| Women's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 30 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:11.65 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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 | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Ute Geweniger (GDR) |
2:11.73 | Magdeburg, East Germany | 4 July 1981 |
| Olympic record |  Daniela Hunger (GDR) |
2:12.59 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Final A | Lin Li |  China |
2:11.65 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | Hideko Hiranaka |  Japan |
2:18.47 | |
| 10 | 6 | Silvia Parera |  Spain |
2:18.53 | |
| 11 | 3 | Alicja Pęczak |  Poland |
2:18.55 | |
| 12 | 1 | Eri Kimura | Japan |
2:18.91 | |
| 13 | 2 | Noemi Lung |  Romania |
2:18.97 | |
| 14 | 8 | Céline Bonnet |  France |
2:19.14 | |
| 15 | 5 | Jacqueline McKenzie |  Australia |
2:19.41 | |
| 16 | 4 | Jana Haas |  Germany |
2:20.94 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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6 | Lin Li | China |
2:11.65 | WR |
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4 | Summer Sanders |  United States |
2:11.91 | AM |
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3 | Daniela Hunger | Germany |
2:13.92 | |
| 4 | 1 | Yelena Dendeberova |  Unified Team |
2:15.47 | |
| 5 | 5 | Elli Overton | Australia |
2:15.76 | |
| 6 | 2 | Marianne Limpert |  Canada |
2:17.09 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nancy Sweetnam | Canada |
2:17.13 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ewa Synowska | Poland |
2:18.85 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 380–381. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 381. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
External links
| Olympic champions in women's 200 m individual medley | |
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