Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 9 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 10 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:07.46 NR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 9–10 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
Summary
Double Asian Games champion Dmitriy Balandin surprised the field from the outside to become Kazakhstan's first ever gold medalist in swimming.[2][3] Coming from behind in lane eight, he produced a late surge about the midway of the final leg to upset the pool for an unexpected Olympic triumph with a 2:07.46.[4][5] U.S. breaststroker Josh Prenot nearly charged to the front at the final stretch, before fading to a runner-up finish in 2:07.53, seven-hundredths of a second behind the Kazakh.[6] Meanwhile, Russia's Anton Chupkov claimed the final podium spot, putting up a time of 2:07.70.[7]
Great Britain's Andrew Willis improved upon his eighth-place feat from London 2012 to finish fourth with a 2:07.78, narrowly missing on a podium by eight-hundredths of a second.[8] Japan's Yasuhiro Koseki seized a comfortable lead throughout the majority of the race but slipped down the order on the home stretch to finish fifth in 2:07.80.[9] Koseki's teammate Ippei Watanabe posted a sixth-place time in 2:07.87, while defending World Champion Marco Koch of Germany (2:08.00) and Prenot's fellow countryman Kevin Cordes (2:08.34) rounded out the top eight.[7]
Earlier in the semifinals, Watanabe threw down a top-seeded time of 2:07.22 to slice 0.06 seconds off the existing Olympic record set by Hungary's defending champion Dániel Gyurta, who had narrowly missed the top sixteen field in the heats.[10][11]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) | 2:07.01 | Gifu, Japan | 15 September 2012 | [12][13] |
Olympic record | Dániel Gyurta (HUN) | 2:07.28 | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 | [14] |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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9 August | Semifinal 1 | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 2:07.22 | OR |
Competition format
The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]
Results
Heats
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | 3 | Anton Chupkov | Russia | 2:07.93 | Q, NR |
2 | 3 | 4 | Yasuhiro Koseki | Japan | 2:08.61 | Q |
3 | 4 | 5 | Andrew Willis | Great Britain | 2:08.92 | Q |
4 | 3 | 3 | Ilya Khomenko | Russia | 2:08.94 | Q |
5 | 4 | 4 | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:08.98 | Q |
6 | 4 | 6 | Dmitriy Balandin | Kazakhstan | 2:09.00 | Q |
7 | 5 | 5 | Kevin Cordes | United States | 2:09.30 | Q |
8 | 4 | 3 | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 2:09.63 | Q |
9 | 3 | 6 | Mao Feilian | China | 2:09.80 | Q |
10 | 5 | 4 | Josh Prenot | United States | 2:09.91 | Q |
11 | 4 | 2 | Matti Mattsson | Finland | 2:10.09 | Q |
12 | 3 | 7 | Erik Persson | Sweden | 2:10.17 | Q |
13 | 3 | 1 | Li Xiang | China | 2:10.17 | Q |
14 | 4 | 1 | Carlos Claverie | Venezuela | 2:10.35 | Q |
15 | 5 | 6 | Craig Benson | Great Britain | 2:11.19 | Q |
16 | 5 | 1 | Luca Pizzini | Italy | 2:11.26 | Q |
17 | 3 | 5 | Dániel Gyurta | Hungary | 2:11.28 | |
18 | 5 | 7 | Anton Sveinn McKee | Iceland | 2:11.39 | |
19 | 2 | 3 | Nicholas Quinn | Ireland | 2:11.67 | |
20 | 2 | 8 | Yannick Käser | Switzerland | 2:11.77 | |
21 | 2 | 7 | Laurent Carnol | Luxembourg | 2:11.94 | |
22 | 4 | 7 | Giedrius Titenis | Lithuania | 2:12.13 | |
23 | 1 | 5 | Glenn Snyders | New Zealand | 2:12.47 | |
24 | 5 | 8 | Ashton Baumann | Canada | 2:12.61 | |
25 | 4 | 8 | Jarred Crous | South Africa | 2:12.64 | |
26 | 3 | 2 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 2:12.67 | |
27 | 3 | 8 | Panagiotis Samilidis | Greece | 2:12.68 | |
28 | 2 | 1 | Jorge Murillo | Colombia | 2:12.81 | |
29 | 2 | 4 | Tales Cerdeira | Brazil | 2:12.83 | |
30 | 1 | 4 | Dávid Horváth | Hungary | 2:13.24 | |
31 | 2 | 2 | Choi Kyu-woong | South Korea | 2:13.36 | |
32 | 1 | 3 | Basten Caerts | Belgium | 2:13.44 | |
33 | 1 | 6 | Martin Allikvee | Estonia | 2:13.66 | |
34 | 1 | 2 | Lee Hsuan-yen | Chinese Taipei | 2:14.84 | |
35 | 2 | 5 | Dimitrios Koulouris | Greece | 2:14.86 | |
36 | 5 | 2 | Thiago Simon | Brazil | 2:15.01 | |
37 | 2 | 6 | Dmytro Oseledets | Ukraine | 2:15.19 | |
38 | 1 | 1 | Denis Petrashov | Kyrgyzstan | 2:16.57 | |
39 | 1 | 7 | Arya Nasimi Shad | Iran | 2:20.18 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 2:07.22 | Q, OR |
2 | 2 | Josh Prenot | United States | 2:07.78 | Q |
3 | 4 | Yasuhiro Koseki | Japan | 2:07.91 | Q |
4 | 3 | Dmitriy Balandin | Kazakhstan | 2:08.20 | Q |
5 | 5 | Ilya Khomenko | Russia | 2:09.73 | |
6 | 7 | Erik Persson | Sweden | 2:10.12 | |
7 | 8 | Luca Pizzini | Italy | 2:11.53 | |
8 | 1 | Carlos Claverie | Venezuela | 2:11.56 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Andrew Willis | Great Britain | 2:07.73 | Q |
2 | 6 | Kevin Cordes | United States | 2:07.99 | Q |
3 | 4 | Anton Chupkov | Russia | 2:08.08 | Q |
4 | 3 | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:08.12 | Q |
5 | 2 | Mao Feilian | China | 2:09.64 | |
6 | 1 | Li Xiang | China | 2:10.92 | |
7 | 8 | Craig Benson | Great Britain | 2:10.93 | |
8 | 7 | Matti Mattsson | Finland | 2:12.99 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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8 | Dmitriy Balandin | Kazakhstan | 2:07.46 | NR | |
3 | Josh Prenot | United States | 2:07.53 | ||
7 | Anton Chupkov | Russia | 2:07.70 | NR | |
4 | 5 | Andrew Willis | Great Britain | 2:07.78 | |
5 | 6 | Yasuhiro Koseki | Japan | 2:07.80 | |
6 | 4 | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 2:07.87 | |
7 | 1 | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:08.00 | |
8 | 2 | Kevin Cordes | United States | 2:08.34 |
References
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- ^ "Dmitriy Balandin gives Kazakhstan its first swimming medal, and it's golden". Los Angeles Times. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Kazakhstan, Spain and Belgium Celebrate Olympic Firsts". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Josh Prenot of U.S. takes silver behind Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Balandin". ESPN. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Trevelyan, Mark (11 August 2016). "Swimming: Balandin swims under the radar to win Kazakh breaststroke gold". Reuters. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Auerbach, Nicole (10 August 2016). "Josh Prenot wins silver in 200-meter breaststroke". USA Today. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Dmitriy Balandin Tops Tight 200 Breast Field; Earns Kazakhstan's First Ever Swimming Gold Medal". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Andrew Willis finishes fourth in 200m breaststroke final". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ McKirdy, Andrew (11 August 2016). "World champ Hoshi settles for bronze in 200 butterfly". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Ippei Watanabe Lowers 200 Breast Olympic Record In Semi-Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Japan's Ippei Watanabe sets a new Olympic record". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Akihiro Yamaguchi Drops World Record in Japan". Swimming World Magazine. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Akihiro Yamaguchi sets world record". ESPN. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "2012 London Olympics: Hungary's Daniel Gyurta Breaks World Record in 200 Breast Victory; Kosuke Kitajima Misses Podium in Threepeat Bid; Scott Weltz, Clark Burckle Fifth-Sixth". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.