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Swimming — 100 metres Backstroke, Women

Times held 23
Total participants 599
Total countries 109

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1924 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 10 5
1928 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 12 7
1932 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 12 7
1936 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 21 12
1948 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 24 16
1952 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 20 14
1956 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 23 14
1960 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 30 19
1964 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 31 17
1968 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 40 23
1972 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 37 21
1976 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 34 21
1980 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 26 18
1984 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 31 21
1988 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 41 30
1992 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 45 31
1996 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 36 30
2000 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 46 39
2004 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 42 35
2008 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 48 37
2012 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 45 38
2016 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 34 29
2020 100 metres Backstroke, Women Olympic 41 34

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1924 Sybil BauerUSA Phyllis HardingGBR Aileen RigginUSA
1928 Zus BraunNED Ellen KingGBR Joyce CooperGBR
1932 Eleanor HolmUSA Bonnie MealingAUS Valerie DaviesGBR
1936 Nida SenffNED Rie MastenbroekNED Alice BridgesUSA
1948 Karen Margrethe HarupDEN Suzanne ZimmermanUSA Judy-Joy DaviesAUS
1952 Joan HarrisonRSA Geertje WielemaNED Jean StewartNZL
1956 Judith GrinhamGBR Carin ConeUSA Margaret EdwardsGBR
1960 Lynn BurkeUSA Natalie StewardGBR Satoko TanakaJPN
1964 Cathy FergusonUSA Kiki CaronFRA Ginny DuenkelUSA
1968 Kaye HallUSA Elaine TannerCAN Jane SwagertyUSA
1972 Melissa BeloteUSA Andrea GyarmatiHUN Susie AtwoodUSA
1976 Ulrike RichterGDR Birgit TreiberGDR Nancy GarapickCAN
1980 Rica ReinischGDR Ina KleberGDR Petra RiedelGDR
1984 Theresa AndrewsUSA Betsy MitchellUSA Jolanda de RoverNED
1988 Kristin OttoGDR Krisztina EgerszegiHUN Cornelia SirchGDR
1992 Krisztina EgerszegiHUN Tünde SzabóHUN Lea LovelessUSA
1996 Beth BotsfordUSA Whitney HedgepethUSA Marianne KrielRSA
2000 Diana MocanuROU Mai NakamuraJPN Nina ZhivanevskayaESP
2004 Natalie CoughlinUSA Kirsty CoventryZIM Laure ManaudouFRA
2008 Natalie CoughlinUSA Kirsty CoventryZIM Margaret HoelzerUSA
2012 Missy FranklinUSA Emily SeebohmAUS Aya TerakawaJPN
2016 Katinka HosszúHUN Kathleen BakerUSA Kylie Masse
Fu Yuanhui		CAN
CHN
2020 Kaylee McKeownAUS Kylie MasseCAN Regan SmithUSA

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 11 5 8 24
East Germany GDR 3 2 2 7
Hungary HUN 2 3 0 5
Netherlands NED 2 2 1 5
Great Britain GBR 1 3 3 7
Australia AUS 1 2 1 4
South Africa RSA 1 0 1 2
Denmark DEN 1 0 0 1
Romania ROU 1 0 0 1
Canada CAN 0 2 2 4
Zimbabwe ZIM 0 2 0 2
Japan JPN 0 1 2 3
France FRA 0 1 1 2
New Zealand NZL 0 0 1 1
People's Republic of China CHN 0 0 1 1
Spain ESP 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Natalie Coughlin USA 2 0 0 2
Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 1 1 0 2
Karen Margrethe Harup DEN 1 0 0 1
Judith Grinham GBR 1 0 0 1
Kristin Otto GDR 1 0 0 1
Rica Reinisch GDR 1 0 0 1
Ulrike Richter GDR 1 0 0 1
Zus Philipsen-Braun NED 1 0 0 1
Nida Senff NED 1 0 0 1
Joan Harrison RSA 1 0 0 1
Theresa Andrews USA 1 0 0 1
Sybil Bauer USA 1 0 0 1
Melissa Belote USA 1 0 0 1
Beth Botsford USA 1 0 0 1
Lynn Burke USA 1 0 0 1
Cathy Ferguson USA 1 0 0 1
Kaye Hall USA 1 0 0 1
Eleanor Holm USA 1 0 0 1
Diana Mocanu ROU 1 0 0 1
Katinka Hosszú HUN 1 0 0 1
Missy Franklin USA 1 0 0 1
Kaylee McKeown AUS 1 0 0 1