Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

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Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date24 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors36 from 31 nations
Winning time2:12.57
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Norbert Rózsa Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Károly Güttler Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Andrey Korneyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. [1]

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Barrowman  (USA)2:10.16 Barcelona, Spain 29 July 1992
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Barrowman  (USA)2:10.16 Barcelona, Spain 29 July 1992

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
144 Károly Güttler Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:13.89Q
254 Andrey Korneyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:14.11Q
355 Kurt Grote Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:14.63Q
435 Norbert Rózsa Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:14.66Q
536 Nick Gillingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:14.96Q
643 Phil Rogers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:14.97Q
752 Marek Krawczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:15.17Q
856 Eric Wunderlich Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:15.18Q
942 Jean-Christophe Sarnin Flag of France.svg  France 2:15.27q
1033 Ryan Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:15.31q
1134 Akira Hayashi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:15.37q
1253 Andrey Ivanov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:15.56q
1337 Joaquín Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:16.05q
1457 Jonathan Cleveland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:16.08q
1545 Frédérik Deburghgraeve Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:16.10q, WD
1638 Mario González Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2:16.15q
1725 Valērijs Kalmikovs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2:17.07q, NR
1831 Daniel Málek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:17.08
1928 José Couto Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:17.28 NR
2041 Ratapong Sirisanont Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2:17.32
2126 Aliaksandr Hukau Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2:17.49
2251 Dmytro Ivanusa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:17.54
2348 Stéphan Perrot Flag of France.svg  France 2:18.58
2432 Wang Yiwu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:19.13
2523 Elvin Chia Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2:20.39
2647 Børge Mørk Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:20.42
2748 Vadim Alexeev Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:20.47
2822 Christophe Verdino Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 2:20.77
2924 Vadim Tatarov Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2:21.34
3015 Roberto Bonilla Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2:21.86
3121 Todd Torres Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2:22.66
3227 Nerijus Beiga Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 2:23.40
3314 Francisco Suriano Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2:25.57
3413 Huang Chih-yung Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2:25.96
16 Desmond Koh Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore DNS
58 Paul Kent Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNS

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
96 Andrey Ivanov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:14.37
101 Mario González Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2:15.11 NR
115 Ryan Mitchell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:15.63
122 Joaquín Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:16.05
138 Valērijs Kalmikovs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2:16.23 NR
144 Jean-Christophe Sarnin Flag of France.svg  France 2:16.26
151 Jonathan Cleveland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:16.39
163 Akira Hayashi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:16.69

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Norbert Rózsa Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:12.57
Silver medal icon.svg4 Károly Güttler Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:13.03
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Andrey Korneyev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:13.17
42 Nick Gillingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:14.37
57 Phil Rogers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:14.79
61 Marek Krawczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:14.84 NR
78 Eric Wunderlich Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:15.69
83 Kurt Grote Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:16.05

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References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996 . LA84 Foundation. p. 45. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996 . LA84 Foundation. p. 45. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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