Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on August 31 and September 2.[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
| Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Medalists
| Gold | Mike Troy |
| Silver | Neville Hayes |
| Bronze | Dave Gillanders |
Results
Heats
Five heats were held; the fastest sixteen swimmers advanced to the Semifinals. Because there was a tie for sixteenth place, a swim-off was held to determine the sixteenth swimmer to advance.
Key
| Advanced to Semifinals |
| See Swim-Off |
| Did Not Advance |
Heat One
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Troy | United States | 2:15.5 |
| 2 | Kenzo Izutsu | Japan | 2:20.3 |
| 3 | Grigory Kiselyov | Soviet Union | 2:24.6 |
| 4 | Alexandru Popescu | Romania | 2:24.6 |
| 5 | Ian Blyth | Great Britain | 2:24.9 |
| 6 | Giampiero Fossati | Italy | 2:31.9 |
| 7 | Bert Sitters | Netherlands | 2:36.6 |
Heat Two
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fritz Dennerlein | Italy | 2:18.3 |
| 2 | Valentin Kuzmin | Soviet Union | 2:19.3 |
| 3 | Eulalio Ríos Alemán | Mexico | 2:22.7 |
| 4 | Håkan Bengtsson | Sweden | 2:25.0 |
| 5 | Wolfgang Sieber | Germany | 2:25.4 |
| 6 | Gerrit Korteweg | Netherlands | 2:26.4 |
| 7 | Cam Grout | Canada | 2:27.7 |
Heat Three
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Gillanders | United States | 2:16.2 |
| 2 | Luis Nicolao | Argentina | 2:23.9 |
| 3 | Pavel Pazdírek | Czechoslovakia | 2:24.2 |
| 4 | Amir Hussin Hamsain | Philippines | 2:27.9 |
| 5 | Luís Vaz Jorge | Portugal | 2:28.9 |
| 6 | Aldo Perseke | Brazil | 2:50.8 |
| 7 | Lovro Radonjić | Yugoslavia | 3:00.6 |
Heat Four
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neville Hayes | Australia | 2:18.1 |
| 2 | Ilkka Suvanto | Finland | 2:23.9 |
| 3 | Jürgen Bachmann | Germany | 2:25.0 |
| 4 | Henri Vidil | France | 2:36.0 |
| 5 | Heriberto de la Fe | Spain | 2:37.0 |
| 6 | Ahiron Radjae | Philippines | 2:39.8 |
Heat Five
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Berry | Australia | 2:18.9 |
| 2 | Haruo Yoshimuta | Japan | 2:19.4 |
| 3 | Fernando Fanjul | Argentina | 2:25.2 |
| 4 | László Kiss | Hungary | 2:31.0 |
| 5 | José Vicente León | Spain | 2:31.4 |
| 6 | Veljko Rogošić | Yugoslavia | 2:35.5 |
| 7 | Fong Seow Hor | Malaya | 2:56.4 |
Swim-Off
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Bachmann | Germany | 2:23.1 |
| 2 | Håkan Bengtsson | Sweden | 2:25.1 |
Semifinals
Two heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted.
Semifinal One
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Troy | United States | 2:18.0 |
| 2 | Neville Hayes | Australia | 2:21.6 |
| 3 | Haruo Yoshimuta | Japan | 2:21.7 |
| 4 | Kevin Berry | Australia | 2:23.1 |
| 5 | Eulalio Ríos Alemán | Mexico | 2:24.2 |
| 6 | Grigory Kiselyov | Soviet Union | 2:24.8 |
| 7 | Luis Nicolao | Argentina | 2:26.8 |
| 8 | Ian Blyth | Great Britain | 2:26.8 |
Semifinal Two
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Gillanders | United States | 2:18.7 |
| 2 | Valentin Kuzmin | Soviet Union | 2:19.1 |
| 3 | Fritz Dennerlein | Italy | 2:20.5 |
| 4 | Kenzo Izutsu | Japan | 2:21.5 |
| 5 | Pavel Pazdírek | Czechoslovakia | 2:23.5 |
| 6 | Jürgen Bachmann | Germany | 2:28.4 |
| 7 | Alexandru Popescu | Romania | 2:28.5 |
| - | Ilkka Suvanto | Finland | DNF |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mike Troy | | 2:12.8 | WR |
 | Neville Hayes | | 2:14.6 | |
 | Dave Gillanders | | 2:15.3 | |
| 4 | Fritz Dennerlein |  | 2:16.0 | |
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| 6 | Kevin Berry | | 2:18.5 | |
| 7 | Valentin Kuzmin | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:18.9 | |
| 8 | Kenzo Izutsu | | 2:19.4 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- "Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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