Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

Medalists

GoldRoland Matthes
 East Germany
SilverMike Stamm
 United States
BronzeMitch Ivey
 United States

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary2:09.89
2Colin Cunningham Great Britain2:11.06
3Bill Kennedy Canada2:12.55
4Rafael Rocha Mexico2:15.81
5Ian MacKenzie Canada2:16.36
6Sergio Hasbún El Salvador2:27.93
7Mark Crocker Hong Kong2:33.64

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Mike Stamm United States2:07.51
2Neil Martin Australia2:12.09
3Nenad Miloš Yugoslavia2:12.99
4Lutz Wanja East Germany2:13.46
5Sarun Van Cambodia2:24.42
6Chiang Jin Choon Malaysia2:26.51

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Brad Cooper Australia2:07.90
2Tim McKee United States2:08.19
3Massimo Nistri Italy2:12.85
4José Urueta Mexico2:13.85
5Lars Børgesen Denmark2:14.50
6Rômulo Arantes Filho Brazil2:18.15
7Gerardo Rosario Philippines2:23.53

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Mitch Ivey United States2:09.32
2Jean-Paul Berjeau France2:09.93
3Bob Schoutsen Netherlands2:10.56
4Tadashi Honda Japan2:11.11
5Róbert Rudolf Hungary2:13.64
6John Hawes Canada2:15.34
7Norbert Verweyen West Germany2:15.94
8Predrag Miloš Yugoslavia2:18.43

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Roland Matthes East Germany2:06.62
2Lothar Noack East Germany2:08.80
3Anders Sandberg Sweden2:11.36
4Ejvind Pedersen Denmark2:12.30
5Helmut Podolan Austria2:13.63
6Pierre Baehr France2:14.65
7Bruce Featherston Australia2:18.63
8Gustavo González Argentina2:19.74

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Roland Matthes East Germany2:02.82=WR
Mike Stamm United States2:04.09
Mitch Ivey United States2:04.33
4Brad Cooper Australia2:06.59
5Tim McKee United States2:07.29
6Lothar Noack East Germany2:08.67
7Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary2:10.09
8Jean-Paul Berjeau France2:11.77

Key: =WR = Equalled world record

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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