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Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

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Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueAlberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez
Dates21 October 1968 (heats)
22 October 1968 (final)
Competitors36 from 23 nations
Winning time2:28.27
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Felipe Muñoz  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vladimir Kosinsky  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brian Job  United States
← 1964
1972 →

The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held from 21 to 22 October 1968 at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez.[1]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Vladimir Kosinsky (URS) 2:27.4 Tallinn, Soviet Union 3 April 1968
Olympic record  Ian O'Brien (AUS) 2:27.8 Tokyo, Japan 15 October 1964

Competition format

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The competition consists of two rounds: heats and a final. The swimmers with the best eight times in the heats advance to the final.

Schedule

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All times are Central Time Zone (UTC-6)[2]

Date Time Round
21 October 10:00 Heats
22 October 17:00 Final

Results

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Heats

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Heat 1

Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Note
1 3 Bill Mahony  Canada 2:36.4
2 6 Ian O'Brien  Australia 2:36.8
4 Theo Bolkart  West Germany
4 5 Thomas Aretz  West Germany 2:39.0
5 8 José Sylvio Fiolo  Brazil 2:42.1
6 1 Nicolas Gilliard  Switzerland 2:44.0
7 7 Rafael Hernández Rojas  Mexico 2:44.8
8 2 Eduardo Moreno  Mexico 2:46.7

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Country Time Note
1 5 Philip Long  United States 2:33.1 Q
2 6 Egon Henninger  East Germany 2:34.2 Q
3 3 Michael Günther  West Germany 2:40.7
4 7 Alberto Forelli  Argentina 2:41.7
5 4 Roger Roberts  Great Britain 2:42.2
6 2 Leiknir Jónsson  Iceland 2:48.8

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Country Time Note
1 2 Vladimir Kosinsky  Soviet Union 2:31.9 Q
2 5 Nobutaka Taguchi  Japan 2:35.5
3 6 Ken Merten  United States 2:37.0
4 8 Liam Ball  Ireland 2:39.8
5 1 José Durán  Spain 2:40.3
6 3 Józef Klukowski  Poland 2:41.6
7 4 Gershon Shefa  Israel 2:42.6
8 7 Abel Muñoz  El Salvador 3:02.8

Heat 4

Rank Lane Athlete Country Time Note
1 2 Brian Job  United States 2:31.5 Q
2 4 Nikolay Pankin  Soviet Union 2:33.1 Q
3 7 Osamu Tsurumine  Japan 2:33.9
4 6 Ladislau Koszta  Romania 2:36.4
5 5 Osvaldo Boretto  Argentina 2:38.8
6 8 Stuart Roberts  Great Britain 2:39.1
7 1 Slavko Kurbanović  Yugoslavia 2:39.9
8 3 Yohan Kende  Israel 2:44.3

Heat 5

Rank Lane Athlete Country Time Note
1 3 Felipe Muñoz  Mexico 2:31.1 Q
2 2 Yevhen Mykhailov  Soviet Union 2:32.8 Q
3 5 Klaus Katzur  East Germany 2:36.2
4 7 Thomas Johnsson  Sweden 2:38.0
5 6 Amman Jalmaani  Philippines 2:42.6
6 4 Ivan Gomina  Colombia 2:45.0

Final

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Rank Lane Athlete Country Time Notes
1 4 Felipe Muñoz  Mexico 2:28.7
2 3 Vladimir Kosinsky  Soviet Union 2:29.2
3 5 Brian Job  United States 2:29.9
4 7 Nikolay Pankin  Soviet Union 2:30.3
5 6 Yevgeny Mikhaylov  Soviet Union 2:32.8
6 8 Egon Henninger  East Germany 2:33.2
7 2 Philip Long  United States 2:33.6
8 1 Osamu Tsurumine  Japan 2:34.9

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.