Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle

A Final

Place	Name	Time	Notes
	Duncan Armstrong Duncan Armstrong Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong, OAM, is a former Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.Armstrong was a freestyle swimmer in international competition during the 1980s, who won gold in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...	1:47.25	WR
	Anders Holmertz Anders Holmertz Anders Holmertz is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle races in the 1980s and at the beginning of 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle...	1:47.89
	Matt Biondi Matt Biondi Matthew Nicholas Biondi is a three-time U.S. Olympic swimmer in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a total of 11 medals...	1:47.99
4	Artur Wojdat Artur Wojdat Artur Wojdat is a former international swimmer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later he also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...	1:48.40
5	Michael Groß	1:48.59
6	Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of four medals as a relay member at the Summer Olympics. His best result was a silver medal, on the 4×200 metres freestyle, alongside Uwe Dassler, Thomas Flemming, and Sven Lodziewski in Seoul, South Korea. He swam...	1:48.77
7	Troy Dalbey Troy Dalbey Troy Lane Dalbey is a former American college and international swimmer and two-time Olympic gold medalist.Dalbey attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Randy Reese's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association ...	1:48.86
8	Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Fahrner earned two medals bronze in the 200 m freestyle and silver in 4×200 m freestyle relay. He also set an Olympic record for the 400 m freestyle in the B final...	1:49.19

B final

Place	Name	Time
9	Roberto Gleria Roberto Gleria Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...	1:49.28
10	Thomas Flemming Thomas Flemming Thomas Flemming is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics....	1:50.18
11	Tom Stachewicz	1:50.83
12	Alexei Kouznetsov	1:51.03
13	Franz Mortenson	1:51.44
14	Mariusz Podkościelny Mariusz Podkoscielny Mariusz Podkościelny is a former freestyle swimmer from Poland, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992. Since 2003, he was a swimming coach for the University of Miami. He is currently coaching and teaching history at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale,...	1:51.63
15	Shigeo Ogata Shigeo Ogata is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 5th place in the Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Daichi Suzuki, Hironobu Nagahata...	1:51.89
16	Paul Howe Paul Howe (swimmer) Paul Howe is a retired freestyle swimmer, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Andrew Astbury. He now lives in Bolton with his family...	1:51.99

Heats

Rank	Heat (Place)	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	7 (1)	Artur Wojdat Artur Wojdat Artur Wojdat is a former international swimmer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later he also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...		1:48.02	q-A
2	7 (2)	Matt Biondi Matt Biondi Matthew Nicholas Biondi is a three-time U.S. Olympic swimmer in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a total of 11 medals...		1:48.39	q-A
3	8 (1)	Michael Groß		1:48.55	q-A
4	8 (2)	Duncan Armstrong Duncan Armstrong Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong, OAM, is a former Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.Armstrong was a freestyle swimmer in international competition during the 1980s, who won gold in the 200-metre freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...		1:48.86	q-A
5	8 (3)	Troy Dalbey Troy Dalbey Troy Lane Dalbey is a former American college and international swimmer and two-time Olympic gold medalist.Dalbey attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Randy Reese's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association ...		1:48.96	q-A
6	7 (3)	Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Fahrner earned two medals bronze in the 200 m freestyle and silver in 4×200 m freestyle relay. He also set an Olympic record for the 400 m freestyle in the B final...		1:49.02	q-A
7	7 (4)	Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of four medals as a relay member at the Summer Olympics. His best result was a silver medal, on the 4×200 metres freestyle, alongside Uwe Dassler, Thomas Flemming, and Sven Lodziewski in Seoul, South Korea. He swam...		1:49.13	q-A
8	6 (1)	Anders Holmertz Anders Holmertz Anders Holmertz is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle races in the 1980s and at the beginning of 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle...		1:49.28	q-A
9	8 (4)	Roberto Gleria Roberto Gleria Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...		1:49.51	q-B
10	8 (5)	Thomas Flemming Thomas Flemming Thomas Flemming is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics....		1:49.52	q-B
11	6 (2)	Stéphan Caron Stéphan Caron Stéphan Caron, sometimes spelled Stéphane Caron, is a former freestyle swimmer from France.Caron won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle at the Summer Olympics twice in a row, starting in 1988. In 1985, he won the European title in the 100 m freestyle.-References:*...		1:49.66	q-B Scratched final
12	6 (3)	Giorgio Lamberti Giorgio Lamberti -Early life:Lamberti was born in Brescia, Lombardy.At six, he was advised to begin swimming to improve his light physique.-Career:At 17, in 1986, he won the first of his six Italian championships...		1:50.47	q-B Scratched final
13	6 (4)	Alexei Kouznetsov		1:50.84	q-B
14	6 (5)	Mariusz Podkościelny Mariusz Podkoscielny Mariusz Podkościelny is a former freestyle swimmer from Poland, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992. Since 2003, he was a swimming coach for the University of Miami. He is currently coaching and teaching history at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale,...		1:50.95	q-B
15	6 (6)	Tom Stachewicz		1:51.02	q-B
16	5 (1)	Shigeo Ogata Shigeo Ogata is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 5th place in the Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Daichi Suzuki, Hironobu Nagahata...		1:51.14	q-B
17	7 (5)	Franz Mortenson		1:51.15
18	6 (7)	Paul Howe Paul Howe (swimmer) Paul Howe is a retired freestyle swimmer, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Andrew Astbury. He now lives in Bolton with his family...		1:51.22
19		Carlos Scanavino Carlos Scanavino Carlos A. Scanavino Villavicenio is a former international freestyle swimmer from Uruguay.He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. His best result was the 12th place in the Men's 400m Freestyle Relay in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...	Uruguay	1:51.42
20		Alberto Bottini	Switzerland	1:51.45
21		Tommy Werner Tommy Werner Tommy Henrik Werner was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander...	Sweden	1:51.96
22		Yuri Bachkatov	Soviet Union	1:52.04
23		Cristiano Michelena Cristiano Michelena Cristiano Rositoano Michelena is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil.He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the sixth place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...	Brazil	1:52.34
24		Patrick Dybiona Patrick Dybiona Patrick Stefan Bernard Dybiona is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....	Netherlands	1:52.67
25		Stefran Volery	Switzerland	1:52.94
26		Rodrigo González Rodrigo González (swimmer) Rodrigo González Sesma is a retired freestyle swimmer from Mexico. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul, South Korea . He won the bronze medal in the Men's 100m Freestyle at the 1991 Pan American Games.-References:*...	Mexico	1:52.99
27		Michael Green	United Kingdom	1:53.03
28		Daniel Serra	Spain	1:53.05
28		Magnús Ólafsson	Iceland	1:53.05
30		Julio Lopez Julio Lopez Julio Lopez is a player Chillean footballer who plays for Persijap Jepara, as a striker.- Career :Lopez favourite number is 10,its been since he deciding to join the squad Bear honey; nickname Persiba Balikpapan, while playing on the PSIS Semarang scored 12 goals...	Brazil	1:53.16
31		Jan Larsen	Denmark	1:53.61
32		Ignacio Escamilla Ignacio Escamilla Ignacio Escamilla is a retired freestyle swimmer from Mexico. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was the oldest member of the Mexican Swimming Team .-References:*...	Mexico	1:53.63
33		Jean-Marie Arnould	Belgium	1:53.73
34		Zoltán Szilágyi Zoltán Szilágyi Zoltán Szilágyi is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in the 1988 1992 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...	Hungary	1:53.75
35		Ludovic Depickère Ludovic Depickère Ludovic Depickère is a retired magician and freestyle swimmer from France, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He was affiliated with a club called Dauphins Wattrelos....	France	1:53.81
36		Salvador Vassallo	Puerto Rico	1:53.82
37		Norbert Agh	Hungary	1:54.72
38		Yves Clausse	Luxembourg	1:54.90
39		Jun Xie	People's Republic of China	1:55.04
40		Rene Concepcion	Philippines	1:55.58
41		Alesander Placheta	Austria	1:56.11
42		Vaughan Smith	Zimbabwe	1:56.13
43		David Lim	Singapore	1:56.44
44		Joseph Buhain	Philippines	1:56.84
45		Sang-Won Kwon	South Korea	1:56.88
46		Jin Gee Oon	Singapore	1:57.28
47		Mostafa Amer	Egypt	1:57.50
48		Richard Bera	Indonesia	1:57.60
49		Jonathan Sakovich	Guam	1:57.72
50		Stephen Cullen	Republic of Ireland	1:57.90
51		Arthur Li		1:58.10
52		Hakan Eskioglu	Turkey	1:58.45
53		Kuan Seng J. Ong	Malaysia	1:58.62
54		Soon-Kun Kwon	South Korea	1:58.95
55		Ming-Hsun Wu	Chinese Taipei	2:00.43
56		Yi Ming Tsang		2:01.02
57		Richard Gheel	Republic of Ireland	2:01.73
58		Hans Foerster	United States Virgin Islands	2:01.94
59		Kristan Sigleton	United States Virgin Islands	2:06.45
60		Jason Chute	Fiji	2:09.05
61		Mohammed Binabid	United Arab Emirates	2:09.43
62		Ahmad Faraj	United Arab Emirates	2:13.21
63		Émile Lahoud	Lebanon	2:16.39

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