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Women’s 100 m backstroke
Held at 24 Games, 1924–2024. Most golds: United States (11). Most medals: Natalie Coughlin (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals73
Delegations16on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Kaylee McKeown Australia | Regan Smith United States | Katharine Berkoff United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Kaylee McKeown Australia | Kylie Masse Canada | Regan Smith United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | Kathleen Baker United States | Kylie Masse Canada / Fu Yuanhui China |
| 2012 London | Missy Franklin United States | Emily Seebohm Australia | Aya Terakawa Japan |
| 2008 Beijing | Natalie Coughlin United States | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | Margaret Hoelzer United States |
| 2004 Athens | Natalie Coughlin United States | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | Laure Manaudou France |
| 2000 Sydney | Diana Mocanu Romania | Mai Nakamura Japan | Nina Zhivanevskaya Spain |
| 1996 Atlanta | Beth Botsford United States | Whitney Hedgepeth United States | Marianne Kriel South Africa |
| 1992 Barcelona | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | Tünde Szabó Hungary | Lea Loveless United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Kristin Otto East Germany | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | Cornelia Sirch East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Theresa Andrews United States | Betsy Mitchell United States | Jolanda de Rover Netherlands |
| 1980 Moscow | Rica Reinisch East Germany | Ina Kleber East Germany | Petra Riedel East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Ulrike Richter East Germany | Birgit Treiber East Germany | Nancy Garapick Canada |
| 1972 Munich | Melissa Belote United States | Andrea Gyarmati Hungary | Susie Atwood United States |
| 1968 Mexico City | Kaye Hall United States | Elaine Tanner Canada | Jane Swagerty United States |
| 1964 Tokyo | Cathy Ferguson United States | Kiki Caron France | Ginny Duenkel United States |
| 1960 Rome | Lynn Burke United States | Natalie Steward Great Britain | Satoko Tanaka Japan |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Judy Grinham Great Britain | Carin Cone United States | Margaret Edwards Great Britain |
| 1952 Helsinki | Joan Harrison South Africa | Geertje Wielema Netherlands | Jean Stewart New Zealand |
| 1948 London | Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark | Suzanne Zimmerman United States | Judy-Joy Davies Australia |
| 1936 Berlin | Nida Senff Netherlands | Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands | Alice Bridges United States |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Eleanor Holm United States | Bonnie Mealing Australia | Valerie Davies Great Britain |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Marie Braun Netherlands | Ellen King Great Britain | Joyce Cooper Great Britain |
| 1924 Paris | Sybil Bauer United States | Phyllis Harding Great Britain | Aileen Riggin United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Coughlin | 2 | 2 |
| Kaylee McKeown | 2 | 2 |
| Krisztina Egerszegi | 1 | 2 |
| Sybil Bauer | 1 | 1 |
| Marie Braun | 1 | 1 |
| Eleanor Holm | 1 | 1 |
| Nida Senff | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Margrethe Harup | 1 | 1 |
| Joan Harrison | 1 | 1 |
| Judy Grinham | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Burke | 1 | 1 |
| Cathy Ferguson | 1 | 1 |