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Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venue Piscines Bernat Picornell
Date 27 July (heats and finals)
Competitors 40 from 29 nations
Winning time 2:26.65 (OR)
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Kyoko Iwasaki  Japan
2nd, silver medalist(s) Lin Li  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Anita Nall  United States
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1st, gold medalist(s) Kyoko Iwasaki  Japan
2nd, silver medalist(s) Lin Li  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Anita Nall  United States

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics, took place on July 27, at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:

The following records were established during the competition:


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