The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 24 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:56.94 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Michael Gross (FRG) |
1:56.24 | Hannover, West Germany | 28 June 1986 |
| Olympic record |  Jon Sieben (AUS) |
1:57.04 | Los Angeles, United States | 3 August 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September | Final A | Michael Gross |  West Germany |
1:56.94 | OR |
Results
editHeats
editRule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
editFinal B
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | Mark Dean |  United States |
2:00.26 | |
| 10 | 6 | Tim Jones |  Great Britain |
2:00.32 | |
| 11 | 2 | Vadim Yaroshchuk |  Soviet Union |
2:00.34 | |
| 12 | 1 | Nick Hodgson | Great Britain |
2:01.09 | |
| 13 | 8 | Christophe Bordeau |  France |
2:01.46 | |
| 14 | 3 | Frank Drost |  Netherlands |
2:01.59 | |
| 15 | 7 | Satoshi Takeda |  Japan |
2:02.18 | |
| 16 | 4 | Martin Roberts | Australia |
2:04.28 |
Final A
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Michael Gross | West Germany |
1:56.94 | OR |
 |
6 | Benny Nielsen |  Denmark |
1:58.24 | NR |
 |
5 | Anthony Mosse |  New Zealand |
1:58.28 | |
| 4 | 1 | Tom Ponting |  Canada |
1:58.91 | |
| 5 | 7 | Melvin Stewart | United States |
1:59.19 | |
| 6 | 3 | David Wilson | Australia |
1:59.20 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jon Kelly | Canada |
1:59.48 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anthony Nesty |  Suriname |
2:00.80 |
References
edit- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 411. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 411. Retrieved 27 March 2017.