Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

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The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday August 11, 1932 to Saturday August 13, 1932.

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Eighteen swimmers from eleven nations competed.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Reizo Koike
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Teófilo Yldefonso
Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World Record2:44.0 Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg Leonard Spence New Haven (USA)April 1, 1932
Olympic Record2:48.8 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiyuki Tsuruta Amsterdam (NED)August 8, 1928

In the first heat Yoshiyuki Tsuruta improved his own Olympic record with 2:46.2 minutes. In the first semi-final Reizo Koike bettered the Olympic record with 2:44.9 minutes.

Results

Heats

Thursday August 11, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.

Heat 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoshiyuki Tsuruta  (JPN)2:46.2QQ OR
2Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Jikirum Adjaluddin  (PHI)2:49.9QQ
3Flag of France.svg  Ulysse Cartonnet  (FRA)2:50.8qq
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Basil Francis  (USA)2:57.2
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sigfrid Heyner  (SWE)3:00.7
6Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Harry Forssell  (BRA)3:14.6

Heat 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Reizo Koike  (JPN)2:46.2QQ
2Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Erwin Sietas  (GER)2:51.0QQ
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Justo José Caraballo  (ARG)2:55.2
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Edwin Moles  (USA)2:56.8
5Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Richard Wyndham  (CAN)3:12.4

Heat 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Teófilo Yldefonso  (PHI)2:53.7QQ
2Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Walter Spence  (CAN)2:56.5QQ
3Flag of France.svg  Alfred Schoebel  (FRA)2:56.6
4US flag 48 stars.svg  John Paulsen  (USA)3:00.1
5Flag of the United Mexican States (1916-1934).svg  Pablo Zierold  (MEX)3:15.2

Heat 4

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Finland.svg  Toivo Reingoldt  (FIN)2:53.6QQ
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shigeo Nakagawa  (JPN)2:55.0QQ

Semifinals

Friday August 12, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Reizo Koike  (JPN)2:44.9QQ OR
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoshiyuki Tsuruta  (JPN)2:45.4QQ
3Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Jikirum Adjaluddin  (PHI)2:50.2QQ
4Flag of France.svg  Ulysse Cartonnet  (FRA)2:50.9
5Flag of Finland.svg  Toivo Reingoldt  (FIN)2:54.9

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Erwin Sietas  (GER)2:47.6QQ
2Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Teófilo Yldefonso  (PHI)2:48.4QQ
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shigeo Nakagawa  (JPN)2:52.4QQ
4Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Walter Spence  (CAN)2:52.7

Final

Saturday August 13, 1932:

PlaceSwimmerTime
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoshiyuki Tsuruta  (JPN)2:45.4
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Reizo Koike  (JPN)2:46.6
3Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Teófilo Yldefonso  (PHI)2:47.1
4Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Erwin Sietas  (GER)2:48.0
5Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Jikirum Adjaluddin  (PHI)2:49.2
6Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shigeo Nakagawa  (JPN)2:52.8

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References

  1. "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.