Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
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The men's 200 metre butterfly
event at the 1964 Olympic Games took place on October 16 and October 18. This swimming
event used the butterfly stroke
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Key: WR = World record
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
event at the 1964 Olympic Games took place on October 16 and October 18. This swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used the butterfly stroke
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kevin Berry Kevin Berry Kevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career... |
2:06.6 | WR | |
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Carl Robie Carl Robie Carl Robie was an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and one gold in 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico... |
2:07.5 | ||
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Fred Schmidt Fred Schmidt Fred Schmidt is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He began swimming competitively at New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL, under coach David Robertson. He was part of one of the greatest high school swim teams ever, in 1961. The team won the Illinois high school championship, and various... |
2:09.3 | ||
| 4 | Philip Riker | 2:11.0 | ||
| 5 | Valentin Kuzmin | 2:11.3 | ||
| 6 | Yoshinori Kadonaga | 2:12.6 | ||
| 7 | Brett Hill | 2:12.8 | ||
| 8 | Daniel Sherry | 2:14.6 |
Key: WR = World record