Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Tuesday, 13th October

Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Tuesday, 13th October - Gold Medal: Jed Graef, United States

Final		time		gap	L	Y	100m
1. Jed Graef	United States	2:10.3	WR		4	22	1:03.1
2. Gary Dilley	United States	2:10.5		+0.2s	5	19	1:03.3
3. Robert Bennett	United States	2:13.1		+2.8s	8	16	1:03.7
4. Shigeo Fukushima	Japan	2:13.2		+2.9s	3	21	1:04.2
5. Ernst-Joachim Kuppers	UT Germany	2:15.7		+5.4s	6	22	1:04.0
6. Viktor Mazanov	Soviet Union	2:15.9		+5.6s	2	17	1:05.0
7. Ralph Hutton	Canada	2:15.9		+5.6s	1	16	1:05.8
8. Peter Reynolds	Australia	2:16.6		+6.3s	7	16	1:04.5

34 Competitors from 21 Nations. Yoyogi National Gymansium.
1968 Men 200m Backstroke	Men 200m Backstroke History	1968 Men 200m Backstroke

World Record: Tom Stock, United States 2:10.9 Cuahoga Falls, United States 10th September 1962

Olympic Record: Ernst Hoppenberg, Germany 2:47.0 Paris, France 12th September 1900

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index Tokyo 1964	index Swimming Tokyo 1964


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

The defending Olympic champion in this event was Ernst Hoppenberg of Germany, who had won in 1900, the last time the 200 backstroke was contested at the Olympics. Hoppenburg did not compete in Tokyo, having died in 1937.
In 1964 the 200 replaced the 100 backstroke that was usually on the Olympic Program. The last four world records at 200 back had been set by American Tom Stock but he did not make the US team for Tokyo. It mattered little to the Americans as they swept the medals, led by Jed Graef who swam 2:10.3 to better Stock's world mark, with Gary Dilley close behind in second. The bronze medal position came down to Bob Bennett against Shigeo Fukushima, with the Japanese closing fast, but Bennett hung on to complete the sweep for the United States.

Semi-Finals (1/2) - Monday, 12th October 19:40

Best 8 times advanced to Final.

Semi 1		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
1. Gary Dilley	United States	2:13.8	OR	+0.1s	4	19	2.	1:04.6
2. Shigeo Fukushima	Japan	2:14.1		+0.4s	5	21	3.	1:04.6
3. Ralph Hutton	Canada	2:15.8		+2.1s	7	16	7.	1:06.7
4. Robert Bennett	United States	2:16.3		+2.6s	3	21	8.	1:05.8
5. Isagi Osumi	Japan	2:17.0		+3.3s	2	22	10.	1:06.6
6. Jozsef Csikany	Hungary	2:17.5		+3.8s	1	21	11.	1:06.3
7. Keisuke Ito	Japan	2:17.6		+3.9s	6	20	12.	1:06.1
8. Henri Van Osch	Netherlands	2:19.7		+6.0s	8	19	14.	1:07.5

Semi 2		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
1. Jed Graef	United States	2:13.7	OR		4	22	1.	1:04.4
2. Ernst-Joachim Kuppers	UT Germany	2:15.4		+1.7s	7	22	4.	1:04.8
3. Viktor Mazanov	Soviet Union	2:15.4		+1.7s	6	17	4.	1:05.4
4. Peter Reynolds	Australia	2:15.6		+1.9s	5	16	6.	1:06.1
5. Chiaffredo Rora	Italy	2:16.7		+3.0s	2	19	9.	1:06.4
6. Ezio Della Savia	Italy	2:18.4		+4.7s	3	22	13.	1:06.3
7. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	2:20.2		+6.5s	1	26	15.	1:06.9
7. Carlos Van Der Math	Argentina	2:21.3		+7.6s	8	18	16.	1:07.0

Heats - Sunday, 11th October 20:15

Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2).

Heat 5		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
1. Gary Dilley	United States	2:14.2	OR		6	19	1.	1:04.5
2. Peter Reynolds	Australia	2:15.9	Q	+1.7s	5	16	4.	1:04.9
3. Jozsef Csikany	Hungary	2:18.3		+4.1s	1	21	13.	1:07.2
4. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	2:18.5		+4.3s	4	26	14.	1:08.0
5. Carlos Van Der Math	Argentina	2:19.6		+5.4s	3	18	16.	1:07.7
6. Robert Christophe	France	2:22.5		+8.3s	7	26	24.	1:08.8
-. Somchai Chodtipanang	Thailand	DNS			8	48	-.

Heat 4		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
-. Ezio Della Savia	Italy	2:16.6		+2.4s	1	22	6.	1:05.8
2. Ernst-Joachim Kuppers	UT Germany	2:17.9	Q	+3.7s	7	22	12.	1:07.7
3. Ivan Ferak	Czechoslovakia	2:20.0		+5.8s	5	22	18.	1:07.2
4. Friedrich Suda	Austria	2:20.7		+6.5s	2	25	21.	1:06.7
5. Ron Jacks	Canada	2:21.3		+7.1s	6	16	22.	1:07.5
6. Geoff Thwaites	Great Britain	2:22.0		+7.8s	4	17	23.	1:08.8
7. Kam-Hong Chan	Hong Kong	2:46.0		+31.8s	3	18	34.	1:16.6

Heat 3		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
1. Jed Graef	United States	2:14.5	OR	+0.3s	4	22	2.	1:04.5
2. Keisuke Ito	Japan	2:16.7		+2.5s	5	20	7.	1:05.2
3. Chiaffredo Rora	Italy	2:17.8		+3.6s	2	19	10.	1:04.3
4. Jesus Cabrera Balsa	Spain	2:19.7		+5.5s	3	18	17.	1:07.2
6. Herman Verbauwen	Belgium	2:24.9		+10.7s	1	20	26.	1:07.9
6. Gerhard Wieland	Austria	2:25.9		+11.7s	6	20	28.	1:08.6
7. Augusto Ferrero	Peru	2:29.9		+15.7s	7	20	30.	1:10.9

Heat 2		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
1. Shigeo Fukushima	Japan	2:14.7	OR	+0.5s	3	21	3.	1:05.1
2. Viktor Mazanov	Soviet Union	2:16.8	Q	+2.6s	2	17	8.	1:05.7
3. Jurgen Dietze	UT Germany	2:20.4		+6.2s	1	22	19.	1:07.4
3. Jan Weeteling	Netherlands	2:20.4		+6.2s	5	24	19.	1:07.2
5. John Douglas Byrom	Australia	2:27.0		+12.8s	4	17	29.	1:09.3
6. Akos Gulyas	Hungary	2:30.5		+16.3s	6	22	31.	1:11.2

Heat 1		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
1. Robert Bennett	United States	2:16.1	OR	+1.19s	5	21	5.	1:04.0
2. Isagi Osumi	Japan	2:17.3		+3.1s	2	22	9.	1:05.6
3. Ralph Hutton	Canada	2:17.8	Q	+3.6s	3	16	10.	1:06.6
4. Henri Van Osch	Netherlands	2:19.1		+4.9s	4	19	15.	1:05.8
5. Lars Kraus Jensen	Denmark	2:23.3		+9.1s	6	20	25.	1:08.7
5. Pedro Diz Espeleta	Argentina	2:24.9		+10.7s	1	20	26.	1:08.0
7. Michael Seong-Chin Eu	Malaysia	2:35.8		+21.6s	7	18	33.	1:12.2

Final		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
1. Jed Graef	United States	2:10.3	WR		4	22	1.	1:03.1
2. Gary Dilley	United States	2:10.5		+0.2s	5	19	2.	1:03.3
3. Robert Bennett	United States	2:13.1		+2.8s	8	16	3.	1:03.7
4. Shigeo Fukushima	Japan	2:13.2		+2.9s	3	21	4.	1:04.2
5. Ernst-Joachim Kuppers	UT Germany	2:15.7		+5.4s	6	22	5.	1:04.0
6. Viktor Mazanov	Soviet Union	2:15.9		+5.6s	2	17	6.	1:05.0
7. Ralph Hutton	Canada	2:15.9		+5.6s	1	16	7.	1:05.8
8. Peter Reynolds	Australia	2:16.6		+6.3s	7	16	8.	1:04.5
Semis		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
1. Jed Graef	United States	2:13.7	OR		4	22	1.	1:04.4
1. Gary Dilley	United States	2:13.8	OR	+0.1s	4	19	2.	1:04.6
2. Shigeo Fukushima	Japan	2:14.1		+0.4s	5	21	3.	1:04.6
2. Ernst-Joachim Kuppers	UT Germany	2:15.4		+1.7s	7	22	4.	1:04.8
3. Viktor Mazanov	Soviet Union	2:15.4		+1.7s	6	17	4.	1:05.4
4. Peter Reynolds	Australia	2:15.6		+1.9s	5	16	6.	1:06.1
3. Ralph Hutton	Canada	2:15.8		+2.1s	7	16	7.	1:06.7
4. Robert Bennett	United States	2:16.3		+2.6s	3	21	8.	1:05.8
5. Chiaffredo Rora	Italy	2:16.7		+3.0s	2	19	9.	1:06.4
5. Isagi Osumi	Japan	2:17.0		+3.3s	2	22	10.	1:06.6
6. Jozsef Csikany	Hungary	2:17.5		+3.8s	1	21	11.	1:06.3
7. Keisuke Ito	Japan	2:17.6		+3.9s	6	20	12.	1:06.1
6. Ezio Della Savia	Italy	2:18.4		+4.7s	3	22	13.	1:06.3
8. Henri Van Osch	Netherlands	2:19.7		+6.0s	8	19	14.	1:07.5
7. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	2:20.2		+6.5s	1	26	15.	1:06.9
7. Carlos Van Der Math	Argentina	2:21.3		+7.6s	8	18	16.	1:07.0
Heats		time		gap	L	Y	Rk	100m
1. Gary Dilley	United States	2:14.2	OR		6	19	1.	1:04.5
1. Jed Graef	United States	2:14.5	OR	+0.3s	4	22	2.	1:04.5
1. Shigeo Fukushima	Japan	2:14.7	OR	+0.5s	3	21	3.	1:05.1
2. Peter Reynolds	Australia	2:15.9	Q	+1.7s	5	16	4.	1:04.9
1. Robert Bennett	United States	2:16.1	OR	+1.19s	5	21	5.	1:04.0
-. Ezio Della Savia	Italy	2:16.6		+2.4s	1	22	6.	1:05.8
2. Keisuke Ito	Japan	2:16.7		+2.5s	5	20	7.	1:05.2
2. Viktor Mazanov	Soviet Union	2:16.8	Q	+2.6s	2	17	8.	1:05.7
2. Isagi Osumi	Japan	2:17.3		+3.1s	2	22	9.	1:05.6
3. Ralph Hutton	Canada	2:17.8	Q	+3.6s	3	16	10.	1:06.6
3. Chiaffredo Rora	Italy	2:17.8		+3.6s	2	19	10.	1:04.3
2. Ernst-Joachim Kuppers	UT Germany	2:17.9	Q	+3.7s	7	22	12.	1:07.7
3. Jozsef Csikany	Hungary	2:18.3		+4.1s	1	21	13.	1:07.2
4. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	2:18.5		+4.3s	4	26	14.	1:08.0
4. Henri Van Osch	Netherlands	2:19.1		+4.9s	4	19	15.	1:05.8
5. Carlos Van Der Math	Argentina	2:19.6		+5.4s	3	18	16.	1:07.7
4. Jesus Cabrera Balsa	Spain	2:19.7		+5.5s	3	18	17.	1:07.2
3. Ivan Ferak	Czechoslovakia	2:20.0		+5.8s	5	22	18.	1:07.2
3. Jurgen Dietze	UT Germany	2:20.4		+6.2s	1	22	19.	1:07.4
3. Jan Weeteling	Netherlands	2:20.4		+6.2s	5	24	19.	1:07.2
4. Friedrich Suda	Austria	2:20.7		+6.5s	2	25	21.	1:06.7
5. Ron Jacks	Canada	2:21.3		+7.1s	6	16	22.	1:07.5
6. Geoff Thwaites	Great Britain	2:22.0		+7.8s	4	17	23.	1:08.8
6. Robert Christophe	France	2:22.5		+8.3s	7	26	24.	1:08.8
5. Lars Kraus Jensen	Denmark	2:23.3		+9.1s	6	20	25.	1:08.7
5. Pedro Diz Espeleta	Argentina	2:24.9		+10.7s	1	20	26.	1:08.0
6. Herman Verbauwen	Belgium	2:24.9		+10.7s	1	20	26.	1:07.9
6. Gerhard Wieland	Austria	2:25.9		+11.7s	6	20	28.	1:08.6
5. John Douglas Byrom	Australia	2:27.0		+12.8s	4	17	29.	1:09.3
7. Augusto Ferrero	Peru	2:29.9		+15.7s	7	20	30.	1:10.9
6. Akos Gulyas	Hungary	2:30.5		+16.3s	6	22	31.	1:11.2
7. Eliot H Chenaux	Puerto Rico	2:33.1		+18.9s	7	17	32.	1:12.2
7. Michael Seong-Chin Eu	Malaysia	2:35.8		+21.6s	7	18	33.	1:12.2
7. Kam-Hong Chan	Hong Kong	2:46.0		+31.8s	3	18	34.	1:16.6
-. Somchai Chodtipanang	Thailand	DNS			8	48	-.

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