Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Freestyle | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
Backstroke | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
Breaststroke | ||||
200 m | men | women | ||
Freestyle relay | ||||
4×100 m | women | |||
4×200 m | men |
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday August 6, 1928 to Wednesday August 8, 1928.
Twenty-one swimmers from 13 nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta![]() |
Erich Rademacher![]() |
Teófilo Yldefonso![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 2:48.0 | ![]() |
Brussels (BEL) | March 11, 1927 |
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Olympic Record | 2:56.0 | ![]() |
Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1924 |
In the third heat Erich Rademacher set a new Olympic record with 2:52.0 minutes. In the fourth heat Yoshiyuki Tsuruta bettered the record to 2:50.0 minutes. Tsuruta improved the record in the semi-finals with 2:49.2 minutes and in the final with 2:48.8 minutes.
Results
Heats
Monday August 6, 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:56.6 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:57.4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3:00.0 | |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:56.4 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:56.6 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:57.4 | |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() | 2:58.6 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:52.0 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() | 3:04.2 | |
3 | ![]() | 3:05.0 | |
4 | ![]() | ||
— | ![]() | DNF |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:50.0 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() | 3:02.6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3:04.0 | |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() | ||
6 | ![]() |
Semifinals
Tuesday August 7, 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:49.2 | QF OR |
2 | ![]() | 2:53.0 | QF |
3 | ![]() | 2:53.2 | QF |
4 | ![]() | ||
5 | ![]() |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:56.6 | QF |
2 | ![]() | 2:57.2 | QF |
3 | ![]() | 2:57.8 | QF |
4 | ![]() |
Final
Wednesday August 8, 1928:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() | 2:48.8 OR |
2 | ![]() | 2:50.6 |
3 | ![]() | 2:56.4 |
4 | ![]() | 2:56.6 |
5 | ![]() | 2:56.8 |
6 | ![]() | 2:57.2 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 October 2008.