Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia Tech Aquatic Center
Date24 July 1996 (heats & finals)
Competitors36 from 31 nations
Winning time2:12.57
Medalists
Norbert Rózsa  Hungary
Károly Güttler  Hungary
Andrey Korneyev  Russia
Swimming at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

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

World record Mike Barrowman (USA)2:10.16Barcelona, Spain29 July 1992
Olympic record Mike Barrowman (USA)2:10.16Barcelona, Spain29 July 1992

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
144Károly Güttler Hungary2:13.89Q
254Andrey Korneyev Russia2:14.11Q
355Kurt Grote United States2:14.63Q
435Norbert Rózsa Hungary2:14.66Q
536Nick Gillingham Great Britain2:14.96Q
643Phil Rogers Australia2:14.97Q
752Marek Krawczyk Poland2:15.17Q
856Eric Wunderlich United States2:15.18Q
942Jean-Christophe Sarnin France2:15.27q
1033Ryan Mitchell Australia2:15.31q
1134Akira Hayashi Japan2:15.37q
1253Andrey Ivanov Russia2:15.56q
1337Joaquín Fernández Spain2:16.05q
1457Jonathan Cleveland Canada2:16.08q
1545Frédérik Deburghgraeve Belgium2:16.10q, WD
1638Mario González Cuba2:16.15q
1725Valērijs Kalmikovs Latvia2:17.07q, NR
1831Daniel Málek Czech Republic2:17.08
1928José Couto Portugal2:17.28NR
2041Ratapong Sirisanont Thailand2:17.32
2126Aliaksandr Hukau Belarus2:17.49
2251Dmytro Ivanusa Ukraine2:17.54
2348Stéphan Perrot France2:18.58
2432Wang Yiwu China2:19.13
2523Elvin Chia Malaysia2:20.39
2647Børge Mørk Norway2:20.42
2748Vadim Alexeev Israel2:20.47
2822Christophe Verdino Monaco2:20.77
2924Vadim Tatarov Moldova2:21.34
3015Roberto Bonilla Guatemala2:21.86
3121Todd Torres Puerto Rico2:22.66
3227Nerijus Beiga Lithuania2:23.40
3314Francisco Suriano El Salvador2:25.57
3413Huang Chih-yung Chinese Taipei2:25.96
16Desmond Koh SingaporeDNS
58Paul Kent New ZealandDNS

Finals

[3]

Final B
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
96Andrey Ivanov Russia2:14.37
101Mario González Cuba2:15.11NR
115Ryan Mitchell Australia2:15.63
122Joaquín Fernández Spain2:16.05
138Valērijs Kalmikovs Latvia2:16.23NR
144Jean-Christophe Sarnin France2:16.26
151Jonathan Cleveland Canada2:16.39
163Akira Hayashi Japan2:16.69

Final A
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
6Norbert Rózsa Hungary2:12.57
4Károly Güttler Hungary2:13.03
5Andrey Korneyev Russia2:13.17
42Nick Gillingham Great Britain2:14.37
57Phil Rogers Australia2:14.79
61Marek Krawczyk Poland2:14.84NR
78Eric Wunderlich United States2:15.69
83Kurt Grote United States2:16.05

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 45. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 45. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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