Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 100 metre butterfly

|games = 1996 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

|date = 21 July 1996 (heats & finals)

|competitors = 44

|nations = 36

|gold = Amy Van Dyken

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Liu Limin

|silverNOC = CHN

|bronze = Angel Martino

|bronzeNOC = USA

|win_value = 59.13

|prev = 1992

|next = 2000

}}

{{SwimmingAt1996SummerOlympics}}

The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/SWI/womens-100-metres-butterfly.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417112321/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/SWI/womens-100-metres-butterfly.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Butterfly |accessdate=17 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 = 57.93

| world_place = Brown Deer, United States

| world_date = 16 August 1981

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Qian Hong|CHN|1992 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 58.62

| olympic_place = Barcelona, Spain

| olympic_date = 29 July 1992

}}

Results

=Heats=

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).{{cite web|title=Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heats|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf|work=Atlanta 1996|publisher=LA84 Foundation|page=47|accessdate=13 September 2017}}

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RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

54align=left| Angel Martinoalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}}59.31Q
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| 2

63align=left| Amy Van Dykenalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}}1:00.04Q
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| 3

65align=left| Liu Liminalign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1996 Summer}}1:00.18Q
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| 4

64align=left| Ayari Aoyamaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1996 Summer}}1:00.20Q
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| 5

55align=left| Susie O'Neillalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}}1:00.55Q
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| 6

44align=left| Hitomi Kashimaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1996 Summer}}1:00.85Q
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| 7

45align=left| Cai Huijuealign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1996 Summer}}1:00.89Q
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| 8

43align=left| Mette Jacobsenalign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1996 Summer}}1:00.91Q
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| 9

52align=left| Johanna Sjöbergalign=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1996 Summer}}1:01.01q
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| 10

42align=left| Gabrielle Rosealign=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1996 Summer}}1:01.22q, SA
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| 11

57align=left| Sophia Skoualign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1996 Summer}}1:01.25q
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| 12

66align=left| Svetlana Pozdeyevaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1996 Summer}}1:01.29q
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| 13

62align=left| Sarah Evanetzalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1996 Summer}}1:01.32q
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| 14

47align=left| Julia Voitovitschalign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}}1:01.47q
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| 15

51align=left| Yelena Nazemnovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1996 Summer}}1:01.54q
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| 16

46align=left| Cécile Jeansonalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1996 Summer}}1:01.58q
1756align=left| Ilaria Tocchinialign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1996 Summer}}1:01.83
1853align=left| Angela Kennedyalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}}1:01.89
1967align=left| María Peláezalign=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1996 Summer}}1:01.99
2037align=left| Nataliya Zolotukhinaalign=left| {{flagIOC|UKR|1996 Summer}}1:02.18NR
2135align=left| Anna Uryniukalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1996 Summer}}1:02.39
2233align=left| Marja Pärssinenalign=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1996 Summer}}1:02.53
2348align=left| Loredana Zisualign=left| {{flagIOC|ROM|1996 Summer}}1:02.66
2441align=left| Joscelin Yeoalign=left| {{flagIOC|SIN|1996 Summer}}1:02.71
2568align=left| Jessica Ameyalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1996 Summer}}1:02.81
2625align=left| Ana Franciscoalign=left| {{flagIOC|POR|1996 Summer}}1:02.98
2758align=left| Caroline Footalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer}}1:03.04
2838align=left| Praphalsai Minpraphalalign=left| {{flagIOC|THA|1996 Summer}}1:03.35
2931align=left| Eydis Konráðsdóttiralign=left| {{flagIOC|ISL|1996 Summer}}1:03.41NR
3032align=left| Mandy Lootsalign=left| {{flagIOC|RSA|1996 Summer}}1:03.53
3136align=left| Edit Klockeralign=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1996 Summer}}1:03.61
3234align=left| Marion Madinealign=left| {{flagIOC|IRL|1996 Summer}}1:03.80
3323align=left| Marcela Kubalčíkováalign=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|1996 Summer}}1:03.82
3415align=left| María del Pilar Pereyraalign=left| {{flagIOC|ARG|1996 Summer}}1:03.98NR
3527align=left| Natalya Baranovskayaalign=left| {{flagIOC|BLR|1996 Summer}}1:04.09
3628align=left| Nida Zuhalalign=left| {{flagIOC|TUR|1996 Summer}}1:04.11
3722align=left| Nataša Meškovskaalign=left| {{flagIOC|MKD|1996 Summer}}1:04.25
3824align=left| Hsieh Shu-tingalign=left| {{flagIOC|TPE|1996 Summer}}1:04.39
3913align=left| Dita Želvienėalign=left| {{flagIOC|LTU|1996 Summer}}1:04.63
4021align=left| Marina Karystinoualign=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|1996 Summer}}1:05.05
4114align=left| Park Woo-heealign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1996 Summer}}1:05.36
4226align=left| Gabrijela Ujčićalign=left| {{flagIOC|CRO|1996 Summer}}1:06.85
{{hs|44}}16align=left| Monica Dahlalign=left| {{flagIOC|NAM|1996 Summer}}{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}
{{hs|44}}61align=left| Sandra Völkeralign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}}{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

=Finals=

{{cite web|title=Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Finals|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf|work=Atlanta 1996|publisher=LA84 Foundation|page=47|accessdate=13 September 2017}}

==Final B==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94align=left| Johanna Sjöbergalign=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1996 Summer}}1:00.76NR
101align=left| Yelena Nazemnovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1996 Summer}}1:00.93
113align=left| Sophia Skoualign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1996 Summer}}1:00.95
127align=left| Julia Voitovitschalign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer}}1:01.14
138align=left| Cécile Jeansonalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1996 Summer}}1:01.20
145align=left| Gabrielle Rosealign=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1996 Summer}}1:01.39
152align=left| Sarah Evanetzalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1996 Summer}}1:01.44
166align=left| Svetlana Pozdeyevaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1996 Summer}}1:01.62

==Final A==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold01}}5align=left| Amy Van Dykenalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}}59.13
{{silver02}}3align=left| Liu Liminalign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1996 Summer}}59.14
{{bronze03}}4align=left| Angel Martinoalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}}59.23
47align=left| Hitomi Kashimaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1996 Summer}}1:00.11
52align=left| Susie O'Neillalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer}}1:00.17
66align=left| Ayari Aoyamaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1996 Summer}}1:00.18
71align=left| Cai Huijuealign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1996 Summer}}1:00.46
88align=left| Mette Jacobsenalign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|1996 Summer}}1:00.76

References

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