1956 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 200 m butterfly (men)
sport | swim |
competition | 200 meter butterfly |
gender | Men |
place | Swimming and Diving Stadium , Melbourne |
Attendees | 19 athletes from 14 nations |
Competition phase | November 30th to December 1st, 1956 |
Medals |
William Yorzyk ( USA ) Takashi Ishimoto ( JPN ) György Tumpek ( HUN )
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The competition over 200m butterfly men at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the Australian city of Melbourne was on 30 November and 1 December at the Stadium Swimming and Diving discharged.
Participating Nations
A total of 19 swimmers from 14 nations took part in the 200 m butterfly competition.
- Canada (1)
- Malaya (1)
- Mexico (2)
- Pakistan (1)
- Philippines (2)
- Romania (1)
- Hungary (2)
- United States (2)
- United Kingdom (1)
Existing record
It was the first time that the men's 200 meter butterfly had been held in the Olympic program.
World record | William Yorzyk ( United States ) | 2: 16.7 min | Winchendon , United States of America | April 14, 1956, before rule change |
Prelims
There were three preliminary runs. The eight fastest swimmers of all heats qualified for the final.
Forward 1
rank | Surname | nation | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bill Yorzyk | United States | 2: 18.6 min |
2 | John Marshall | Australia | 2: 26.8 min |
3 | Alexandru Popescu | Romania | 2: 29.9 min |
4th | René Pirolley | France | 2: 30.1 min |
5 | Jenő Áts | Hungary | 2: 31.1 min |
6th | Walter Ocampo | Mexico | 2: 41.4 min |
Forward 2
rank | Surname | nation | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Takashi Ishimoto | Japan | 2: 24.2 min |
2 | Brian Wilkinson | Australia | 2: 27.2 min |
3 | Eulalio Rios | Mexico | 2: 28.1 min |
4th | Jack Nelson | United States | 2: 29.4 min |
5 | Palsons Naibula | Philippines | 3: 03.2 min |
6th | Shamsher Khan | India | 3: 06.3 min |
Forward 3
rank | Surname | nation | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | György Tumpek | Hungary | 2: 23.2 min |
2 | Horst Weber | Germany | 2: 34.4 min |
3 | Graham Symonds | United Kingdom | 2: 35.7 min |
4th | Agapito Lozada | Philippines | 2: 43.5 min |
5 | George Park | Canada | 2: 47.2 min |
6th | Shah Ghazi | Pakistan | 2: 48.0 min |
7th | Fong Seow Hor | Malaya | 2: 56.0 min |
final
rank | Surname | nation | time |
---|---|---|---|
William Yorzyk | United States | 2: 19.3 min | |
Takashi Ishimoto | Japan | 2: 23.8 min | |
György Tumpek | Hungary | 2: 23.9 min | |
4th | Jack Nelson | United States | 2: 26.6 min |
5 | John Marshall | Australia | 2: 27.2 min |
6th | Eulalio Ríos Inglés | Mexico | 2: 27.3 min |
7th | Brian Wilkinson | Australia | 2: 29.7 min |
8th | Alexandru Popescu | Romania | 2: 31.0 min |
Web links
- 1956 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 200 m butterfly in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. Die Chronik II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 , p. 462 ff .: Due to the time advantages when turning, the majority of the previous records came from competitions in a 25-meter Pool. On the one under 1956 Olympics conducted FINA -Congress was finally determined that records from May 1, 1957 found only on the long course (50 meters or 55 yards) official recognition. Previously dated (long-course) top marks - primarily achieved in Melbourne's Olympic basin - were subsequently recognized as the first official 50-m-course world record if they were no longer undercut on the short course by the specified date.