200 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 1986 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Madrid ESP
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 29
Countries 23
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Cornelia Sirch GDR 2:13.52
(3 h1)		 2:11.37
(1 FA)
🥈 Betsy Mitchell USA 2:12.58
(1 h1)		 2:11.39
(2 FA)
🥉 Kathrin Zimmermann GDR 2:15.16
(6 h1)		 2:11.45
(3 FA)
4 Holly Green USA 2:13.34
(2 h1)		 2:13.59
(4 FA)
5 Nataliya Shibayeva URS 2:15.05
(5 h1)		 2:14.69
(5 FA)
6 Jolanda de Rover NED 2:13.91
(4 h1)		 2:14.94
(6 FA)
7 Anca Pătrășcoiu ROU 2:15.97
(7 h1)		 2:16.60
(7 FA)
8 Svenja Schlicht GER 2:16.53
(8 h1)		 2:18.03
(8 FA)
9 Dóra Varga HUN 2:19.55
(14 h1)		 2:16.65
(1 FB)
10 Lorenza Vigarani ITA 2:18.00
(11 h1)		 2:17.11
(2 FB)
11 Mónika Gyúró HUN 2:17.65
(10 h1)		 2:17.39
(3 FB)
12 Christine Magnier FRA 2:18.57
(12 h1)		 2:17.88
(4 FB)
13 Kathy Read GBR 2:17.34
(9 h1)		 2:18.13
(5 FB)
14 Sylvia Hume NZL 2:19.68
(15 h1)		 2:16.15
(6 FB)
15 Barb McBain CAN 2:22.02
(17 h1)		 2:21.46
(7 FB)
16 Marion Aizpors GER 2:19.69
(16 h1)		 2:22.51
(8 FB)
17 Georgina Parkes AUS 2:18.85
(13 h1)		 —
18 Mayra Kikuchi BRA 2:22.67
(18 h1)		 —
19 Pascale Choquet CAN 2:23.82
(19 h1)		 —
20 Sylvie Closset BEL 2:25.66
(20 h1)		 —
21 Eeva Ketola FIN 2:26.48
(21 h1)		 —
22 Ana Barros POR 2:27.44
(22 h1)		 —
23 Amaya Larrañaga ESP 2:27.50
(23 h1)		 —
24 Rita Garay PUR 2:29.67
(24 h1)		 —
25 Beatriz Villa COL 2:30.97
(25 h1)		 —
26 Leticia Morales ARG 2:32.37
(26 h1)		 —
27 Mônica Rezende BRA 2:32.48
(27 h1)		 —
28 Lan Lee-Yu TPE 2:34.12
(28 h1)		 —
29 Soumaya Koudri ALG 2:37.37
(29 h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Betsy Mitchell USA 2:12.58
2 Holly Green USA 2:13.34
3 Cornelia Sirch GDR 2:13.52
4 Jolanda de Rover NED 2:13.91
5 Nataliya Shibayeva URS 2:15.05
6 Kathrin Zimmermann GDR 2:15.16
7 Anca Pătrășcoiu ROU 2:15.97
8 Svenja Schlicht GER 2:16.53
9 Kathy Read GBR 2:17.34
10 Mónika Gyúró HUN 2:17.65
11 Lorenza Vigarani ITA 2:18.00
12 Christine Magnier FRA 2:18.57
13 Georgina Parkes AUS 2:18.85
14 Dóra Varga HUN 2:19.55
15 Sylvia Hume NZL 2:19.68
16 Marion Aizpors GER 2:19.69
17 Barb McBain CAN 2:22.02
18 Mayra Kikuchi BRA 2:22.67
19 Pascale Choquet CAN 2:23.82
20 Sylvie Closset BEL 2:25.66
21 Eeva Ketola FIN 2:26.48
22 Ana Barros POR 2:27.44
23 Amaya Larrañaga ESP 2:27.50
24 Rita Garay PUR 2:29.67
25 Beatriz Villa COL 2:30.97
26 Leticia Morales ARG 2:32.37
27 Mônica Rezende BRA 2:32.48
28 Lan Lee-Yu TPE 2:34.12
29 Soumaya Koudri ALG 2:37.37

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Cornelia Sirch GDR 2:11.37
2 Betsy Mitchell USA 2:11.39
3 Kathrin Zimmermann GDR 2:11.45
4 Holly Green USA 2:13.59
5 Nataliya Shibayeva URS 2:14.69
6 Jolanda de Rover NED 2:14.94
7 Anca Pătrășcoiu ROU 2:16.60
8 Svenja Schlicht GER 2:18.03

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Dóra Varga HUN 2:16.65
2 Lorenza Vigarani ITA 2:17.11
3 Mónika Gyúró HUN 2:17.39
4 Christine Magnier FRA 2:17.88
5 Kathy Read GBR 2:18.13
6 Sylvia Hume NZL 2:16.15
7 Barb McBain CAN 2:21.46
8 Marion Aizpors GER 2:22.51