Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle

Men's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date 18 September 1988 (heats)
19 September 1988 (finals)
Competitors 63 from 41 nations
Winning time 1:47.25 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Duncan Armstrong  Australia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Anders Holmertz  Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Matt Biondi  United States

The men's 200-metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 18–19 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Australia's Duncan Armstrong set a new world record to win the Olympic title in the event. Swimming in lane six and coming from third at the final turn, he edged out a vastly experienced field for the gold medal in 1:47.25. His time also sliced 0.19 seconds off the global standard set by West Germany's Michael Gross at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2]

Sweden's Anders Holmertz overtook U.S. swimmer Matt Biondi about midway through the final stretch, but could not catch Armstrong near the wall to finish with a silver in 1:47.89. Leading almost the entire race, Biondi faded down the stretch to break the 1:48 barrier and take the bronze at 1:47.99.[3][4]

Poland's Artur Wojdat, a top qualifier on the morning preliminaries, dropped off the podium to a fourth-place time in 1:48.40. Meanwhile, Groß missed a chance to defend his Olympic title with a fifth-place finish in 1:48.59.[4]

Records

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

World record Michael Gross (FRG)1:47.44Los Angeles, United States29 July 1984
Olympic record Michael Gross (FRG)1:47.44Los Angeles, United States29 July 1984

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
19 SeptemberFinal ADuncan Armstrong Australia1:47.25WR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[5]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
17Artur Wojdat Poland1:48.02Q, NR
27Matt Biondi United States1:48.39Q
38Michael Gross West Germany1:48.55Q
48Duncan Armstrong Australia1:48.86Q
58Troy Dalbey United States1:48.96Q
67Thomas Fahrner West Germany1:49.02Q
77Steffen Zesner East Germany1:49.13Q
86Anders Holmertz Sweden1:49.28Q
98Roberto Gleria Italy1:49.51q
108Thomas Flemming East Germany1:49.52q
116Stéphan Caron France1:49.66q, WD
126Giorgio Lamberti Italy1:50.47q, WD
136Aleksey Kuznetsov Soviet Union1:50.84q
146Mariusz Podkościelny Poland1:50.95q
156Tom Stachewicz Australia1:51.02q
165Shigeo Ogata Japan1:51.14q
177Franz Mortensen Denmark1:51.15q
186Paul Howe Great Britain1:51.22q
197Carlos Scanavino Uruguay1:51.42
206Alberto Bottini Switzerland1:51.45
217Tommy Werner Sweden1:51.96
228Iurie Başcatov Soviet Union1:52.04
238Cristiano Michelena Brazil1:52.32
244Patrick Dybiona Netherlands1:52.67
254Stéfan Voléry Switzerland1:52.94
264Rodrigo González Mexico1:52.99
275Michael Green Great Britain1:53.03
285Magnús Ólafsson Iceland1:53.05
285Daniel Serra Spain1:53.05
305Júlio César Rebolal Brazil1:53.16
315Jan Larsen Denmark1:53.61
324Ignacio Escamilla Mexico1:53.63
335Jean-Marie Arnould Belgium1:53.73
345Zoltán Szilágyi Hungary1:53.75
357Ludovic Depickère France1:53.81
364Salvador Vassallo Puerto Rico1:53.82
378Norbert Ágh Hungary1:54.72
384Yves Clausse Luxembourg1:54.90
394Xie Jun China1:55.04
403René Concepcion Philippines1:55.58
413Alexander Placheta Austria1:56.11
424Vaughan Smith Zimbabwe1:56.13
432David Lim Singapore1:56.44
442Joseph Eric Buhain Philippines1:56.84
452Kwon Sang-won South Korea1:56.88
462Oon Jin Gee Singapore1:57.28
473Moustafa Amer Egypt1:57.50
483Richard Sam Bera Indonesia1:57.60
493Jonathan Sakovich Guam1:57.72
503Stephen Cullen Ireland1:57.90
512Arthur Li Kai Yien Hong Kong1:58.10
523Hakan Eskioğlu Turkey1:58.45
533Jeffrey Ong Malaysia1:58.62
542Kwon Soon-kun South Korea1:58.95
551Wu Ming-hsun Chinese Taipei2:00.43
562Tsang Yi Ming Hong Kong2:01.02
572Richard Gheel Ireland2:01.73
581Hans Foerster Virgin Islands2:01.94
591Kristan Singleton Virgin Islands2:06.45
601Jason Chute Fiji2:09.05
611Mohamed Bin Abid United Arab Emirates2:09.43
621Ahmad Faraj United Arab Emirates2:13.21
631Émile Lahoud Lebanon2:16.39

Finals

[6]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Roberto Gleria Italy1:49.28
105Thomas Flemming East Germany1:50.18
112Tom Stachewicz Australia1:50.83
123Aleksey Kuznetsov Soviet Union1:51.03
131Franz Mortensen Denmark1:51.44
146Mariusz Podkościelny Poland1:51.63
157Shigeo Ogata Japan1:51.89
168Paul Howe Great Britain1:51.99

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)6Duncan Armstrong Australia1:47.25WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)8Anders Holmertz Sweden1:47.89
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5Matt Biondi United States1:47.99AM
44Artur Wojdat Poland1:48.40
53Michael Gross West Germany1:48.59
61Steffen Zesner East Germany1:48.77
72Troy Dalbey United States1:48.86
87Thomas Fahrner West Germany1:49.19

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Neff, Craig (26 September 1988). "Her Golden Moment: Janet Evans made winning the U.S.'s first gold medal look easy". Sports Illustrated. CNN. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Robb, Sharon (19 September 1988). "Evans Earns First U.S. Gold But Biondi Must Settle For Bronze In 200-meter Freestyle". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 Dodds, Tracey (19 September 1988). "The Seoul Games / Day 3 : Evans Wins First Gold, Sets American Record". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Seoul 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 402–403. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seoul 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 403. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
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