Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place 25 October.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 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 | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Medalists
| Gold | Roland Matthes.svg.png.webp){kind=small} East Germany |
| Silver | Mitch Ivey United States |
| Bronze | Jack Horsley United States |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Ivey | United States | 2:11.3 | |
| 2 | Franco Del Campo |  Italy | 2:16.3 | |
| 3 | Franco Chino | Italy | 2:19.5 | |
| 4 | José Joaquín Santibáñez | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico | 2:20.7 | |
| 5 | Jim Shaw |  Canada | 2:21.0 | |
| 6 | Hans Ljungberg |  Sweden | 2:22.3 | |
| 7 | Tony Asamali | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | 2:30.0 | |
| 8 | Antonio Cruz |  Guatemala | 2:36.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Horsley | United States | 2:13.7 | |
| 2 | Reinhard Blechert | West Germany | 2:16.5 | |
| 3 | Jaime Monzó | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 2:20.1 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:13.6 | |
| 2 | Santiago Esteva | Spain | 2:15.8 | |
| 3 | Joachim Röther | East Germany | 2:16.1 | |
| 4 | Ejvind Pedersen |  Denmark | 2:16.6 | |
| 5 | Karl Byrom |  Australia | 2:20.7 | |
| 6 | Eliseo Vidal |  Cuba | 2:21.3 | |
| 7 | Leonardo Baremboin |  Argentina | 2:25.2 | |
| 8 | Francisco Ramis | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Puerto Rico | 2:30.4 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonid Dobroskokin |  Soviet Union | 2:16.1 | |
| 2 | Bob Schoutsen |  Netherlands | 2:18.2 | |
| 3 | Jaime Rivera | Mexico | 2:20.7 | |
| 4 | Lars Kraus Jensen | Denmark | 2:22.5 | |
| 5 | Gerald Evard |  Switzerland | 2:24.7 | |
| 6 | Chan King-ming |  Chinese Taipei | 2:46.9 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 2:16.2 | |
| 2 | Mátyás Borlói |  Hungary | 2:17.9 | |
| 3 | Rinus van Beek | Netherlands | 2:21.2 | |
| 4 | Luis Angel Acosta | Mexico | 2:24.0 | |
| 5 | Ronnie Wong | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong | 2:38.6 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:09.6 | OR |
 | Mitch Ivey | United States | 2:10.6 | |
 | Jack Horsley | United States | 2:10.9 | |
| 4 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 2:12.6 | |
| 5 | Santiago Esteva | Spain | 2:12.9 | |
| 6 | Leonid Dobroskokin | Soviet Union | 2:15.4 | |
| 7 | Joachim Röther | East Germany | 2:15.8 | |
| 8 | Franco Del Campo | Italy | 2:16.5 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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