Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
Swimming events 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 butterfly event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 28.[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 | Mark Spitz![]() |
Silver | Gary Hall, Sr.![]() |
Bronze | Robin Backhaus![]() |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gary Hall, Sr. | ![]() | 2:03.70 | OR, Q |
2 | András Hargitay | ![]() | 2:05.05 | Q |
3 | Roger Pyttel | ![]() | 2:08.72 | |
4 | Sean Maher | ![]() | 2:09.39 | |
5 | Jorge Jaramillo | ![]() | 2:10.24 | |
6 | Walter Mack | ![]() | 2:11.03 | |
7 | Vasil Dobrev | ![]() | 2:11.28 |
Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robin Backhaus | ![]() | 2:03.11 | OR, Q |
2 | Folkert Meeuw | ![]() | 2:06.13 | Q |
3 | Yasuhiro Komazaki | ![]() | 2:08.72 | |
4 | Hugo Valencia | ![]() | 2:09.56 | |
5 | Andrzej Chudziński | ![]() | 2:12.62 | |
6 | Geoffrey Ferreira | ![]() | 2:19.76 | |
Angelo Tozzi | ![]() | 2:10.82 | DQ |
Key: DQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hans Fassnacht | ![]() | 2:05.39 | Q |
2 | Jorge Delgado, Jr. | ![]() | 2:05.61 | Q |
3 | Viktor Sharygin | ![]() | 2:06.76 | |
4 | James Findlay | ![]() | 2:08.36 | |
5 | Ron Jacks | ![]() | 2:09.04 | |
6 | Ricardo Marmolejo | ![]() | 2:10.00 | |
7 | Jacques Leloup | ![]() | 2:10.79 | |
8 | Roy Chan | ![]() | 2:20.30 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Spitz | ![]() | 2:02.11 | OR, Q |
2 | Hartmut Flöckner | ![]() | 2:05.54 | Q |
3 | John Mills | ![]() | 2:06.58 | |
4 | Brian Brinkley | ![]() | 2:06.82 | |
5 | Byron MacDonald | ![]() | 2:12.12 | |
6 | Gaetano Carboni | ![]() | 2:12.16 | |
7 | Hsu Tung-Hsiung | ![]() | 2:16.35 | |
8 | Carlos Singson | ![]() | 2:23.70 |
Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Mark Spitz | ![]() | 2:00.70 | WR |
![]() | Gary Hall, Sr. | ![]() | 2:02.86 | |
![]() | Robin Backhaus | ![]() | 2:03.23 | |
4 | Jorge Delgado, Jr. | ![]() | 2:04.60 | |
5 | Hans Fassnacht | ![]() | 2:04.69 | |
6 | András Hargitay | ![]() | 2:04.69 | |
7 | Hartmut Flöckner | ![]() | 2:05.34 | |
8 | Folkert Meeuw | ![]() | 2:05.57 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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