara | ITA | 1:08.90 (1 h4) | – | – | |||
23 | Jeong Seul-Gi | KOR | 1:09.26 (2 h4) | – | – | |||
24 | Yuliya Pidlisna | UKR | 1:09.72 (8 h6) | – | – | |||
25 | Hanna Khlistunova | UKR | 1:09.95 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
26 | Diana Gomes | POR | 1:10.02 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
27 | Ina Kapishina | BLR | 1:10.15 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
28 | Buse Günaydın | TUR | 1:10.45 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
29 | Sophie de Ronchi | FRA | 1:10.46 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
30 | Angeliki Exarchou | GRE | 1:10.47 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
31 | Adriana Marmolejo | MEX | 1:10.73 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
32 | Nicolette Teo | SGP | 1:10.75 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
33 | Smiljana Marinović | CRO | 1:10.94 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
34 | Yekaterina Sadovnik | KAZ | 1:11.14 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
35 | Jolijn van Valkengoed | NED | 1:11.26 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
36 | Sonja Schöber | GER | 1:11.36 (8 h7) | – | – | |||
37 | Liliana Guiscardo | ARG | 1:11.43 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
38 | Valeria Silva | PER | 1:11.64 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
39 | Tatiane Sakemi | BRA | 1:11.75 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
40 | Erla Haraldsdóttir | ISL | 1:11.78 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
41 | Réka Pecz | HUN | 1:12.17 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
42 | Danielle Beaubrun | LCA | 1:12.85 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
43 | Nađa Higl | SRB | 1:13.19 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
44 | Mayumi Raheem | SRI | 1:15.33 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
45 | Nibal Yamout | LBN | 1:16.17 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
46 | Oksana Hətəmxanova | AZE | 1:20.22 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
47 | Asmahan Farhat | LBA | 1:21.68 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
48 | Ana Salnik'ova | GEO | 1:21.70 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
49 | Mariam Keita | MLI | 1:24.26 (3 h1) | – | – |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 5 | Asmahan Farhat | LBA | 1:21.68 | 0.73 | |||
2 | 4 | Ana Salnik'ova | GEO | 1:21.70 | 0.80 | |||
3 | 3 | Mariam Keita | MLI | 1:24.26 | 0.75 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Yekaterina Sadovnik | KAZ | 1:11.14 | 0.95 | |||
2 | 5 | Valeria Silva | PER | 1:11.64 | 0.84 | |||
3 | 6 | Danielle Beaubrun | LCA | 1:12.85 | 0.78 | |||
4 | 3 | Mayumi Raheem | SRI | 1:15.33 | 0.90 | |||
5 | 2 | Nibal Yamout | LBN | 1:16.17 | 0.76 | |||
6 | 7 | Oksana Hətəmxanova | AZE | 1:20.22 | 0.92 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 2 | Sara El-Bekri | MAR | 1:08.66 | 0.74 | |||
2 | 6 | Adriana Marmolejo | MEX | 1:10.73 | 0.69 | |||
3 | 3 | Smiljana Marinović | CRO | 1:10.94 | 0.88 | |||
4 | 4 | Liliana Guiscardo | ARG | 1:11.43 | 0.78 | |||
5 | 8 | Tatiane Sakemi | BRA | 1:11.75 | 0.65 | |||
6 | 5 | Erla Haraldsdóttir | ISL | 1:11.78 | 0.84 | |||
7 | 1 | Réka Pecz | HUN | 1:12.17 | 0.83 | |||
8 | 7 | Nađa Higl | SRB | 1:13.19 | 0.84 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Roberta Panara | ITA | 1:08.90 | 0.82 | |||
2 | 5 | Jeong Seul-Gi | KOR | 1:09.26 | 0.87 | |||
3 | 2 | Diana Gomes | POR | 1:10.02 | 0.77 | |||
4 | 3 | Ina Kapishina | BLR | 1:10.15 | 0.73 | |||
5 | 1 | Buse Günaydın | TUR | 1:10.45 | 0.75 | |||
6 | 6 | Angeliki Exarchou | GRE | 1:10.47 | 0.78 | |||
7 | 7 | Nicolette Teo | SGP | 1:10.75 | 0.77 | |||
8 | 8 | Jolijn van Valkengoed | NED | 1:11.26 | 0.87 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 6 | Mirna Jukic | AUT | 1:07.06 | 0.73 | |||
2 | 4 | Rebecca Soni | USA | 1:07.44 | 0.74 | |||
3 | 7 | Jillian Tyler | CAN | 1:08.13 | 0.79 | |||
4 | 2 | Chen Huijia | CHN | 1:08.24 | 0.76 | |||
5 | 3 | Annamay Pierse | CAN | 1:08.25 | 0.80 | |||
6 | 1 | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 1:08.36 | 0.81 | |||
7 | 5 | Hanna Khlistunova | UKR | 1:09.95 | 0.86 | |||
8 | 8 | Sophie de Ronchi | FRA | 1:10.46 | 0.76 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 1 | Sun Ye | CHN | 1:07.81 | 0.72 | |||
2 | 4 | Tarnee White | AUS | 1:07.83 | 0.75 | |||
3 | 3 | Kate Haywood | GBR | 1:08.18 | 0.93 | |||
4 | 2 | Kirsty Balfour | GBR | 1:08.30 | 0.77 | |||
5 | 6 | Megumi Taneda | JPN | 1:08.45 | 0.83 | |||
6 | 5 | Sarah Poewe | GER | 1:08.69 | 0.68 | |||
7 | 7 | Hanna Westrin | SWE | 1:08.80 | 0.83 | |||
8 | 8 | Yuliya Pidlisna | UKR | 1:09.72 | 0.77 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Leisel Jones | AUS | 1:05.64 | 0.85 | |||
2 | 3 | Yuliya Yefimova | RUS | 1:06.08 | 0.80 | |||
3 | 1 | Suzaan van Biljon | RSA | 1:07.55 | 0.74 | |||
4 | 6 | Joline Höstman | SWE | 1:07.91 | 0.80 | |||
5 | 5 | Megan Jendrick | USA | 1:08.07 | 0.72 | |||
6 | 8 | Elise Matthysen | BEL | 1:08.37 | 0.81 | |||
7 | 2 | Yelena Bogomazova | RUS | 1:08.63 | 0.76 | |||
8 | 7 | Sonja Schöber | GER | 1:11.36 | 0.79 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 5 | Rebecca Soni | USA | 1:07.07 | 0.70 | |||
2 | 4 | Yuliya Yefimova | RUS | 1:07.50 | 0.75 | |||
3 | 3 | Sun Ye | CHN | 1:07.72 | 0.73 | |||
4 | 6 | Joline Höstman | SWE | 1:08.26 | 0.75 | |||
5 | 7 | Chen Huijia | CHN | 1:08.60 | 0.76 | |||
=6 | 2 | Jillian Tyler | CAN | 1:09.00 | 0.79 | |||
=6 | 8 | Elise Matthysen | BEL | 1:09.00 | 0.77 | |||
8 | 1 | Kirsty Balfour | GBR | 1:09.23 | 0.78 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Leisel Jones | AUS | 1:05.80 | 0.83 | |||
2 | 5 | Mirna Jukic | AUT | 1:07.27 | 0.75 | |||
3 | 6 | Tarnee White | AUS | 1:07.48 | 0.75 | |||
4 | 2 | Megan Jendrick | USA | 1:08.07 | 0.64 | |||
5 | 8 | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 1:08.23 | 0.78 | |||
6 | 1 | Annamay Pierse | CAN | 1:08.27 | 0.78 | |||
7 | 7 | Kate Haywood | GBR | 1:08.36 | 0.85 | |||
8 | 3 | Suzaan van Biljon | RSA | 1:09.56 | 0.73 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Leisel Jones | AUS | 1:05.17 | 0.82 | |||
2 | 5 | Rebecca Soni | USA | 1:06.73 | 0.73 | |||
3 | 3 | Mirna Jukic | AUT | 1:07.34 | 0.81 | |||
4 | 2 | Yuliya Yefimova | RUS | 1:07.43 | 0.78 | |||
5 | 1 | Megan Jendrick | USA | 1:07.62 | 0.67 | |||
6 | 6 | Tarnee White | AUS | 1:07.63 | 0.77 | |||
7 | 7 | Sun Ye | CHN | 1:08.08 | 0.72 | |||
8 | 8 | Asami Kitagawa | JPN | 1:08.43 | 0.74 |