Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
Appearance
Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
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 backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Gold | Roland Matthes![]() |
Silver | Mike Stamm![]() |
Bronze | Mitch Ivey![]() |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Zoltán Verrasztó | ![]() |
2:09.89 | |
2 | Colin Cunningham | ![]() |
2:11.06 | |
3 | Bill Kennedy | ![]() |
2:12.55 | |
4 | Rafael Rocha | ![]() |
2:15.81 | |
5 | Ian MacKenzie | ![]() |
2:16.36 | |
6 | Sergio Hasbún | ![]() |
2:27.93 | |
7 | Mark Crocker | ![]() |
2:33.64 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mike Stamm | ![]() |
2:07.51 | |
2 | Neil Martin | ![]() |
2:12.09 | |
3 | Nenad Miloš | ![]() |
2:12.99 | |
4 | Lutz Wanja | ![]() |
2:13.46 | |
5 | Sarun Van | ![]() |
2:24.42 | |
6 | Chiang Jin Choon | ![]() |
2:26.51 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Brad Cooper | ![]() |
2:07.90 | |
2 | Tim McKee | ![]() |
2:08.19 | |
3 | Massimo Nistri | ![]() |
2:12.85 | |
4 | José Urueta | ![]() |
2:13.85 | |
5 | Lars Børgesen | ![]() |
2:14.50 | |
6 | Rômulo Arantes Filho | ![]() |
2:18.15 | |
7 | Gerardo Rosario | ![]() |
2:23.53 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mitch Ivey | ![]() |
2:09.32 | |
2 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | ![]() |
2:09.93 | |
3 | Bob Schoutsen | ![]() |
2:10.56 | |
4 | Tadashi Honda | ![]() |
2:11.11 | |
5 | Róbert Rudolf | ![]() |
2:13.64 | |
6 | John Hawes | ![]() |
2:15.34 | |
7 | Norbert Verweyen | ![]() |
2:15.94 | |
8 | Predrag Miloš | ![]() |
2:18.43 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
2:06.62 | |
2 | Lothar Noack | ![]() |
2:08.80 | |
3 | Anders Sandberg | ![]() |
2:11.36 | |
4 | Ejvind Pedersen | ![]() |
2:12.30 | |
5 | Helmut Podolan | ![]() |
2:13.63 | |
6 | Pierre Baehr | ![]() |
2:14.65 | |
7 | Bruce Featherston | ![]() |
2:18.63 | |
8 | Gustavo González | ![]() |
2:19.74 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Roland Matthes | ![]() |
2:02.82 | =WR |
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Mike Stamm | ![]() |
2:04.09 | |
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Mitch Ivey | ![]() |
2:04.33 | |
4 | Brad Cooper | ![]() |
2:06.59 | |
5 | Tim McKee | ![]() |
2:07.29 | |
6 | Lothar Noack | ![]() |
2:08.67 | |
7 | Zoltán Verrasztó | ![]() |
2:10.09 | |
8 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | ![]() |
2:11.77 |
Key: =WR = Equalled world record
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.