Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
Men's 200 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 36 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:58.54 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
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 | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 26 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 record | 1:56.57 | Tuscaloosa, United States | 23 November 1991 | |
Olympic record | 1:58.47 | Barcelona, Spain | 28 July 1992 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 2 | Ryuji Horii | 2:01.54 | ||
10 | 7 | Chris Renaud | 2:01.70 | ||
11 | 6 | Marko Strahija | 2:01.84 | NR | |
12 | 3 | Olivér Ágh | 2:02.17 | ||
13 | 4 | Adam Ruckwood | 2:02.40 | ||
14 | 5 | Ji Sang-jun | 2:02.68 | ||
15 | 1 | Rogério Romero | 2:03.20 | ||
16 | 8 | Sergey Ostapchuk | 2:03.91 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Brad Bridgewater | 1:58.54 | |||
5 | Tripp Schwenk | 1:58.99 | |||
6 | Emanuele Merisi | 1:59.18 | |||
4 | 1 | Bartosz Sikora | 2:00.05 | NR | |
5 | 2 | Hajime Itoi | 2:00.10 | NR | |
6 | 7 | Martín López-Zubero | 2:00.74 | ||
7 | 3 | Mirko Mazzari | 2:01.27 | ||
8 | 8 | Rodolfo Falcón | 2:08.14 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 41. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 42. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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