Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 36 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:47.63 NR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1996 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 | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Giorgio Lamberti (ITA) | 1:46.69 | Bonn, West Germany | 15 August 1989 |
| Olympic record |  Yevgeny Sadovyi (EUN) | 1:46.70 | Barcelona, Spain | 27 July 1992 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
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Swim-off
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Paul Palmer |  Great Britain | 1:48.89 | QSO* |
| 4 | Jani Sievinen |  Finland | QSO |
* Palmer and Sievinen tied for first place in their swimoff and are required to swim for another attempt, but the latter elected to withdraw from the race, allowing the former to advance to the final A by default.
ˆ Because Sievinen scratched out from the competition, the vacant spot was distributed to the next best-ranked swimmer, not yet qualified, in the heats.
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 5 | Aimo Heilmann |  Germany | 1:48.81 | |
| 10 | 4 | Michael Klim |  Australia | 1:49.50 | |
| 11 | 3 | Vladimir Pyshnenko |  Russia | 1:49.55 | |
| 12 | 2 | John Piersma |  United States | 1:49.90 | |
| 13 | 6 | Pier Maria Siciliano | Italy | 1:50.07 | |
| 14 | 7 | Jacob Carstensen |  Denmark | 1:50.54 | |
| 15 | 8 | Andrew Clayton | Great Britain | 1:50.59 | |
| 16 | 1 | Nicolae Butacu |  Romania | 1:51.46 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 5 | Danyon Loader |  New Zealand | 1:47.63 | NR |
 | 1 | Gustavo Borges |  Brazil | 1:48.08 | SA |
 | 7 | Daniel Kowalski | Australia | 1:48.25 | |
| 4 | 6 | Pieter van den Hoogenband |  Netherlands | 1:48.36 | NR |
| 5 | 4 | Anders Holmertz |  Sweden | 1:48.42 | |
| 6 | 2 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Italy | 1:48.50 | |
| 7 | 3 | Josh Davis | United States | 1:48.54 | |
| 8 | 8 | Paul Palmer | Great Britain | 1:49.39 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 38. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 38. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
External links
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