Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2.[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.
| Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 |
Medalists
| Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany |
| Silver | Mike Stamm United States |
| Bronze | Mitch Ivey United States |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Verrasztó |  Hungary | 2:09.89 | |
| 2 | Colin Cunningham |  Great Britain | 2:11.06 | |
| 3 | Bill Kennedy |  Canada | 2:12.55 | |
| 4 | Rafael Rocha |  Mexico | 2:15.81 | |
| 5 | Ian MacKenzie | Canada | 2:16.36 | |
| 6 | Sergio Hasbún |  El Salvador | 2:27.93 | |
| 7 | Mark Crocker | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong | 2:33.64 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Stamm | United States | 2:07.51 | |
| 2 | Neil Martin |  Australia | 2:12.09 | |
| 3 | Nenad Miloš | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 2:12.99 | |
| 4 | Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 2:13.46 | |
| 5 | Sarun Van |  Cambodia | 2:24.42 | |
| 6 | Chiang Jin Choon |  Malaysia | 2:26.51 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Cooper | Australia | 2:07.90 | |
| 2 | Tim McKee | United States | 2:08.19 | |
| 3 | Massimo Nistri |  Italy | 2:12.85 | |
| 4 | José Urueta | Mexico | 2:13.85 | |
| 5 | Lars Børgesen |  Denmark | 2:14.50 | |
| 6 | Rômulo Arantes Filho | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil | 2:18.15 | |
| 7 | Gerardo Rosario | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | 2:23.53 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Ivey | United States | 2:09.32 | |
| 2 | Jean-Paul Berjeau |  France | 2:09.93 | |
| 3 | Bob Schoutsen |  Netherlands | 2:10.56 | |
| 4 | Tadashi Honda | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 2:11.11 | |
| 5 | Róbert Rudolf | Hungary | 2:13.64 | |
| 6 | John Hawes | Canada | 2:15.34 | |
| 7 | Norbert Verweyen |  West Germany | 2:15.94 | |
| 8 | Predrag Miloš | Yugoslavia | 2:18.43 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:06.62 | |
| 2 | Lothar Noack | East Germany | 2:08.80 | |
| 3 | Anders Sandberg |  Sweden | 2:11.36 | |
| 4 | Ejvind Pedersen | Denmark | 2:12.30 | |
| 5 | Helmut Podolan |  Austria | 2:13.63 | |
| 6 | Pierre Baehr | France | 2:14.65 | |
| 7 | Bruce Featherston | Australia | 2:18.63 | |
| 8 | Gustavo González |  Argentina | 2:19.74 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:02.82 | =WR |
 | Mike Stamm | United States | 2:04.09 | |
 | Mitch Ivey | United States | 2:04.33 | |
| 4 | Brad Cooper | Australia | 2:06.59 | |
| 5 | Tim McKee | United States | 2:07.29 | |
| 6 | Lothar Noack | East Germany | 2:08.67 | |
| 7 | Zoltán Verrasztó | Hungary | 2:10.09 | |
| 8 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | France | 2:11.77 |
Key: =WR = Equalled world record
References
- "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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