The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place between October 13 and October 15.[1] This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Ian O'Brien Australia
|
| Silver | Georgy Prokopenko Soviet Union
|
| Bronze | Chet Jastremski United States
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian O'Brien |  Australia |
2:31.4 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Tom Trethewey |  United States |
2:33.4 | Q |
| 3 | Klaus Katzur |  United Team of Germany |
2:36.7 | Q |
| 4 | Farid Zablith Filho |  Brazil |
2:45.2 | |
| 5 | Wieger Mensonides |  Netherlands |
2:47.4 | |
| 6 | Huỳnh Văn Hải |  Vietnam |
2:51.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egon Henninger | United Team of Germany |
2:30.1 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Georgy Prokopenko |  Soviet Union |
2:30.3 | Q |
| 3 | Ferenc Lenkei |  Hungary |
2:38.6 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Tonkin | Australia |
2:39.3 | |
| 5 | Hemmie Vriens | Netherlands |
2:40.8 | |
| 6 | Amman Jalmaani |  Philippines |
2:44.7 | |
| 7 | Elliot Chenaux |  Puerto Rico |
2:52.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Anderson | United States |
2:31.5 | Q |
| 2 | Osamu Tsurumine |  Japan |
2:34.1 | Q |
| 3 | Rolando Landrito | Philippines |
2:41.9 | |
| 4 | Gian Corrado Gross |  Italy |
2:42.8 | |
| 5 | Jin Jang-rim |  South Korea |
2:48.6 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenjiro Matsumoto | Japan |
2:33.8 | Q |
| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union |
2:35.6 | Q |
| 3 | Willi Messner | United Team of Germany |
2:36.0 | Q |
| 4 | Neil Nicholson |  Great Britain |
2:36.6 | Q |
| 5 | Gershon Shefa |  Israel |
2:40.6 | |
| 6 | Cesare Caramelli | Italy |
2:40.9 | |
| 7 | Miguel Angel Navarro |  Argentina |
2:49.7 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Jastremski | United States |
2:30.5 | Q |
| 2 | Yoshiaki Shikiishi | Japan |
2:32.3 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Tutakayev | Soviet Union |
2:36.9 | Q |
| 4 | John Oravainen | Australia |
2:38.7 | Q |
| 5 | Nazario Padrón |  Spain |
2:40.5 | |
| 6 | Rudolf Brack |  Switzerland |
2:46.0 | |
| 7 | Cheah Tong Kim |  Malaysia |
2:46.2 | |
| 8 | Charles Fox |  Northern Rhodesia |
2:49.1 |
Semifinals edit
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Jastremski | United States |
2:32.1 | Q |
| 2 | Wayne Anderson | United States |
2:32.6 | Q |
| 3 | Egon Henninger | United Team of Germany |
2:33.3 | Q |
| 4 | Osamu Tsurumine | Japan |
2:33.3 | Q |
| 5 | Tom Trethewey | United States |
2:34.5 | |
| 6 | Willi Messner | United Team of Germany |
2:35.5 | |
| 7 | Klaus Katzur | United Team of Germany |
2:37.3 | |
| 8 | Ferenc Lenkei | Hungary |
2:37.5 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian O'Brien | Australia |
2:28.7 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Georgy Prokopenko | Soviet Union |
2:29.7 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Tutakayev | Soviet Union |
2:30.5 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union |
2:33.5 | Q |
| 5 | Kenjiro Matsumoto | Japan |
2:34.3 | |
| 6 | Yoshiaki Shikiishi | Japan |
2:34.5 | |
| 7 | John Oravainen | Australia |
2:39.6 | |
| 8 | Neil Nicholson | Great Britain |
2:39.9 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ian O'Brien | Australia |
2:27.8 | WR |
 |
Georgy Prokopenko | Soviet Union |
2:28.2 | |
 |
Chet Jastremski | United States |
2:29.6 | |
| 4 | Aleksandr Tutakayev | Soviet Union |
2:31.0 | |
| 5 | Egon Henninger | United Team of Germany |
2:31.1 | |
| 6 | Osamu Tsurumine | Japan |
2:33.6 | |
| 7 | Wayne Anderson | United States |
2:35.0 | |
| 8 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union |
2:38.1 |
Key: WR = World record
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2016.