| Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Lin Li (CHN) |
2:11.65 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 July 1992 |
| Olympic record |  Lin Li (CHN) |
2:11.65 | Barcelona, Spain | 30 July 1992 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | Kristine Quance |  United States |
2:15.24 | |
| 10 | 5 | Wu Yanyan | China |
2:16.61 | |
| 11 | 1 | Sabine Herbst |  Germany |
2:16.68 | |
| 12 | 3 | Beatrice Câșlaru |  Romania |
2:16.75 | |
| 13 | 4 | Martina Moravcová |  Slovakia |
2:17.40 | |
| 14 | 8 | Britta Vestergaard |  Denmark |
2:17.95 | |
| 15 | 2 | Alicja Pęczak |  Poland |
2:18.21 | |
| 16 | 7 | Silvia Parera |  Spain |
2:19.92 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | Michelle Smith |  Ireland |
2:13.93 | NR |
 |
4 | Marianne Limpert |  Canada |
2:14.35 | NR |
 |
6 | Lin Li | China |
2:14.74 | |
| 4 | 7 | Joanne Malar | Canada |
2:15.30 | |
| 5 | 5 | Elli Overton |  Australia |
2:16.04 | |
| 6 | 2 | Allison Wagner | United States |
2:16.43 | |
| 7 | 3 | Minouche Smit |  Netherlands |
2:16.73 | |
| 8 | 8 | Louise Karlsson |  Sweden |
2:17.25 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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