Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

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Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date3 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors38 from 28 nations
Winning time1:57.04 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jon Sieben Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Michael Gross Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Rafael Vidal Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
  1980
1988  

The final of the men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984. [1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of Germany.svg  Michael Gross  (FRG)1:57.05 Rome, Italy 26 August 1983
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Bruner  (USA)1:59.23 Montreal, Canada 18 July 1976

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
3 AugustHeat 5 Michael Gross Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:58.72 OR
3 AugustFinal A Jon Sieben Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:57.04 WR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). [2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154 Michael Gross Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:58.72Q, OR
255 Rafael Vidal Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 1:59.15Q, AM
344 Pablo Morales Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:59.19Q
443 Jon Sieben Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:59.63Q
535 Anthony Mosse Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:59.76Q
634 Tom Ponting Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:59.78Q
733 Peter Ward Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:59.99Q
814 Patrick Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:00.28Q
945 Paolo Revelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:00.38q
1024 Ricardo Prado Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 2:00.59q, WD
1146 Taihei Saka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:00.66q
1215 Gérard de Kort Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:00.83q
1325 Frank Drost Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:01.18q
1456 Nick Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:01.64q
1553 Filiberto Colon Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 2:01.80q
1636 Harri Garmendia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:02.37q
1713 Philip Hubble Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:02.76q
1832 Kristofer Stivenson Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2:02.94
1942 Shudo Kawawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:03.07
2016 Théophile David Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:03.21
2123 Thomas Lejdström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:03.81
2222 Yoram Kochavy Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:04.08
2357 João Santos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:04.72
2412 Alberto José Umana Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 2:05.29
2526 Andreas Behrend Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:06.06
2637 Søren Østberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:06.12
2747 İhsan Sabri Özün Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:07.45
2817 Bang Jun-young Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 2:07.80
2927 Tsang Yi Ming Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 2:08.44
3051 Andrey Aguilar Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2:08.74
3141 Mohamed Youssef Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 2:08.88
3231 Harry Wozniak Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2:13.17
3311 Roberto Granados Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2:13.79
3438 Juan José Piro Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 2:22.80
3558 Juan Miranda Trejo Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2:38.32
21 Ahmed Said Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt DNS
48 Marcelo Jucá Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil DNS
52 Fabrizio Rampazzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNS

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
95 Taihei Saka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:00.31 NR
106 Frank Drost Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:01.23
112 Nick Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:01.24
127 Filiberto Colon Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 2:01.27
133 Gérard de Kort Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:01.30
144 Paolo Revelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:01.58
151 Harri Garmendia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:01.82
168 Philip Hubble Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:03.06

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Jon Sieben Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:57.04 WR
Silver medal icon.svg4 Michael Gross Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:57.40
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Rafael Vidal Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 1:57.51 AM
43 Pablo Morales Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:57.75 NR
52 Anthony Mosse Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:58.75 NR
67 Tom Ponting Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:59.37
71 Peter Ward Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:00.39
88 Patrick Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:01.03

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References

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  2. "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984 . LA84 Foundation. p. 512. Retrieved March 8, 2017.