Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley

The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 20–21 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Men's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DateSeptember 20, 2000 (heats &
semifinals)
September 21, 2000 (final)
Competitors56 from 49 nations
Winning time1:58.98 OR
Medalists
Massimiliano Rosolino  Italy
Tom Dolan  United States
Tom Wilkens  United States

Massimiliano Rosolino blasted a new Olympic record to add Italy's third gold medal in swimming at these Games. He edged out U.S. swimmer Tom Dolan with a fastest split (33.52) on the breaststroke leg to take over the lead at the final turn, and hit the wall first in a sterling time of 1:58.98, clipping 0.93 seconds off a record set by Hungary's Attila Czene in Atlanta.[2][3] Dolan, the defending champion in the 400 m individual medley four days earlier, became the first American to break a two-minute barrier, taking home the silver in a new national record of 1:59.77.[4] Meanwhile, Tom Wilkens earned a bronze in 2:00.87, handing an entire medal haul for the U.S. team with a two–three finish.[5][6]

Czene, the defending Olympic champion, finished outside the podium in fourth place with a time of 2:01.16. Netherlands' Marcel Wouda came up with a spectacular swim on the breaststroke leg, but fell short to fifth spot in 2:01.48. Wouda was followed in sixth by Germany's Christian Keller (2:02.02), and in seventh by France's Xavier Marchand (2:02.23). Finland's world record holder Jani Sievinen closed out the field with an eighth-place finish in 2:02.49.[6]

Records

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

World record Jani Sievinen (FIN)1:58.16Rome, Italy11 September 1994[7]
Olympic record Attila Czene (HUN)1:59.91Atlanta, United States25 July 1996[7]

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
21 SeptemberFinalMassimiliano Rosolino Italy1:58.98OR

Results

Heats

[7]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
174Massimiliano Rosolino Italy2:00.92Q, NR
254Tom Dolan United States2:01.55Q
355Marcel Wouda Netherlands2:01.89Q
475Curtis Myden Canada2:01.95Q
556Jani Sievinen Finland2:02.00Q
653Christian Keller Germany2:02.09Q
764Tom Wilkens United States2:02.21Q
865Matthew Dunn Australia2:02.44Q
962Cezar Bădiţă Romania2:02.48Q, NR
1052Attila Czene Hungary2:02.66Q
1173Robert van der Zant Australia2:02.77Q
1266Xavier Marchand France2:02.86Q
1372Jordi Carrasco Spain2:02.89Q
1463Jens Kruppa Germany2:03.08Q
1557Brian Johns Canada2:03.12Q
1667Jiro Miki Japan2:03.33Q
76Terence Parkin South Africa
1868Peter Mankoč Slovenia2:03.45
1971István Batházi Hungary2:03.63
2051Theo Verster South Africa2:03.64
2178Jan Vítazka Czech Republic2:03.66NR
2258Ioannis Kokkodis Greece2:04.04
2344Dean Kent New Zealand2:04.07
2442Valērijs Kalmikovs Latvia2:04.18
2561Xie Xufeng China2:04.67
2634George Bovell Trinidad and Tobago2:04.68
2741Michael Windisch Austria2:05.15
2848Yves Platel Switzerland2:05.19
2923Grigoriy Matuzkov Kazakhstan2:05.45
3077Susumu Tabuchi Japan2:05.68
3145Artem Goncharenko Ukraine2:05.98
3235Oleg Pukhnatiy Uzbekistan2:06.01
3333Han Kyu-chul South Korea2:06.42
3432Arsenio López Puerto Rico2:06.49
3526Jeremy Knowles Bahamas2:06.85
3643Krešimir Čač Croatia2:07.04
3725Javier Díaz Mexico2:07.28
3822Aleksandar Miladinovski Macedonia2:07.45
3946Michael Halika Israel2:07.53
4017Andrei Pakin Kyrgyzstan2:07.88
4131Stephen Fahy Bermuda2:07.92
4215George Gleason Virgin Islands2:08.25
4347Pathunyu Yimsomruay Thailand2:08.38
4436Wu Nien-pin Chinese Taipei2:08.85
4524Walter Dario Arciprete Argentina2:08.89
4627Alex Fong Hong Kong2:09.00
4737Andrei Zaharov Moldova2:09.13
4813Đorđe Filipović Yugoslavia2:09.28
4921Orel Oral Turkey2:09.51
5014Felix Christiadi Sutanto Indonesia2:09.77
5138Haitham Hassan Egypt2:09.92
5228Francisco Picasso Uruguay2:10.97
5316Georgios Dimitriadis Cyprus2:12.76
5411Saad Khalloqi Morocco2:13.22
5512Sultan Al-Otaibi Kuwait2:16.23
5618Omar Abu Fares Jordan2:21.22

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Tom Dolan United States2:00.38Q
23Christian Keller Germany2:01.23Q
32Attila Czene Hungary2:01.56Q
47Xavier Marchand France2:01.81Q
56Matthew Dunn Australia2:01.95
65Curtis Myden Canada2:01.99
71Jens Kruppa Germany2:02.55
88Jiro Miki Japan2:03.90

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Massimiliano Rosolino Italy2:01.14Q
25Marcel Wouda Netherlands2:01.40Q
33Jani Sievinen Finland2:01.46Q
46Tom Wilkens United States2:01.51Q
52Cezar Bădiţă Romania2:02.02
61Jordi Carrasco Spain2:02.90
77Robert van der Zant Australia2:02.91
88Brian Johns Canada2:02.92

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Massimiliano Rosolino Italy1:58.98OR
4Tom Dolan United States1:59.77AM
7Tom Wilkens United States2:00.87
41Attila Czene Hungary2:01.16
56Marcel Wouda Netherlands2:01.48
63Christian Keller Germany2:02.02
78Xavier Marchand France2:02.23
82Jani Sievinen Finland2:02.49

References

  1. "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. "Rosolino strikes gold in 200m medley". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 21 September 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. Berlin, Peter (22 September 2000). "De Bruijn Takes Second Gold; Hungarian and Italian Also Triumph : European Swimmers Steal the Show". New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. Harris, Beth (22 September 2000). "Krayzelburg Wins Second Gold". ABC News. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  5. Morrissey, Rick (22 September 2000). "Krayzelburg's Gold Leads U.S. Bonanza". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. Whitten, Phillip (21 September 2000). "Olympic Day 6 Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  7. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 311–313. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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