Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 |
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place October 25.[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
Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany |
Silver | Mitch Ivey United States |
Bronze | Jack Horsley United States |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Mitch Ivey | United States | 2:11.3 | |
2 | Franco Del Campo | Italy | 2:16.3 | |
3 | Franco Chino | Italy | 2:19.5 | |
4 | José Joaquín Santibáñez | Mexico | 2:20.7 | |
5 | Jim Shaw | Canada | 2:21.0 | |
6 | Hans Ljungberg | Sweden | 2:22.3 | |
7 | Tony Asamali | Philippines | 2:30.0 | |
8 | Antonio Cruz | Guatemala | 2:36.3 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Horsley | United States | 2:13.7 | |
2 | Reinhard Blechert | West Germany | 2:16.5 | |
3 | Jaime Monzo | Spain | 2:20.1 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:13.6 | |
2 | Santiago Esteva | Spain | 2:15.8 | |
3 | Joachim Röther | East Germany | 2:16.1 | |
4 | Ejvind Pedersen | Denmark | 2:16.6 | |
5 | Karl Byrom | Australia | 2:20.7 | |
6 | Eliseo Vidal | Cuba | 2:21.3 | |
7 | Leonardo Baremboin | Argentina | 2:25.2 | |
8 | Francisco Ramis | Puerto Rico | 2:30.4 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Leonid Dobroskokin | Soviet Union | 2:16.1 | |
2 | Bob Schoutsen | Netherlands | 2:18.2 | |
3 | Jaime Rivera | Mexico | 2:20.7 | |
4 | Lars Kraus Jensen | Denmark | 2:22.5 | |
5 | Gerald Evard | Switzerland | 2:24.7 | |
6 | Chan King-ming | Chinese Taipei | 2:46.9 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 2:16.2 | |
2 | Mátyás Borlói | Hungary | 2:17.9 | |
3 | Rinus van Beek | Netherlands | 2:21.2 | |
4 | Luis Angel Acosta | Mexico | 2:24.0 | |
5 | Ronnie Wong | Hong Kong | 2:38.6 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:09.6 | OR | |
Mitch Ivey | United States | 2:10.6 | ||
Jack Horsley | United States | 2:10.9 | ||
4 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 2:12.6 | |
5 | Santiago Esteva | Spain | 2:12.9 | |
6 | Leonid Dobroskokin | Soviet Union | 2:15.4 | |
7 | Joachim Röther | East Germany | 2:15.8 | |
8 | Franco Del Campo | Italy | 2:16.5 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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