Olympic Swimming Medals - Women's 100 Meter Backstroke Olympic Medalists

By Mat Luebbers, About.com Guide

The gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medal swimmers in the women's 100 meter backstroke from the Summer Olympic games.

1896-1920 Event Not Held
1924
GOLD Sybil Bauer, USA 01:23.2
SILVER Phyllis Harding, GBR 01:27.4
BRONZE Aileen Riggin, USA 01:28.2
1928
GOLD Maria J. Braun, HOL 1:22.0
SILVER Ellen King, GBR 1:22.2
BRONZE M. Joyce Cooper, GBR 01:22.8
1932
GOLD Eleanor Holm, USA 01:19.4
SILVER Philomena Mealing, AUS 1:21.3
BRONZE Valerie Davies, GBR 01:22.5
1936
GOLD Nida Senff, HOL 1:18.9
SILVER Hendrika Mastenbroek, HOL 1:19.2
BRONZE Alice Bridges, USA 1:19.4
1948
GOLD Karen M. Harup, DAN 1:14.4
SILVER Suzanne Zimmerman, USA 1:16.0
BRONZE Judy Davies, AUS 1:16.7
1952
GOLD Joan Harrison, SAF 1:14.3
SILVER Geertje Wielema, HOL 1:14.5
BRONZE Jean Stewart, NSE 1:15.8
1956
GOLD Judith Grinham, GBR 1:12.9
SILVER Carin Cone, USA 1:12.9
BRONZE Margaret Edwards, GBR 1:13.1
1960
GOLD Lynn Burke, USA 1:09.3
SILVER Natalie Steward, GBR 1:10.8
BRONZE Satoka Tanaka, JPN 1:11.4
1964
GOLD Cathy Ferguson, USA 1:07.7
SILVER Christine Caron, FRA 1:07.9
BRONZE Virginia Duenkel, USA 1:08.0
1968
GOLD Kaye Hall, USA 1:06.2
SILVER Elaine Tanner, CAN 1:06.7
BRONZE Jane Swagerty, USA 1:08.1
1972
GOLD Melissa Belote, USA 1:05.78
SILVER Andrea Gyarmati, HUN 1:06.26
BRONZE Susie Atwood, USA 1:06.34
1976
GOLD Ulrike Richter, GDR 1:01.83
SILVER Birgit Treiber, GDR 1:03.41
BRONZE Nancy Garapick, CAN 1:03.71
1980
GOLD Rica Reinisch, GDR 1:00.86
SILVER Ina Kleber, GDR 1:02.07
BRONZE Petra Reidel, GDR 1:02.64
1984
GOLD Theresa Andrews, USA 1:02.55
SILVER Betsy Mitchell, USA 1:02.63
BRONZE Jolanda deRover, HOL 1:02.91
1988
GOLD Kristin Otto, GDR 1:00.89
SILVER Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN 1:01.56
BRONZE Cornelia Sirch, GDR 1:01.57
1992
GOLD Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN 1:00.68
SILVER Tunde Szabo, HUN 1:01.14
BRONZE Lea Loveless, USA 1:01.43
1996
GOLD Beth Botsford, USA 1:01.19
SILVER Whitney Hedgepeth, USA 1:01.47
BRONZE Marianne Kriel, RSA 1:02.12
2000
GOLD Diana Mocanu, ROM 1:00.21
SILVER Mai Nakamura, JPN 1:00.55
BRONZE Nina Zhivanevskaya, ESP 1:00.89
2004
GOLD Natalie Coughlin, USA 1:00.37
SILVER Kirsty Coventry, ZIM 1:00.50
BRONZE Laure Manaudou, FRA 1:00.88
2008
GOLD Natalie Coughlin, USA 58.96
SILVER Kirsty Coventry, ZIM 59.19
BRONZE Margaret Hoelzer, USA 59.34