Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

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The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2. [1] This swimming event used the breaststroke. 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 John Hencken
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Silver David Wilkie
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Bronze Nobutaka Taguchi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 Klaus Katzur Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:26.32Q
2 Bill Mahony Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:26.71
3 Roger-Philippe Menu Flag of France.svg  France 2:30.05
4 Guðjón Guðmundsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:32.40
5 Sokhon Yi Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg  Khmer Republic 2:34.77
6 János Tóth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:37.40

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 Nobutaka Taguchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:23.45Q
2 Felipe Muñoz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:25.99Q
3 Pedro Balcells Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 2:29.29
4 Robert Stoddart Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:30.08
5 Cezary Śmiglak Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 2:34.51
6Morkal FarukFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:43.69
7 Piero Ferracuti Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2:45.73

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 David Wilkie Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:24.54Q
2 Walter Kusch Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:26.43Q
3 Steffen Kriechbaum Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:30.09
4 Malcolm O'Connell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:31.21
5 Jean-Pierre Dubey Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2:31.56
6 Gustavo Salcedo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:32.81
7 Osvaldo Boretto Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 2:31.84DSQ

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 Rick Colella Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:25.40Q
2 Vladimir Kosinsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:28.00
3 Angel Chakarov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2:30.27
4 Andreas Hellmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:32.60
5 Liam Ball Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 2:33.47
6 Nigel Johnson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:34.37
7 Karl Christian Koch Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:38.47

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 Igor Cherdakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:26.21Q
2 Brian Job Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:26.91
3 José Sylvio Fiolo Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 2:30.21
4 Rainer Hradetzky Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:32.48
5 Amman Jaalmani Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 2:33.54
6 Michele Di Pietro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:36.49

Heat 6

RankAthleteCountryTimeNote
1 John Hencken Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:24.88Q
2 Nikolay Pankin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:26.71
3 Paul Jarvie Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:27.83
4 Mike Whitaker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:33.47
5 Rudi Vingerhoets Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:36.89
6 Gregor Betz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:36.96
7 Alfredo Hunger Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2:37.20
8 Alejandro Cabrera Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2:56.60

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg John Hencken Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:21.55 WR
Silver medal icon.svg David Wilkie Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:23.67
Bronze medal icon.svg Nobutaka Taguchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:23.88
4 Rick Colella Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:24.28
5 Felipe Muñoz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:26.44
6 Walter Kusch Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:26.55
7 Igor Cherdakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:27.15
8 Klaus Katzur Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:27.44

Key: WR = World record

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2016.