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200 metres Individual Medley, Women

Date	24 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Su-yeong-jang, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul
Participants	36 from 24 countries

The 1986 World Champion was Kristin Otto, who won golds in four individual events in Seoul, but skipped this one. In her absence there was no real favorite although in 1988 picking an East German to win was a pretty good bet. And 16-year-old Daniela Hunger came through for the gold medal, winning in 2:12.59, the fifth-fastest time ever, and the fastest in four years, which put her third on the all-time performer list. Hunger also won bronze in the 400 IM in Seoul and in Barcelona, would add a bronze in the 200 IM.

The final was led by American Whitney Hedgepeth at 100 metres, but she flagged badly and would finish last. Silver went to Soviet Yelena Dendeberova, silver medalist at the 1986 Worlds behind Otto. The top American was Mary Wayte, who seemed to have qualified third in prelims, only to be disqualified for an illegal kick on her breaststroke leg.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	173	Daniela Hunger	GDR	2:16.23 (1 h5)	–	2:12.59 (1)	Gold
2	304	Yelena Dendeberova	URS	2:15.30 (1 h4)	–	2:13.31 (2)	Silver
3	273	Noëmi Lung	ROU	2:15.55 (1 h3)	–	2:14.85 (3)	Bronze
4	15	Jodie Clatworthy	AUS	2:17.29 (2 h3)	–	2:16.31 (4)
5	196	Marianne Muis	NED	2:16.60 (2 h4)	–	2:16.40 (5)
6	274	Anca Pătrășcoiu	ROU	2:17.39 (2 h5)	–	2:16.70 (6)
7	75	Lin Li	CHN	2:17.09 (3 h4)	–	2:17.42 (7)
8	322	Whitney Hedgepeth	USA	2:17.45 (3 h5)	–	2:17.99 (8)
9	197	Mildred Muis	NED	2:19.46 (5 h3)	2:17.73 (1)	–
10	133	Birgit Lohberg-Schulz	FRG	2:17.46 (3 h3)	2:17.85 (2)	–
11	156	Jean Hill	GBR	2:17.57 (4 h5)	2:19.20 (3)	–
12	292	Anette Philipsson	SWE	2:18.86 (5 h5)	2:19.35 (4)	–
=13	215	Roberta Felotti	ITA	2:19.62 (7 h5)	2:19.63 (=5)	–
=13	345	Anamarija Petričević	YUG	2:19.38 (4 h3)	2:19.63 (=5)	–
15	303	Yuliya Bogachova	URS	2:19.07 (6 h5)	2:19.91 (7)	–
16	233	Yoshie Nishioka	JPN	2:20.20 (5 h4)	2:20.43 (8)	–
17	60	Allison Higson	CAN	2:19.54 (4 h4)	–	–		1
18	141	Svenja Schlicht	FRG	2:20.31 (8 h5)	–	–
19	25	Donna Procter	AUS	2:21.79 (1 h2)	–	–
20	99	Annette Poulsen	DEN	2:21.83 (2 h2)	–	–
21	109	Silvia Parera	ESP	2:22.20 (6 h4)	–	–
22	223	Hiroyo Harada	JPN	2:22.59 (3 h2)	–	–
23	158	Zara Long	GBR	2:22.64 (6 h3)	–	–
24	211	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	ISL	2:22.65 (4 h2)	–	–
25	214	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	2:22.85 (7 h4)	–	–
26	209	Michelle Smith	IRL	2:25.53 (5 h2)	–	–
27	253	Marlene Bruten	MEX	2:26.89 (6 h2)	–	–
28	297	Seto Car-Wai	TPE	2:27.72 (1 h1)	–	–
29	257	Patricia Kohlmann	MEX	2:29.61 (2 h1)	–	–
30	7	Valentina Aracil	ARG	2:31.53 (7 h2)	–	–
31	276	Dipika Chanmugam	SRI	2:33.58 (3 h1)	–	–
32	189	Annemarie Munk	HKG	2:34.32 (4 h1)	–	–
33	295	Kim Chen	TPE	2:35.11 (5 h1)	–	–
34	112	Sharon Pickering	FIJ	2:35.22 (6 h1)	–	–
35	110	Angela Birch	FIJ	2:39.20 (7 h1)	–	–
DQ	340	Mary Wayte	USA	– (DQ h3)	–	–
DNS	45	Tanya Dangalakova	BUL	– (DNS h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	24 September 1988 — 10:00
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Yelena Dendeberova	URS	2:15.30	Q
2	–	Noëmi Lung	ROU	2:15.55	Q
3	–	Daniela Hunger	GDR	2:16.23	Q
4	–	Marianne Muis	NED	2:16.60	Q
5	–	Lin Li	CHN	2:17.09	Q
6	–	Jodie Clatworthy	AUS	2:17.29	Q
7	–	Anca Pătrășcoiu	ROU	2:17.39	Q
8	–	Whitney Hedgepeth	USA	2:17.45	Q
9	–	Birgit Lohberg-Schulz	FRG	2:17.46	q
10	–	Jean Hill	GBR	2:17.57	q
11	–	Anette Philipsson	SWE	2:18.86	q
12	–	Yuliya Bogachova	URS	2:19.07	q
13	–	Anamarija Petričević	YUG	2:19.38	q
14	–	Mildred Muis	NED	2:19.46	q
15	–	Allison Higson	CAN	2:19.54	q
16	–	Roberta Felotti	ITA	2:19.62	q
17	–	Yoshie Nishioka	JPN	2:20.20
18	–	Svenja Schlicht	FRG	2:20.31
19	–	Donna Procter	AUS	2:21.79
20	–	Annette Poulsen	DEN	2:21.83
21	–	Silvia Parera	ESP	2:22.20
22	–	Hiroyo Harada	JPN	2:22.59
23	–	Zara Long	GBR	2:22.64
24	–	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	ISL	2:22.65
25	–	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	2:22.85
26	–	Michelle Smith	IRL	2:25.53
27	–	Marlene Bruten	MEX	2:26.89
28	–	Seto Car-Wai	TPE	2:27.72
29	–	Patricia Kohlmann	MEX	2:29.61
30	–	Valentina Aracil	ARG	2:31.53
31	–	Dipika Chanmugam	SRI	2:33.58
32	–	Annemarie Munk	HKG	2:34.32
33	–	Kim Chen	TPE	2:35.11
34	–	Sharon Pickering	FIJ	2:35.22
35	–	Angela Birch	FIJ	2:39.20
DQ	–	Mary Wayte	USA	–
DNS	–	Tanya Dangalakova	BUL	–

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	–	Seto Car-Wai	TPE	2:27.72	32.21 (2)	1:11.34 (2)	1:52.49 (1)	39.13 (3)	41.15 (1)	35.23 (4)
2	–	Patricia Kohlmann	MEX	2:29.61	31.20 (1)	1:11.27 (1)	1:56.53 (2)	40.07 (6)	45.26 (3)	33.08 (1)
3	–	Dipika Chanmugam	SRI	2:33.58	35.03 (7)	1:13.76 (6)	1:57.35 (3)	38.73 (1)	43.59 (2)	36.23 (6)
4	–	Annemarie Munk	HKG	2:34.32	32.90 (3)	1:13.44 (5)	2:00.37 (5)	40.54 (7)	46.93 (5)	33.95 (2)
5	–	Kim Chen	TPE	2:35.11	34.16 (6)	1:13.83 (7)	1:59.45 (4)	39.67 (4)	45.62 (4)	35.66 (5)
6	–	Sharon Pickering	FIJ	2:35.22	33.31 (5)	1:12.26 (3)	2:00.38 (6)	38.95 (2)	48.12 (6)	34.84 (3)
7	–	Angela Birch	FIJ	2:39.20	33.28 (4)	1:13.27 (4)	2:02.74 (7)	39.99 (5)	49.47 (7)	36.46 (7)

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	–	Donna Procter	AUS	2:21.79	31.23 (1)	1:07.39 (3)	1:49.40 (3)	36.16 (3)	42.01 (3)	32.39 (2)
2	–	Annette Poulsen	DEN	2:21.83	31.49 (4)	1:08.38 (4)	1:49.70 (4)	36.89 (5)	41.32 (2)	32.13 (1)
3	–	Hiroyo Harada	JPN	2:22.59	31.45 (3)	1:07.01 (1)	1:49.04 (2)	35.56 (2)	42.03 (4)	33.55 (4)
4	–	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	ISL	2:22.65	32.18 (6)	1:08.88 (5)	1:48.57 (1)	36.70 (4)	39.69 (1)	34.08 (5)
5	–	Michelle Smith	IRL	2:25.53	31.64 (5)	1:07.17 (2)	1:51.25 (5)	35.53 (1)	44.08 (6)	34.28 (6)
6	–	Marlene Bruten	MEX	2:26.89	31.32 (2)	1:09.07 (6)	1:54.35 (6)	37.75 (6)	45.28 (7)	32.54 (3)
7	–	Valentina Aracil	ARG	2:31.53	33.06 (7)	1:13.36 (7)	1:56.77 (7)	40.30 (7)	43.41 (5)	34.76 (7)

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	–	Noëmi Lung	ROU	2:15.55	30.32 (2)	1:03.75 (1)	1:44.44 (1)	33.43 (1)	40.69 (2)	31.11 (1)	Q
2	–	Jodie Clatworthy	AUS	2:17.29	30.57 (4)	1:05.18 (2)	1:45.33 (2)	34.61 (2)	40.15 (1)	31.96 (4)	Q
3	–	Birgit Lohberg-Schulz	FRG	2:17.46	29.94 (1)	1:05.52 (3)	1:46.34 (3)	35.58 (4)	40.82 (3)	31.12 (2)	q
4	–	Anamarija Petričević	YUG	2:19.38	31.00 (6)	1:06.12 (4)	1:47.00 (4)	35.12 (3)	40.88 (4)	32.38 (5)	q
5	–	Mildred Muis	NED	2:19.46	30.68 (5)	1:06.95 (6)	1:47.97 (5)	36.27 (5)	41.02 (5)	31.49 (3)	q
6	–	Zara Long	GBR	2:22.64	30.54 (3)	1:06.88 (5)	1:49.43 (6)	36.34 (6)	42.55 (6)	33.21 (6)
DQ	–	Mary Wayte	USA	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–
DNS	–	Tanya Dangalakova	BUL	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

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	–	Yelena Dendeberova	URS	2:15.30	30.16 (3)	1:04.90 (3)	1:43.00 (1)	34.74 (3)	38.10 (1)	32.30 (2)	Q
2	–	Marianne Muis	NED	2:16.60	29.99 (2)	1:04.24 (2)	1:45.43 (3)	34.25 (2)	41.19 (7)	31.17 (1)	Q
3	–	Lin Li	CHN	2:17.09	29.51 (1)	1:03.58 (1)	1:44.54 (2)	34.07 (1)	40.96 (6)	32.55 (3)	Q
4	–	Allison Higson	CAN	2:19.54	31.04 (5)	1:08.05 (5)	1:46.37 (4)	37.01 (5)	38.32 (2)	33.17 (5)	q
5	–	Yoshie Nishioka	JPN	2:20.20	30.74 (4)	1:07.35 (4)	1:46.64 (5)	36.61 (4)	39.29 (4)	33.56 (6)
6	–	Silvia Parera	ESP	2:22.20	31.43 (7)	1:09.74 (7)	1:49.35 (7)	38.31 (7)	39.61 (5)	32.85 (4)
7	–	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	2:22.85	31.22 (6)	1:09.24 (6)	1:47.86 (6)	38.02 (6)	38.62 (3)	34.99 (7)

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	–	Daniela Hunger	GDR	2:16.23	29.39 (1)	1:04.20 (3)	1:44.93 (2)	34.81 (5)	40.73 (4)	31.30 (1)	Q
2	–	Anca Pătrășcoiu	ROU	2:17.39	29.78 (2)	1:03.45 (2)	1:45.19 (3)	33.67 (2)	41.74 (6)	32.20 (2)	Q
3	–	Whitney Hedgepeth	USA	2:17.45	29.98 (3)	1:02.33 (1)	1:45.23 (4)	32.35 (1)	42.90 (8)	32.22 (3)	Q
4	–	Jean Hill	GBR	2:17.57	30.09 (4)	1:05.54 (5)	1:43.81 (1)	35.45 (7)	38.27 (1)	33.76 (8)	q
5	–	Anette Philipsson	SWE	2:18.86	31.31 (8)	1:05.88 (6)	1:46.60 (6)	34.57 (4)	40.72 (3)	32.26 (4)	q
6	–	Yuliya Bogachova	URS	2:19.07	30.71 (6)	1:07.03 (8)	1:46.09 (5)	36.32 (8)	39.06 (2)	32.98 (6)	q
7	–	Roberta Felotti	ITA	2:19.62	31.10 (7)	1:06.00 (7)	1:46.93 (7)	34.90 (6)	40.93 (5)	32.69 (5)	q
8	–	Svenja Schlicht	FRG	2:20.31	30.18 (5)	1:04.45 (4)	1:47.10 (8)	34.27 (3)	42.65 (7)	33.21 (7)

B Final

Date	24 September 1988 — 20:00

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	–	Mildred Muis	NED	2:17.73	30.31 (2)	1:05.94 (2)	1:46.53 (3)	35.63 (3)	40.59 (6)	31.20 (1)
2	–	Birgit Lohberg-Schulz	FRG	2:17.85	29.87 (1)	1:05.02 (1)	1:46.41 (2)	35.15 (1)	41.39 (8)	31.44 (2)
3	–	Jean Hill	GBR	2:19.20	30.36 (3)	1:06.61 (3)	1:46.18 (1)	36.25 (7)	39.57 (2)	33.02 (6)
4	–	Anette Philipsson	SWE	2:19.35	31.62 (8)	1:06.85 (5)	1:47.20 (6)	35.23 (2)	40.35 (4)	32.15 (5)
=5	–	Roberta Felotti	ITA	2:19.63	31.42 (7)	1:07.22 (7)	1:47.70 (7)	35.80 (4)	40.48 (5)	31.93 (4)
=5	–	Anamarija Petričević	YUG	2:19.63	30.96 (6)	1:07.05 (6)	1:47.71 (8)	36.09 (6)	40.66 (7)	31.92 (3)
7	–	Yuliya Bogachova	URS	2:19.91	30.61 (4)	1:06.63 (4)	1:46.83 (5)	36.02 (5)	40.20 (3)	33.08 (7)
8	–	Yoshie Nishioka	JPN	2:20.43	30.87 (5)	1:07.59 (8)	1:46.66 (4)	36.72 (8)	39.07 (1)	33.77 (8)

Final Round

Date	24 September 1988 — 20:00

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	–	Daniela Hunger	GDR	2:12.59	28.97 (1)	1:03.18 (2)	1:42.08 (2)	34.21 (6)	38.90 (2)	30.51 (1)	OR
2	–	Yelena Dendeberova	URS	2:13.31	29.78 (5)	1:03.55 (4)	1:41.39 (1)	33.77 (=2)	37.84 (1)	31.92 (4)
3	–	Noëmi Lung	ROU	2:14.85	30.34 (8)	1:03.67 (5)	1:43.57 (3)	33.33 (1)	39.90 (4)	31.28 (2)
4	–	Jodie Clatworthy	AUS	2:16.31	29.99 (6)	1:04.83 (8)	1:44.31 (4)	34.84 (8)	39.48 (3)	32.00 (5)
5	–	Marianne Muis	NED	2:16.40	30.00 (7)	1:04.08 (6)	1:45.07 (7)	34.08 (5)	40.99 (6)	31.33 (3)
6	–	Anca Pătrășcoiu	ROU	2:16.70	29.51 (4)	1:03.28 (3)	1:44.46 (5)	33.77 (=2)	41.18 (7)	32.24 (7)
7	–	Lin Li	CHN	2:17.42	29.46 (3)	1:04.16 (7)	1:45.04 (6)	34.70 (7)	40.88 (5)	32.38 (8)
8	–	Whitney Hedgepeth	USA	2:17.99	28.98 (2)	1:02.92 (1)	1:45.97 (8)	33.94 (4)	43.05 (8)	32.02 (6)