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

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Men's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date4 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors46 from 32 nations
Winning time2:01.42 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alex Baumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Pablo Morales Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Neil Cochran Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
  1972
1988  

The final of the men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984. [1] 46 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.

Records

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

World recordFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alex Baumann  (CAN)2:02.25 Brisbane, Australia 1 August 1982
Olympic recordFlag of Sweden.svg  Gunnar Larsson  (SWE)2:07.17 Munich, West Germany 3 September 1972

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
4 AugustHeat 5 Alex Baumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:03.60 OR
4 AugustFinal A Alex Baumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:01.42 WR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154 Alex Baumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:03.60Q, OR
235 Robin Brew Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:04.13Q, EU
334 Pablo Morales Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:04.32Q
414 Neil Cochran Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:05.39Q
566 Nicolai Klapkarek Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:06.07Q
644 Steve Lundquist Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:06.10Q
733 Ralf Diegel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:06.41Q
845 Andrew Phillips Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:06.43Q
915 Rob Woodhouse Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:06.45q
1064 Giovanni Franceschi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:06.76q
1124 Ricardo Prado Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 2:07.16q, WD
1263 Maurizio Divano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:07.19q
1355 Mikael Örn Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:07.56q
1443 Shinji Ito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:07.76q
1526 Peter Rohde Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:07.93q
1613 Arne Borgstrøm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:08.09q
1746 Pablo Restrepo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2:08.12q
1853 Edsard Schlingemann Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:08.27
1956 Harri Garmendia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:08.30
2065 Anders Peterson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:08.35
2125 Rob Chernoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:08.47
2223 Glenn Beringen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:08.65
2342 Eduardo Morillo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:09.87
2462 Chen Qin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:10.30
2536 Feng Dawei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:11.30
2616 Andrés Aguilar Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2:11.63
2752 Yoram Kochavy Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:11.81
2847 Jairulla Jaitulla Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 2:12.82
2912 Luis Juncos Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:12.83
3017 Emad El-Shafei Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 2:14.87
3122 David Morley Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 2:16.85
3227 Tsang Yi Ming Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 2:17.75
3361 Ng Wing Hon Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 2:18.64
3468 Samuela Tupou Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2:19.79
3541 Brian Farlow Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 2:20.53
3638 Salvador Corelo Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 2:22.29
3751 Harry Wozniak Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2:22.49
3821 Roberto Granados Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2:22.73
3911 Warren Sorby Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2:22.74
4031 Harrell Woolard Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 2:27.51
4148 Michele Piva Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino 2:29.81
4258 Joaquim Cruz Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2:35.99
37 Fernando Rodríguez Flag of Peru.svg  Peru DSQ
57 Manuel Gutiérrez Flag of Panama.svg  Panama DSQ
67 Gökhan Attaroglu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey DSQ
32 Alexander Pilhatsch Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DNS

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94 Rob Woodhouse Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:04.86 OC
102 Shinji Ito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:06.07 AS
115 Giovanni Franceschi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:06.10
123 Maurizio Divano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:06.72
137 Peter Rohde Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:07.10
142 Arne Borgstrøm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:08.03
158 Pablo Restrepo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2:08.35
166 Mikael Örn Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:11.79

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Alex Baumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:01.42 WR
Silver medal icon.svg3 Pablo Morales Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:03.05
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Neil Cochran Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:04.38
45 Robin Brew Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:04.52
57 Steve Lundquist Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:04.91
68 Andrew Phillips Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2:05.60 NR
72 Nicolai Klapkarek Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:05.88 NR
81 Ralf Diegel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:06.66

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References

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