Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Appearance
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 breaststroke event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place between October 21 and October 22. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Gold | Felipe Muñoz![]() |
Silver | Vladimir Kosinsky![]() |
Bronze | Brian Job![]() |
Results
Heats
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Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Felipe Muñoz | ![]() |
2:28.7 | |
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Vladimir Kosinsky | ![]() |
2:29.2 | |
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Brian Job | ![]() |
2:29.9 | |
4 | Nikolay Pankin | ![]() |
2:30.3 | |
5 | Yevgeny Mikhaylov | ![]() |
2:32.8 | |
6 | Egon Henninger | ![]() |
2:33.2 | |
7 | Philip Long | ![]() |
2:33.6 | |
8 | Osamu Tsurumine | ![]() |
2:34.9 |
References
- 1968 Summer Olympics results: Men's 200 m breaststroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-29.