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Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
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The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 28. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Hall, Sr. | USA | 2:03.70 | ||
| 2 | András Hargitay | HUN | 2:05.05 | ||
| 3 | Roger Pyttel | GDR | 2:08.72 | ||
| 4 | Sean Maher | GBR | 2:09.39 | ||
| 5 | Jorge Jaramillo | COL | 2:10.24 | ||
| 6 | Walter Mack | FRG | 2:11.03 | ||
| 7 | Vasil Dobrev | BUL | 2:11.28 |
Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Backhaus | USA | 2:03.11 | ||
| 2 | Folkert Meeuw | FRG | 2:06.13 | ||
| 3 | Yasuhiro Komazaki | JPN | 2:08.72 | ||
| 4 | Hugo Valencia | MEX | 2:09.56 | ||
| 5 | Andrzej Chudziński | POL | 2:12.62 | ||
| 6 | Geoffrey Ferreira | TRI | 2:19.76 | ||
| Angelo Tozzi | ITA | 2:10.82 |
Key: DQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Fassnacht | FRG | 2:05.39 | ||
| 2 | Jorge Delgado, Jr. | ECU | 2:05.61 | ||
| 3 | Viktor Sharygin | URS | 2:06.76 | ||
| 4 | James Findlay | AUS | 2:08.36 | ||
| 5 | Ron Jacks | CAN | 2:09.04 | ||
| 6 | Ricardo Marmolejo | MEX | 2:10.00 | ||
| 7 | Jacques Leloup | BEL | 2:10.79 | ||
| 8 | Roy Chan | SIN | 2:20.30 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Spitz | USA | 2:02.11 | ||
| 2 | Hartmut Flöckner | GDR | 2:05.54 | ||
| 3 | John Mills | GBR | 2:06.58 | ||
| 4 | Brian Brinkley | GBR | 2:06.82 | ||
| 5 | Byron MacDonald | CAN | 2:12.12 | ||
| 6 | Gaetano Carboni | ITA | 2:12.16 | ||
| 7 | Hsu Tung-Hsiung | TPE | 2:16.35 | ||
| 8 | Carlos Singson | PHI | 2:23.70 |
Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:gold medal icon.svg | 1]] | Mark Spitz | USA | 2:00.70 | |
| [[File:silver medal icon.svg | 2]] | Gary Hall, Sr. | USA | 2:02.86 | |
| [[File:bronze medal icon.svg | 3]] | Robin Backhaus | USA | 2:03.23 | |
| 4 | Jorge Delgado, Jr. | ECU | 2:04.60 | ||
| 5 | Hans Fassnacht | FRG | 2:04.69 | ||
| 6 | András Hargitay | HUN | 2:04.69 | ||
| 7 | Hartmut Flöckner | GDR | 2:05.34 | ||
| 8 | Folkert Meeuw | FRG | 2:05.57 |
Key: WR = World record
References
References
- "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference.
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