Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
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| Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Individual medley | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place between October 13 and October 15.[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 | Ian O'Brien Australia |
| Silver | Georgy Prokopenko Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Chet Jastremski United States |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian O'Brien |  Australia | 2:31.4 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Tom Trethewey |  United States | 2:33.4 | Q |
| 3 | Klaus Katzur |  United Team of Germany | 2:36.7 | Q |
| 4 | Farid Zablith Filho |  Brazil | 2:45.2 | |
| 5 | Wieger Mensonides |  Netherlands | 2:47.4 | |
| 6 | Huỳnh Văn Hải |  Vietnam | 2:51.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egon Henninger | United Team of Germany | 2:30.1 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Georgy Prokopenko |  Soviet Union | 2:30.3 | Q |
| 3 | Ferenc Lenkei |  Hungary | 2:38.6 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Tonkin | Australia | 2:39.3 | |
| 5 | Hemmie Vriens | Netherlands | 2:40.8 | |
| 6 | Amman Jalmaani |  Philippines | 2:44.7 | |
| 7 | Elliot Chenaux |  Puerto Rico | 2:52.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Anderson | United States | 2:31.5 | Q |
| 2 | Osamu Tsurumine |  Japan | 2:34.1 | Q |
| 3 | Rolando Landrito | Philippines | 2:41.9 | |
| 4 | Gian Corrado Gross |  Italy | 2:42.8 | |
| 5 | Jin Jang-rim |  South Korea | 2:48.6 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenjiro Matsumoto | Japan | 2:33.8 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union | 2:35.6 | Q |
| 3 | Willi Messner | United Team of Germany | 2:36.0 | Q |
| 4 | Neil Nicholson |  Great Britain | 2:36.6 | Q |
| 5 | Gershon Shefa |  Israel | 2:40.6 | |
| 6 | Cesare Caramelli | Italy | 2:40.9 | |
| 7 | Miguel Angel Navarro |  Argentina | 2:49.7 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Jastremski | United States | 2:30.5 | Q |
| 2 | Yoshiaki Shikiishi | Japan | 2:32.3 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Tutakayev | Soviet Union | 2:36.9 | Q |
| 4 | John Oravainen | Australia | 2:38.7 | Q |
| 5 | Nazario Padrón |  Spain | 2:40.5 | |
| 6 | Rudolf Brack |  Switzerland | 2:46.0 | |
| 7 | Cheah Tong Kim |  Malaysia | 2:46.2 | |
| 8 | Charles Fox |  Northern Rhodesia | 2:49.1 |
Semifinals
[edit]Semifinal 1
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Jastremski | United States | 2:32.1 | Q |
| 2 | Wayne Anderson | United States | 2:32.6 | Q |
| 3 | Egon Henninger | United Team of Germany | 2:33.3 | Q |
| 4 | Osamu Tsurumine | Japan | 2:33.3 | Q |
| 5 | Tom Trethewey | United States | 2:34.5 | |
| 6 | Willi Messner | United Team of Germany | 2:35.5 | |
| 7 | Klaus Katzur | United Team of Germany | 2:37.3 | |
| 8 | Ferenc Lenkei | Hungary | 2:37.5 |
Semifinal 2
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian O'Brien | Australia | 2:28.7 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Georgy Prokopenko | Soviet Union | 2:29.7 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Tutakayev | Soviet Union | 2:30.5 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union | 2:33.5 | Q |
| 5 | Kenjiro Matsumoto | Japan | 2:34.3 | |
| 6 | Yoshiaki Shikiishi | Japan | 2:34.5 | |
| 7 | John Oravainen | Australia | 2:39.6 | |
| 8 | Neil Nicholson | Great Britain | 2:39.9 |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ian O'Brien | Australia | 2:27.8 | WR |
 | Georgy Prokopenko | Soviet Union | 2:28.2 | |
 | Chet Jastremski | United States | 2:29.6 | |
| 4 | Aleksandr Tutakayev | Soviet Union | 2:31.0 | |
| 5 | Egon Henninger | United Team of Germany | 2:31.1 | |
| 6 | Osamu Tsurumine | Japan | 2:33.6 | |
| 7 | Wayne Anderson | United States | 2:35.0 | |
| 8 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union | 2:38.1 |
Key: WR = World record
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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