Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke
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These are the results of the Men's 200 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
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won the race but was disqualified for a noncontinuous backstroke turn http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15563-2004Aug19.html. In backstroke, a swimmer is allowed to rotate onto his/her stomach as long as 1) only one arm pull occurs while the swimmer is on his/her stomach and 2) the turn is one smooth motion.
FINA Rules for Backstroke
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
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Records
| World Record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | Long Beach, USA | 1:54.74 | 12 July 2004 |
| Olympic Record | Lenny Krazelburg (USA) | Sydney, Australia | 1:56.76 | 21 September 2000 |
Medalists
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
 Aaron Peirsol Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay... , USA |
 Markus Rogan Markus Antonius Rogan is an Austrian swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and a gold medal for 200 m backstroke at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester... , AUT |
 Razvan Florea Răzvan Florea is a former Olympic and national record setting backstroke swimmer from Romania. He was the first Romanian male to win an Olympic medal in Swimming when he won the bronze medal in the 200 backstroke at the 2004 Olympics... , ROM |
Note
This result is being appealed - Aaron PeirsolAaron Peirsol
Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...
won the race but was disqualified for a noncontinuous backstroke turn http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15563-2004Aug19.html. In backstroke, a swimmer is allowed to rotate onto his/her stomach as long as 1) only one arm pull occurs while the swimmer is on his/her stomach and 2) the turn is one smooth motion.
FINA Rules for Backstroke
Resolution
The appeal succeeded; Peirsol has been re-instated as the gold medal winner with a new Olympic Record time.Continuation
The British team have announced their intention to appeal to a higher body in an attempt to get their fourth placed swimmer James Goddard a bronze medal.Heat 1
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Matti MäkiMatti MäkiMatti Mäki is a male backstroke swimmer from Finland. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
, FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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Andrei Mihailov, Republic of Moldova 2:06.97 -
Omar PinzónOmar PinzónOmar Andrés Pinzón García is a Colombian international swimmer. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished...
, ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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Yury Zaharov, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
2:10.45
Heat 2
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Keng Liat Alex Lim, Malaysia 2:02.67 -
Derya BüyükunçuDerya BüyükunçuDerya Büyükuncu is a five-time olympic backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Turkey.In 2009, during the LEN Shourt Course European Championships, Buyukuncu was a finalist in 200 m backstroke. He finished in 5th place at the age of 33. -References:...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Nicholas NecklesNicholas NecklesNicholas Alfred Neckles is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He swam for Barbados at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics...
, BarbadosBarbadosBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
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Volodymyr NikolaychukVolodymyr NikolaychukVolodymyr Nikolaychuk is a backstroke swimmer from Ukraine, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won a bronze and a silver medal at the 2000 European Long Course Championships in Helsinki, Finland.-References:* *...
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
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Pavel Suskov, LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
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Adam ManiaAdam ManiaAdam Mania is a swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece for Poland. In 2006, he switched allegiance to the United States...
, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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Ahmed Hussein, EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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Min Sung, KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
2:04.86
Heat 3
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Nathaniel O'Brien, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Gordan KožuljGordan KožuljGordan Kožulj is a former backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996....
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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Arkady VyatchaninArkady VyatchaninArkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin is an Russian backstroke swimmer. Vyatchanin has lived and trained in Taganrog since 1999 and is a student of the South Federal University...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Tomomi MoritaTomomi Moritais a backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There, he won two bronze medals in the 100 m backstroke and as a member of the 4x100 m medley relay team.-References:* *...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Patrick MurphyPatrick Murphy (swimmer)Patrick Murphy is an Australian sprint freestyle and backstroke swimmer. He is an Australian relay team veteran since 2005. He has captured 4 World Championship medals and 2 Olympic medals....
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
2:01.26 - Matt WelshMatt WelshMatthew "Matt" Welsh is an Australian swimmer who is the former world champion in the backstroke and butterfly. Welsh trained under coach Ian Pope at the Melbourne Vicentre Club. He took two golds in 50 metres butterfly and 50 metres backstroke, during one hour, at the World Championships in...
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Antonios Gkioulmpas, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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Aschwin Wildeboer, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
2:04.33
Heat 4
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James GoddardJames GoddardJames Francis Goddard is a British backstroke swimmer.Goddard represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley swimming events...
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1:57.96 -Q - Gregor TaitGregor TaitGregor Tait is a Scottish swimmer. He was the Commonwealth Games 200 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley champion at the 2006 games in Melbourne....
, Great Britain 1:59.35 -Q - Bryce Hunt, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
1:59.82 -Q - Keith BeaversKeith BeaversKeith Beavers was born in London, Ontario and grew up in the small town of Orangeville, Ontario, attending Mono and Amaranth Public School. He is a backstroke and medley swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Keith is a Masters...
, Canada 2:00.97 -Q -
Blaž MedvešekBlaž MedvešekBlaž Medvešek is a former backstroke swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country of Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece as well as at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
, SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
2:01.13 -Q - Evgeny AleshinEvgeny AleshinEvgeny Aleshin is a former Russian swimmer who specialized in backstroke. He competed at the 2004 Olympics and the 2007 World Championships....
, Russia 2:01.25 -
Cameron GibsonCameron GibsonCameron Gibson is a New Zealand swimming competitor. He won a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in a time of 2:00.72 minutes....
, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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Viktor Bodrogi, HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
2:03.16
Heat 5
- Aaron PeirsolAaron PeirsolAaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...
, United States 1:57.33 -Q - Markus RoganMarkus RoganMarkus Antonius Rogan is an Austrian swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and a gold medal for 200 m backstroke at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
1:58.06 -Q - Răzvan FloreaRazvan FloreaRăzvan Florea is a former Olympic and national record setting backstroke swimmer from Romania. He was the first Romanian male to win an Olympic medal in Swimming when he won the bronze medal in the 200 backstroke at the 2004 Olympics...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
1:58.81 -Q -
Simon Dufour, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
1:59.52 -Q - Jorge Sánchez, Spain 2:00.10 -Q
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Emanuele MerisiEmanuele MerisiEmanuele Merisi is an Italian former professional swimmer, specialized in backstroke, who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.- Career :Merisi was born in Treviglio, province of Bergamo ....
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Rogério RomeroRogério RomeroRogério Aoki Romero is a former backstroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed at five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. A resident of Belo Horizonte, he won the gold medal in the 200 m Backstroke at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Rui Yu, ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
2:04.51
Heats ranking
- Aaron Peirsol, United States 1:57.33 -Q
- James Goddard, Great Britain 1:57.96 -Q
- Markus Rogan, Austria 1:58.06 -Q
- Răzvan Florea, Romania 1:58.81 -Q
- Gregor Tait, Great Britain 1:59.35 -Q
- Simon Dufour, France 1:59.52 -Q
- Bryce Hunt, United States 1:59.82 -Q
- Jorge Sanchez, Spain 2:00.10 -Q
- Emanuele Merisi, Italy 2:00.10 -Q
- Nathaniel O Brien, Canada 2:00.49 -Q
- Rogério Romero, Brazil 2:00.60 -Q
- Gordan Kozulj, Croatia 2:00.94 -Q
- Keith Beavers, Canada 2:00.97 -Q
- Arkady Vyatchanin, Russia 2:01.09 -Q
- Blaž Medvešek, Slovenia 2:01.13 -Q
- Tomomi Morita, Japan 2:01.19 -Q
- Evgeny Aleshin, Russia 2:01.25
- Patrick Murphy, Australia 2:01.26
- Matt Welsh, Australia 2:01.73
- Cameron Gibson, New Zealand 2:02.65
- Keng Liat Alex Lim, Malaysia 2:02.67
- Derya Buyukuncu, Turkey 2:02.69
- Nicholas Neckles, Barbados 2:02.84
- Viktor Bodrogi, Hungary 2:03.16
- Volodymyr Nikolaychuk, Ukraine 2:03.21
- Pavel Suskov, Lithuania 2:03.54
- Adam Mania, Poland 2:03.73
- Antonios Gkioulmpas, Greece 2:04.30
- Aschwin Wildeboer, Spain 2:04.33
- Rui Yu, China 2:04.51
- Ahmed Hussein, Egypt 2:04.82
- Min Sung, Korea 2:04.86
- Matti Maki, Finland 2:06.29
- Andrei Mihailov, Republic of Moldova 2:06.97
- Omar Pinzon, Colombia 2:07.26
- Yury Zaharov, Kyrgyzstan 2:10.45
Semi-final 1
- James Goddard, Great Britain 1:57.25 -Q
- Răzvan Florea, Romania 1:58.20 -Q
- Simon Dufour, France 1:58.96 -Q
- Tomomi Morita, Japan 1:59.52 -Q
- Gordan Kozulj, Croatia 1:59.61
- Arkady Vyatchanin, Russia 1:59.80
- Jorge Sanchez, Spain 2:00.12
- Nathaniel O Brien, Canada 2:00.13
Semi-final 2
- Aaron Peirsol, United States 1:55.14 -Q Olympic Record
- Markus Rogan, Austria 1:57.50 -Q
- Gregor Tait, Great Britain 1:58.75 -Q
- Blaž Medvešek, Slovenia 1:59.37 -Q
- Bryce Hunt, United States 1:59.74
- Keith Beavers, Canada 1:59.98
- Rogério Romero, Brazil 2:00.48
- Emanuele Merisi, Italy 2:00.83
Semi-final ranking
- Aaron Peirsol, United States 1:55.14 -Q
- James Goddard, Great Britain 1:57.25 -Q
- Markus Rogan, Austria 1:57.50 -Q
- Răzvan Florea, Romania 1:58.20 -Q
- Gregor Tait, Great Britain 1:58.75 -Q
- Simon Dufour, France 1:58.96 -Q
- Blaž Medvešek, Slovenia 1:59.37 -Q
- Tomomi Morita, Japan 1:59.52 -Q
- Gordan Kozulj, Croatia 1:59.61
- Bryce Hunt, United States 1:59.74
- Arkady Vyatchanin, Russia 1:59.80
- Keith Beavers, Canada 1:59.98
- Jorge Sanchez, Spain 2:00.12
- Nathaniel O Brien, Canada 2:00.13
- Rogério Romero, Brazil 2:00.48
- Emanuele Merisi, Italy 2:00.83
Final
- Aaron Peirsol, United States 1:54.95 Olympic Record
- Markus Rogan, Austria 1:57.35
- Răzvan Florea, Romania 1:57.56
- James Goddard, Great Britain 1:57.76
- Tomomi Morita, Japan 1:58.40 Asian Record
- Simon Dufour, France 1:58.49
- Gregor Tait, Great Britain 1:59.28
- Blaž Medvešek, Slovenia 2:00.06