| | Event type
200 metres Breaststroke, Women
| Date | 21 July 1976 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Piscine olympique, Montréal, Québec |
| Participants | 38 from 21 countries |
The Soviet Union has never been a great swimming power, except in the women’s breaststroke. And in Montréal nobody was winning individual events among the women except for swimmers from the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), as they won 10 of 11 individual gold medals, and they had two favorites in this event in world record holder Karla Linke and 1975 World Champion Hannelore Anke. But they did not win, nor did they even send a swimmer to the podium. Prior to this event, only the United States (11 times), Australia (1956 100 freestyle), and East Germany (1976 200 butterfly) had ever swept the medals at an Olympic women’s swimming event. But in this event the Soviet Union became the fourth nation on that list, as Marina Koshevaya won gold, and led Maryna Yurchenia and Lyubov Rusanova to the medal stand. Koshevaya was dominant in winning with 2:33.35, over 1½ seconds better than Linke’s world record and nearly three seconds ahead of Yurchenia.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 208 | Marina Koshevaya |  URS | 2:35.14 (1 h1) | 2:33.35 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 204 | Marina Yurchenya | URS | 2:37.92 (1 h2) | 2:36.08 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 211 | Lyubov Rusanova | URS | 2:37.45 (2 h4) | 2:36.22 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 98 | Hannelore Anke |  GDR | 2:37.21 (1 h4) | 2:36.49 (4) | |||
| 5 | 107 | Karla Linke | GDR | 2:37.13 (1 h5) | 2:36.97 (5) | |||
| 6 | 108 | Carola Nitschke | GDR | 2:39.06 (2 h5) | 2:38.27 (6) | |||
| 7 | 93 | Maggie Kelly |  GBR | 2:39.01 (1 h3) | 2:38.37 (7) | |||
| 8 | 96 | Debbie Rudd | GBR | 2:38.26 (2 h1) | 2:39.01 (8) | |||
| 9 | 36 | Joann Baker |  CAN | 2:39.27 (2 h3) | – | |||
| 10 | 137 | Wijda Mazereeuw |  NED | 2:39.59 (3 h5) | – | |||
| 11 | 38 | Lisa Borsholt | CAN | 2:39.94 (3 h3) | – | |||
| 12 | 63 | Susanne Nielsson |  DEN | 2:41.09 (2 h2) | – | |||
| 13 | 196 | Ann-Sofi Roos |  SWE | 2:41.38 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 14 | 91 | Christine Jarvis | GBR | 2:41.61 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 15 | 241 | Lauri Siering |  USA | 2:41.66 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 16 | 238 | Marcia Morey | USA | 2:41.85 (3 h1) | – | |||
| 17 | 127 | Dagmar Rehak |  FRG | 2:41.98 (3 h4) | – | |||
| 18 | 178 | Anna Skolarczyk |  POL | 2:42.05 (4 h4) | – | |||
| 19 | – | Gaby Askamp | FRG | 2:42.58 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 20 | 11 | Judy Hudson |  AUS | 2:43.88 (5 h4) | – | |||
| 21 | 159 | Kazuyo Inaba |  JPN | 2:44.08 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 22 | 157 | Toshiko Haruoka | JPN | 2:44.11 (4 h5) | – | |||
| 23 | – | Melanie MacKay | CAN | 2:45.08 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 24 | 187 | Anette Fredriksson | SWE | 2:45.31 (6 h4) | – | |||
| 25 | 230 | Janis Hape | USA | 2:45.57 (5 h5) | – | |||
| 26 | 73 | Annick de Susini |  FRA | 2:45.63 (5 h3) | – | |||
| 27 | 62 | Karin Deleurand | DEN | 2:45.96 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 28 | 162 | Chiharu Mori | JPN | 2:46.04 (7 h3) | – | |||
| 29 | 25 | Colette Crabbe |  BEL | 2:47.16 (7 h4) | – | |||
| 30 | 24 | Véronique Brisy | BEL | 2:47.55 (6 h5) | – | |||
| 31 | 31 | Cristina Teixeira |  BRA | 2:47.69 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 32 | 16 | Allison Smith | AUS | 2:50.11 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 33 | 167 | Beatriz Camuñas |  MEX | 2:50.78 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 34 | 181 | Ángela López |  PUR | 2:52.71 (8 h4) | – | |||
| 35 | 177 | Nancy Deaño |  PHI | 2:53.08 (7 h5) | – | |||
| 36 | 219 | Elena Ospitaletche |  URU | 2:53.60 (8 h3) | – | |||
| 37 | 253 | Dacyl Pérez |  VEN | 2:56.76 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 38 | – | Patricia Spohn |  ARG | 2:59.51 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 140 | Éva Kiss |  HUN | – (DNS h1) | – |
Round One
| Date | 21 July 1976 — 10:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Marina Koshevaya | URS | 2:35.14 | 36.74 (2) | 1:16.69 (2) | 1:56.07 (1) | 39.95 (2) | 39.38 (1) | 39.07 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Debbie Rudd | GBR | 2:38.26 | 36.00 (1) | 1:15.86 (1) | 1:56.93 (2) | 39.86 (1) | 41.07 (2) | 41.33 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Marcia Morey | USA | 2:41.85 | 38.03 (3) | 1:19.04 (3) | 2:00.43 (3) | 41.01 (3) | 41.39 (3) | 41.42 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Cristina Teixeira | BRA | 2:47.69 | 38.17 (4) | 1:20.48 (4) | 2:03.58 (4) | 42.31 (4) | 43.10 (4) | 44.11 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Allison Smith | AUS | 2:50.11 | 39.06 (6) | 1:21.82 (5) | 2:05.61 (5) | 42.76 (5) | 43.79 (5) | 44.50 (6) | ||
| 6 | – | Beatriz Camuñas | MEX | 2:50.78 | 38.88 (5) | 1:22.25 (6) | 2:06.31 (6) | 43.37 (6) | 44.06 (6) | 44.47 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Dacyl Pérez | VEN | 2:56.76 | 40.45 (7) | 1:24.86 (7) | 2:10.82 (7) | 44.41 (7) | 45.96 (7) | 45.94 (7) | ||
| – | Éva Kiss | HUN | – | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – | – | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Marina Yurchenya | URS | 2:37.92 | 36.81 (3) | 1:17.29 (1) | 1:57.77 (1) | 40.48 (1) | 40.48 (1) | 40.15 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Susanne Nielsson | DEN | 2:41.09 | 36.39 (1) | 1:17.68 (2) | 1:58.82 (2) | 41.29 (4) | 41.14 (2) | 42.27 (6) | ||
| 3 | – | Ann-Sofi Roos | SWE | 2:41.38 | 37.24 (6) | 1:18.57 (6) | 2:00.26 (5) | 41.33 (5) | 41.69 (4) | 41.12 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Christine Jarvis | GBR | 2:41.61 | 36.72 (2) | 1:17.84 (3) | 1:59.64 (4) | 41.12 (3) | 41.80 (5) | 41.97 (5) | ||
| 5 | – | Lauri Siering | USA | 2:41.66 | 37.27 (7) | 1:17.93 (4) | 1:59.32 (3) | 40.66 (2) | 41.39 (3) | 42.34 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Gaby Askamp | FRG | 2:42.58 | 37.10 (5) | 1:18.48 (5) | 2:00.64 (6) | 41.38 (6) | 42.16 (6) | 41.94 (3) | ||
| 7 | – | Kazuyo Inaba | JPN | 2:44.08 | 37.01 (4) | 1:19.30 (7) | 2:02.12 (7) | 42.29 (7) | 42.82 (7) | 41.96 (4) | ||
| 8 | – | Patricia Spohn | ARG | 2:59.51 | 39.03 (8) | 1:23.97 (8) | 2:10.79 (8) | 44.94 (8) | 46.82 (8) | 48.72 (8) |
Heat #3
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Maggie Kelly | GBR | 2:39.01 | 35.92 (1) | 1:16.34 (1) | 1:57.90 (2) | 40.42 (1) | 41.56 (3) | 41.11 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Joann Baker | CAN | 2:39.27 | 36.23 (2) | 1:16.66 (2) | 1:57.66 (1) | 40.43 (2) | 41.00 (1) | 41.61 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Lisa Borsholt | CAN | 2:39.94 | 36.29 (3) | 1:17.09 (3) | 1:58.52 (3) | 40.80 (3) | 41.43 (2) | 41.42 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Melanie MacKay | CAN | 2:45.08 | 38.84 (7) | 1:20.67 (6) | 2:02.74 (5) | 41.83 (5) | 42.07 (4) | 42.34 (5) | ||
| 5 | – | Annick de Susini | FRA | 2:45.63 | 38.76 (6) | 1:21.38 (7) | 2:03.57 (7) | 42.62 (7) | 42.19 (5) | 42.06 (4) | ||
| 6 | – | Karin Deleurand | DEN | 2:45.96 | 37.73 (4) | 1:19.21 (4) | 2:02.11 (4) | 41.48 (4) | 42.90 (6) | 43.85 (8) | ||
| 7 | – | Chiharu Mori | JPN | 2:46.04 | 37.99 (5) | 1:20.18 (5) | 2:03.18 (6) | 42.19 (6) | 43.00 (7) | 42.86 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Elena Ospitaletche | URU | 2:53.60 | 38.99 (8) | 1:24.15 (8) | 2:10.07 (8) | 45.16 (8) | 45.92 (8) | 43.53 (7) |
Heat #4
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Hannelore Anke | GDR | 2:37.21 | 34.87 (1) | 1:15.57 (1) | 1:56.75 (1) | 40.70 (2) | 41.18 (2) | 40.46 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Lyubov Rusanova | URS | 2:37.45 | 36.46 (2) | 1:16.54 (2) | 1:56.76 (2) | 40.08 (1) | 40.22 (1) | 40.69 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Dagmar Rehak | FRG | 2:41.98 | 36.87 (3) | 1:17.95 (3) | 1:59.84 (3) | 41.08 (3) | 41.89 (4) | 42.14 (4) | ||
| 4 | – | Anna Skolarczyk | POL | 2:42.05 | 36.94 (4) | 1:18.09 (4) | 2:00.09 (4) | 41.15 (4) | 42.00 (5) | 41.96 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Judy Hudson | AUS | 2:43.88 | 38.32 (6) | 1:19.96 (6) | 2:01.56 (5) | 41.64 (5) | 41.60 (3) | 42.32 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Anette Fredriksson | SWE | 2:45.31 | 37.22 (5) | 1:19.00 (5) | 2:01.79 (6) | 41.78 (6) | 42.79 (7) | 43.52 (7) | ||
| 7 | – | Colette Crabbe | BEL | 2:47.16 | 39.25 (8) | 1:21.67 (7) | 2:04.42 (7) | 42.42 (7) | 42.75 (6) | 42.74 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Ángela López | PUR | 2:52.71 | 38.88 (7) | 1:22.21 (8) | 2:07.46 (8) | 43.33 (8) | 45.25 (8) | 45.25 (8) |
Heat #5
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Karla Linke | GDR | 2:37.13 | 36.01 (2) | 1:15.88 (2) | 1:56.64 (1) | 39.87 (1) | 40.76 (1) | 40.49 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Carola Nitschke | GDR | 2:39.06 | 35.07 (1) | 1:15.62 (1) | 1:57.35 (2) | 40.55 (3) | 41.73 (3) | 41.71 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Wijda Mazereeuw | NED | 2:39.59 | 36.17 (3) | 1:16.61 (3) | 1:58.07 (3) | 40.44 (2) | 41.46 (2) | 41.52 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Toshiko Haruoka | JPN | 2:44.11 | 37.90 (5) | 1:19.22 (4) | 2:01.37 (4) | 41.32 (4) | 42.15 (4) | 42.74 (6) | ||
| 5 | – | Janis Hape | USA | 2:45.57 | 37.81 (4) | 1:20.36 (5) | 2:02.89 (5) | 42.55 (5) | 42.53 (5) | 42.68 (4) | ||
| 6 | – | Véronique Brisy | BEL | 2:47.55 | 39.53 (7) | 1:22.13 (7) | 2:04.85 (6) | 42.60 (6) | 42.72 (6) | 42.70 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Nancy Deaño | PHI | 2:53.08 | 38.93 (6) | 1:21.91 (6) | 2:06.85 (7) | 42.98 (7) | 44.94 (7) | 46.23 (7) |
Final Round
| Date | 21 July 1976 — 19:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Marina Koshevaya | URS | 2:33.35 | 36.63 (6) | 1:16.42 (5) | 1:55.51 (1) | 39.79 (4) | 39.09 (1) | 37.84 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Marina Yurchenya | URS | 2:36.08 | 36.35 (4) | 1:15.82 (4) | 1:55.69 (2) | 39.47 (1) | 39.87 (2) | 40.39 (4) | ||
| 3 | – | Lyubov Rusanova | URS | 2:36.22 | 36.72 (=7) | 1:16.52 (6) | 1:56.45 (5) | 39.80 (5) | 39.93 (3) | 39.77 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Hannelore Anke | GDR | 2:36.49 | 36.72 (=7) | 1:16.53 (7) | 1:57.26 (7) | 39.81 (6) | 40.73 (6) | 39.23 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Karla Linke | GDR | 2:36.97 | 36.15 (3) | 1:15.80 (3) | 1:56.48 (6) | 39.65 (3) | 40.68 (4) | 40.49 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Carola Nitschke | GDR | 2:38.27 | 34.91 (1) | 1:15.34 (2) | 1:56.03 (3) | 40.43 (7) | 40.69 (5) | 42.24 (=7) | ||
| 7 | – | Maggie Kelly | GBR | 2:38.37 | 35.36 (2) | 1:14.89 (1) | 1:56.13 (4) | 39.53 (2) | 41.24 (7) | 42.24 (=7) | ||
| 8 | – | Debbie Rudd | GBR | 2:39.01 | 36.46 (5) | 1:16.93 (8) | 1:58.45 (8) | 40.47 (8) | 41.52 (8) | 40.56 (6) |