Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 4 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:01.42 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 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] 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 |  | 2:02.25 | Brisbane, Australia | 1 August 1982 |
| Olympic record |  | 2:07.17 | Munich, West Germany | 3 September 1972 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August | Heat 5 | Alex Baumann | | 2:03.60 | OR |
| 4 August | Final A | Alex Baumann | | 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]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 4 | Rob Woodhouse |  | 2:04.86 | OC |
| 10 | 2 | Shinji Ito | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:06.07 | AS |
| 11 | 5 | Giovanni Franceschi |  | 2:06.10 | |
| 12 | 3 | Maurizio Divano | | 2:06.72 | |
| 13 | 7 | Peter Rohde |  | 2:07.10 | |
| 14 | 2 | Arne Borgstrøm |  | 2:08.03 | |
| 15 | 8 | Pablo Restrepo |  | 2:08.35 | |
| 16 | 6 | Mikael Örn | | 2:11.79 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Alex Baumann | | 2:01.42 | WR |
 | 3 | Pablo Morales |  | 2:03.05 | |
 | 6 | Neil Cochran |  | 2:04.38 | |
| 4 | 5 | Robin Brew | | 2:04.52 | |
| 5 | 7 | Steve Lundquist | | 2:04.91 | |
| 6 | 8 | Andrew Phillips |  | 2:05.60 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Nicolai Klapkarek |  | 2:05.88 | NR |
| 8 | 1 | Ralf Diegel | | 2:06.66 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 512–513. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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