Source: Xinhua
08-16-2008 10:15
Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic GamesBEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe broke the world record to win the women's 200m backstroke gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Saturday.
![Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe starts her women's 200m backstrokeswimmingsemifinal at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, August 15, 2008. Coventry won the final. [Agencies]](http://big5.cctv.com/gate/big5/www.cctv.cn/program/sportsscene/20080816/images/1218854868974_1218854868974_r.jpg) |
| Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe starts her women's 200m backstrokeswimming semifinal at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, August 15, 2008. Coventry won the final. [Agencies] |
Coventry clocked in 2:05.24 to beat the previous mark of 2:06.09 set by American Margaret Hoelzer in July, 2008.
Hoelzer got the silver in 2:06.23 and Japanese Reiko Nakamura had the bronze in 2:07.13.
Editor:Sun Tingting
