Swm: Zimbabwean wins women's 200m backstroke gold

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2004
Swm: Zimbabwean wins women's 200m backstroke gold

KIRSTY COVENTRY of Zimbabwe won the gold medal for women's 200 metres backstroke at
the Athens Olympics tonight.

The 20-year-old finished first in two minutes 09.19 seconds, outside the world record
of 2:06.62 set by Hungarian KRISZTINA EGERSZEGI at the 1991 European championships, also
in Athens.

STANISLAVA KOMAROVA of Russia finished second in 2:09.72 to win the silver medal while
the bronze was shared by REIKO NAKAMURA of Japan and ANTJE BUSCHSCHULTE of Germany, who
both swam 2:09.88.

COVENTRY had already won a silver and bronze at the Athens Games.

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