Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle
Men's 200 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | |||||||||
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Date | September 18, 1988 (heats) September 19, 1988 (finals) | |||||||||
Competitors | 63 from 41 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:47.25 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming events at the 1988 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Freestyle | ||||
50 m | men | women | ||
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 freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 18–19 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
Australia's Duncan Armstrong stunned the entire field with a new world record to snatch the Olympic title in the event, regarding as one of the most delightfully surprising upsets in history. Swimming in lane six and coming from third at the final turn, he put a late resistant charge to edge out a star-studded field for the gold medal in 1:47.25. His time also sliced 0.19 seconds off the global standard set by West Germany's Michael Gross at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1]
Sweden's Anders Holmertz overhauled U.S. swimmer Matt Biondi about the midway through the final stretch, but could not catch Armstrong near the wall to finish only with a silver in 1:47.89. Leading almost the entire race, Biondi faded down the stretch to demolish the 1:48 barrier and to settle for the bronze with a time of 1:47.99.[2][3]
Poland's Artur Wojdat, a top qualifier on the morning prelims, dropped off the podium to a fourth-place time in 1:48.40. Meanwhile, Groß missed a chance to defend his Olympic title with a fifth-place finish in 1:48.59.[3]
Records
The existing World and Olympic records at the time of the competition were:
World record | ![]() | 1:47.44 | Los Angeles, United States | 29 July 1984 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 1:47.44 | Los Angeles, United States | 29 July 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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September 19 | Final | Duncan Armstrong | ![]() | 1:47.25 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[4]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Artur Wojdat | ![]() | 1:48.02 | Q, NR |
2 | 7 | Matt Biondi | ![]() | 1:48.39 | Q |
3 | 8 | Michael Gross | ![]() | 1:48.55 | Q |
4 | 8 | Duncan Armstrong | ![]() | 1:48.86 | Q |
5 | 8 | Troy Dalbey | ![]() | 1:48.96 | Q |
6 | 7 | Thomas Fahrner | ![]() | 1:49.02 | Q |
7 | 7 | Steffen Zesner | ![]() | 1:49.13 | Q |
8 | 6 | Anders Holmertz | ![]() | 1:49.28 | Q |
9 | 8 | Roberto Gleria | ![]() | 1:49.51 | q |
10 | 8 | Thomas Flemming | ![]() | 1:49.52 | q |
11 | 6 | Stéphan Caron | ![]() | 1:49.66 | q, WD |
12 | 6 | Giorgio Lamberti | ![]() | 1:50.47 | q, WD |
13 | 6 | Alexei Kuznetsov | ![]() | 1:50.84 | q |
14 | 6 | Mariusz Podkościelny | ![]() | 1:50.95 | q |
15 | 6 | Tom Stachewicz | ![]() | 1:51.02 | q |
16 | 5 | Shigeo Ogata | ![]() | 1:51.14 | q |
17 | 7 | Franz Mortensen | ![]() | 1:51.15 | q |
18 | 6 | Paul Howe | ![]() | 1:51.22 | q |
19 | 7 | Carlos Scanavino | ![]() | 1:51.42 | |
20 | 6 | Alberto Bottini | ![]() | 1:51.45 | |
21 | 7 | Tommy Werner | ![]() | 1:51.96 | |
22 | 8 | Iurie Başcatov | ![]() | 1:52.04 | |
23 | 8 | Cristiano Michelena | ![]() | 1:52.32 | |
24 | 4 | Patrick Dybiona | ![]() | 1:52.67 | |
25 | 4 | Stéfan Voléry | ![]() | 1:52.94 | |
26 | 4 | Rodrigo González | ![]() | 1:52.99 | |
27 | 5 | Michael Green | ![]() | 1:53.03 | |
28 | 5 | Magnús Ólafsson | ![]() | 1:53.05 | |
28 | 5 | Daniel Serra | ![]() | 1:53.05 | |
30 | 5 | Júlio César Rebolal | ![]() | 1:53.16 | |
31 | 5 | Jan Patuel Larsen | ![]() | 1:53.61 | |
32 | 4 | Ignacio Escamilla | ![]() | 1:53.63 | |
33 | 5 | Jean-Marie Arnould | ![]() | 1:53.73 | |
34 | 5 | Zoltán Szilágyi | ![]() | 1:53.75 | |
35 | 7 | Ludovic Depickère | ![]() | 1:53.81 | |
36 | 4 | Salvador Vassallo | ![]() | 1:53.82 | |
37 | 8 | Norbert Ágh | ![]() | 1:54.72 | |
38 | 4 | Yves Clausse | ![]() | 1:54.90 | |
39 | 4 | Xie Jun | ![]() | 1:55.04 | |
40 | 3 | Rene Concepcion | ![]() | 1:55.58 | |
41 | 3 | Alexander Placheta | ![]() | 1:56.11 | |
42 | 4 | Vaughan Smith | ![]() | 1:56.13 | |
43 | 2 | David Lim | ![]() | 1:56.44 | |
44 | 2 | Joseph Eric Buhain | ![]() | 1:56.84 | |
45 | 2 | Kwon Sang-Won | ![]() | 1:56.88 | |
46 | 2 | Oon Jin Gee | ![]() | 1:57.28 | |
47 | 3 | Mostafa Amer | ![]() | 1:57.50 | |
48 | 3 | Richard Sam Bera | ![]() | 1:57.60 | |
49 | 3 | Jon Sakovich | ![]() | 1:57.72 | |
50 | 3 | Stephen Cullen | ![]() | 1:57.90 | |
51 | 2 | Arthur Li Kai Yien | ![]() | 1:58.10 | |
52 | 3 | Hakan Eskioğlu | ![]() | 1:58.45 | |
53 | 3 | Jeffrey Ong | ![]() | 1:58.62 | |
54 | 2 | Kwon Soon-Kun | ![]() | 1:58.95 | |
55 | 1 | Wu Ming-Hsun | ![]() | 2:00.43 | |
56 | 2 | Tsang Yi Ming | ![]() | 2:01.02 | |
57 | 2 | Richard Gheel | ![]() | 2:01.73 | |
58 | 1 | Hans Foerster | ![]() | 2:01.94 | |
59 | 1 | Kristan Singleton | ![]() | 2:06.45 | |
60 | 1 | Jason Chute | ![]() | 2:09.05 | |
61 | 1 | Mohamed Bin Abid | ![]() | 2:09.43 | |
62 | 1 | Ahmad Faraj | ![]() | 2:13.21 | |
63 | 1 | Émile Lahoud | ![]() | 2:16.39 |
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Roberto Gleria | ![]() | 1:49.28 | |
10 | 5 | Thomas Flemming | ![]() | 1:50.18 | |
11 | 2 | Tom Stachewicz | ![]() | 1:50.83 | |
12 | 3 | Alexei Kuznetsov | ![]() | 1:51.03 | |
13 | 1 | Franz Mortensen | ![]() | 1:51.44 | |
14 | 6 | Mariusz Podkościelny | ![]() | 1:51.63 | |
15 | 7 | Shigeo Ogata | ![]() | 1:51.89 | |
16 | 8 | Paul Howe | ![]() | 1:51.99 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 6 | Duncan Armstrong | ![]() | 1:47.25 | WR |
![]() | 8 | Anders Holmertz | ![]() | 1:47.89 | |
![]() | 5 | Matt Biondi | ![]() | 1:47.99 | AM |
4 | 4 | Artur Wojdat | ![]() | 1:48.40 | |
5 | 3 | Michael Gross | ![]() | 1:48.59 | |
6 | 1 | Steffen Zesner | ![]() | 1:48.77 | |
7 | 2 | Troy Dalbey | ![]() | 1:48.86 | |
8 | 7 | Thomas Fahrner | ![]() | 1:49.19 |
References
- ↑ Neff, Craig (26 September 1988). "Her Golden Moment: Janet Evans made winning the U.S.'s first gold medal look easy". Sports Illustrated. CNN. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ Robb, Sharon (19 September 1988). "Evans Earns First U.S. Gold But Biondi Must Settle For Bronze In 200-meter Freestyle". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- 1 2 Dodds, Tracey (19 September 1988). "The Seoul Games / Day 3 : Evans Wins First Gold, Sets American Record". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "Seoul 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 402–403. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "Seoul 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 403. Retrieved 19 August 2013.