Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Swimming events at the 1972 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 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 1972 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and 2. 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 |  Melissa BeloteUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Andrea GyarmatiHungary (HUN) |
| Bronze | Susie Atwood United States (USA) |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Melissa Belote | United States | 1:05.78 | OR |
 | Andrea Gyarmati | Hungary | 1:06.26 | |
 | Susie Atwood | United States | 1:06.34 | |
| 4 | Karen Moe | United States | 1:06.69 | |
| 5 | Wendy Cook-Hogg |  Canada | 1:06.70 | |
| 6 | Enith Brigitha |  Netherlands | 1:06.82 | |
| 7 | Christine Herbst |  East Germany | 1:07.27 | |
| 8 | Silke Pielen |  West Germany | 1:07.36 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1972 Summer Olympics results: Women's 100 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-10.
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