Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Swimming at the 1972 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 breaststroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2.[1] This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists[]
Gold | John Hencken![]() |
Silver | David Wilkie![]() |
Bronze | Nobutaka Taguchi![]() |
Results[]
Heats[]
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Klaus Katzur | ![]() |
2:26.32 | Q |
2 | Bill Mahony | ![]() |
2:26.71 | |
3 | Roger-Philippe Menu | ![]() |
2:30.05 | |
4 | Guðjón Guðmundsson | ![]() |
2:32.40 | |
5 | Sokhon Yi | ![]() |
2:34.77 | |
6 | János Tóth | ![]() |
2:37.40 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Nobutaka Taguchi | ![]() |
2:23.45 | Q |
2 | Felipe Muñoz | ![]() |
2:25.99 | Q |
3 | Pedro Balcells | ![]() |
2:29.29 | |
4 | Robert Stoddart | ![]() |
2:30.08 | |
5 | Cezary Śmiglak | ![]() |
2:34.51 | |
6 | Morkal Faruk | ![]() |
2:43.69 | |
7 | Piero Ferracuti | ![]() |
2:45.73 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | David Wilkie | ![]() |
2:24.54 | Q |
2 | Walter Kusch | ![]() |
2:26.43 | Q |
3 | Steffen Kriechbaum | ![]() |
2:30.09 | |
4 | Malcolm O'Connell | ![]() |
2:31.21 | |
5 | Jean-Pierre Dubey | ![]() |
2:31.56 | |
6 | Gustavo Salcedo | ![]() |
2:32.81 | |
7 | Osvaldo Boretto | ![]() |
2:31.84 | DSQ |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Rick Colella | ![]() |
2:25.40 | Q |
2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | ![]() |
2:28.00 | |
3 | Angel Chakarov | ![]() |
2:30.27 | |
4 | Andreas Hellmann | ![]() |
2:32.60 | |
5 | Liam Ball | ![]() |
2:33.47 | |
6 | Nigel Johnson | ![]() |
2:34.37 | |
7 | Karl Christian Koch | ![]() |
2:38.47 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Igor Cherdakov | ![]() |
2:26.21 | Q |
2 | Brian Job | ![]() |
2:26.91 | |
3 | José Sylvio Fiolo | ![]() |
2:30.21 | |
4 | Rainer Hradetzky | ![]() |
2:32.48 | |
5 | Amman Jaalmani | ![]() |
2:33.54 | |
6 | Michele Di Pietro | ![]() |
2:36.49 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | John Hencken | ![]() |
2:24.88 | Q |
2 | Nikolay Pankin | ![]() |
2:26.71 | |
3 | Paul Jarvie | ![]() |
2:27.83 | |
4 | Mike Whitaker | ![]() |
2:33.47 | |
5 | Rudi Vingerhoets | ![]() |
2:36.89 | |
6 | Gregor Betz | ![]() |
2:36.96 | |
7 | Alfredo Hunger | ![]() |
2:37.20 | |
8 | Alejandro Cabrera | ![]() |
2:56.60 |
Final[]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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John Hencken | ![]() |
2:21.55 | WR |
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David Wilkie | ![]() |
2:23.67 | |
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Nobutaka Taguchi | ![]() |
2:23.88 | |
4 | Rick Colella | ![]() |
2:24.28 | |
5 | Felipe Muñoz | ![]() |
2:26.44 | |
6 | Walter Kusch | ![]() |
2:26.55 | |
7 | Igor Cherdakov | ![]() |
2:27.15 | |
8 | Klaus Katzur | ![]() |
2:27.44 |
Key: WR = World record
References[]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men's events at the 1972 Summer Olympics