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Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2.[1] This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | John Hencken United States |
| Silver | David Wilkie Great Britain |
| Bronze | Nobutaka Taguchi Japan |
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus Katzur | East Germany | 2:26.32 | Q |
| 2 | Bill Mahony | Canada | 2:26.71 | |
| 3 | Roger-Philippe Menu | France | 2:30.05 | |
| 4 | Guðjón Guðmundsson | Iceland | 2:32.40 | |
| 5 | Sokhon Yi | Khmer Republic | 2:34.77 | |
| 6 | János Tóth | Hungary | 2:37.40 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobutaka Taguchi | Japan | 2:23.45 | Q |
| 2 | Felipe Muñoz | Mexico | 2:25.99 | Q |
| 3 | Pedro Balcells | Spain | 2:29.29 | |
| 4 | Robert Stoddart | Canada | 2:30.08 | |
| 5 | Cezary Śmiglak | Poland | 2:34.51 | |
| 6 | Morkal Faruk | Turkey | 2:43.69 | |
| 7 | Piero Ferracuti | El Salvador | 2:45.73 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wilkie | Great Britain | 2:24.54 | Q |
| 2 | Walter Kusch | West Germany | 2:26.43 | Q |
| 3 | Steffen Kriechbaum | Austria | 2:30.09 | |
| 4 | Malcolm O'Connell | Great Britain | 2:31.21 | |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Dubey | Switzerland | 2:31.56 | |
| 6 | Gustavo Salcedo | Mexico | 2:32.81 | |
| 7 | Osvaldo Boretto | Argentina | 2:31.84 | DSQ |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Colella | United States | 2:25.40 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union | 2:28.00 | |
| 3 | Angel Chakarov | Bulgaria | 2:30.27 | |
| 4 | Andreas Hellmann | West Germany | 2:32.60 | |
| 5 | Liam Ball | Ireland | 2:33.47 | |
| 6 | Nigel Johnson | Great Britain | 2:34.37 | |
| 7 | Karl Christian Koch | Denmark | 2:38.47 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Cherdakov | Soviet Union | 2:26.21 | Q |
| 2 | Brian Job | United States | 2:26.91 | |
| 3 | José Sylvio Fiolo | Brazil | 2:30.21 | |
| 4 | Rainer Hradetzky | East Germany | 2:32.48 | |
| 5 | Amman Jaalmani | Philippines | 2:33.54 | |
| 6 | Michele Di Pietro | Italy | 2:36.49 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hencken | United States | 2:24.88 | Q |
| 2 | Nikolay Pankin | Soviet Union | 2:26.71 | |
| 3 | Paul Jarvie | Australia | 2:27.83 | |
| 4 | Mike Whitaker | Canada | 2:33.47 | |
| 5 | Rudi Vingerhoets | Belgium | 2:36.89 | |
| 6 | Gregor Betz | West Germany | 2:36.96 | |
| 7 | Alfredo Hunger | Peru | 2:37.20 | |
| 8 | Alejandro Cabrera | El Salvador | 2:56.60 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hencken | United States | 2:21.55 | WR | |
| David Wilkie | Great Britain | 2:23.67 | ||
| Nobutaka Taguchi | Japan | 2:23.88 | ||
| 4 | Rick Colella | United States | 2:24.28 | |
| 5 | Felipe Muñoz | Mexico | 2:26.44 | |
| 6 | Walter Kusch | West Germany | 2:26.55 | |
| 7 | Igor Cherdakov | Soviet Union | 2:27.15 | |
| 8 | Klaus Katzur | East Germany | 2:27.44 |
Key: WR = World record
References edit
- ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
External links edit
- Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming Olympic Games 1972 Munich (FRG)