| Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 26 and August 30. [1]
| Gold | Bill Mulliken  United States |
| Silver | Yoshihiko Osaki  Japan |
| Bronze | Wieger Mensonides  Netherlands |
Six heats were held; the swimmers with the sixteen fastest times advanced to the Semifinals. Because there were three swimmers with a time of 2:42.4, a swim-off was held to determine the two that would advance.
Key
| Advanced to Semifinal |
| See Swim-Off |
| Did Not Advance |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Mulliken | United States | 2:38.0 |
| 2 | Georgy Prokopenko | Soviet Union | 2:39.2 |
| 3 | Gerard Rowlinson | Great Britain | 2:45.0 |
| 4 | Engin Ünal | Turkey | 2:49.0 |
| 5 | Antonio Saloso | Philippines | 2:53.3 |
| - | László Felkai | Hungary | DQ |
| - | Gerald Brauner | Austria | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkadiy Holovchenko | Soviet Union | 2:41.0 |
| 2 | Đorđe Perišić | Yugoslavia | 2:41.1 |
| 3 | Christopher Walkden | Great Britain | 2:41.5 |
| 4 | Mihai Mitrofan | Romania | 2:41.8 |
| 5 | Farid Zablith Filho | Brazil | 2:48.6 |
| 6 | Roland Boullanger | France | 2:54.4 |
| 7 | Nicolas Wildhaber | Switzerland | 2:58.7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wieger Mensonides | Netherlands | 2:39.0 |
| 2 | Roberto Lazzari | Italy | 2:41.2 |
| 3 | Konrad Enke | Germany | 2:44.6 |
| 4 | Richard Audoly | France | 2:46.5 |
| 5 | Pierpaolo Spangaro | Italy | 2:53.8 |
| 6 | Tony Williams | Sri Lanka | 2:59.8 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isao Masuda | Japan | 2:41.2 |
| 2 | Terry Gathercole | Australia | 2:41.7 |
| 3 | Pekka Lairola | Finland | 2:43.3 |
| 4 | Bernt Nilsson | Sweden | 2:45.7 |
| 5 | Steve Rabinovitch | Canada | 2:47.2 |
| 6 | Laurel Lee | Chinese Taipei | 2:52.8 |
| 7 | Werner Risi | Switzerland | 2:56.6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hait | United States | 2:40.8 |
| 2 | Andrzej Kłopotowski | Poland | 2:41.4 |
| 3 | György Kunsági | Hungary | 2:42.2 |
| 4 | Egon Henninger | Germany | 2:42.4 |
| 5 | Vítězslav Svozil | Czechoslovakia | 2:42.4 |
| 6 | Emilio Díaz | Spain | 2:52.9 |
| 7 | Trương Ke Nhon | South Vietnam | 2:53.0 |
| - | Erny Schweitzer | Luxembourg | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshihiko Osaki | Japan | 2:39.1 |
| 2 | Gilbert Desmit | Belgium | 2:42.4 |
| 3 | Tommie Lindström | Sweden | 2:42.8 |
| 4 | William Burton | Australia | 2:43.9 |
| 5 | Guillermo Alsina | Spain | 2:51.4 |
| 6 | Gershon Shefa | Israel | 2:51.7 |
| 7 | Nikolaos Zakharopoulos | Greece | 2:56.4 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egon Henninger | Germany | 2:39.5 |
| 2 | Gilbert Desmit | Belgium | 2:41.1 |
| 3 | Vítězslav Svozil | Czechoslovakia | 2:41.7 |
Two heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Mulliken | United States | 2:37.2 |
| 2 | Yoshihiko Osaki | Japan | 2:38.2 |
| 3 | Egon Henninger | Germany | 2:38.5 |
| 4 | Roberto Lazzari | Italy | 2:40.3 |
| 5 | Arkady Golovchenko | Soviet Union | 2:40.9 |
| 6 | Mihai Mitrofan | Romania | 2:41.6 |
| 7 | Christopher Walkden | Great Britain | 2:41.7 |
| 8 | Đorđe Perišić | Yugoslavia | 2:44.2 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Gathercole | Australia | 2:39.1 |
| 2 | Wieger Mensonides | Netherlands | 2:39.3 |
| 3 | Paul Hait | United States | 2:39.6 |
| 4 | Andrzej Kłopotowski | Poland | 2:40.8 |
| 5 | Georgy Prokopenko | Soviet Union | 2:41.0 |
| 6 | Gilbert Desmit | Belgium | 2:41.8 |
| 7 | Isao Masuda | Japan | 2:42.3 |
| 8 | György Kunsági | Hungary | 2:42.4 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bill Mulliken |  United States | 2:37.4 | |
 | Yoshihiko Osaki | Japan | 2:38.0 | |
 | Wieger Mensonides |  Netherlands | 2:39.7 | |
| 4 | Egon Henninger |  United Team of Germany | 2:40.1 | |
| 5 | Roberto Lazzari |  Italy | 2:40.1 | |
| 6 | Terry Gathercole |  Australia | 2:40.2 | |
| 7 | Andrzej Kłopotowski |  Poland | 2:41.2 | |
| 8 | Paul Hait | United States | 2:41.4 |
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