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Women's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date24 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors37 from 25 nations
Winning time2:12.59 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniela Hunger  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yelena Dendeberova  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Noemi Lung  Romania
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Swimming at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Ute Geweniger (GDR) 2:11.73 Magdeburg, East Germany 4 July 1981
Olympic record  Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:12.24 Los Angeles, United States 3 August 1984

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
24 September Final A Daniela Hunger  East Germany 2:12.59 OR

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Yelena Dendeberova  Soviet Union 2:15.30 Q
2 3 Noemi Lung  Romania 2:15.55 Q
3 5 Daniela Hunger  East Germany 2:16.23 Q
4 4 Marianne Muis  Netherlands 2:16.60 Q
5 4 Lin Li  China 2:17.09 Q
6 3 Jodie Clatworthy  Australia 2:17.29 Q
7 5 Anca Pătrășcoiu  Romania 2:17.39 Q
8 5 Whitney Hedgepeth  United States 2:17.45 Q
9 3 Birgit Lohberg-Schulz  West Germany 2:17.46 q
10 5 Jean Hill  Great Britain 2:17.57 q
11 5 Anette Philipsson  Sweden 2:18.86 q
12 5 Yuliya Bogacheva  Soviet Union 2:19.07 q
13 3 Anamarija Petričević  Yugoslavia 2:19.38 q
14 3 Mildred Muis  Netherlands 2:19.46 q
15 4 Allison Higson  Canada 2:19.54 q, WD
16 5 Roberta Felotti  Italy 2:19.62 q
17 4 Yoshie Nishioka  Japan 2:20.20 q
18 5 Svenja Schlicht  West Germany 2:20.31
19 2 Donna Procter  Australia 2:21.79
20 2 Annette Poulsen  Denmark 2:21.83
21 4 Silvia Parera  Spain 2:22.20
22 2 Hiroyo Harada  Japan 2:22.59
23 3 Zara Long  Great Britain 2:22.64
24 2 Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir  Iceland 2:22.65
25 4 Manuela Dalla Valle  Italy 2:22.85
26 2 Michelle Smith  Ireland 2:25.53
27 2 Marlene Bruten  Mexico 2:26.89
28 1 Carwai Seto  Chinese Taipei 2:27.72
29 1 Patricia Kohlmann  Mexico 2:29.61
30 2 Valentina Aracil  Argentina 2:31.53
31 1 Dipika Chanmugam  Sri Lanka 2:33.58
32 1 Annemarie Munk  Hong Kong 2:34.32
33 1 Kimberly Chen  Chinese Taipei 2:35.11
34 1 Sharon Pickering  Fiji 2:35.22
35 1 Angela Birch  Fiji 2:39.20
3 Mary Wayte  United States DSQ
3 Tanya Dangalakova  Bulgaria DNS

Finals

Final B

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 7 Mildred Muis  Netherlands 2:17.73
10 4 Birgit Lohberg-Schulz  West Germany 2:17.85
11 5 Jean Hill  Great Britain 2:19.20
12 3 Anette Philipsson  Sweden 2:19.35
13 1 Roberta Felotti  Italy 2:19.63
2 Anamarija Petričević  Yugoslavia
15 6 Yuliya Bogacheva  Soviet Union 2:19.91
16 8 Yoshie Nishioka  Japan 2:20.43

Final A

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Daniela Hunger  East Germany 2:12.59 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Yelena Dendeberova  Soviet Union 2:13.31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Noemi Lung  Romania 2:14.85
4 7 Jodie Clatworthy  Australia 2:16.31
5 6 Marianne Muis  Netherlands 2:16.40
6 1 Anca Pătrășcoiu  Romania 2:16.70
7 2 Lin Li  China 2:17.42
8 8 Whitney Hedgepeth  United States 2:17.99

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 427. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 427. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

External links

Olympic champions in women's 200 m individual medley
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