1956 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 100 m butterfly (women)
sport | swim |
competition | 100 meter butterfly |
gender | Women |
place | Swimming and Diving Stadium , Melbourne |
Attendees | 12 swimmers from 8 nations |
Competition phase | 3rd and 5th December 1956 |
Medals |
Shelley Mann ( USA ) Nancy Ramey (USA) Mary Sears (USA)
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The contest over 100 meters butterfly women at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the Australian city of Melbourne was on 1 and 3 December at the Swimming and Diving Stadium discharged.
Participating Nations
A total of twelve swimmers from eight nations took part in the 100 m butterfly competition.
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Hungary (1)
- United States (3)
- United Kingdom (1)
Existing record
It was the first time that the women's 100 meter butterfly was held in the Olympic program.
World record | Atie Voorbij ( Netherlands ) | 1: 10.5 min | Hilversum , Netherlands | November 12, 1956 |
Prelims
There were two preliminary runs on December 3rd. The eight fastest swimmers in both heats (highlighted in blue) qualified for the final two days later.
Forward 1
rank | Surname | nation | time |
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1 | Shelley man | United States | 1: 11.2 min |
2 | Nancy Ramey | United States | 1: 13.4 min |
3 | Sara Barber | Canada | 1: 16.2 min |
4th | Marta Skupilová | Czechoslovakia | 1: 17.7 min |
5 | Maureen Giles | Australia | 1: 19.4 min |
Forward 2
rank | Surname | nation | time |
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1 | Beverly Bainbridge | Australia | 1: 14.4 min |
2 | Mary Sears | United States | 1: 15.1 min |
3 | Mária Littomeritzky | Hungary | 1: 15.2 min |
4th | Beth Whittall | Canada | 1: 16.9 min |
5 | Jutta Langenau | Germany | 1: 17.4 min |
6th | Anne Morton | United Kingdom | 1: 17.7 min |
7th | Odette Lusien-Casteur | France | 1: 19.8 min |
final
The final took place on December 5th. The American Shelley Mann set the first Olympic record over 100 m butterfly for women with 1: 11.0 minutes.
rank | Surname | nation | time |
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Shelley man | United States | 1: 11.0 min | |
Nancy Ramey | United States | 1: 11.9 min | |
Mary Sears | United States | 1: 14.4 min | |
4th | Mária Littomeritzky | Hungary | 1: 14.9 min |
5 | Beverly Bainbridge | Australia | 1: 15.2 min |
6th | Jutta Langenau | Germany | 1: 17.4 min |
7th | Beth Whittall | Canada | 1: 17.9 min |
8th | Sara Barber | Canada | 1: 18.4 min |
Web links
- Olympic Summer Games 1956 / Swimming - 100 m butterfly in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )