Women's Olympic Swimming: 100-meter Backstroke
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
100-meter Backstroke
Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the women's 100m Backstroke swimming competition from 1924 to the present.
| Year | Winner | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Sybil Bauer, USA | 1:23.2 | OR |
| 1928 | Maria Braun, NED | 1:22.0 | |
| 1932 | Eleanor Holm, USA | 1:19.4 | |
| 1936 | Dina Senff, NED | 1:18.9 | |
| 1948 | Karen-Margrete Harup, DEN | 1:14.4 | OR |
| 1952 | Joan Harrison, S. Afr. | 1:14.3 | |
| 1956 | Judy Grinham, GBR | 1:12.9 | OR |
| 1960 | Lynn Burke, USA | 1:09.3 | OR |
| 1964 | Cathy Ferguson, USA | 1:07.7 | WR |
| 1968 | Kaye Hall, USA | 1:06.2 | WR |
| 1972 | Melissa Belote, USA | 1:05.78 | OR |
| 1976 | Ulrike Richter, E. Ger | 1:01.83 | OR |
| 1980 | Rica Reinisch, E. Ger | 1:00.86 | WR |
| 1984 | Theresa Andrews, USA | 1:02.55 | |
| 1988 | Kristin Otto, E. Ger | 1:00.89 | |
| 1992 | Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN | 1:00.68 | OR |
| 1996 | Beth Botsford, USA | 1:01.19 | |
| 2000 | Diana Mocanu, ROM | 1:00.21 | OR |
| 2004 | Natalie Coughlin, USA | 1:03.37 | |
| 2008 | Natalie Coughlin, USA | 58.96 | |
| 2012 | Missy Franklin, USA | 58.33 |
| 800-meter Freestyle | Women's Olympic Swimming | 200-meter Backstroke |
Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
