Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke

The Women's 100 metre Backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

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Semi finals

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
1	Ulrike Richter Ulrike Richter Ulrike Richter is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975...	GDR	1:02.39 # OR
2	Birgit Treiber Birgit Treiber Birgit Treiber is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic, having won two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow....	GDR	1:04.21 #
3	Cheryl Gibson Cheryl Gibson Cheryl Gibson is a former international medley, butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Canada, who won the silver medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec....	CAN	1:04.89 #
4	Klavdia Studennikova	URS	1:05.73
5	Linda Jezek Linda Jezek Linda Jezek is an American backstroke swimmer. She was on the silver medal-winning Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. She once held a record in the 200 meter backstroke and in 2002 was inducted into the "George F. Haines International Swim Center Hall of Fame".-...	USA	1:06.01
6	Michelle De Vries	AUS	1:06.02
7	Tauna Vandeweghe	USA	1:06.29
8	Glenda Robertson	AUS	1:06.93

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
1	Nancy Garapick Nancy Garapick Nancy Ellen Garapick is a former Canadian Olympic swimmer. She won two bronze medals in the 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal at the age of 14, setting a new Olympic Record for the 100m backstroke during heats.Garapick's Olympic performances came on the...	CAN	1:03.75 #
2	Antje Stille	GDR	1:03.94 #
3	Wendy Hogg Wendy Hogg Wendy Elizabeth Cook-Hogg is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada. She competed in backstroke and relay events at the 1976 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay...	CAN	1:04.17 #
4	Enith Brigitha Enith Brigitha Enith Sijtje Maria Brigitha was one of Holland's leading swimmers in the 1970s, who represented the Netherlands twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 . She won two bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, in the women's 100 m and 200 m freestyle...	NED	1:05.21 #
5	Nadiya Stavko	URS	1:05.23 #
6	Diane Edelijn Diane Edelijn Diane Hendrina Edelijn is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There she finished in eighth position in the 100m Backstroke, while she was eliminated in the third heat of the 200m Backstroke...	NED	1:05.58
7	Heike John	FRG	1:06.26
8	Yoshimi Nishigawa	JPN	1:06.46

Final

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
	Ulrike Richter Ulrike Richter Ulrike Richter is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975...	GDR	1:01.83 OR
	Birgit Treiber Birgit Treiber Birgit Treiber is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic, having won two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow....	GDR	1:03.41
	Nancy Garapick Nancy Garapick Nancy Ellen Garapick is a former Canadian Olympic swimmer. She won two bronze medals in the 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal at the age of 14, setting a new Olympic Record for the 100m backstroke during heats.Garapick's Olympic performances came on the...	CAN	1:03.71
4	Wendy Hogg Wendy Hogg Wendy Elizabeth Cook-Hogg is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada. She competed in backstroke and relay events at the 1976 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay...	CAN	1:03.93
5	Cheryl Gibson Cheryl Gibson Cheryl Gibson is a former international medley, butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Canada, who won the silver medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec....	CAN	1:05.16
6	Nadiya Stavko	URS	1:05.19
7	Antje Stille	GDR	1:05.30
8	Diane Edelijn Diane Edelijn Diane Hendrina Edelijn is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There she finished in eighth position in the 100m Backstroke, while she was eliminated in the third heat of the 200m Backstroke...	NED	1:05.53

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