Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 36 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:47.44 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The final of the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984.[1] The first eight qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 1:47.55 | Munich, West Germany | 8 June 1984 |
| Olympic record | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:49.81 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 21 July 1980 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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| 29 July | Heat 7 | Michael Gross | | 1:48.03 | OR |
| 29 July | Final A | Michael Gross | | 1:47.44 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 3 | Paul Easter |  | 1:51.70 | |
| 10 | 6 | Juan Carlos Vallejo |  | 1:51.77 | NR |
| 11 | 7 | Hans Kroes |  | 1:52.36 | |
| 12 | 4 | Anders Holmertz |  | 1:52.44 | |
| 13 | 8 | Carlos Scanavino |  | 1:52.54 | |
| 14 | 1 | Peter Szmidt |  | 1:52.56 | |
| 15 | 2 | Andrew Astbury | | 1:53.02 | |
| 16 | 5 | Thomas Lejdström | | 1:53.63 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Michael Gross | | 1:47.44 | WR |
 | 5 | Mike Heath |  | 1:49.10 | |
 | 3 | Thomas Fahrner | | 1:49.69 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jeff Float | | 1:50.18 | |
| 5 | 6 | Alberto Mestre | .png){kind=small} | 1:50.23 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Frank Drost | | 1:51.62 | |
| 7 | 8 | Marco Dell'Uomo |  | 1:52.20 | |
| 8 | 1 | Peter Dale |  | 1:53.84 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 504–505. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
External links
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