Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 23 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 54 from 40 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:13.52 EU | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
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 men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Victor Davis (CAN) | 2:13.34 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 August 1984 |
Olympic record | Victor Davis (CAN) | 2:13.34 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 August 1984 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 3 | Alexandre Yokochi | Portugal | 2:18.01 | |
10 | 5 | Shigehiro Takahashi | Japan | 2:18.03 | |
11 | 2 | Sidney Appelboom | Belgium | 2:18.08 | |
12 | 6 | Radek Beinhauer | Czechoslovakia | 2:18.13 | |
13 | 1 | Étienne Dagon | Switzerland | 2:18.17 | |
14 | 4 | Cameron Grant | Canada | 2:18.36 | |
15 | 7 | Alexander Marček | Czechoslovakia | 2:18.51 | |
16 | 8 | Cédric Penicaud | France | 2:18.95 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | József Szabó | Hungary | 2:13.52 | EU | |
4 | Nick Gillingham | Great Britain | 2:14.12 | ||
7 | Sergio López Miró | Spain | 2:15.21 | NR | |
4 | 3 | Mike Barrowman | United States | 2:15.45 | |
5 | 6 | Valeriy Lozik | Soviet Union | 2:16.16 | |
6 | 8 | Vadim Alexeev | Soviet Union | 2:16.70 | |
7 | 2 | Jonathan Cleveland | Canada | 2:17.10 | |
8 | 1 | Péter Szabó | Hungary | 2:17.12 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 409. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 410. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
External links
Olympic champions in men's 200 m breaststroke | |
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