Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Appearance
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Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 2 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:13.34 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The final of the men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
2:14.58 | Etobicoke, Canada | 17 June 1984 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
2:15.11 | Montreal, Canada | 24 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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2 August | Final A | Victor Davis | ![]() |
2:13.34 | WR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
[edit]Final B
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Adrian Moorhouse | ![]() |
2:18.83 | |
10 | 3 | Thierry Pata | ![]() |
2:20.05 | NR |
11 | 6 | Iain Campbell | ![]() |
2:20.62 | |
12 | 5 | Shigehiro Takahashi | ![]() |
2:20.93 | |
13 | 2 | Enrique Romero | ![]() |
2:21.19 | |
14 | 7 | Thomas Böhm | ![]() |
2:22.09 | |
15 | 1 | Kenji Watanabe | ![]() |
2:22.29 | |
16 | 8 | Manuel Gutiérrez | ![]() |
2:23.13 |
Final A
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Victor Davis | ![]() |
2:13.34 | WR |
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4 | Glenn Beringen | ![]() |
2:15.79 | OC |
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6 | Étienne Dagon | ![]() |
2:17.41 | NR |
4 | 2 | Richard Schroeder | ![]() |
2:18.03 | |
5 | 7 | Ken Fitzpatrick | ![]() |
2:18.86 | |
6 | 8 | Pablo Restrepo | ![]() |
2:18.96 | NR |
7 | 1 | Alexandre Yokochi | ![]() |
2:20.69 | |
3 | Marco Del Prete | ![]() |
DSQ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 510. Retrieved March 8, 2017.