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Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 200 metre backstroke

|games = 1980 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex

|date = 27 July

|competitors = 21

|nations = 13

|win_value = 2:11.77 {{WR|swimming}}

|gold = Rica Reinisch

|goldNOC = GDR

|silver = Cornelia Polit

|silverNOC = GDR

|bronze = Birgit Treiber

|bronzeNOC = GDR

|prev = 1976

|next = 1984

}}

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The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.{{cite web|url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/30856/rec/48|title=Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|accessdate=29 December 2018|pages=450, 478}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/SWI/womens-200-metres-backstroke.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165444/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/SWI/womens-200-metres-backstroke.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Swimming at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Backstroke|accessdate=21 February 2017}}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Linda Jezek|USA}}

| world_mark = 2:11.93

| world_place = West Berlin, West Germany

| world_date = 28 August 1978

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Ulrike Richter|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 2:13.46

| olympic_place = Montreal, Canada

| olympic_date = 25 July 1976

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

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! Date !! Event !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record

27 JulyHeat 2align=left|Rica Reinischalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}2:13.00{{OlyR|swimming}}
27 JulyFinalalign=left|Rica Reinischalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}2:11.77{{WR|swimming}}

Results

=Heats=

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

2align=left|Rica Reinischalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}2:13.00Q, {{OlyR|swimming}}
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| 2

3align=left|Cornelia Politalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}2:14.81Q
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| 3

1align=left|Lisa Forrestalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}2:15.40Q
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| 4

3align=left|Birgit Treiberalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}2:15.53Q
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| 5

2align=left|Carmen Bunaciualign=left|{{flagIOC|ROU|1980 Summer}}2:15.88Q
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| 6

1align=left|Yolande Van der Straetenalign=left|{{flagIOC|BEL|1980 Summer}}2:16.62Q
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| 7

1align=left|Larisa Gorchakovaalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}2:16.68Q
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| 8

1align=left|Carine Verbauwenalign=left|{{flagIOC|BEL|1980 Summer}}2:16.96Q
93align=left|Jolanda de Roveralign=left|{{flagIOC|NED|1980 Summer}}2:17.12
102align=left|Georgina Parkesalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}2:17.78
112align=left|Helen Jamesonalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}2:17.84
121align=left|Jane Admansalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}2:19.20
132align=left|Monique Bosgaalign=left|{{flagIOC|NED|1980 Summer}}2:19.21
143align=left|Teresa Riveraalign=left|{{flagIOC|MEX|1980 Summer}}2:21.51
153align=left|Yelena Kruglovaalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}2:22.41
161align=left|Manuela Carosialign=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1980 Summer}}2:22.46
171align=left|Michèle Ricaudalign=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|1980 Summer}}2:22.86
183align=left|Agnieszka Czopekalign=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1980 Summer}}2:23.06
193align=left|Ágnes Fodoralign=left|{{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}2:23.56
203align=left|Magdalena Białasalign=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1980 Summer}}2:26.85
211align=left|Nguyễn Thị Hồng Bíchalign=left|{{flagIOC|VIE|1980 Summer}}2:52.90
rowspan=3|{{hs|22}}2align=left|Annika Uvehallalign=left|{{flagIOC|SWE|1980 Summer}}rowspan=3|DNS
2align=left|Andrea Kálmánalign=left|{{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}
2align=left|María Parisalign=left|{{flagIOC|CRC|1980 Summer}}

=Final=

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RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold1}}align=left|Rica Reinischalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}2:11.77{{WR|swimming}}
{{silver2}}align=left|Cornelia Politalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}2:13.75
{{bronze3}}align=left|Birgit Treiberalign=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}2:14.14
4align=left|Carmen Bunaciualign=left|{{flagIOC|ROU|1980 Summer}}2:15.20
5align=left|Yolande van der Straetenalign=left|{{flagIOC|BEL|1980 Summer}}2:15.58
6align=left|Carine Verbauwenalign=left|{{flagIOC|BEL|1980 Summer}}2:16.66
7align=left|Lisa Forrestalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1980 Summer}}2:16.75
8align=left|Larisa Gorchakovaalign=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}2:17.72

References

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