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Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

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Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates9 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
10 August 2016 (final)
Competitors39 from 30 nations
Winning time2:07.46 NR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dmitriy Balandin  Kazakhstan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josh Prenot  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anton Chupkov  Russia
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The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 9–10 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

The winning margin was 0.07 seconds which as of 2023 remains the only time this event for men was won by less than a tenth of a second at the Olympics.

Summary

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Double Asian Games champion Dmitriy Balandin surprised the field from the outside to become Kazakhstan's first ever gold medalist in swimming.[2][3] Coming from behind in lane eight, he produced a late surge about the midway of the final leg to upset the pool for an unexpected Olympic triumph with a 2:07.46.[4][5] U.S. breaststroker Josh Prenot nearly charged to the front at the final stretch, before fading to a runner-up finish in 2:07.53, seven-hundredths of a second behind the Kazakh.[6] Meanwhile, Russia's Anton Chupkov claimed the final podium spot, putting up a time of 2:07.70.[7]

Great Britain's Andrew Willis improved upon his eighth-place feat from London 2012 to finish fourth with a 2:07.78, narrowly missing on a podium by eight-hundredths of a second.[8] Japan's Yasuhiro Koseki seized a comfortable lead throughout the majority of the race but slipped down the order on the home stretch to finish fifth in 2:07.80.[9] Koseki's teammate Ippei Watanabe posted a sixth-place time in 2:07.87, while defending World Champion Marco Koch of Germany (2:08.00) and Prenot's fellow countryman Kevin Cordes (2:08.34) rounded out the top eight.[7]

Earlier in the semifinals, Watanabe threw down a top-seeded time of 2:07.22 to slice 0.06 seconds off the existing Olympic record set by Hungary's defending champion Dániel Gyurta, who had narrowly missed the top sixteen field in the heats.[10][11]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) 2:07.01 Gifu, Japan 15 September 2012 [12][13]
Olympic record  Dániel Gyurta (HUN) 2:07.28 London, United Kingdom 1 August 2012 [14]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
9 August Semifinal 1 Ippei Watanabe  Japan 2:07.22 OR

Competition format

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The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 3 Anton Chupkov  Russia 2:07.93 Q, NR
2 3 4 Yasuhiro Koseki  Japan 2:08.61 Q
3 4 5 Andrew Willis  Great Britain 2:08.92 Q
4 3 3 Ilya Khomenko  Russia 2:08.94 Q
5 4 4 Marco Koch  Germany 2:08.98 Q
6 4 6 Dmitriy Balandin  Kazakhstan 2:09.00 Q
7 5 5 Kevin Cordes  United States 2:09.30 Q
8 4 3 Ippei Watanabe  Japan 2:09.63 Q
9 3 6 Mao Feilian  China 2:09.80 Q
10 5 4 Josh Prenot  United States 2:09.91 Q
11 4 2 Matti Mattsson  Finland 2:10.09 Q
12 3 7 Erik Persson  Sweden 2:10.17 Q
13 3 1 Li Xiang  China 2:10.17 Q
14 4 1 Carlos Claverie  Venezuela 2:10.35 Q
15 5 6 Craig Benson  Great Britain 2:11.19 Q
16 5 1 Luca Pizzini  Italy 2:11.26 Q
17 3 5 Dániel Gyurta  Hungary 2:11.28
18 5 7 Anton Sveinn McKee  Iceland 2:11.39
19 2 3 Nicholas Quinn  Ireland 2:11.67
20 2 8 Yannick Käser  Switzerland 2:11.77
21 2 7 Laurent Carnol  Luxembourg 2:11.94
22 4 7 Giedrius Titenis  Lithuania 2:12.13
23 1 5 Glenn Snyders  New Zealand 2:12.47
24 5 8 Ashton Baumann  Canada 2:12.61
25 4 8 Jarred Crous  South Africa 2:12.64
26 3 2 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 2:12.67
27 3 8 Panagiotis Samilidis  Greece 2:12.68
28 2 1 Jorge Murillo  Colombia 2:12.81
29 2 4 Tales Cerdeira  Brazil 2:12.83
30 1 4 Dávid Horváth  Hungary 2:13.24
31 2 2 Choi Kyu-woong  South Korea 2:13.36
32 1 3 Basten Caerts  Belgium 2:13.44
33 1 6 Martin Allikvee  Estonia 2:13.66
34 1 2 Lee Hsuan-yen  Chinese Taipei 2:14.84
35 2 5 Dimitrios Koulouris  Greece 2:14.86
36 5 2 Thiago Simon  Brazil 2:15.01
37 2 6 Dmytro Oseledets  Ukraine 2:15.19
38 1 1 Denis Petrashov  Kyrgyzstan 2:16.57
39 1 7 Arya Nasimi Shad  Iran 2:20.18

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Ippei Watanabe  Japan 2:07.22 Q, OR
2 2 Josh Prenot  United States 2:07.78 Q
3 4 Yasuhiro Koseki  Japan 2:07.91 Q
4 3 Dmitriy Balandin  Kazakhstan 2:08.20 Q
5 5 Ilya Khomenko  Russia 2:09.73
6 7 Erik Persson  Sweden 2:10.12
7 8 Luca Pizzini  Italy 2:11.53
8 1 Carlos Claverie  Venezuela 2:11.56

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Andrew Willis  Great Britain 2:07.73 Q
2 6 Kevin Cordes  United States 2:07.99 Q
3 4 Anton Chupkov  Russia 2:08.08 Q
4 3 Marco Koch  Germany 2:08.12 Q
5 2 Mao Feilian  China 2:09.64
6 1 Li Xiang  China 2:10.92
7 8 Craig Benson  Great Britain 2:10.93
8 7 Matti Mattsson  Finland 2:12.99

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 Dmitriy Balandin  Kazakhstan 2:07.46 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Josh Prenot  United States 2:07.53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Anton Chupkov  Russia 2:07.70 NR
4 5 Andrew Willis  Great Britain 2:07.78
5 6 Yasuhiro Koseki  Japan 2:07.80
6 4 Ippei Watanabe  Japan 2:07.87
7 1 Marco Koch  Germany 2:08.00
8 2 Kevin Cordes  United States 2:08.34

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's 200m Breaststroke". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Dmitriy Balandin gives Kazakhstan its first swimming medal, and it's golden". Los Angeles Times. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Kazakhstan, Spain and Belgium Celebrate Olympic Firsts". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Josh Prenot of U.S. takes silver behind Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Balandin". ESPN. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. ^ Trevelyan, Mark (11 August 2016). "Swimming: Balandin swims under the radar to win Kazakh breaststroke gold". Reuters. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (10 August 2016). "Josh Prenot wins silver in 200-meter breaststroke". USA Today. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Dmitriy Balandin Tops Tight 200 Breast Field; Earns Kazakhstan's First Ever Swimming Gold Medal". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Andrew Willis finishes fourth in 200m breaststroke final". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  9. ^ McKirdy, Andrew (11 August 2016). "World champ Hoshi settles for bronze in 200 butterfly". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Ippei Watanabe Lowers 200 Breast Olympic Record In Semi-Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Japan's Ippei Watanabe sets a new Olympic record". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Akihiro Yamaguchi Drops World Record in Japan". Swimming World Magazine. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Akihiro Yamaguchi sets world record". ESPN. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  14. ^ "2012 London Olympics: Hungary's Daniel Gyurta Breaks World Record in 200 Breast Victory; Kosuke Kitajima Misses Podium in Threepeat Bid; Scott Weltz, Clark Burckle Fifth-Sixth". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.