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

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

1896-1964 Event Not Held
1968
GOLD Djurdjica Bjedov, YUG 01:15.8
SILVER G. Prosumenschtschikowa, URS 01:15.9
BRONZE Sharon Wichman, USA 01:16.1
1972
GOLD Catherine Carr, USA 1:13.58
SILVER G. Prosumenschtschikowa, URS 1:14.99
BRONZE Beverly Whitfield, AUS 01:15.7
1976
GOLD Hannelore Anke, GDR 01:11.2
SILVER Ljubow Rossanowa, URS 1:13.04
BRONZE Marina Koschewaja, URS 01:13.3
1980
GOLD Ute Geweniger, GDR 1:10.22
SILVER Elwire Wassilkowa, URS 1:10.41
BRONZE Susanne Neilsson, DAN 1:11.16
1984
GOLD P. Van Staverson HOL 1:09.88
SILVER Anne Ottenbrite, CAN 1:10.69
BRONZE Catherine Poirot, FRA 1:10.70
1988
GOLD Tania Dangalakova, BUL 1:07.95
SILVER Antoaneta Frenkeva, BUL 1:08.74
BRONZE Silke Horner, GDR 1:08.83
1992
GOLD Elena Rudkovskaya, EUN 1:08.00
SILVER Anita Nall, USA 1:08.17
BRONZE Samantha Riley, AUS 1:09.25
1996
GOLD Penelope Heyns, RSA 1:07.73
SILVER Amanda Beard, USA 1:08.09
BRONZE Samantha Riley, AUS 1:09.18
2000
GOLD Megan Quann, USA 1:07.05
SILVER Leisel Jones, AUS 1:07.49
BRONZE Penny Heyns, RSA 1:07.55
2004
GOLD Xuejuan Luo, CHN 1:06.64
SILVER Brooke Hanson, AUS 1:07.15
BRONZE Leisel Jones, AUS 1:07.16
2008
GOLD Leisel Jones, AUS 1:05.17
SILVER Rebecca Soni, USA 1:06.73
BRONZE Mirna Jukic, AUT 1:07.34
2012
GOLD MEILUTYTE Ruta LTU 1:05.47
SILVER SONI Rebecca USA 1:05.55
BRONZE SUZUKI Satomi JPN 1:06.46

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