Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
February 09, 2024
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1] There were 44 competitors from 34 nations.[2] Each nation had been limited to two swimmers in the event since 1984. The event was won by Martín López-Zubero of Spain. Vladimir Selkov of the Unified Team took silver, while Stefano Battistelli of Italy earned bronze. It was the first medal in the men's 200 metre backstroke for each nation (though the Soviet Union, from the former republics of which the Unified Team was formed, had taken gold in 1988).
Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Silver medalist Vladimir Selkov (unknown date) starting a backstroke race
This was the ninth 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]
Two of the 8 finalists from the 1988 Games returned: fifth-place finisher Dirk Richter of East Germany (now competing for Germany) and eighth-place finisher Rogério Romero of Brazil. The medalists at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships had been Martín López-Zubero of Spain, Stefano Battistelli of Italy, and Vladimir Selkov of the Soviet Union. All three competed in Barcelona (with Selkov now representing the Unified Team). López-Zubero was also the world record holder, having broken it twice in 1991. He was the favourite in the event, with European championships in both 100 metres and 200 metres in 1991 to go along with his World title and world record.[2]
Colombia, Estonia, Fiji, Israel, Kuwait, Norway, Paraguay, and Turkey each made their debut in the event; some former Soviet republics competed as the Unified Team. Australia and Great Britain each made their eighth appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.
Competition formatedit
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. A "consolation final" had been added in 1984. There were 6 heats of up to 8 swimmers each. The top 8 swimmers advanced to the final. The next 8 (9th through 16th) competed in a consolation final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties.
Selkov went out first and led for most of the first three lengths. Itoi took the lead at the third turn. López-Zubero and Battistelli finished strong, with the former taking the lead with 25 metres to go; the latter caught Itoi but not Selkov.[2]
^"Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 363. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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Official Report
February 09, 2024
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The men s 200 metre backstroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona Spain 1 There were 44 competitors from 34 nations 2 Each nation had been limited to two swimmers in the event since 1984 The event was won by Martin Lopez Zubero of Spain Vladimir Selkov of the Unified Team took silver while Stefano Battistelli of Italy earned bronze It was the first medal in the men s 200 metre backstroke for each nation though the Soviet Union from the former republics of which the Unified Team was formed had taken gold in 1988 Men s 200 metre backstrokeat the Games of the XXV OlympiadSilver medalist Vladimir Selkov unknown date starting a backstroke raceVenuePiscines Bernat PicornellDate28 July 1992 heats amp finals Competitors44 from 34 nationsWinning time1 58 47 ORMedalistsMartin Lopez Zubero SpainVladimir Selkov Unified TeamStefano Battistelli Italy 19881996 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Heats 5 2 Finals 5 2 1 Final B 5 2 2 Final A 6 References 7 External linksBackground editThis was the ninth 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 Two of the 8 finalists from the 1988 Games returned fifth place finisher Dirk Richter of East Germany now competing for Germany and eighth place finisher Rogerio Romero of Brazil The medalists at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships had been Martin Lopez Zubero of Spain Stefano Battistelli of Italy and Vladimir Selkov of the Soviet Union All three competed in Barcelona with Selkov now representing the Unified Team Lopez Zubero was also the world record holder having broken it twice in 1991 He was the favourite in the event with European championships in both 100 metres and 200 metres in 1991 to go along with his World title and world record 2 Colombia Estonia Fiji Israel Kuwait Norway Paraguay and Turkey each made their debut in the event some former Soviet republics competed as the Unified Team Australia and Great Britain each made their eighth appearance tied for most among nations 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 A consolation final had been added in 1984 There were 6 heats of up to 8 swimmers each The top 8 swimmers advanced to the final The next 8 9th through 16th competed in a consolation 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 nbsp Martin Lopez Zubero ESP 1 56 57 Tuscaloosa United States 23 November 1991Olympic record nbsp Rick Carey USA 1 58 99 Los Angeles United States 31 July 1984The following records were established during the competition Date Round Swimmer Nation Time Record28 July Final A Martin Lopez Zubero nbsp Spain 1 58 47 ORSchedule editAll times are Central European Summer Time UTC 2 Date Time RoundTuesday 28 July 1992 12 0019 30 HeatsFinalsResults editHeats edit The eight fastest swimmers advanced to final A while the next eight went to final B 3 Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes1 6 4 Martin Lopez Zubero nbsp Spain 1 59 22 QA2 6 3 Tino Weber nbsp Germany 1 59 40 QA3 6 5 Stefano Battistelli nbsp Italy 1 59 56 QA4 6 7 Stefaan Maene nbsp Belgium 1 59 64 QA NR5 5 6 Vladimir Selkov nbsp Unified Team 1 59 81 QA6 4 4 Tripp Schwenk nbsp United States 1 59 92 QA7 5 5 Hajime Itoi nbsp Japan 1 59 95 QA8 4 3 Tamas Deutsch nbsp Hungary 2 00 50 QA9 3 1 Rodolfo Falcon nbsp Cuba 2 00 52 QB NR10 5 3 Dirk Richter nbsp Germany 2 00 94 QB WD11 5 4 Royce Sharp nbsp United States 2 00 97 QB WD12 5 2 Rogerio Romero nbsp Brazil 2 00 99 QB13 3 5 Yasuhiro Vandewalle nbsp Belgium 2 01 46 QB14 4 2 Kevin Draxinger nbsp Canada 2 01 73 QB15 5 1 Raymond Brown nbsp Canada 2 01 81 QB16 5 7 Manuel Guzman nbsp Puerto Rico 2 01 84 QB17 3 7 Georgi Mihalev nbsp Bulgaria 2 02 24 QB18 4 6 Luca Bianchin nbsp Italy 2 02 65 QB19 3 2 Marcel Blazo nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 02 8120 2 2 Alejandro Alvizuri nbsp Peru 2 03 10 NR4 7 Keita Soraoka nbsp Japan 2 03 1022 6 6 David Holderbach nbsp France 2 03 1123 4 1 Rastislav Bizub nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 03 3024 4 8 Adam Ruckwood nbsp Great Britain 2 03 5425 3 4 Jorge Perez nbsp Spain 2 03 6826 2 3 Alejandro Bermudez nbsp Colombia 2 04 4627 3 3 Oliver Agh nbsp Hungary 2 04 5228 2 5 Simon Percy nbsp New Zealand 2 05 5329 2 4 Ji Sang jun nbsp South Korea 2 05 5630 2 6 Ilmar Ojase nbsp Estonia 2 05 7631 6 1 Thomas Sopp nbsp Norway 2 05 9132 5 8 Matthew O Connor nbsp Great Britain 2 05 9433 4 5 Derya Buyukuncu nbsp Turkey 2 06 0134 2 7 Miguel Arrobas nbsp Portugal 2 06 0235 6 2 Toby Haenen nbsp Australia 2 06 7936 3 6 Lars Sorensen nbsp Denmark 2 06 8037 2 1 Eran Groumi nbsp Israel 2 07 9138 1 6 Gary Tan nbsp Singapore 2 11 3639 1 5 Marcos Prono nbsp Paraguay 2 15 2540 1 3 Sultan Al Otaibi nbsp Kuwait 2 19 0241 1 2 Salvador Jimenez nbsp Honduras 2 20 1542 1 7 Carl Probert nbsp Fiji 2 22 54 1 1 Abdullah Sultan nbsp United Arab Emirates DSQ1 4 Raymond Papa nbsp Philippines DSQ 6 8 Jani Sievinen nbsp Finland DNSFinals edit The finals were held on the evening of 28 July 4 Final B edit Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time9 4 Rodolfo Falcon nbsp Cuba 2 00 22 NR10 5 Rogerio Romero nbsp Brazil 2 01 0211 8 Luca Bianchin nbsp Italy 2 01 7012 6 Kevin Draxinger nbsp Canada 2 01 7913 7 Manuel Guzman nbsp Puerto Rico 2 01 8714 3 Yasuhiro Vandewalle nbsp Belgium 2 02 4515 2 Raymond Brown nbsp Canada 2 03 01 1 Georgi Mihalev nbsp Bulgaria DSQFinal A edit Selkov went out first and led for most of the first three lengths Itoi took the lead at the third turn Lopez Zubero and Battistelli finished strong with the former taking the lead with 25 metres to go the latter caught Itoi but not Selkov 2 Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes nbsp 4 Martin Lopez Zubero nbsp Spain 1 58 47 OR nbsp 2 Vladimir Selkov nbsp Unified Team 1 58 87 nbsp 3 Stefano Battistelli nbsp Italy 1 59 404 1 Hajime Itoi nbsp Japan 1 59 525 7 Tripp Schwenk nbsp United States 1 59 736 5 Tino Weber nbsp Germany 1 59 787 8 Tamas Deutsch nbsp Hungary 2 00 068 6 Stefaan Maene nbsp Belgium 2 00 91References edit Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games Men s 200 metres Backstroke Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 12 March 2020 a b c d 200 metres Backstroke Men Olympedia Retrieved 13 July 2021 Barcelona 1992 Swimming Men s 200m Backstroke Heats PDF Barcelona 1992 LA84 Foundation p 362 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Barcelona 1992 Swimming Men s 200m Backstroke Finals PDF Barcelona 1992 LA84 Foundation p 363 Retrieved 27 August 2017 External links editOfficial Report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics Men 27s 200 metre backstroke amp oldid 1125191389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
