Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | River Seine | |||||||||
| Dates | August 11 (semifinals) August 12 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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| Freestyle | |
| 200 m | men |
| 1000 m | men |
| 4000 m | men |
| Backstroke | |
| 200 m | men |
| Other | |
| 200 m team | men |
| 200 m obstacle | men |
| Underwater | men |
The men's 200 metre backstroke was an event on the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics schedule in Paris. It was the first Olympic swimming event to not be a freestyle competition. It was held on 11 August and 12 August 1900. 16 swimmers from 6 nations competed.[1]
Results
Semifinals
In the first round, there were three semifinals. The winner of each semifinal advanced to the final, as did the seven fastest losers from across all the semifinals. The semifinals were held on 11 August.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Hoppenberg |  Germany |
2:54.4 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Crawshaw |  Great Britain |
3:15.0 | Q |
| 3 | Bill Burgess | Great Britain |
3:50.4 | Q |
| 4 | Paolo Bussetti |  Italy |
4:09.2 | Q |
| 5 | Lapostolet |  France |
4:34.6 | |
| 6 | Fumouze | France |
5:17.0 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Bloemen |  Netherlands |
3:09.2 | Q |
| 2 | de Romand | France |
3:56.6 | Q |
| 3 | Chevrand | France |
4:42.0 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Ruberl |  Austria |
2:56.0 | Q |
| 2 | Johannes Drost | Netherlands |
3:10.2 | Q |
| 3 | Jean Leuilliux | France |
3:10.2 | Q |
| 4 | Erik Erickson |  Sweden |
4:05.4 | Q |
| 5 | Lué | France |
4:10.0 | |
| 6 | Paul Peyrusson | France |
4:15.6 | |
| 7 | Texier | France |
4:49.0 |
Final
The final was held on 12 August.
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ernst Hoppenberg | Germany |
2:47.0 |
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Karl Ruberl | Austria |
2:56.0 |
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Johannes Drost | Netherlands |
3:01.0 |
| 4 | Johannes Bloemen | Netherlands |
3:02.2 |
| 5 | Bill Burgess | Great Britain |
3:12.0 |
| 6 | de Romand | France |
3:38.0 |
| 7 | Paolo Bussetti | Italy |
3:45.0 |
| 8 | Erik Erickson | Sweden |
3:56.4 |
| — | Robert Crawshaw | Great Britain |
DNF[2] |
| — | Jean Leuillieux | France |
DNF |
Notes
- ^ "Swimming at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Sources disagree as to whether Crawshaw started the race or not; regardless, he did not finish it.
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