The final of the men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1] 46 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 4 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:01.42 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Alex Baumann (CAN) |
2:02.25 | Brisbane, Australia | 1 August 1982 |
| Olympic record |  Gunnar Larsson (SWE) |
2:07.17 | Munich, West Germany | 3 September 1972 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August | Heat 5 | Alex Baumann |  Canada |
2:03.60 | OR |
| 4 August | Final A | Alex Baumann | Canada |
2:01.42 | WR |
Results
editHeats
editRule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
editFinal B
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Rob Woodhouse |  Australia |
2:04.86 | OC |
| 10 | 2 | Shinji Ito |  Japan |
2:06.07 | AS |
| 11 | 5 | Giovanni Franceschi |  Italy |
2:06.10 | |
| 12 | 3 | Maurizio Divano | Italy |
2:06.72 | |
| 13 | 7 | Peter Rohde |  Denmark |
2:07.10 | |
| 14 | 2 | Arne Borgstrøm |  Norway |
2:08.03 | |
| 15 | 8 | Pablo Restrepo |  Colombia |
2:08.35 | |
| 16 | 6 | Mikael Örn | Sweden |
2:11.79 |
Final A
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Alex Baumann | Canada |
2:01.42 | WR |
 |
3 | Pablo Morales |  United States |
2:03.05 | |
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6 | Neil Cochran |  Great Britain |
2:04.38 | |
| 4 | 5 | Robin Brew | Great Britain |
2:04.52 | |
| 5 | 7 | Steve Lundquist | United States |
2:04.91 | |
| 6 | 8 | Andrew Phillips |  Jamaica |
2:05.60 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Nicolai Klapkarek |  West Germany |
2:05.88 | NR |
| 8 | 1 | Ralf Diegel | West Germany |
2:06.66 |
References
edit- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 512–513. Retrieved March 9, 2017.