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

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]

Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date2 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors49 from 35 nations
Winning time2:13.34 WR
Medalists
Victor Davis  Canada
Glenn Beringen  Australia
Étienne Dagon  Switzerland

Records

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

World record Victor Davis (CAN)2:14.58Etobicoke, Canada17 June 1984
Olympic record David Wilkie (GBR)2:15.11Montreal, Canada24 July 1976

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
2 AugustFinal AVictor Davis Canada2:13.34WR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
164Glenn Beringen Australia2:17.29Q
274Victor Davis Canada2:18.20Q
335Marco Del Prete Italy2:18.90Q, NR
475Étienne Dagon Switzerland2:18.95Q
544Richard Schroeder United States2:19.23Q
615Ken Fitzpatrick Canada2:19.74Q
743Alexandre Yokochi Portugal2:19.76Q
855Pablo Restrepo Colombia2:19.77Q
965Adrian Moorhouse Great Britain2:19.83q
1024Shigehiro Takahashi Japan2:19.98q
1173Thierry Pata France2:20.14q, NR
1233Iain Campbell Great Britain2:20.78q
1314Peter Evans Australia2:21.21q, WD
1453Enrique Romero Spain2:21.25q
1546Thomas Böhm Austria2:22.17q
1663Kenji Watanabe Japan2:22.33q
1745Raffaele Avagnano Italy2:22.90q, WD
1854Gerald Mörken West Germany2:22.99q, WD
1926Manuel Gutiérrez Panama2:23.02q
2013Eduardo Morillo Mexico2:23.72
2125Christophe Deneuville France2:24.54
2276Peter Lang West Germany2:24.60
2366Eyal Stigman Israel2:24.93
2423Jan-Erick Olsen Norway2:25.75
2522Francisco Guanco Philippines2:26.12
2652Jin Fu China2:26.34
2712Martti Järventaus Finland2:26.96
2862Brett Austin New Zealand2:27.25
2942Andrés Aguilar Costa Rica2:27.69
3016Gerhard Prohaska Austria2:27.85
3147Jorge Henao Venezuela2:28.03
3236Paul Newallo Trinidad and Tobago2:28.88
3332Oscar Ortigosa Peru2:29.73
3472Julio César Falon Argentina2:30.40
3557Jairulla Jaitulla Philippines2:30.87
3677Victor Ruberry Bermuda2:31.48
3737Tryggvi Helgason Iceland2:32.03
3867Watt Kam Sing Hong Kong2:32.13
3971Ayman Nadim Egypt2:33.17
4061Fernando Marroquin Guatemala2:35.21
4141Ahmad Al-Hahdoud Kuwait2:37.63
4211David Palma Honduras2:37.65
4317Brian Farlow Virgin Islands2:37.87
4451Harrell Woolard Virgin Islands2:45.68
21Luiz Carvalho BrazilDSQ
27Árni Sigurðsson IcelandDSQ
56Felix Morf SwitzerlandDSQ
31Amine El-Domyati LebanonDNS
34John Moffet United StatesDNS

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Adrian Moorhouse Great Britain2:18.83
103Thierry Pata France2:20.05NR
116Iain Campbell Great Britain2:20.62
125Shigehiro Takahashi Japan2:20.93
132Enrique Romero Spain2:21.19
147Thomas Böhm Austria2:22.09
151Kenji Watanabe Japan2:22.29
168Manuel Gutiérrez Panama2:23.13

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Victor Davis Canada2:13.34WR
4Glenn Beringen Australia2:15.79OC
6Étienne Dagon Switzerland2:17.41NR
42Richard Schroeder United States2:18.03
57Ken Fitzpatrick Canada2:18.86
68Pablo Restrepo Colombia2:18.96NR
71Alexandre Yokochi Portugal2:20.69
3Marco Del Prete ItalyDSQ

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 510. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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