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Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 200 metre backstroke

|games = 2004 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre

|date = August 19, 2004 (heats &
semifinals)
August 20, 2004 (final)

|competitors = 35

|nations = 27

|win_value = 2:09.19 AF

|gold = Kirsty Coventry

|goldNOC = ZIM

|silver = Stanislava Komarova

|silverNOC = RUS

|bronze = Reiko Nakamura

|bronzeNOC = JPN

|bronze2 = Antje Buschschulte

|bronzeNOC2 = GER

|prev = 2000

|next = 2008}}

{{SwimmingAt2004SummerOlympics}}

The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2004 Olympic Games was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 19 and 20.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/schedule/3534120.stm |title=Swimming schedule |publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 August 2004|accessdate=17 June 2007}}

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry added gold to her silver and bronze medals by a storming victory in this event, breaking an African record time of 2:09.19. Russia's Stanislava Komarova took home the silver at 2:09.72, while Japan's Reiko Nakamura and Germany's Antje Buschschulte shared their triumph for the bronze medal, in a joint time of 2:09.88.{{cite news|title=Coventry takes backstroke|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/3584372.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2004|accessdate=21 March 2013}} British swimmer and world champion Katy Sexton, on the other hand, finished outside the medals in seventh place, with a time of 2:12.11. Since Zimbabwe made its official debut in 1980, Coventry also became the nation's first athlete in its history to claim an individual Olympic medal.{{cite news|title=Zimbabwe puts aside racial tensions to give hero's welcome to triple medal winner|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/swimming/2004-08-25-conventry-homecoming_x.htm|publisher=USA Today|date=25 August 2004|accessdate=21 March 2013}}

Records

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

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Krisztina Egerszegi|HUN}}

| world_mark = 2:06.62

| world_place = Athens, Greece

| world_date = 25 August 1991

| world_ref =

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Krisztina Egerszegi|HUN|1992 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 2:07.06

| olympic_place = Barcelona, Spain

| olympic_date = 31 July 1992

| olympic_ref =

}}

Results

=Heats=

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RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

44align=left| Stanislava Komarovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2004 Summer}}2:10.71Q
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| 2

34align=left| Reiko Nakamuraalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer}}2:11.14Q
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| 3

31align=left| Kirsty Coventryalign=left| {{flagIOC|ZIM|2004 Summer}}2:12.49Q
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| 4

54align=left| Margaret Hoelzeralign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}2:12.55Q
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| 5

46align=left| Antje Buschschultealign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}2:12.96Q
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| 6

52align=left| Jennifer Fratesialign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|2004 Summer}}2:13.00Q
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| 7

53align=left| Louise Ørnstedtalign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|2004 Summer}}2:13.05Q
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| 8

35align=left| Katy Sextonalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2004 Summer}}2:13.25Q
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| 9

41align=left| Hannah McLeanalign=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|2004 Summer}}2:13.33Q
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| 10

45align=left| Aya Terakawaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer}}2:13.55Q
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| 11

32align=left| Melissa Morganalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}2:14.06Q
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| 12

22align=left| Evelyn Verrasztóalign=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|2004 Summer}}2:14.07Q
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| 13

56align=left| Nicole Hetzeralign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}2:14.42Q
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| 14

55align=left| Iryna Amshennikovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|UKR|2004 Summer}}2:14.49Q
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| 15

51align=left| Frances Adcockalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}2:14.85Q
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| 16

48align=left| Sanja Jovanovićalign=left| {{flagIOC|CRO|2004 Summer}}2:15.01Q
1742align=left| Kristen Caverlyalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}2:15.34
1837align=left| Elizabeth Wardenalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|2004 Summer}}2:15.77
1926align=left| Kateřina Pivoňkováalign=left| {{flagIOC|CZE|2004 Summer}}2:16.08
2043align=left| Karen Leealign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2004 Summer}}2:16.10
rowspan=2|2138align=left| Alessia Filippialign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|2004 Summer}}rowspan=2|2:17.29
27align=left| Şadan Derya Erkealign=left| {{flagIOC|TUR|2004 Summer}}
2357align=left| Anja Čarmanalign=left| {{flagIOC|SLO|2004 Summer}}2:17.62
2421align=left| Lin Man-hsualign=left| {{flagIOC|TPE|2004 Summer}}2:17.68
2525align=left| Lee Da-hyealign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|2004 Summer}}2:17.73
2623align=left| Gisela Moralesalign=left| {{flagIOC|GUA|2004 Summer}}2:18.23
2758align=left| Alexandra Putraalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|2004 Summer}}2:19.75
2814align=left| Hiu Wai Sherry Tsaialign=left| {{flagIOC|HKG|2004 Summer}}2:19.83
2928align=left| Chonlathorn Vorathamrongalign=left| {{flagIOC|THA|2004 Summer}}2:21.11
3024align=left| Eirini Karastergioualign=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|2004 Summer}}2:21.93
3115align=left| Gretchen Gotay Corderoalign=left| {{flagIOC|PUR|2004 Summer}}2:23.39
3213align=left| Saida Iskandarovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|UZB|2004 Summer}}2:26.17
3333align=left| Zhan Shualign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|2004 Summer}}2:31.56
{{hs|35
} || 3 || 6 ||align=left| Chen Xiujun ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|2004 Summer}} || {{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} ||

|-

| {{hs|35|}} || 4 || 7 ||align=left| Alenka Kejžar ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SLO|2004 Summer}} || {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} ||

|}

=Semifinals=

==Semifinal 1==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

4align=left| Reiko Nakamuraalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer}}2:10.14Q
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| 2

5align=left| Margaret Hoelzeralign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}2:11.68Q
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| 3

2align=left| Aya Terakawaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer}}2:12.21Q
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| 4

6align=left| Katy Sextonalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2004 Summer}}2:12.62Q
53align=left| Jennifer Fratesialign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|2004 Summer}}2:12.64
68align=left| Sanja Jovanovićalign=left| {{flagIOC|CRO|2004 Summer}}2:13.76
77align=left| Evelyn Verrasztóalign=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|2004 Summer}}2:13.98
81align=left| Iryna Amshennikovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|UKR|2004 Summer}}2:14.83

==Semifinal 2==

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

4align=left| Stanislava Komarovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2004 Summer}}2:09.62Q
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| 2

5align=left| Kirsty Coventryalign=left| {{flagIOC|ZIM|2004 Summer}}2:10.04Q, AF
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| 3

3align=left| Antje Buschschultealign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}2:10.66Q
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| 4

6align=left| Louise Ørnstedtalign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|2004 Summer}}2:11.77Q
52align=left| Hannah McLeanalign=left| {{flagIOC|NZL|2004 Summer}}2:12.87
61align=left| Nicole Hetzeralign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}2:13.01
77align=left| Melissa Morganalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}2:13.34
88align=left| Frances Adcockalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}2:15.69

=Final=

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RankLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
{{gold01}}5align=left| Kirsty Coventryalign=left| {{flagIOC|ZIM|2004 Summer}}2:09.19AF
{{silver02}}4align=left| Stanislava Komarovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|2004 Summer}}2:09.72
rowspan=2|{{bronze03}}3align=left| Reiko Nakamuraalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer}}rowspan=2|2:09.88
6align=left| Antje Buschschultealign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}
52align=left| Margaret Hoelzeralign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}2:10.70
67align=left| Louise Ørnstedtalign=left| {{flagIOC|DEN|2004 Summer}}2:11.15
78align=left| Katy Sextonalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|2004 Summer}}2:12.11
81align=left| Aya Terakawaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|2004 Summer}}2:12.90

References

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External links

  • [http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Report]

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