Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 100 metre breaststroke

|games = 1988 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool

|date = 23 September 1988 (heats & finals)

|competitors = 44

|nations = 28

|gold = Tanya Dangalakova

|goldNOC = BUL

|silver = Antoaneta Frenkeva

|silverNOC = BUL

|bronze = Silke Hörner

|bronzeNOC = GDR

|win_value = 1:07.95 {{OlyR|swimming}}

|prev = 1984

|next = 1992

}}

{{SwimmingAt1988SummerOlympics}}

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/SWI/womens-100-metres-breaststroke.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162733/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/SWI/womens-100-metres-breaststroke.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke |accessdate=1 April 2017 |work=Sports Reference}}{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/7527 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125205702/https://www.olympedia.org/results/7527 |url-status=live |archive-date=25 November 2023 |title=100 meters Breaststroke, Women |accessdate=25 November 2023 |work=Olympedia}}

Records

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

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Silke Hörner|GDR}}

| world_mark = 1:07.91

| world_place = Strasbourg, France

| world_date = 21 August 1987

| world_ref =

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Petra van Staveren|NED|1984 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 1:09.88

| olympic_place = Los Angeles, United States

| olympic_date = 2 August 1984

| olympic_ref =

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

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DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
23 SeptemberHeat 4align="left" | Tanya Dangalakovaalign="left" | {{flagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}}1:08.35{{OlyR|swimming}}
23 SeptemberHeat 5align="left" | Silke Hörneralign="left" | {{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}1:08.35{{OlyR|swimming|eq=y}}
23 SeptemberFinal Aalign="left" | Tanya Dangalakovaalign="left" | {{flagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}}1:07.95{{OlyR|swimming}}

Results

=Heats=

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).{{cite web|title=Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v2p2.pdf|format=PDF|work=Seoul 1988|publisher=LA84 Foundation|pages=424|accessdate=2 April 2017}}

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
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|rowspan=2| 1

4align=left| Tanya Dangalakovaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}}rowspan=2| 1:08.35Q, {{OlyR|swimming}}
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| 6

align=left| Silke Hörneralign=left| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}Q, {{OlyR|swimming}}
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| 3

6align=left| Allison Higsonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1988 Summer}}1:08.39Q
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| 4

4align=left| Yelena Volkovaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}}1:09.86Q
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| 5

5align=left| Antoaneta Frenkevaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}}1:10.09Q
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| 6

4align=left| Tracey McFarlanealign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}1:10.59Q
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| 7

5align=left| Annett Rexalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}1:10.61Q
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| 8

5align=left| Huang Xiaominalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CHN|1988 Summer}}1:10.78Q
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| 9

5align=left| Svetlana Kuzminaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}}1:10.83q
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| 10

5align=left| Keltie Dugganalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1988 Summer}}1:10.95q
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| 11

6align=left| Ingrid Lempereuralign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1988 Summer}}1:11.00q, NR
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| 12

6align=left| Susan Johnsonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}1:11.08q
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| 13

6align=left| Gabriella Csépealign=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1988 Summer}}1:11.10q
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| 14

5align=left| Manuela Dalla Vallealign=left| {{FlagIOC|ITA|1988 Summer}}1:11.25q
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| 15

6align=left| Lara Hooiveldalign=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}}1:11.40q
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| 16

4align=left| Suki Brownsdonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}}1:11.66q
175align=left| Linda Moesalign=left| {{FlagIOC|NED|1988 Summer}}1:11.84
183align=left| Park Sung-wonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|KOR|1988 Summer}}1:12.32
196align=left| Dorota Chylakalign=left| {{FlagIOC|POL|1988 Summer}}1:12.38
205align=left| Margaret Hohmannalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}}1:12.67
213align=left| Brigitte Becuealign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1988 Summer}}1:12.90
224align=left| Britta Dahmalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1988 Summer}}1:12.98
233align=left| Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttiralign=left| {{FlagIOC|ISL|1988 Summer}}1:13.01
244align=left| Pascaline Louvrieralign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}}1:13.23
253align=left| Yoshie Nishiokaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1988 Summer}}1:13.36
263align=left| Virginie Bojarynalign=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}}1:13.55
274align=left| Chen Huilingalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CHN|1988 Summer}}1:13.65
282align=left| Karen Horningalign=left| {{FlagIOC|PER|1988 Summer}}1:14.03
293align=left| Nancy Kemp-Arendtalign=left| {{FlagIOC|LUX|1988 Summer}}1:14.99
303align=left| Patricia Brülhartalign=left| {{FlagIOC|SUI|1988 Summer}}1:15.00
313align=left| Kornelia Stawickaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|POL|1988 Summer}}1:15.41
322align=left| Carwai Setoalign=left| {{FlagIOC|TPE|1988 Summer}}1:15.47
332align=left| Alicia María Boscattoalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ARG|1988 Summer}}1:15.67
346align=left| Hiroko Nagasakialign=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1988 Summer}}1:16.63
352align=left| Sigrid Niehausalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CRC|1988 Summer}}1:16.65
361align=left| Montserrat Hidalgoalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CRC|1988 Summer}}1:18.42
372align=left| Valentina Aracilalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ARG|1988 Summer}}1:19.60
382align=left| Dipika Chanmugamalign=left| {{FlagIOC|SRI|1988 Summer}}1:20.18
392align=left| Kimberly Chenalign=left| {{FlagIOC|TPE|1988 Summer}}1:20.95
401align=left| Katerine Morenoalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BOL|1988 Summer}}1:22.52
411align=left| Ana Martinsalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ANG|1988 Summer}}1:24.01
421align=left| Nádia Cruzalign=left| {{FlagIOC|ANG|1988 Summer}}1:24.46
{{hs|044
} || 2 ||align=left| Annemarie Munk ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|HKG|1988 Summer}} || {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} ||

|-

| {{hs|044|}} || 4 ||align=left| Heike Esser ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1988 Summer}} || {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} ||

|}

=Finals=

{{cite web|title=Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Finals|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v2p2.pdf|format=PDF|work=Seoul 1988|publisher=LA84 Foundation|page=425|accessdate=2 April 2017}}

==Final B==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94align=left| Svetlana Kuzminaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}}1:10.42
105align=left| Keltie Dugganalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1988 Summer}}1:10.58
113align=left| Ingrid Lempereuralign=left| {{FlagIOC|BEL|1988 Summer}}1:10.86NR
127align=left| Manuela Dalla Vallealign=left| {{FlagIOC|ITA|1988 Summer}}1:10.95
136align=left| Susan Johnsonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}1:11.08
142align=left| Gabriella Csépealign=left| {{FlagIOC|HUN|1988 Summer}}1:11.24
151align=left| Lara Hooiveldalign=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}}1:11.26
168align=left| Suki Brownsdonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}}1:11.88

==Final A==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold01}}4align=left| Tanya Dangalakovaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}}1:07.95{{OlyR|swimming}}
{{silver02}}2align=left| Antoaneta Frenkevaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}}1:08.74
{{bronze03}}5align=left| Silke Hörneralign=left| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}1:08.83
43align=left| Allison Higsonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1988 Summer}}1:08.86
56align=left| Yelena Volkovaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}}1:09.24
67align=left| Tracey McFarlanealign=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}}1:09.60
78align=left| Huang Xiaominalign=left| {{FlagIOC|CHN|1988 Summer}}1:10.53
81align=left| Annett Rexalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1988 Summer}}1:10.67

References

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