Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The final of the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984.[1]

Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date31 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors37 from 26 nations
Winning time2:00.23
Medalists
Rick Carey  United States
Frédéric Delcourt  France
Cameron Henning  Canada

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Rick Carey (USA)1:58.86Indianapolis, United States27 June 1984
Olympic record John Naber (USA)1:59.19Montreal, Canada24 July 1976

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
31 JulyHeat 5Rick Carey United States1:58.99OR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154Rick Carey United States1:58.99Q, OR
255Frédéric Delcourt France2:02.59Q
345Gary Hurring New Zealand2:03.29Q
424Cameron Henning Canada2:03.36Q
522Ricardo Aldabe Spain2:03.94Q
635David Orbell Australia2:04.00Q
725Nicolai Klapkarek West Germany2:04.45Q
814Ricardo Prado Brazil2:04.46Q
934Jesse Vassallo United States2:04.51q, WD
1033Paolo Falchini Italy2:04.59q, NR
1144Mike West Canada2:04.93q
1223Stefan Peter West Germany2:05.22q
1326Djan Madruga Brazil2:05.23q
1446Neil Cochran Great Britain2:05.58q
1543Michael Söderlund Sweden2:05.85q
1616Daichi Suzuki Japan2:06.24q
1736Fabrizio Bortolon Italy2:06.46q
1813Hans Fredin Sweden2:06.50
1953Kim Terrell Australia2:06.56
2015Paul Kingsman New Zealand2:06.87
2132Giovanni Frigo Venezuela2:07.56NR
2242Patrick Ferland Switzerland2:08.31NR
2312Kristofer Stivenson Greece2:08.38NR
2456Neil Harper Great Britain2:09.48
2551Lukman Niode Indonesia2:09.79
2647Ernesto Vela Mexico2:10.30
2737Allan Marsh Jamaica2:11.57
2852Wang Hao China2:12.28
2941Emad El-Shafei Egypt2:12.90
3017Alejandro Alvizuri Peru2:13.30
3127David Morley Bahamas2:18.87
3248Salvador Salguero El Salvador2:21.75
3311Ernesto José Degenhart Guatemala2:24.08
3438Juan José Piro Honduras2:32.48
21Ng Wing Hon Hong KongDNS
31Sharif Nour EgyptDNS
57Ilias Malamas GreeceDNS
58Gordon Petersen FijiDNS

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Paolo Falchini Italy2:04.64
105Mike West Canada2:04.73
117Michael Söderlund Sweden2:05.02
126Djan Madruga Brazil2:05.33
133Stefan Peter West Germany2:05.66
142Neil Cochran Great Britain2:05.72
158Fabrizio Bortolon Italy2:05.86
161Daichi Suzuki Japan2:06.02

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Rick Carey United States2:00.23
5Frédéric Delcourt France2:01.75NR
6Cameron Henning Canada2:02.37
48Ricardo Prado Brazil2:03.05
53Gary Hurring New Zealand2:03.10NR
61Nicolai Klapkarek West Germany2:03.95
72Ricardo Aldabe Spain2:04.53
87David Orbell Australia2:04.67

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 508. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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