Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
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The final of the men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984.[1]
| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 3 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 28 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:57.04 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Michael Gross (FRG) |
1:57.05 | Rome, Italy | 26 August 1983 |
| Olympic record |  Mike Bruner (USA) |
1:59.23 | Montreal, Canada | 18 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Heat 5 | Michael Gross |  West Germany |
1:58.72 | OR |
| 3 August | Final A | Jon Sieben |  Australia |
1:57.04 | WR |
Results
editHeats
editRule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
editFinal B
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | Taihei Saka |  Japan |
2:00.31 | NR |
| 10 | 6 | Frank Drost |  Netherlands |
2:01.23 | |
| 11 | 2 | Nick Hodgson |  Great Britain |
2:01.24 | |
| 12 | 7 | Filiberto Colon |  Puerto Rico |
2:01.27 | |
| 13 | 3 | Gérard de Kort | Netherlands |
2:01.30 | |
| 14 | 4 | Paolo Revelli |  Italy |
2:01.58 | |
| 15 | 1 | Harri Garmendia |  Spain |
2:01.82 | |
| 16 | 8 | Philip Hubble | Great Britain |
2:03.06 |
Final A
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Jon Sieben | Australia |
1:57.04 | WR |
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4 | Michael Gross | West Germany |
1:57.40 | |
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5 | Rafael Vidal |  Venezuela |
1:57.51 | AM |
| 4 | 3 | Pablo Morales | United States |
1:57.75 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Anthony Mosse |  New Zealand |
1:58.75 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Tom Ponting |  Canada |
1:59.37 | |
| 7 | 1 | Peter Ward | Canada |
2:00.39 | |
| 8 | 8 | Patrick Kennedy | United States |
2:01.03 |
References
edit- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 512. Retrieved March 8, 2017.