Women's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 24 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:12.59 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
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 |
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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).
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 |
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3 | Daniela Hunger | East Germany | 2:12.59 | OR | |
4 | Yelena Dendeberova | Soviet Union | 2:13.31 | ||
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
- "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.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 427. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- "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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