1956 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 100 m butterfly (women)
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| 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.
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Czechoslovakia (1) -
Hungary (1) -
United States (3) -
United Kingdom (1)
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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 )
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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
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1: 11.2 min |
| 2 | Nancy Ramey |
United States
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1: 13.4 min |
| 3 | Sara Barber |
.svg){kind=small} Canada
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1: 16.2 min |
| 4th | Marta Skupilová |
 Czechoslovakia
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1: 17.7 min |
| 5 | Maureen Giles |
 Australia
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1: 19.4 min |
Forward 2
| rank | Surname | nation | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Bainbridge |
Australia
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1: 14.4 min |
| 2 | Mary Sears |
United States
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1: 15.1 min |
| 3 | Mária Littomeritzky |
.svg){kind=small} Hungary
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1: 15.2 min |
| 4th | Beth Whittall |
Canada
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1: 16.9 min |
| 5 | Jutta Langenau |
 Germany
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1: 17.4 min |
| 6th | Anne Morton |
United Kingdom
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1: 17.7 min |
| 7th | Odette Lusien-Casteur |
 France
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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
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1: 11.0 min |
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Nancy Ramey |
United States
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1: 11.9 min |
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Mary Sears |
United States
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1: 14.4 min |
| 4th | Mária Littomeritzky |
Hungary
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1: 14.9 min |
| 5 | Beverly Bainbridge |
Australia
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1: 15.2 min |
| 6th | Jutta Langenau |
Germany
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1: 17.4 min |
| 7th | Beth Whittall |
Canada
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1: 17.9 min |
| 8th | Sara Barber |
Canada
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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 )
Women's 100 meter butterfly at the Summer Olympics