Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 24 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:12.57 | ||||||||||||
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The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Mike Barrowman (USA) | 2:10.16 | Barcelona, Spain | 29 July 1992 |
Olympic record | Mike Barrowman (USA) | 2:10.16 | Barcelona, Spain | 29 July 1992 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | 4 | Károly Güttler | Hungary | 2:13.89 | Q |
2 | 5 | 4 | Andrey Korneyev | Russia | 2:14.11 | Q |
3 | 5 | 5 | Kurt Grote | United States | 2:14.63 | Q |
4 | 3 | 5 | Norbert Rózsa | Hungary | 2:14.66 | Q |
5 | 3 | 6 | Nick Gillingham | Great Britain | 2:14.96 | Q |
6 | 4 | 3 | Phil Rogers | Australia | 2:14.97 | Q |
7 | 5 | 2 | Marek Krawczyk | Poland | 2:15.17 | Q |
8 | 5 | 6 | Eric Wunderlich | United States | 2:15.18 | Q |
9 | 4 | 2 | Jean-Christophe Sarnin | France | 2:15.27 | q |
10 | 3 | 3 | Ryan Mitchell | Australia | 2:15.31 | q |
11 | 3 | 4 | Akira Hayashi | Japan | 2:15.37 | q |
12 | 5 | 3 | Andrey Ivanov | Russia | 2:15.56 | q |
13 | 3 | 7 | Joaquín Fernández | Spain | 2:16.05 | q |
14 | 5 | 7 | Jonathan Cleveland | Canada | 2:16.08 | q |
15 | 4 | 5 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | Belgium | 2:16.10 | q, WD |
16 | 3 | 8 | Mario González | Cuba | 2:16.15 | q |
17 | 2 | 5 | Valērijs Kalmikovs | Latvia | 2:17.07 | q, NR |
18 | 3 | 1 | Daniel Málek | Czech Republic | 2:17.08 | |
19 | 2 | 8 | José Couto | Portugal | 2:17.28 | NR |
20 | 4 | 1 | Ratapong Sirisanont | Thailand | 2:17.32 | |
21 | 2 | 6 | Aliaksandr Hukau | Belarus | 2:17.49 | |
22 | 5 | 1 | Dmytro Ivanusa | Ukraine | 2:17.54 | |
23 | 4 | 8 | Stéphan Perrot | France | 2:18.58 | |
24 | 3 | 2 | Wang Yiwu | China | 2:19.13 | |
25 | 2 | 3 | Elvin Chia | Malaysia | 2:20.39 | |
26 | 4 | 7 | Børge Mørk | Norway | 2:20.42 | |
27 | 4 | 8 | Vadim Alexeev | Israel | 2:20.47 | |
28 | 2 | 2 | Christophe Verdino | Monaco | 2:20.77 | |
29 | 2 | 4 | Vadim Tatarov | Moldova | 2:21.34 | |
30 | 1 | 5 | Roberto Bonilla | Guatemala | 2:21.86 | |
31 | 2 | 1 | Todd Torres | Puerto Rico | 2:22.66 | |
32 | 2 | 7 | Nerijus Beiga | Lithuania | 2:23.40 | |
33 | 1 | 4 | Francisco Suriano | El Salvador | 2:25.57 | |
34 | 1 | 3 | Huang Chih-yung | Chinese Taipei | 2:25.96 | |
1 | 6 | Desmond Koh | Singapore | DNS | ||
5 | 8 | Paul Kent | New Zealand | DNS |
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 6 | Andrey Ivanov | Russia | 2:14.37 | |
10 | 1 | Mario González | Cuba | 2:15.11 | NR |
11 | 5 | Ryan Mitchell | Australia | 2:15.63 | |
12 | 2 | Joaquín Fernández | Spain | 2:16.05 | |
13 | 8 | Valērijs Kalmikovs | Latvia | 2:16.23 | NR |
14 | 4 | Jean-Christophe Sarnin | France | 2:16.26 | |
15 | 1 | Jonathan Cleveland | Canada | 2:16.39 | |
16 | 3 | Akira Hayashi | Japan | 2:16.69 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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6 | Norbert Rózsa | Hungary | 2:12.57 | ||
4 | Károly Güttler | Hungary | 2:13.03 | ||
5 | Andrey Korneyev | Russia | 2:13.17 | ||
4 | 2 | Nick Gillingham | Great Britain | 2:14.37 | |
5 | 7 | Phil Rogers | Australia | 2:14.79 | |
6 | 1 | Marek Krawczyk | Poland | 2:14.84 | NR |
7 | 8 | Eric Wunderlich | United States | 2:15.69 | |
8 | 3 | Kurt Grote | United States | 2:16.05 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 45. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 45. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming