Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke
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The Women's 200 metre Backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics
was held in Montreal
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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...
was held in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
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Final
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | COUNTRY | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
2:13.43 |
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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 |
2:14.97 |
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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 |
2:15.60 |
| 4 | Nadiya Stavko |  URS |
2:16.28 |
| 5 | Melissa Belote Melissa Belote Melissa Louise Belote is an Olympic and former World Record holding backstroke swimmer from the United States. She swam for her native country at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.... |
 USA |
2:17.27 |
| 6 | Antje Stille | GDR |
2:17.55 |
| 7 | Klavdia Studennikova | URS |
2:17.74 |
| 8 | 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 |
2:17.95 |