| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 2 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:13.34 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 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 final of the men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Victor Davis (CAN) |
2:14.58 | Etobicoke, Canada | 17 June 1984 |
| Olympic record |  David Wilkie (GBR) |
2:15.11 | Montreal, Canada | 24 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Final A | Victor Davis |  Canada |
2:13.34 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Adrian Moorhouse | Great Britain |
2:18.83 | |
| 10 | 3 | Thierry Pata |  France |
2:20.05 | NR |
| 11 | 6 | Iain Campbell | Great Britain |
2:20.62 | |
| 12 | 5 | Shigehiro Takahashi |  Japan |
2:20.93 | |
| 13 | 2 | Enrique Romero |  Spain |
2:21.19 | |
| 14 | 7 | Thomas Böhm |  Austria |
2:22.09 | |
| 15 | 1 | Kenji Watanabe | Japan |
2:22.29 | |
| 16 | 8 | Manuel Gutiérrez |  Panama |
2:23.13 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Victor Davis | Canada |
2:13.34 | WR |
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4 | Glenn Beringen |  Australia |
2:15.79 | OC |
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6 | Étienne Dagon |  Switzerland |
2:17.41 | NR |
| 4 | 2 | Richard Schroeder |  United States |
2:18.03 | |
| 5 | 7 | Ken Fitzpatrick | Canada |
2:18.86 | |
| 6 | 8 | Pablo Restrepo |  Colombia |
2:18.96 | NR |
| 7 | 1 | Alexandre Yokochi |  Portugal |
2:20.69 | |
| 3 | Marco Del Prete |  Italy |
DSQ |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 510. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
External links
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