Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
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The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games
took place September 2. This swimming
event used backstroke
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Key: =WR = Equalled world record
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
took place September 2. 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 backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
. 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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Roland Matthes Roland Matthes Roland Matthes is a German Olympic backstroke swimmer.-Swimming career:Roland Matthes is the most successful backstroke swimmer of all times. In a period of seven years he won all backstroke competitions he entered... |
2:02.82 | =WR | |
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Mike Stamm | 2:04.09 | ||
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Mitchell Ivey Mitchell Ivey Mitchell Ivey is a former backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the Men's 200m Backstroke at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Four years later in Munich he captured the bronze medal in the same event.-References:... |
2:04.33 | ||
| 4 | Brad Cooper Brad Cooper Bradford Paul Cooper was an Australian freestyle and backstroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich... |
2:06.59 | ||
| 5 | Tim McKee Tim McKee Alexander Timothy "Tim" McKee is a former American college and international swimmer who was a three-time Olympic silver medalist.- Early life and education :... |
2:07.29 | ||
| 6 | Lothar Noack | 2:08.67 | ||
| 7 | Zoltán Verrasztó Zoltán Verrasztó Zoltán Verrasztó is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Hungary.He won two medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Verrasztó claimed silver in the men's 200 m backstroke, and bronze in the men's 400 m individual medley... |
2:10.09 | ||
| 8 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | 2:11.77 |
Key: =WR = Equalled world record