Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 1968 | Pokey Watson, United States | 2:24.80 |
| 1972 | Melissa Belote, United States | 2:19.19 |
| 1976 | Ulrike Richter, East Germany | 2:13.43 |
| 1980 | Rica Reinisch, East Germany | 2:11.77 |
| 1984 | Jolanda DeRover, Netherlands | 2:12.38 |
| 1988 | Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary | 2:09.29 |
| 1992 | Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary | 2:07.06 |
| 1996 | Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary | 2:07.83 |
| 2000 | Diana Mocanu, Romania | 2:08.16 |
| 2004 | Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe | 2:09.19 |
| 2008 | Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe | 2:05.24 |
| 100-Meter Backstroke | Swimming–Women | 100-Meter Breaststroke |
