Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
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The women's 100 metre butterfly
event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on December 3 and December 5. 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.
Key: OR = Olympic record
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on December 3 and December 5. This swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used the butterfly stroke
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Shelley Mann Shelley Mann Shelley Isabel Mann is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States. At the 1956 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the 100 m butterfly competition and was a member of the relay team that won the silver medal for the 100 m freestyle.Mann caught polio aged six and took up swimming to... |
1:11.0 | OR | |
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Nancy Ramey Nancy Ramey Nancy Jane Ramey was an American swimmer. She represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where she received a silver medal in women's 100 metre butterfly. During the Olympics, she was a student at Mercer Island High School. Ramey attended the University of Washington... |
1:11.9 | ||
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Mary Sears Mary Sears (swimmer) Mary Jane Sears is a former American swimmer. She represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where she won a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriots Shelley Mann and Nancy Ramey.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/.... |
1:14.4 | ||
| 4 | Mária Littomeritzky Mária Littomeritzky Mária Littomeritzky is a former butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1948.... |
1:14.9 | ||
| 5 | Beverly Bainbridge | 1:15.2 | ||
| 6 | Jutta Langenau | 1:17.4 | ||
| 7 | Beth Whittall Beth Whittall Elizabeth Whittall is a former champion swimmer from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.When she was 18 years old and studying pharmacy at Purdue University, Whittall won two gold medals at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City. She won the 100 metre butterfly and the 400 metre freestyle events... |
1:17.9 | ||
| 8 | Sara Barber | 1:18.4 |
Key: OR = Olympic record