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The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on 3 and 5 December.[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Shelley Mann |
| Silver | Nancy Ramey |
| Bronze | Mary Sears |
Results
editHeats
editEight fastest swimmers from the heats advanced to the finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelley Mann | 1:11.2 | Q | |
| 2 | Nancy Ramey | 1:13.4 | Q | |
| 3 | Sara Barber | 1:16.2 | Q | |
| 4 | Marta Skupilová | 1:17.7 | ||
| 5 | Maureen Giles | 1:19.4 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverley Bainbridge | 1:14.4 | Q | |
| 2 | Mary Sears | 1:15.1 | Q | |
| 3 | Mária Littomeritzky | 1:15.2 | Q | |
| 4 | Beth Whittall | 1:16.9 | Q | |
| 5 | Jutta Langenau | 1:17.4 | Q | |
| 6 | Anne Morton | 1:17.7 | ||
| 7 | Odette Lusien-Casteur | 1:19.8 |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Mann | 1:11.0 | OR | ||
| Nancy Ramey | 1:11.9 | |||
| Mary Sears | 1:14.4 | |||
| 4 | Mária Littomeritzky | 1:14.9 | ||
| 5 | Beverley Bainbridge | 1:15.2 | ||
| 6 | Jutta Langenau | 1:17.4 | ||
| 7 | Beth Whittall | 1:17.9 | ||
| 8 | Sara Barber | 1:18.4 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
edit- ^ "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
External links
edit- Women 100m Butterfly Swimming Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne (AUS), retrieved 2013-12-30