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Antje Buschschulte won Athens 2000 women's 200m backstroke title
Antje Buschschulte took the women's 200m backstroke title in 2:07.29, ahead of Clementine Stoney and Lindsay Diana Benko.
19 March 2000 · Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens, Greece
Event date:
The final
Antje Buschschulte won the women's 200m backstroke final at the 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Athens on 19 March 2000, recording 2:07.29. The OMEGA final ranking lists Clementine Stoney second in 2:08.64 and Lindsay Diana Benko third in 2:08.85.
Medal order
The result came in a 25-metre pool at the Athens championship. The official table establishes the complete medal order used here: Germany first, Australia second and United States third. This report counts the final once as a single underlying medal decision.
Source and date precision
The event date and placings are reported with day precision from the official final sheet. World Aquatics' competition archive independently identifies Athens as host of the fifth edition of its short-course world championships, held from 16 to 19 March 2000.
Leading official final classification
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antje Buschschulte | Germany | 2:07.29 |
| 2 | Clementine Stoney | Australia | 2:08.64 |
| 3 | Lindsay Diana Benko | United States | 2:08.85 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.