Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
March 07, 2023
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 26 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1] There were 25 competitors from 16 nations, with each nation having up to three swimmers.[2] The event was won by Sándor Wladár of Hungary, with his countryman Zoltán Verrasztó taking second. Mark Kerry of Australia earned bronze. They were the first medals in the event for both nations. The United States' four-Games podium streak (over which the nation earned 10 of 12 possible medals) ended due to the American-led boycott.
This was the sixth appearance of the 200 metre backstroke event. It was first held in 1900. The event did not return until 1964; since then, it has been on the programme at every Summer Games. From 1904 to 1960, a men's 100 metre backstroke was held instead. In 1964, only the 200 metres was held. Beginning in 1968 and ever since, both the 100 and 200 metre versions have been held.[2]
Five of the 8 finalists from the 1976 Games (all but the medalists) returned: fourth-place finisher Mark Tonelli and fifth-place finisher Mark Kerry of Australia, sixth-place finisher Miloslav Roľko of Czechoslovakia, and seventh-place finisher Róbert Rudolf and eighth-place finisher Zoltán Verrasztó of Hungary. The medals in 1976 had been swept by American swimmers; the United States boycotted the 1980 Games. Verrasztó had earned medals at each of the three World Championships held so far (silver in 1973, gold in 1975, and bronze in 1978), and was favored with no American swimmers in the pool.[2]
Ireland, Romania, and Vietnam each made their debut in the event. The Netherlands made its sixth appearance, the only nation to have competed at each appearance of the event to that point.
Competition format
The competition used a two-round (heats and final) format. The advancement rule followed the format introduced in 1952. A swimmer's place in the heat was not used to determine advancement; instead, the fastest times from across all heats in a round were used. There were 4 heats of up to 8 swimmers each. The top 8 swimmers advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties.
^"Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 450, 464. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^ abc"200 metres Backstroke, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
March 07, 2023
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The men s 200 metre backstroke event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 26 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex 1 There were 25 competitors from 16 nations with each nation having up to three swimmers 2 The event was won by Sandor Wladar of Hungary with his countryman Zoltan Verraszto taking second Mark Kerry of Australia earned bronze They were the first medals in the event for both nations The United States four Games podium streak over which the nation earned 10 of 12 possible medals ended due to the American led boycott Men s 200 metre backstrokeat the Games of the XXII OlympiadOlimpiysky Sports Complex poolVenueSwimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports ComplexDate26 JulyCompetitors25 from 16 nationsWinning time2 01 93MedalistsSandor Wladar HungaryZoltan Verraszto HungaryMark Kerry Australia 19761984 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Heats 5 2 Final 6 ReferencesBackground EditThis was the sixth appearance of the 200 metre backstroke event It was first held in 1900 The event did not return until 1964 since then it has been on the programme at every Summer Games From 1904 to 1960 a men s 100 metre backstroke was held instead In 1964 only the 200 metres was held Beginning in 1968 and ever since both the 100 and 200 metre versions have been held 2 Five of the 8 finalists from the 1976 Games all but the medalists returned fourth place finisher Mark Tonelli and fifth place finisher Mark Kerry of Australia sixth place finisher Miloslav Roľko of Czechoslovakia and seventh place finisher Robert Rudolf and eighth place finisher Zoltan Verraszto of Hungary The medals in 1976 had been swept by American swimmers the United States boycotted the 1980 Games Verraszto had earned medals at each of the three World Championships held so far silver in 1973 gold in 1975 and bronze in 1978 and was favored with no American swimmers in the pool 2 Ireland Romania and Vietnam each made their debut in the event The Netherlands made its sixth appearance the only nation to have competed at each appearance of the event to that point Competition format EditThe competition used a two round heats and final format The advancement rule followed the format introduced in 1952 A swimmer s place in the heat was not used to determine advancement instead the fastest times from across all heats in a round were used There were 4 heats of up to 8 swimmers each The top 8 swimmers advanced to the final Swim offs were used as necessary to break ties This swimming event used backstroke Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long this race consisted of four lengths of the pool Records EditPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record John Naber USA 1 59 19 Montreal Canada 24 July 1976Olympic record John Naber USA 1 59 19 Montreal Canada 24 July 1976Schedule EditAll times are Moscow Time UTC 3 Date Time RoundSaturday 26 July 1980 10 0020 00 HeatsFinalResults EditHeats Edit Rank Heat Swimmer Nation Time Notes1 4 Sandor Wladar Hungary 2 02 62 Q2 4 Zoltan Verraszto Hungary 2 03 08 Q3 3 Mark Kerry Australia 2 03 60 Q4 1 Vladimir Shemetov Soviet Union 2 04 20 Q5 3 Michael Soderlund Sweden 2 04 67 Q6 1 Douglas Campbell Great Britain 2 04 78 Q7 1 Fred Eefting Netherlands 2 04 84 Q8 2 Paul Moorfoot Australia 2 04 87 Q9 1 Vladimir Dolgov Soviet Union 2 05 1110 2 Miloslav Roľko Czechoslovakia 2 05 1311 2 Viktor Kuznetsov Soviet Union 2 05 1412 3 Jorg Stingl East Germany 2 05 1913 2 Frederic Delcourt France 2 05 2014 2 Franky De Groote Belgium 2 06 9715 4 Mark Tonelli Australia 2 07 0416 4 Bengt Baron Sweden 2 07 1317 4 Nenad Milos Yugoslavia 2 07 5118 4 Mihai Mandache Romania 2 07 9719 4 Zbigniew Januszkiewicz Poland 2 08 1120 3 Robert Rudolf Hungary 2 08 2321 1 Jim Carter Great Britain 2 09 9422 1 David Cummins Ireland 2 12 4523 3 Dietmar Gohring East Germany 2 14 1124 3 Daniel Ayora Peru 2 17 1225 2 Phạm Văn Thanh Vietnam 2 28 40 1 Rui Abreu Portugal DNS2 Djan Madruga Brazil DNS3 Romulo Arantes Brazil DNSFinal Edit Rank Swimmer Nation Time Sandor Wladar Hungary 2 01 93 Zoltan Verraszto Hungary 2 02 40 Mark Kerry Australia 2 03 144 Vladimir Shemetov Soviet Union 2 03 485 Fred Eefting Netherlands 2 03 926 Michael Soderlund Sweden 2 04 107 Douglas Campbell Great Britain 2 04 238 Paul Moorfoot Australia 2 06 15References Edit Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume 3 Participants and Results Fizkultura i sport pp 450 464 Retrieved 27 December 2018 a b c 200 metres Backstroke Men Olympedia Retrieved 12 July 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics Men 27s 200 metre backstroke amp oldid 1117443052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
