Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
Swimming at the 1968 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 butterfly event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place October 24.[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Gold | Carl Robie![]() |
Silver | Martyn Woodroffe![]() |
Bronze | John Ferris![]() |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Martyn Woodroffe | ![]() | 2:11.6 | |
2 | Yasuo Takada | ![]() | 2:13.3 | |
3 | Avraham Melamed | ![]() | 2:15.4 | |
4 | Ron Jacks | ![]() | 2:18.1 | |
5 | Raúl Villagómez | ![]() | 2:22.4 | |
6 | Arturo Carranza | ![]() | 2:47.3 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Feil | ![]() | 2:11.9 | |
2 | Gabriel Altamirano | ![]() | 2:12.1 | |
3 | Tom Arusoo | ![]() | 2:12.7 | |
4 | Sergey Konov | ![]() | 2:13.1 | |
5 | Eduardo Orejuela | ![]() | 2:23.4 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | John Ferris | ![]() | 2:10.6 | |
2 | Folkert Meeuw | ![]() | 2:11.1 | |
3 | John Thurley | ![]() | 2:12.5 | |
4 | Giampiero Fossati | ![]() | 2:18.2 | |
5 | Jacek Krawczyk | ![]() | 2:22.1 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Spitz | ![]() | 2:10.6 | |
2 | Satoshi Maruya | ![]() | 2:14.2 | |
3 | Lutz Stoklasa | ![]() | 2:16.4 | |
4 | Tomas Becerra | ![]() | 2:16.8 | |
5 | Robert Cusack | ![]() | 2:19.4 | |
6 | Angelo Tozzi | ![]() | 2:20.9 | |
7 | José Ferraioli | ![]() | 2:23.4 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Viktor Sharygin | ![]() | 2:10.9 | |
2 | Carl Robie | ![]() | 2:11.1 | |
3 | Valentin Kuzmin | ![]() | 2:11.5 | |
4 | Dick Langerhorst | ![]() | 2:17.4 | |
5 | Graham Dunn | ![]() | 2:17.5 | |
6 | Ramiro Benavides | ![]() | 2:24.3 | |
7 | Leroy Goff | ![]() | 2:25.3 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Carl Robie | ![]() | 2:08.7 | |
![]() | Martyn Woodroffe | ![]() | 2:09.0 | |
![]() | John Ferris | ![]() | 2:09.3 | |
4 | Valentin Kuzmin | ![]() | 2:10.6 | |
5 | Peter Feil | ![]() | 2:10.9 | |
6 | Folkert Meeuw | ![]() | 2:11.5 | |
7 | Viktor Sharygin | ![]() | 2:11.9 | |
8 | Mark Spitz | ![]() | 2:13.5 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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