Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 25 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:59.91 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 25 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Jani Sievinen (FIN) |
1:58.16 | Rome, Italy | 11 September 1994 |
| Olympic record |  Tamás Darnyi (HUN) |
2:00.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 25 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | Final A | Attila Czene | Hungary |
1:59.91 | OR |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals[edit]
Final B[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | Christian Keller |  Germany |
2:02.90 | |
| 10 | 3 | Martin van der Spoel |  Netherlands |
2:03.01 | |
| 11 | 4 | Luca Sacchi |  Italy |
2:03.49 | |
| 12 | 2 | Stev Theloke | Germany |
2:03.94 | |
| 13 | 1 | Serghei Mariniuc |  Moldova |
2:04.11 | NR |
| 14 | 5 | Tatsuya Kinugasa |  Japan |
2:04.59 | |
| 15 | 8 | Ratapong Sirisanont |  Thailand |
2:05.02 | |
| 16 | 7 | Jo Yoshimi | Japan |
2:05.42 |
Final A[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | Attila Czene | Hungary |
1:59.91 | OR |
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4 | Jani Sievinen |  Finland |
2:00.13 | |
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6 | Curtis Myden |  Canada |
2:01.13 | NR |
| 4 | 5 | Marcel Wouda | Netherlands |
2:01.45 | |
| 5 | 3 | Matthew Dunn |  Australia |
2:01.57 | |
| 6 | 2 | Greg Burgess |  United States |
2:02.56 | |
| 7 | 7 | Tom Dolan | United States |
2:03.89 | |
| 8 | 8 | Xavier Marchand |  France |
2:04.29 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Individual Medley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. pp. 48–49. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 49. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External links[edit]
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