Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics | ||
---|---|---|
![]() | ||
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 | |
Twenty-five swimmers from eleven nations competed. Several of the swimmers used butterfly-swimming strokes; the butterfly stroke was only developed in the early 1930s and was still regarded as a variant of breaststroke in 1936.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Tetsuo Hamuro![]() |
Erwin Sietas![]() |
Reizo Koike![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 2:37.2 | ![]() |
New Haven (USA) | 28 March 1936 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Olympic Record | 2:44.9 | ![]() |
Los Angeles (USA) | 12 August 1932 |
In the first heat of the first round Tetsuo Hamuro set a new Olympic record with 2:42.5 minutes. He bettered his own Olympic record in the final with 2:41.5 minutes.
Results
Heats
Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:42.5 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() | 2:44.6 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:48.5 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:50.2 | |
5 | ![]() | 3:02.6 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:45.8 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:46.4 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:54.4 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:57.6 | |
5 | ![]() | 3:09.8 | |
6 | ![]() | 3:10.2 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:48.8 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:52.6 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:55.7 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:56.8 | |
5 | ![]() | 2:58.9 | |
— | ![]() | DSQ |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:52.0 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:54.7 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:55.7 | |
— | ![]() | DSQ |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:43.8 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:47.4 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:48.5 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:56.5 |
Semifinals
Wednesday 14 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:44.5 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:45.4 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:45.5 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:49.2 | |
5 | ![]() | 2:54.0 | |
6 | ![]() | 2:54.6 | |
7 | ![]() | 2:54.8 | |
8 | ![]() | 2:55.6 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:43.4 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:44.0 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:44.8 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:46.8 | |
5 | ![]() | 2:47.3 | |
6 | ![]() | 2:53.4 | |
7 | ![]() | 2:53.5 | |
— | ![]() | DSQ |
Final
Saturday 15 August 1936:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:41.5 |
2 | ![]() | 2:42.9 |
3 | ![]() | 2:44.2 |
4 | ![]() | 2:45.2 |
5 | ![]() | 2:47.6 |
6 | ![]() | 2:47.8 |
7 | ![]() | 2:51.1 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 December 2008.