Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

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The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place 24 October. [1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

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Medalists

Gold Carl Robie
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver Martyn Woodroffe
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Bronze John Ferris
Flag of the United States.svg United States

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 Martyn Woodroffe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:11.6
2 Yasuo Takada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:13.3
3 Avraham Melamed Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:15.4
4 Ron Jacks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:18.1
5 Raúl Villagómez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:22.4
6 Arturo Carranza Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2:47.3

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 Peter Feil Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:11.9
2 Gabriel Altamirano Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:12.1
3 Tom Arusoo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:12.7
4 Sergey Konov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:13.1
5 Eduardo Orejuela Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 2:23.4

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 John Ferris Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:10.6
2 Folkert Meeuw Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 2:11.1
3 John Thurley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:12.5
4 Giampiero Fossati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:18.2
5 Jacek Krawczyk Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 2:22.1

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 Mark Spitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:10.6
2 Satoshi Maruya Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:14.2
3 Lutz Stoklasa Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 2:16.4
4 Tomas Becerra Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2:16.8
5 Robert Cusack Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:19.4
6 Angelo Tozzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:20.9
7 José Ferraioli Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 2:23.4

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 Viktor Sharygin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:10.9
2 Carl Robie Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:11.1
3 Valentin Kuzmin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:11.5
4 Dick Langerhorst Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:17.4
5 Graham Dunn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:17.5
6 Ramiro Benavides Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2:24.3
7 Leroy Goff Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 2:25.3

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Robie Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:08.7
Silver medal icon.svg Martyn Woodroffe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:09.0
Bronze medal icon.svg John Ferris Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:09.3
4 Valentin Kuzmin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:10.6
5 Peter Feil Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:10.9
6 Folkert Meeuw Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 2:11.5
7 Viktor Sharygin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:11.9
8 Mark Spitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:13.5

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2016.