Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Individual medley | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1964 Olympic Games took place between October 13 and 14. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold |  Cathy FergusonUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Kiki CaronFrance (FRA) |
| Bronze | Ginny Duenkel United States (USA) |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cathy Ferguson | United States | 1:07.7 | WR |
 | Kiki Caron | France | 1:07.9 | |
 | Ginny Duenkel | United States | 1:08.0 | |
| 4 | Satoko Tanaka |  Japan | 1:08.6 | |
| 5 | Nina Harmer | United States | 1:09.4 | |
| 6 | Linda Ludgrove |  Great Britain | 1:09.5 | |
| 7 | Eileen Weir | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 1:09.8 | |
| 8 | Jill Norfolk | Great Britain | 1:11.2 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- 1964 Summer Olympics results: Women's 100 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-22.
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