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Swimming at the 1972 München Summer Games:
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Swimming Hall, Olympic Park, München
Date Started: September 1, 1972
Date Finished: September 2, 1972
| Gold: |  Cathy Carr |
| Silver: |  Halyna Prozumenshchykova-Stepanova |
| Bronze: |  Beverley Whitfield |
Summary
The favorite was the silver medalist from Mexico City, [Galina Prozumenshchikova], now Stepanova. She won the first semi to make the final, but in the other final American Cathy Carr posted the fastest qualifying time, with an Olympic record 1:15.00. The final was an easy victory for Carr, who took the lead on the first lap and increase her lead throughout, finishing in a world record 1:13.58. Stepanova almost 1½ seconds behind, with Australian Beverley Whitfield, earlier the winner of the 200 breaststroke, taking third.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Carr | 18 | United States | USA | Gold | WR |
| 2 | Halyna Prozumenshchykova-Stepanova | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | Silver | |
| 3 | Beverley Whitfield | 18 | Australia | AUS | Bronze | |
| 4 | Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss | 18 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 5 | Judy Melick | 18 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 | Vreni Eberle | 21 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 7 | Britt-Marie Smedh | 17 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 8 | Dorothy Harrison | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Renate Vogel | 17 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Lyudmila Porubayko | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Erika Rüegg | 20 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Jeanette Pettersson | 16 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | Christine Jarvis | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | Tetiana Prudnikova | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | Éva Kiss | 18 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | Sylvia Langer | 18 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 3 h2 r1/3 | Lynn Vidali | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | Zuzana Marková | 19 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | Brigitte Schuchardt | 17 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Alie te Riet | 19 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Yoko Yamamoto | 14 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | Jaroslava Slavíčková | 18 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Dagmar Sierck | 14 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | Tineke Hofland | 18 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5 h5 r1/3 | Sylvia Dockerill | 20 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Ann O'Connor | 20 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | Diana Harris | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | Jane Wright | 17 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | Patricia Siewert | 15 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 6 h5 r1/3 | Marian Stuart | 17 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | Judith Hudson | 14 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | Winnie Nielsen | 19 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | Cristina Teixeira | 14 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | Mairi Ioannidou | 20 | Greece | GRE | ||
| 7 h5 r1/3 | Béatrice Mottoulle | 16 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 8 h1 r1/3 | Shlomit Nir | 19 | Israel | ISR | ||
| 8 h2 r1/3 | Leonor Urueta | 18 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 8 h3 r1/3 | Ani Jane Mugrditchian | 19 | Lebanon | LIB | ||
| 8 h4 r1/3 | Lee Yue-Hwan | 14 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | ||
| 8 h5 r1/3 | Ana Elena de la Portilla | 18 | Mexico | MEX |
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