Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place 25 October.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

Medalists

GoldRoland Matthes
 East Germany
SilverMitch Ivey
 United States
BronzeJack Horsley
 United States

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1Mitch Ivey United States2:11.3
2Franco Del Campo Italy2:16.3
3Franco Chino Italy2:19.5
4José Joaquín Santibáñez Mexico2:20.7
5Jim Shaw Canada2:21.0
6Hans Ljungberg Sweden2:22.3
7Tony Asamali Philippines2:30.0
8Antonio Cruz Guatemala2:36.3

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1Jack Horsley United States2:13.7
2Reinhard Blechert West Germany2:16.5
3Jaime Monzó Spain2:20.1

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1Roland Matthes East Germany2:13.6
2Santiago Esteva Spain2:15.8
3Joachim Röther East Germany2:16.1
4Ejvind Pedersen Denmark2:16.6
5Karl Byrom Australia2:20.7
6Eliseo Vidal Cuba2:21.3
7Leonardo Baremboin Argentina2:25.2
8Francisco Ramis Puerto Rico2:30.4

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1Leonid Dobroskokin Soviet Union2:16.1
2Bob Schoutsen Netherlands2:18.2
3Jaime Rivera Mexico2:20.7
4Lars Kraus Jensen Denmark2:22.5
5Gerald Evard Switzerland2:24.7
6Chan King-ming Chinese Taipei2:46.9

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1Gary Hall Sr. United States2:16.2
2Mátyás Borlói Hungary2:17.9
3Rinus van Beek Netherlands2:21.2
4Luis Angel Acosta Mexico2:24.0
5Ronnie Wong Hong Kong2:38.6

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Roland Matthes East Germany2:09.6OR
Mitch Ivey United States2:10.6
Jack Horsley United States2:10.9
4Gary Hall Sr. United States2:12.6
5Santiago Esteva Spain2:12.9
6Leonid Dobroskokin Soviet Union2:15.4
7Joachim Röther East Germany2:15.8
8Franco Del Campo Italy2:16.5

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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