Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
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The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1964 Olympic Games
took place between October 13 and 14. This swimming
event used backstroke
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Key: WR = World record
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
took place between October 13 and 14. This swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cathy Ferguson Cathy Ferguson Kathleen Jane "Cathy" Ferguson is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 100 m backstroke, and also a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay.-External links:*... |
1:07.7 | WR | |
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Kiki Caron | 1:07.9 | ||
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Ginny Duenkel Ginny Duenkel Virginia Duenkel is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She medaled in two swimming events as a 17-year old, winning a Gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and a Bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke.Duenkel was an honoree of the... |
1:08.0 | ||
| 4 | Satoko Tanaka Satoko Tanaka is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer.She won the 1960 Olympic bronze medal in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 1:11.4.- References :* - External links :* http://www.ishof.org/honorees/91/91stanaka.html... |
1:08.6 | ||
| 5 | Nina Harmer | 1:09.4 | ||
| 6 | Linda Ludgrove Linda Ludgrove Linda Ludgrove was an English backstroke swimmer.Raised in Sydenham, Ludgrove won individual gold medals at 110 yards backstroke and 220 yards backstroke at both the 1962 and 1966 Commonwealth Games... |
1:09.5 | ||
| 7 | Eileen Weir | 1:09.8 | ||
| 8 | Jill Norfolk | 1:11.2 |
Key: WR = World record