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

Men's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date4 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors46 from 32 nations
Winning time2:01.42 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alex Baumann  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pablo Morales  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Neil Cochran  Great Britain
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Swimming at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The final of the men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1] 46 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.

Records

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

World record  Alex Baumann (CAN) 2:02.25 Brisbane, Australia 1 August 1982
Olympic record  Gunnar Larsson (SWE) 2:07.17 Munich, West Germany 3 September 1972

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
4 August Heat 5 Alex Baumann  Canada 2:03.60 OR
4 August Final A Alex Baumann  Canada 2:01.42 WR

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 Alex Baumann  Canada 2:03.60 Q, OR
2 3 5 Robin Brew  Great Britain 2:04.13 Q, EU
3 3 4 Pablo Morales  United States 2:04.32 Q
4 1 4 Neil Cochran  Great Britain 2:05.39 Q
5 6 6 Nicolai Klapkarek  West Germany 2:06.07 Q
6 4 4 Steve Lundquist  United States 2:06.10 Q
7 3 3 Ralf Diegel  West Germany 2:06.41 Q
8 4 5 Andrew Phillips  Jamaica 2:06.43 Q
9 1 5 Rob Woodhouse  Australia 2:06.45 q
10 6 4 Giovanni Franceschi  Italy 2:06.76 q
11 2 4 Ricardo Prado  Brazil 2:07.16 q, WD
12 6 3 Maurizio Divano  Italy 2:07.19 q
13 5 5 Mikael Örn  Sweden 2:07.56 q
14 4 3 Shinji Ito  Japan 2:07.76 q
15 2 6 Peter Rohde  Denmark 2:07.93 q
16 1 3 Arne Borgstrøm  Norway 2:08.09 q
17 4 6 Pablo Restrepo  Colombia 2:08.12 q
18 5 3 Edsard Schlingemann  Netherlands 2:08.27
19 5 6 Harri Garmendia  Spain 2:08.30
20 6 5 Anders Peterson  Sweden 2:08.35
21 2 5 Rob Chernoff  Canada 2:08.47
22 2 3 Glenn Beringen  Australia 2:08.65
23 4 2 Eduardo Morillo  Mexico 2:09.87
24 6 2 Chen Qin  China 2:10.30
25 3 6 Feng Dawei  China 2:11.30
26 1 6 Andrey Aguilar  Costa Rica 2:11.63
27 5 2 Yoram Kochavy  Israel 2:11.81
28 4 7 Jairulla Jaitulla  Philippines 2:12.82
29 1 2 Luis Juncos  Argentina 2:12.83
30 1 7 Emad El-Shafei  Egypt 2:14.87
31 2 2 David Morley  Bahamas 2:16.85
32 2 7 Tsang Yi Ming  Hong Kong 2:17.75
33 6 1 Ng Wing Hon  Hong Kong 2:18.64
34 6 8 Samuela Tupou  Fiji 2:19.79
35 4 1 Brian Farlow  Virgin Islands 2:20.53
36 3 8 Salvador Corelo  Honduras 2:22.29
37 5 1 Harry Wozniak  Barbados 2:22.49
38 2 1 Roberto Granados  Guatemala 2:22.73
39 1 1 Warren Sorby  Fiji 2:22.74
40 3 1 Harrell Woolard  Virgin Islands 2:27.51
41 4 8 Michele Piva  San Marino 2:29.81
42 5 8 Joaquim Cruz  Mozambique 2:35.99
3 7 Fernando Rodríguez  Peru DSQ
5 7 Manuel Gutiérrez  Panama DSQ
6 7 Gökhan Attaroglu  Turkey DSQ
3 2 Alexander Pilhatsch  Austria DNS

Finals

Final B

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 Rob Woodhouse  Australia 2:04.86 OC
10 2 Shinji Ito  Japan 2:06.07 AS
11 5 Giovanni Franceschi  Italy 2:06.10
12 3 Maurizio Divano  Italy 2:06.72
13 7 Peter Rohde  Denmark 2:07.10
14 2 Arne Borgstrøm  Norway 2:08.03
15 8 Pablo Restrepo  Colombia 2:08.35
16 6 Mikael Örn  Sweden 2:11.79

Final A

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Alex Baumann  Canada 2:01.42 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Pablo Morales  United States 2:03.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Neil Cochran  Great Britain 2:04.38
4 5 Robin Brew  Great Britain 2:04.52
5 7 Steve Lundquist  United States 2:04.91
6 8 Andrew Phillips  Jamaica 2:05.60 NR
7 2 Nicolai Klapkarek  West Germany 2:05.88 NR
8 1 Ralf Diegel  West Germany 2:06.66

References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 512–513. Retrieved March 9, 2017.