The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday to Saturday, 13 to 15 August 1936.
Twenty-five swimmers from eleven nations competed. Several of the swimmers used butterfly-swimming strokes; the butterfly stroke was only developed in the early 1930s and was still regarded as a variant of breaststroke in 1936.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Tetsuo Hamuro Japan
|
Erwin Sietas Germany
|
Reizo Koike Japan
|
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2:37.2 |  Jack Kasley
|
New Haven (USA) | 28 March 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 2:44.9 |  Reizo Koike
|
Los Angeles (USA) | 12 August 1932 |
In the first heat of the first round Tetsuo Hamuro set a new Olympic record with 2:42.5 minutes. He bettered his own Olympic record in the final with 2:41.5 minutes.
Results edit
Heats edit
Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN) |
2:42.5 | QQ OR |
| 2 |  Erwin Sietas (GER) |
2:44.6 | |
| 3 |  Ray Kaye (USA) |
2:48.5 | |
| 4 |  Jikirum Adjaluddin (PHI) |
2:50.2 | |
| 5 |  Julius Edgar Arp (BRA) |
3:02.6 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saburo Ito (JPN) |
2:45.8 | |
| 2 | Jochen Balke (GER) |
2:46.4 | |
| 3 | Jack Kasley (USA) |
2:54.4 | |
| 4 |  Erik Skou (DEN) |
2:57.6 | |
| 5 |  Percy Belvin (BER) |
3:09.8 | |
| 6 |  Albert Puddy (CAN) |
3:10.2 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Higgins (USA) |
2:48.8 | |
| 2 | Arsad Alpad (PHI) |
2:52.6 | |
| 3 | Finn Jensen (DEN) |
2:55.7 | |
| 4 | Antônio Luiz dos Santos (BRA) |
2:56.8 | |
| 5 |  Mohamed Hassanein (EGY) |
2:58.9 | |
| — |  Jorge Berroeta (CHI) |
DSQ |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Spence (BER) |
2:52.0 | |
| 2 | Gerald Clawson (CAN) |
2:54.7 | |
| 3 |  Felix Erbert (TCH) |
2:55.7 | |
| — | Carlos Reed (CHI) |
DSQ |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reizo Koike (JPN) |
2:43.8 | |
| 2 | Teófilo Yldefonso (PHI) |
2:47.4 | |
| 3 | Arthur Heina (GER) |
2:48.5 | |
| 4 | Hans Malmström (DEN) |
2:56.5 |
Semifinals edit
Wednesday 14 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reizo Koike (JPN) |
2:44.5 | |
| 2 | Jochen Balke (GER) |
2:45.4 | |
| 3 | Saburo Ito (JPN) |
2:45.5 | |
| 4 | Ray Kaye (USA) |
2:49.2 | |
| 5 | Jikirum Adjaluddin (PHI) |
2:54.0 | |
| 6 | Arsad Alpad (PHI) |
2:54.6 | |
| 7 | Finn Jensen (DEN) |
2:54.8 | |
| 8 | Gerald Clawson (CAN) |
2:55.6 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN) |
2:43.4 | |
| 2 | John Higgins (USA) |
2:44.0 | |
| 3 | Erwin Sietas (GER) |
2:44.8 | |
| 4 | Teófilo Yldefonso (PHI) |
2:46.8 | |
| 5 | Arthur Heina (GER) |
2:47.3 | |
| 6 | Jack Kasley (USA) |
2:53.4 | |
| 7 | Felix Erbert (TCH) |
2:53.5 | |
| — | Leonard Spence (BER) |
DSQ |
Final edit
Saturday 15 August 1936:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN) |
2:41.5 |
| 2 | Erwin Sietas (GER) |
2:42.9 |
| 3 | Reizo Koike (JPN) |
2:44.2 |
| 4 | John Higgins (USA) |
2:45.2 |
| 5 | Saburo Ito (JPN) |
2:47.6 |
| 6 | Jochen Balke (GER) |
2:47.8 |
| 7 | Teófilo Yldefonso (PHI) |
2:51.1 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
External links edit
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 December 2008.