Swimming at the 1932 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 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday August 11, 1932 to Saturday August 13, 1932.
Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics | ||
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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 | |
Eighteen swimmers from eleven nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Yoshiyuki Tsuruta![]() |
Reizo Koike![]() |
Teófilo Yldefonso![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 2:44.0 | ![]() |
New Haven (USA) | April 1, 1932 |
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Olympic Record | 2:48.8 | ![]() |
Amsterdam (NED) | August 8, 1928 |
In the first heat Yoshiyuki Tsuruta improved his own Olympic record with 2:46.2 minutes. In the first semi-final Reizo Koike bettered the Olympic record with 2:44.9 minutes.
Results
Heats
Thursday August 11, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:46.2 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() | 2:49.9 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:50.8 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:57.2 | |
5 | ![]() | 3:00.7 | |
6 | ![]() | 3:14.6 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:46.2 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:51.0 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:55.2 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:56.8 | |
5 | ![]() | 3:12.4 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:53.7 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:56.5 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:56.6 | |
4 | ![]() | 3:00.1 | |
5 | ![]() | 3:15.2 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:53.6 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:55.0 |
Semifinals
Friday August 12, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:44.9 | QQ OR |
2 | ![]() | 2:45.4 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:50.2 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:50.9 | |
5 | ![]() | 2:54.9 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 2:47.6 | |
2 | ![]() | 2:48.4 | |
3 | ![]() | 2:52.4 | |
4 | ![]() | 2:52.7 |
Final
Saturday August 13, 1932:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | ![]() | 2:45.4 |
2 | ![]() | 2:46.6 |
3 | ![]() | 2:47.1 |
4 | ![]() | 2:48.0 |
5 | ![]() | 2:49.2 |
6 | ![]() | 2:52.8 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 November 2008.