The women's 200 metre freestyle event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on 22 July.[1]
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Results
editHeats
editHeat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudia Hempel |  East Germany |
2:03.36 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Larisa Tsaryova |  Soviet Union |
2:03.98 | |
| 3 | Jutta Weber |  West Germany |
2:08.02 | |
| 4 | Sonya Gray |  Australia |
2:10.73 | |
| 5 | Ratchaneewan Bulakul |  Thailand |
2:12.92 | |
| 6 | Vilborg Sverrisdóttir |  Iceland |
2:14.27 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gail Amundrud |  Canada |
2:03.85 | Q |
| 2 | Debbie Clarke | Canada |
2:05.10 | |
| 3 | Lyubov Kobzova | Soviet Union |
2:05.55 | |
| 4 | Gunilla Lundberg |  Sweden |
2:09.51 | |
| 5 | Jane Fayer |  Puerto Rico |
2:19.93 | |
| 6 | Raphaelynne Lee |  Hong Kong |
2:20.76 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Vlasova | Soviet Union |
2:03.67 | Q |
| 2 | Rebecca Perrott |  New Zealand |
2:03.94 | |
| 3 | Andrea Pollack | East Germany |
2:06.12 | |
| 4 | Marion Platten | West Germany |
2:06.70 | |
| 5 | Regina Nissen | West Germany |
2:14.66 | |
| 6 | Deirdre Sheehan |  Ireland |
2:15.69 | |
| 7 | Susana Coppo |  Argentina |
2:19.26 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enith Brigitha |  Netherlands |
2:01.54 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Jennifer Hooker |  United States |
2:03.72 | Q |
| 3 | Anne Richard |  Belgium |
2:07.90 | |
| 4 | Lesleigh Harvey | Australia |
2:08.60 | |
| 5 | Pia Mårtensson | Sweden |
2:09.85 | |
| 6 | Ann Bradshaw |  Great Britain |
2:10.93 | |
| 7 | Georgina Osorio |  Panama |
2:19.06 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirley Babashoff | United States |
2:01.64 | Q |
| 2 | Annelies Maas | Netherlands |
2:03.01 | Q |
| 3 | Anne Jardin | Canada |
2:05.28 | |
| 4 | Guylaine Berger |  France |
2:06.74 | |
| 5 | Susan Edmondson | Great Britain |
2:10.08 | |
| 6 | Vania Vázquez |  Venezuela |
2:13.54 | |
| 7 | Shelley Cramer |  Virgin Islands |
2:14.94 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kornelia Ender | East Germany |
2:02.50 | Q |
| 2 | Jill Sterkel | United States |
2:03.94 | |
| 3 | Ineke Ran | Netherlands |
2:05.01 | |
| 4 | Michelle Ford | Australia |
2:05.72 | |
| 5 | Susan Barnard | Great Britain |
2:08.76 | |
| 6 | María París |  Costa Rica |
2:13.17 | |
| 7 | María Pérez | Venezuela |
2:13.97 |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kornelia Ender | East Germany |
1:59.26 | WR |
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Shirley Babashoff | United States |
2:01.22 | |
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Enith Brigitha | Netherlands |
2:01.40 | |
| 4 | Annelies Maas | Netherlands |
2:02.56 | |
| 5 | Gail Amundrud | Canada |
2:03.32 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Hooker | United States |
2:04.20 | |
| 7 | Claudia Hempel | East Germany |
2:04.61 | |
| 8 | Irina Vlasova | Soviet Union |
2:05.63 |
References
edit- ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2016.