Women 100m Backstroke Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Tuesday, 14th October - Gold Medal: Cathy Ferguson, United States

Women 100m Backstroke Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Tuesday, 14th October - Gold Medal: Cathy Ferguson, United States

Final		time		gap	L	Y
1. Cathy Ferguson	United States	1:07.7	WR		5	16
2. Christine Kiki Caron	France	1:07.9		+0.2s	4	16
3. Ginny Duenkel	United States	1:08.0		+0.3s	3	17
4. Satoko Tanaka	Japan	1:08.6		+0.9s	7	22
5. Nina Harmer	United States	1:09.4		+1.7s	2	18
6. Linda Ludgrove	Great Britain	1:09.5		+1.8s	1	17
7. Eileen Weir	Canada	1:09.8		+2.1s	6	18
8. Jill Norfolk	Great Britain	1:11.2		+3.5s	8	17

31 Competitors from 18 Nations. Yoyogi National Gymansium.
1968 Women 100m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke History	1968 Women 100m Backstroke

World Record: Ginny Duenkel, United States 1:08.3 Los Angeles, United States 28th September 1964

Olympic Record: Lynn Burke, United States 1:09.0 Rome, Italy 2nd September 1960

Todor 66	index Swimming OG
index Tokyo 1964	index Swimming Tokyo 1964


Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 200m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 200m Butterfly	Women 100m Butterfly
Men 400m Medley	Women 400m Medley
Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay	Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley Relay	Women 4x100m Medley Relay

In June 1964 Kiki Caron of France bettered the world record of 1:08.6 and came to Tokyo as a slight favorite. She was expected to be challenged by America's Ginny Duenkel, who had broken Caron's mark in September by posting 1:08.3. Japan's Satoko Tanaka was also highly considered, but she was better in the 200 backstroke, having set eight straight world records in that event from July 1960 to August 1963. Her 200 record had been broken just before the Tokyo Olympics by Cathy Ferguson, who was also entered in this event. In the final Ferguson, Caron and Duenkel were almost even at 50 metres. But Caron pulled ahead just after the turn, only to see Ferguson catch her near the end of the race and outtouch her to win the gold medal, 1:07.7 to 1:07.9. Duenkel held on for third, with Tanaka in fourth place.

Heats - Tuesday, 13th October

Best 8 times advanced to Final.

Heat 4		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Christine Kiki Caron	France	1:08.5	OR		3	16	1.
2. Jill Norfolk	Great Britain	1:10.6		+2.1s	7	17	8.
3. Ingrid Schmidt	UT Germany	1:11.1		+2.6s	1	19	9.
4. Natalya Mikhaylova	Soviet Union	1:11.4		+2.9s	2	16	12.
5. Korrie Winkel	Netherlands	1:11.6		+3.1s	6	20	14.
6. Nanette Mary Duncan	Australia	1:12.4		+3.9s	4	17	21.
7. Susana Norma Peper	Argentina	1:13.2		+4.7s	8	18	25.
8. Ok-Ja Chun	South Korea	1:21.7		+13.2s	5	16	31.

Heat 3		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Cathy Ferguson	United States	1:08.8	OR	+0.3s	2	16	2.
2. Francoise Borie	France	1:11.8		+3.3s	6	17	15.
3. Petra Nerger	UT Germany	1:12.1		+3.6s	7	19	18.
4. Sylvia Lewis	Great Britain	1:12.2		+3.7s	4	22	19.
5. Ria Van Velsen	Netherlands	1:12.2		+3.7s	3	21	19.
6. Marlene Anne Dayman	Australia	1:12.9		+4.4s	8	14	23.
7. Anneliese Rockenbach	Venezuela	1:14.1		+5.6s	5	21	27.
8. Margaret Harding	Puerto Rico	1:19.5		+11.0s	1	16	29.

Heat 2		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Ginny Duenkel	United States	1:08.9	OR	+0.4s	2	17	3.
2. Eileen Weir	Canada	1:09.7		+1.2s	4	18	4.
3. Michiko Kihara	Japan	1:11.1		+2.6s	1	16	9.
4. Kirsten Michaelsen	Denmark	1:11.2		+2.7s	8	21	11.
5. Tatyana Savelyeva	Soviet Union	1:11.8		+3.3s	5	17	15.
6. Maria Balla-Lantos	Hungary	1:12.0		+3.5s	3	19	17.
7. Bep Weeteling	Netherlands	1:13.1		+4.6s	7	17	24.
8. Ursula Seitz	Austria	1:13.3		+4.8s	8	16	26.

Heat 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Nina Harmer	United States	1:09.8	+1.3s	3	18	5.
2. Satoko Tanaka	Japan	1:10.0	+1.5s	6	22	6.
3. Linda Ludgrove	Great Britain	1:10.3	+1.8s	2	17	7.
4. Helga Schmidt-Neuber	UT Germany	1:11.4	+2.9s	4	27	12.
5. Helen Louise Kennedy	Canada	1:12.5	+4.0s	5	15	22.
6. Belinda Woosley	Australia	1:15.3	+6.8s	1	16	28.
7. Jovina Tseng	Malaysia	1:20.7	+12.2s	7	14	30.

Final		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Cathy Ferguson	United States	1:07.7	WR		5	16	1.
2. Christine Kiki Caron	France	1:07.9		+0.2s	4	16	2.
3. Ginny Duenkel	United States	1:08.0		+0.3s	3	17	3.
4. Satoko Tanaka	Japan	1:08.6		+0.9s	7	22	4.
5. Nina Harmer	United States	1:09.4		+1.7s	2	18	5.
6. Linda Ludgrove	Great Britain	1:09.5		+1.8s	1	17	6.
7. Eileen Weir	Canada	1:09.8		+2.1s	6	18	7.
8. Jill Norfolk	Great Britain	1:11.2		+3.5s	8	17	8.
Heats		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Christine Kiki Caron	France	1:08.5	OR		3	16	1.
1. Cathy Ferguson	United States	1:08.8	OR	+0.3s	2	16	2.
1. Ginny Duenkel	United States	1:08.9	OR	+0.4s	2	17	3.
2. Eileen Weir	Canada	1:09.7		+1.2s	4	18	4.
1. Nina Harmer	United States	1:09.8		+1.3s	3	18	5.
2. Satoko Tanaka	Japan	1:10.0		+1.5s	6	22	6.
3. Linda Ludgrove	Great Britain	1:10.3		+1.8s	2	17	7.
2. Jill Norfolk	Great Britain	1:10.6		+2.1s	7	17	8.
3. Michiko Kihara	Japan	1:11.1		+2.6s	1	16	9.
3. Ingrid Schmidt	UT Germany	1:11.1		+2.6s	1	19	9.
4. Kirsten Michaelsen	Denmark	1:11.2		+2.7s	8	21	11.
4. Natalya Mikhaylova	Soviet Union	1:11.4		+2.9s	2	16	12.
4. Helga Schmidt-Neuber	UT Germany	1:11.4		+2.9s	4	27	12.
5. Korrie Winkel	Netherlands	1:11.6		+3.1s	6	20	14.
2. Francoise Borie	France	1:11.8		+3.3s	6	17	15.
5. Tatyana Savelyeva	Soviet Union	1:11.8		+3.3s	5	17	15.
6. Maria Balla-Lantos	Hungary	1:12.0		+3.5s	3	19	17.
3. Petra Nerger	UT Germany	1:12.1		+3.6s	7	19	18.
4. Sylvia Lewis	Great Britain	1:12.2		+3.7s	4	22	19.
5. Ria Van Velsen	Netherlands	1:12.2		+3.7s	3	21	19.
6. Nanette Mary Duncan	Australia	1:12.4		+3.9s	4	17	21.
5. Helen Louise Kennedy	Canada	1:12.5		+4.0s	5	15	22.
6. Marlene Anne Dayman	Australia	1:12.9		+4.4s	8	14	23.
7. Bep Weeteling	Netherlands	1:13.1		+4.6s	7	17	24.
7. Susana Norma Peper	Argentina	1:13.2		+4.7s	8	18	25.
8. Ursula Seitz	Austria	1:13.3		+4.8s	8	16	26.
7. Anneliese Rockenbach	Venezuela	1:14.1		+5.6s	5	21	27.
6. Belinda Woosley	Australia	1:15.3		+6.8s	1	16	28.
8. Margaret Harding	Puerto Rico	1:19.5		+11.0s	1	16	29.
7. Jovina Tseng	Malaysia	1:20.7		+12.2s	7	14	30.
8. Ok-Ja Chun	South Korea	1:21.7		+13.2s	5	16	31.

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