Men 200m Butterfly Swimming XXIV Olympic Games 1988 Seoul, South Korea - Saturday, 24th September

Men 200m Butterfly Swimming XXIV Olympic Games 1988 Seoul, South Korea - Saturday, 24th September - Michael Gross, West Germany

Final		time		gap	L	Y	50m	100m	150m
1. Michael Gross	West Germany	1:56.94	OR		4	24	25.94s	55.39s	1:25.53
2. Benny Nielsen	Denmark	1:58.24	NR	+1.30s	6	22	27.12s	57.05s	1:27.65
3. Anthony Mosse	New Zealand	1:58.28	NR	+1.34s	5	23	26.60s	56.34s	1:27.07
4. Tom Ponting	Canada	1:58.91		+1.97s	1	23	26.98s	57.39s	1:28.16
5. Mel Stewart	United States	1:59.19		+2.25s	7	19	26.69s	57.00s	1:27.50
6. David Wilson	Australia	1:59.20		+2.26s	3	21	27.08s	57.59s	1:28.15
7. Jon Kelly	Canada	1:59.48		+2.54s	2	22	27.35s	57.67s	1:28.34
8. Anthony Nesty	Surinam	2:00.80		+3.86s	8	20	26.79s	56.91s	1:28.15

42 Competitors from 31 Nations. Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool.
Men 200m Butterfly History	1992 Men 200m Butterfly	1984 Men 200m Butterfly

World Record: Michael Gross, West Germany 1:56.24 Hannover, West Germany 28 June 1986

Olympic Record: Jon Sieben, Australia 1:57.04 Los Angeles, United States 3 August 1984

2:10.30 LCM-time done since Jan 1, 1987

2:05.80 SCM-time done since Sep 1, 1987

Final B		time	gap	L	Y	50m	100m	150m
9. Mark Dean	United States	2:00.26		5	20	26.66s	56.79s	1:28.32
10.Tim Jones	Great Britain	2:00.32	+0.06s	6	21	27.16s	57.46s	1:28.87
11.Vadym Yaroshchuk	Soviet Union	2:00.34	+0.08s	2	22	26.69s	57.02s	1:28.36
12.Nick Hodgson	Great Britain	2:01.09	+0.83s	1	23	27.50s	58.62s	1:29.67
13.Christophe Bordeau	France	2:01.46	+1.20s	8	20	27.99s	58.74s	1:29.74
14.Frank Drost	Netherlands	2:01.59	+1.33s	3	25	27.36s	58.15s	1:29.67
15.Satoshi Takeda	Japan	2:02.18	+1.92s	7	20	28.08s	58.85s	1:30.23
16.Martin Roberts	Australia	2:04.28	+4.02s	4	22	27.55s	59.08s	1:31.26

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Men 50m Freestyle	Women 50m Freestyle
Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 200m Freestyle	Women 200m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle	Women 800m Freestyle
Men 100m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Backstroke	Women 200m Backstroke
Men 100m Breaststroke	Women 100m Breaststroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 100m Butterfly	Women 100m Butterfly
Men 200m Butterfly	Women 200m Butterfly
Men 200m Medley	Women 200m Medley
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

Michael Gross had dominated the 200 fly since 1981, losing only one big race, and that was the 1984 Olympics in which he silvered behind Australian Jon Sieben. But Seoul had been a struggle for him before this race, as he had finished fifth in both the 200 free and 100 fly, events he had won in Los Angeles. In the final, he made certain that streak would end. He took the lead on the first lap and kept opening it up, eventually winning by over a second from Denmark's Benny Nielsen, who was only fourth at 150 but came on strong for silver. New Zealand's Anthony Mosse had been second to Gross at 150, but fell back slightly, stilling winning a bronze medal. This was the final individual Olympic event for Michael Gross. He ended his Olympic career with six medals and three Olympic gold medals.

Heats - Saturday, 24th September

Heat 6		time		gap	L	Y	Rk.	50m	100m	150m
1. Michael Gross	West Germany	1:58.09	Q		-	24	1.	26.48s	56.42s	1:26.60
6. Mel Stewart	United States	1:59.78	Q	+1.69s	-	19	2.	26.74s	56.94s	1:27.62
8. Anthony Nesty	Surinam	2:00.17	Q	+2.08s	-	20	3.	27.21s	57.28s	1:28.36
10.Mark Dean	United States	2:00.86	q	+2.77s	-	20	4.	26.52s	56.75s	1:28.42
11.Frank Drost	Netherlands	2:00.99	q	+2.90s	-	25	5.	27.10s	57.37s	1:28.57
14.Satoshi Takeda	Japan	2:01.42	q	+3.33s	-	20	6.	27.75s	58.05s	1:29.26
23.Jan Larsen	Denmark	2:03.01		+4.92s	-	20	7.	28.16s	58.58s	1:30.14
34.Eduardo Poli	Brazil	2:06.15		+8.06s	-	19	8.	28.25s	59.85s	1:33.02

Heat 5		time		gap	L	Y	Rk.	50m	100m	150m
3. David Wilson	Australia	1:59.02	Q	+0.93s	-	21	1.	27.65s	58.23s	1:28.59
4. Benny Nielsen	Denmark	1:59.26	Q	+1.17s	-	22	2.	27.54s	57.67s	1:27.77
13.Vadym Yaroshchuk	Soviet Union	2:01.05	q	+2.96s	-	22	3.	26.98s	58.09s	1:29.20
16.Christophe Bordeau	France	2:01.70	q	+3.61s	-	20	4.	28.34s	59.31s	1:30.33
18.Reinhold Leitner	Austria	2:02.18		+4.09s	-	22	5.	27.61s	58.48s	1:29.88
21.Martin Herrmann	West Germany	2:02.61		+4.52s	-	18	6.	27.70s	59.08s	1:31.32
24.Jose Luis Ballester	Spain	2:03.32		+5.23s	-	19	7.	28.05s	59.16s	1:30.19

Heat 4		time		gap	L	Y	Rk.	50m	100m	150m
2. Anthony Mosse	New Zealand	1:58.71	Q	+0.62s	-	23	1.	26.77s	57.23s	1:28.03
5. Jon Kelly	Canada	1:59.40	Q	+1.31s	-	22	2.	27.28s	57.49s	1:28.35
7. Tom Ponting	Canada	2:00.08	Q	+1.99s	-	23	3.	26.84s	57.44s	1:28.51
9. Martin Roberts	Australia	2:00.32	q	+2.23s	-	22	4.	27.73s	58.17s	1:28.75
12.Tim Jones	Great Britain	2:01.01	q	+2.92s	-	21	5.	27.02s	57.29s	1:28.64
17.Rafal Szukala	Poland	2:01.91		+3.82s	-	17	6.	27.95s	58.85s	1:30.07
19.Hiroshi Miura	Japan	2:02.30		+4.21s	-	22	7.	27.42s	57.99s	1:29.73
22.Ondrej Bures	Czechoslovakia	2:02.93		+4.84s	-	22	8.	27.90s	58.78s	1:29.95

Heat 3		time		gap	L	Y	Rk.	50m	100m	150m
15.Nick Hodgson	Great Britain	2:01.44	q	+3.35s	-	23	1.	27.65s	58.34s	1:29.72
20.Ross Anderson	New Zealand	2:02.40		+4.31s	-	19	2.	27.98s	59.27s	1:30.88
25.Jean-Marie Arnould	Belgium	2:03.76		+5.67s	-	22	3.	28.58s	59.45s	1:31.43
26.Christer Wallin	Sweden	2:03.79		+5.70s	-	19	4.	28.61s	59.07s	1:31.03
28.Khazan Singh Tokas	India	2:03.95		+5.86s	-	24	5.	27.83s	59.27s	1:31.41
30.Jiang Zhan	China	2:05.22		+7.13s	-	20	6.	28.54s	1:00.00	1:32.83
33.Theophile David	Switzerland	2:05.58		+7.49s	-	24	7.	28.15s	59.54s	1:32.47
-. Matjaz Kozelj	Yugoslavia	DNS			-	18

Heat 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.	50m	100m	150m
26.Diogo Madeira	Portugal	2:03.79	+5.70s	-	18	1.	28.58s	1:00.40	1:31.98
29.Joao Santos	Portugal	2:04.74	+6.65s	-	24	2.	28.40s	1:00.10	1:31.96
31.Ahmed Abdallah	Egypt	2:05.28	+7.19s	-	20	3.	28.47s	59.98s	1:32.35
32.Joseph Eric Buhain	Philippines	2:05.32	+7.23s	-	18	4.	27.95s	58.33s	1:30.54
35.Young-Ho Park	South Korea	2:08.57	+10.48s	-		5.	27.92s	59.89s	1:33.83
37.Mun Kit Koh	Singapore	2:10.86	+12.77s	-	15	6.	29.48s	1:02.70	1:36.54
-. Julian Bolling	Sri Lanka	DNS		-	22

Heat 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.	50m	100m	150m
36.Emanuel Nascimento	Brazil	2:09.40	+11.31s	-	18	1.	29.44s	1:02.39	1:35.29
38.Sultan Al-Otaibi	Kuwait	2:12.89	+14.80s	-	18	2.	29.68s	1:03.51	1:37.38
39.William Cleveland	US Virgin Islands	2:13.19	+15.10s	-	22	3.	30.41s	1:03.90	1:38.06
40.Kristan Brent Singleton	US Virgin Islands	2:19.68	+21.59s	-	16	4.	30.72s	1:06.33	1:43.21

Final		time		gap	L	Y	50m	100m	150m
1. Michael Gross	West Germany	1:56.94	OR		4	24	25.94s	55.39s	1:25.53
2. Benny Nielsen	Denmark	1:58.24	NR	+1.30s	6	22	27.12s	57.05s	1:27.65
3. Anthony Mosse	New Zealand	1:58.28	NR	+1.34s	5	23	26.60s	56.34s	1:27.07
4. Tom Ponting	Canada	1:58.91		+1.97s	1	23	26.98s	57.39s	1:28.16
5. Mel Stewart	United States	1:59.19		+2.25s	7	19	26.69s	57.00s	1:27.50
6. David Wilson	Australia	1:59.20		+2.26s	3	21	27.08s	57.59s	1:28.15
7. Jon Kelly	Canada	1:59.48		+2.54s	2	22	27.35s	57.67s	1:28.34
8. Anthony Nesty	Surinam	2:00.80		+3.86s	8	20	26.79s	56.91s	1:28.15
Final B		time		gap	L	Y	50m	100m	150m
9. Mark Dean	United States	2:00.26			5	20	26.66s	56.79s	1:28.32
10.Tim Jones	Great Britain	2:00.32		+0.06s	6	21	27.16s	57.46s	1:28.87
11.Vadym Yaroshchuk	Soviet Union	2:00.34		+0.08s	2	22	26.69s	57.02s	1:28.36
12.Nick Hodgson	Great Britain	2:01.09		+0.83s	1	23	27.50s	58.62s	1:29.67
13.Christophe Bordeau	France	2:01.46		+1.20s	8	20	27.99s	58.74s	1:29.74
14.Frank Drost	Netherlands	2:01.59		+1.33s	3	25	27.36s	58.15s	1:29.67
15.Satoshi Takeda	Japan	2:02.18		+1.92s	7	20	28.08s	58.85s	1:30.23
16.Martin Roberts	Australia	2:04.28		+4.02s	4	22	27.55s	59.08s	1:31.26
Heat		time		gap	L	Y	50m	100m	150m
1. Michael Gross	West Germany	1:58.09	Q		-	24	26.48s	56.42s	1:26.60
2. Anthony Mosse	New Zealand	1:58.71	Q	+0.62s	-	23	26.77s	57.23s	1:28.03
3. David Wilson	Australia	1:59.02	Q	+0.93s	-	21	27.65s	58.23s	1:28.59
4. Benny Nielsen	Denmark	1:59.26	Q	+1.17s	-	22	27.54s	57.67s	1:27.77
5. Jon Kelly	Canada	1:59.40	Q	+1.31s	-	22	27.28s	57.49s	1:28.35
6. Mel Stewart	United States	1:59.78	Q	+1.69s	-	19	26.74s	56.94s	1:27.62
7. Tom Ponting	Canada	2:00.08	Q	+1.99s	-	23	26.84s	57.44s	1:28.51
8. Anthony Nesty	Surinam	2:00.17	Q	+2.08s	-	20	27.21s	57.28s	1:28.36
9. Martin Roberts	Australia	2:00.32	q	+2.23s	-	22	27.73s	58.17s	1:28.75
10.Mark Dean	United States	2:00.86	q	+2.77s	-	20	26.52s	56.75s	1:28.42
11.Frank Drost	Netherlands	2:00.99	q	+2.90s	-	25	27.10s	57.37s	1:28.57
12.Tim Jones	Great Britain	2:01.01	q	+2.92s	-	21	27.02s	57.29s	1:28.64
13.Vadym Yaroshchuk	Soviet Union	2:01.05	q	+2.96s	-	22	26.98s	58.09s	1:29.20
14.Satoshi Takeda	Japan	2:01.42	q	+3.33s	-	20	27.75s	58.05s	1:29.26
15.Nick Hodgson	Great Britain	2:01.44	q	+3.35s	-	23	27.65s	58.34s	1:29.72
16.Christophe Bordeau	France	2:01.70	q	+3.61s	-	20	28.34s	59.31s	1:30.33
17.Rafal Szukala	Poland	2:01.91		+3.82s	-	17	27.95s	58.85s	1:30.07
18.Reinhold Leitner	Austria	2:02.18		+4.09s	-	22	27.61s	58.48s	1:29.88
19.Hiroshi Miura	Japan	2:02.30		+4.21s	-	22	27.42s	57.99s	1:29.73
20.Ross Anderson	New Zealand	2:02.40		+4.31s	-	19	27.98s	59.27s	1:30.88
21.Martin Herrmann	West Germany	2:02.61		+4.52s	-	18	27.70s	59.08s	1:31.32
22.Ondrej Bures	Czechoslovakia	2:02.93		+4.84s	-	22	27.90s	58.78s	1:29.95
23.Jan Larsen	Denmark	2:03.01		+4.92s	-	20	28.16s	58.58s	1:30.14
24.Jose Luis Ballester	Spain	2:03.32		+5.23s	-	19	28.05s	59.16s	1:30.19
25.Jean-Marie Arnould	Belgium	2:03.76		+5.67s	-	22	28.58s	59.45s	1:31.43
26.Diogo Madeira	Portugal	2:03.79		+5.70s	-	18	28.58s	1:00.40	1:31.98
26.Christer Wallin	Sweden	2:03.79		+5.70s	-	19	28.61s	59.07s	1:31.03
28.Khazan Singh Tokas	India	2:03.95		+5.86s	-	24	27.83s	59.27s	1:31.41
29.Joao Santos	Portugal	2:04.74		+6.65s	-	24	28.40s	1:00.10	1:31.96
30.Jiang Zhan	China	2:05.22		+7.13s	-	20	28.54s	1:00.00	1:32.83
31.Ahmed Abdallah	Egypt	2:05.28		+7.19s	-	20	28.47s	59.98s	1:32.35
32.Joseph Eric Buhain	Philippines	2:05.32		+7.23s	-	18	27.95s	58.33s	1:30.54
33.Theophile David	Switzerland	2:05.58		+7.49s	-	24	28.15s	59.54s	1:32.47
34.Eduardo Poli	Brazil	2:06.15		+8.06s	-	19	28.25s	59.85s	1:33.02
35.Young-Ho Park	South Korea	2:08.57		+10.48s	-		27.92s	59.89s	1:33.83
36.Emanuel Nascimento	Brazil	2:09.40		+11.31s	-	18	29.44s	1:02.39	1:35.29
37.Mun Kit Koh	Singapore	2:10.86		+12.77s	-	15	29.48s	1:02.70	1:36.54
38.Sultan Al-Otaibi	Kuwait	2:12.89		+14.80s	-	18	29.68s	1:03.51	1:37.38
39.William Cleveland	US Virgin Islands	2:13.19		+15.10s	-	22	30.41s	1:03.90	1:38.06
40.Kristan Brent Singleton	US Virgin Islands	2:19.68		+21.59s	-	16	30.72s	1:06.33	1:43.21
-. Julian Bolling	Sri Lanka	DNS			-	22
-. Matjaz Kozelj	Yugoslavia	DNS			-	18

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