Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 200 metre butterfly

|games = 1992 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Piscines Bernat Picornell

|date = 31 July 1992 (heats & finals)

|competitors = 34

|nations = 24

|gold = Summer Sanders

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Wang Xiaohong

|silverNOC = CHN

|bronze = Susie O'Neill

|bronzeNOC = AUS

|win_value=2:08.67

|prev = 1988

|next = 1996

}}

{{SwimmingAt1992SummerOlympics}}

The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/SWI/womens-200-metres-butterfly.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163857/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/SWI/womens-200-metres-butterfly.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Butterfly |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=Sports Reference}}

Records

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

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Mary T. Meagher|USA}}

| world_mark = 2:05.96

| world_place = Brown Deer, United States

| world_date = 13 August 1981

| world_ref =

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Mary T. Meagher|USA|1984 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 2:06.90

| olympic_place = Los Angeles, United States

| olympic_date = 4 August 1984

| olympic_ref =

}}

Results

=Heats=

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).{{cite web|title=Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Heats|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/1992s5.pdf|format=PDF|work=Barcelona 1992|publisher=LA84 Foundation|page=380|accessdate=4 September 2017}}

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RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

55align=left| Susie O'Neillalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1992 Summer}}2:10.47Q
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| 2

54align=left| Summer Sandersalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1992 Summer}}2:10.58Q
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| 3

34align=left| Rie Shitoalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1992 Summer}}2:11.00Q
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| 4

45align=left| Mika Harunaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1992 Summer}}2:11.21Q
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| 5

44align=left| Wang Xiaohongalign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1992 Summer}}2:11.83Q
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| 6

43align=left| Angie Wester-Kriegalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1992 Summer}}2:12.00Q
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| 7

56align=left| Ilaria Tocchinialign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1992 Summer}}2:13.03Q
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| 8

35align=left| Mette Jacobsenalign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1992 Summer}}2:13.18Q
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| 9

33align=left| Cécile Jeansonalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1992 Summer}}2:13.23q
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| 10

53align=left| Hayley Lewisalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1992 Summer}}2:14.50q
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| 11

47align=left| Ewa Synowskaalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1992 Summer}}2:14.58q, NR
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| 12

24align=left| Anna Uryniukalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1992 Summer}}2:14.91q
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| 13

46align=left| Samantha Purvisalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1992 Summer}}2:15.04q
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| 14

37align=left| Iuliana Pantelimonalign=left| {{flagIOC|ROM|1992 Summer}}2:15.44q
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| 15

36align=left| María Peláezalign=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1992 Summer}}2:15.77q
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| 16

52align=left| Berit Puggaardalign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1992 Summer}}2:16.11q
1731align=left| María Luisa Fernándezalign=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1992 Summer}}2:16.18
1851align=left| Nataša Meškovskaalign=left| {{flagIOC|IOP|1992 Summer}}2:16.54
1948align=left| Joana Arantesalign=left| {{flagIOC|POR|1992 Summer}}2:16.56
2041align=left| Timea Tothalign=left| {{flagIOC|ISR|1992 Summer}}2:16.84
2157align=left| Corina Dumitrualign=left| {{flagIOC|ROM|1992 Summer}}2:16.86
2242align=left| Nataliya Yakovlevaalign=left| {{flagIOC|EUN|1992 Summer}}2:19.02
2332align=left| Jacinthe Pineaualign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1992 Summer}}2:19.44
2423align=left| Helen Slatteralign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1992 Summer}}2:20.45
2515align=left| Praphalsai Minpraphalalign=left| {{flagIOC|THA|1992 Summer}}2:20.48
2614align=left| Bettina Ustrowskialign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1992 Summer}}2:21.49
2712align=left| Anja Margetićalign=left| {{flagIOC|BIH|1992 Summer}}2:21.56
2822align=left| Blanca Moralesalign=left| {{flagIOC|GUA|1992 Summer}}2:21.97
2958align=left| Qian Hongalign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1992 Summer}}2:22.77
3025align=left| Shelley Crameralign=left| {{flagIOC|ISV|1992 Summer}}2:25.24
3116align=left| Claudia Fortinalign=left| {{flagIOC|HON|1992 Summer}}2:26.92
3213align=left| May Ooialign=left| {{flagIOC|SIN|1992 Summer}}2:26.97
{{hs|34}}26align=left| Jeanine Steenkampalign=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|1992 Summer}}{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}
{{hs|34}}38align=left| Brigitte Becuealign=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1992 Summer}}{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

=Finals=

{{cite web|title=Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Finals|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/1992s5.pdf|format=PDF|work=Barcelona 1992|publisher=LA84 Foundation|page=380|accessdate=4 September 2017}}

==Final B==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
95align=left| Hayley Lewisalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1992 Summer}}2:13.11
104align=left| Cécile Jeansonalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1992 Summer}}2:13.40
113align=left| Ewa Synowskaalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1992 Summer}}2:13.61NR
126align=left| Anna Uryniukalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1992 Summer}}2:14.44
132align=left| Samantha Purvisalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1992 Summer}}2:14.47
147align=left| Iuliana Pantelimonalign=left| {{flagIOC|ROM|1992 Summer}}2:14.95
rowspan=2| 158align=left| Berit Puggaardalign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1992 Summer}}rowspan=2| 2:15.07
1align=left| María Peláezalign=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1992 Summer}}

==Final A==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold01}}5align=left| Summer Sandersalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1992 Summer}}2:08.67
{{silver02}}2align=left| Wang Xiaohongalign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1992 Summer}}2:09.01AS
{{bronze03}}4align=left| Susie O'Neillalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1992 Summer}}2:09.03OC
46align=left| Mika Harunaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1992 Summer}}2:09.88NR
53align=left| Rie Shitoalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1992 Summer}}2:10.24
67align=left| Angie Wester-Kriegalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1992 Summer}}2:11.46
78align=left| Mette Jacobsenalign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1992 Summer}}2:11.87NR
81align=left| Ilaria Tocchinialign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1992 Summer}}2:13.78

References

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