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Women’s 100 m breaststroke
Held at 15 Games, 1968–2024. Most golds: United States (4). Most medals: Leisel Jones (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games151968–2024
Medals45
Delegations18on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Tatjana Smith South Africa | Tang Qianting China | Mona McSharry Ireland |
| 2020 Tokyo | Lydia Jacoby United States | Tatjana Schoenmaker South Africa | Lilly King United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Lilly King United States | Yuliya Yefimova Russia | Katie Meili United States |
| 2012 London | Rūta Meilutytė Lithuania | Rebecca Soni United States | Satomi Suzuki Japan |
| 2008 Beijing | Leisel Jones Australia | Rebecca Soni United States | Mirna Jukić Austria |
| 2004 Athens | Luo Xuejuan China | Brooke Hanson Australia | Leisel Jones Australia |
| 2000 Sydney | Megan Jendrick United States | Leisel Jones Australia | Penny Heyns South Africa |
| 1996 Atlanta | Penelope Heyns South Africa | Amanda Beard United States | Samantha Riley Australia |
| 1992 Barcelona | Yelena Rudkovskaya Unified Team | Anita Nall United States | Samantha Riley Australia |
| 1988 Seoul | Tanya Dangalakova Bulgaria | Antoaneta Frenkeva Bulgaria | Silke Hörner East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Petra van Staveren Netherlands | Anne Ottenbrite Canada | Catherine Poirot France |
| 1980 Moscow | Ute Geweniger East Germany | Elvira Vasilkova Soviet Union | Susanne Nielsson Denmark |
| 1976 Montreal | Hannelore Anke East Germany | Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union | Marina Koshevaya Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | Cathy Carr United States | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union | Beverley Whitfield Australia |
| 1968 Mexico City | Đurđica Bjedov Yugoslavia | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union | Sharon Wichman United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Soviet Union | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |