Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 40 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:13.52 EU | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 breaststroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Victor Davis (CAN) |
2:13.34 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 August 1984 |
| Olympic record |  Victor Davis (CAN) |
2:13.34 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 August 1984 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | Alexandre Yokochi |  Portugal |
2:18.01 | |
| 10 | 5 | Shigehiro Takahashi |  Japan |
2:18.03 | |
| 11 | 2 | Sidney Appelboom |  Belgium |
2:18.08 | |
| 12 | 6 | Radek Beinhauer |  Czechoslovakia |
2:18.13 | |
| 13 | 1 | Étienne Dagon |  Switzerland |
2:18.17 | |
| 14 | 4 | Cameron Grant | Canada |
2:18.36 | |
| 15 | 7 | Alexander Marček | Czechoslovakia |
2:18.51 | |
| 16 | 8 | Cédric Penicaud |  France |
2:18.95 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | József Szabó |  Hungary |
2:13.52 | EU |
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4 | Nick Gillingham |  Great Britain |
2:14.12 | |
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7 | Sergio López Miró |  Spain |
2:15.21 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Mike Barrowman |  United States |
2:15.45 | |
| 5 | 6 | Valeriy Lozik |  Soviet Union |
2:16.16 | |
| 6 | 8 | Vadim Alexeev | Soviet Union |
2:16.70 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jonathan Cleveland | Canada |
2:17.10 | |
| 8 | 1 | Péter Szabó | Hungary |
2:17.12 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 409. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 410. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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