Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming Olympic Games 1936 Berlin, Germany - Saturday, 15th August

Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming Olympic Games 1936 Berlin, Germany - Saturday, 15th August - Gold Medal: Hamuro Tetsuo, Japan

Final 15:30		time	gap	L	Y
1. Tetsuo Hamuro	Japan	2:41.5	OR	6	18
2. Erwin Sietas	Germany	2:42.9	+1.4s	2	26
3. Reizo Koike	Japan	2:44.2	+2.7s	7	20
4. John Herbert Higgins	United States	2:45.2	+3.7s	3	20
5. Saburo Ito	Japan	2:47.6	+6.1s	5	21
6. Jochen Balke	Germany	2:47.8	+6.3s	1	18
7. Teófilo Yldefonzo	Philippines	2:51.1	+9.6s	4	33

Venue: Swimming Stadium, Imperial Sports Field. 25 Competitors from 11 Nations.

World Record: John Kasley, United States 2:37.2 New Heaven, United States 28 March 1936

Olympic Record: Reizo Koike, Japan 2:44.9 Los Angeles, United States 12 August 1932

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Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay	Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay

1948 Men 200m Breaststroke

Men 200m Breaststroke History

1932 Men 200m Breaststroke

American Jack Kasley had set a new world record in March 1936 but was badly out of form by the time of the Olympics. He finished sixth in his semi-final and was eliminated along with the former record holder, Leonard Spence of Bermuda, who was disqualified. The teenaged Japanese swimmer, Tetsuo Hamuro set the fastest time in heat and semi-final and led throughout the final. Hamuro, who was known for his fast starts, initially trailed Henry Higgins and Jochen Balke but the pair, who were using the new butterfly technique, faded in the second half of the race. Hamuro was pressured in the final stages by the fast finish of Germany’s Erwin Sietas but held on for victory. Sietas finished in 4th place in 1928 and 1936.

Semi-Finals - Friday, 14th August 15:00

First 3 from each Semi and Best 4th (Teófilo Yldefonzo, Philippines) advanced to Final.

Semi 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Reizo Koike	Japan	2:44.5	+1.1s	2	20	3.
2. Jochen Balke	Germany	2:45.5	+2.1s	5	18	5.
3. Saburo Ito	Japan	2:45.5	+2.1s	7	21	6.
4. Raymond Kaye	United States	2:49.2	+5.8s	8	24	9.
5. Jikirum Adjaluddin	Philippines	2:54.0	+10.6s	4	25	12.
6. Arasad Alpad	Philippines	2:54.6	+11.2s	6	25	13.
7. Finn Martin Jensen	Denmark	2:54.8	+11.4s	3	21	14.
8. Gerald Hull Clawson	Canada	2:55.6	+12.2s	1	18	15.

Semi 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Tetsuo Hamuro	Japan	2:43.4		5	18	1.
2. John Herbert Higgins	United States	2:44.0	+0.6s	2	20	2.
3. Erwin Sietas	Germany	2:44.8	+1.4s	6	26	4.
4. Teófilo Yldefonzo	Philippines	2:46.8	+3.4s	8	33	7.
5. Arthur Heina	Germany	2:47.3	+3.9s	4	21	8.
6. Jack Kasley	United States	2:53.4	+10.0s	1	20	10.
7. Jan Felix Erbert	Czechoslovakia	2:53.5	+10.1s	7	18	11.
-. Leonard Spence	Bermuda	DSQ		3	27	-.

Heats - Thursday, 13th August 16:00

First 3 from each Heat and Best 4th (Jikirum Adjaluddin, Philippines) advanced to Semi-Finals. Dorothy Schiller, United States also advanced.

Heat 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Tetsuo Hamuro	Japan	2:42.5	OR	3	18	1.
2. Erwin Sietas	Germany	2:44.6	+2.1s	2	26	3.
3. Raymond Kaye	United States	2:48.5	+6.0s	5	24	7.
4. Jikirum Adjaluddin	Philippines	2:50.2	+7.7s	7	25	10.
5. Julius Edgar Barbosa Arp	Brazil	3:02.6	+20.1s	4	16	21.
-. Paul Schutz	Switzerland	DNS		6	27	-.
-. Sandor Barocsy	Hungary	DNS		1	22	-.

Heat 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Saburo Ito	Japan	2:45.8	+3.3s	3	21	4.
2. Jochen Balke	Germany	2:46.4	+3.9s	5	18	5.
3. Jack Kasley	United States	2:54.4	+11.9s	6	20	13.
4. Erik Skou	Denmark	2:57.6	+15.1s	4	19	19.
5. Percy Belvin	Bermuda	3:09.8	+27.3s	1	23	22.
6. Albert William Puddy	Canada	3:10.2	+27.7s	2	19	23.
-. Auguste Keel	Switzerland	DNS		7	25	-.

Heat 3		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. John Herbert Higgins	United States	2:48.8	+6.3s	5	20	9.
2. Arasad Alpad	Philippines	2:52.6	+10.1s	2	25	12.
3. Finn Martin Jensen	Denmark	2:55.7	+13.2s	7	21	15.
4. Isaac Morais	Brazil	2:56.8	+14.3s	3	22	18.
5. Mohamed Hassanein	Egypt	2:58.9	+16.4s	6	_	20.
-. Jorge Berroeta	Chile	DSQ		4	18	-.
-. Karl Schafer	Austria	DNS		1	27	-.

Heat 4		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Leonard Spence	BER Bermuda	2:52.0	+9.5s	4	27	11.
2. Gerald Hull Clawson	Canada	2:54.7	+12.2s	2	18	14.
3. Jan Felix Erbert	Czechoslovakia	2:55.7	+13.2s	3	18	15.
-. Carlos Reed	Chile	DSQ		6	19	-.
-. Filippo Schembri	Malta	DNS		1	25	-.
-. Conrado Kuhn	Peru	DNS		7	20	-.
-. Ferenc Csik	Hungary	DNS		5	22	-.

Heat 3		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Reizo Koike	Japan	2:43.8	+1.3s	1	20	2.
2. Teófilo Yldefonzo	Philippines	2:47.4	+4.9s	4	33	6.
3. Arthur Heina	Germany	2:48.5	+6.0s	2	21	7.
6. Hans Malmstrom	Denmark	2:56.5	+14.0s	5	23	17.
-. Hans Girg	Austria	DNS		6	24	-.
-. Kurt Zimmermann	Switzerland	DNS		7	19	-.

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