Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley

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
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date4 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors46 from 32 nations
Winning time2:01.42 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alex Baumann  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pablo Morales  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Neil Cochran  Great Britain
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Records

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Prior 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

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Heats

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Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 Alex Baumann   Canada 2:03.60 Q, OR
2 3 5 Robin Brew   Great Britain 2:04.13 Q, EU
3 3 4 Pablo Morales   United States 2:04.32 Q
4 1 4 Neil Cochran   Great Britain 2:05.39 Q
5 6 6 Nicolai Klapkarek   West Germany 2:06.07 Q
6 4 4 Steve Lundquist   United States 2:06.10 Q
7 3 3 Ralf Diegel   West Germany 2:06.41 Q
8 4 5 Andrew Phillips   Jamaica 2:06.43 Q
9 1 5 Rob Woodhouse   Australia 2:06.45 q
10 6 4 Giovanni Franceschi   Italy 2:06.76 q
11 2 4 Ricardo Prado   Brazil 2:07.16 q, WD
12 6 3 Maurizio Divano   Italy 2:07.19 q
13 5 5 Mikael Örn   Sweden 2:07.56 q
14 4 3 Shinji Ito   Japan 2:07.76 q
15 2 6 Peter Rohde   Denmark 2:07.93 q
16 1 3 Arne Borgstrøm   Norway 2:08.09 q
17 4 6 Pablo Restrepo   Colombia 2:08.12 q
18 5 3 Edsard Schlingemann   Netherlands 2:08.27
19 5 6 Harri Garmendia   Spain 2:08.30
20 6 5 Anders Peterson   Sweden 2:08.35
21 2 5 Rob Chernoff   Canada 2:08.47
22 2 3 Glenn Beringen   Australia 2:08.65
23 4 2 Eduardo Morillo   Mexico 2:09.87
24 6 2 Chen Qin   China 2:10.30
25 3 6 Feng Dawei   China 2:11.30
26 1 6 Andrey Aguilar   Costa Rica 2:11.63
27 5 2 Yoram Kochavy   Israel 2:11.81
28 4 7 Jairulla Jaitulla   Philippines 2:12.82
29 1 2 Luis Juncos   Argentina 2:12.83
30 1 7 Emad El-Shafei   Egypt 2:14.87
31 2 2 David Morley   Bahamas 2:16.85
32 2 7 Tsang Yi Ming   Hong Kong 2:17.75
33 6 1 Ng Wing Hon   Hong Kong 2:18.64
34 6 8 Samuela Tupou   Fiji 2:19.79
35 4 1 Brian Farlow   Virgin Islands 2:20.53
36 3 8 Salvador Corelo   Honduras 2:22.29
37 5 1 Harry Wozniak   Barbados 2:22.49
38 2 1 Roberto Granados   Guatemala 2:22.73
39 1 1 Warren Sorby   Fiji 2:22.74
40 3 1 Harrell Woolard   Virgin Islands 2:27.51
41 4 8 Michele Piva   San Marino 2:29.81
42 5 8 Joaquim Cruz   Mozambique 2:35.99
3 7 Fernando Rodríguez   Peru DSQ
5 7 Manuel Gutiérrez   Panama DSQ
6 7 Gökhan Attaroglu   Turkey DSQ
3 2 Alexander Pilhatsch   Austria DNS

Finals

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Final B

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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

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Alex Baumann   Canada 2:01.42 WR
  3 Pablo Morales   United States 2:03.05
  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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 512–513. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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