Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Tuesday, 30th August - Gold Medal: Bill Mulliken, United States
Final 22:00 time gap L Y 1. Bill Mulliken United States2:37.4 4 21 2. Yoshihiko Osaki Japan2:38.0 +0.6s 5 21 3. Wieger Mensonides Netherlands2:39.7 +2.3s 2 22 4. Egon Henninger UT Germany2:40.1 +2.7s 3 20 5. Roberto Lazzari Italy2:40.1 +2.7s 1 22 6. Terry Gathercole Australia2:40.2 +2.8s 6 24 7. Andrzej Klopotowski Poland2:41.2 +3.8s 8 25 8. Paul Hait United States2:41.4 +4.0s 7 20
World Record: Terry Gathercole, Australia 2:36.5 Melbourne, Australia 28 January 1958 Olympic Record: Masaru Furukawa, Japan 2:34.7 Melbourne, Australia 6th December 1956
The world record in 1960 was held by Australia's Terry Gathercole who had placed fourth at the Melbourne Olympics in this event, and he was back in Rome. But the times were much slower in Rome as underwater breaststroke had been ruled illegal as of 30 April 1957. In the semis, Bill Mulliken of the USA set an Olympic record for the new style, recording 2:37.2, far better than his personal best of 2:40.9 coming into Rome. He won the final in 2:37.4, edging out Japan's Yoshihiko Osaki who posted 2:38.0. Gathercole made the final but placed sixth.
Best 8 times advanced to Final .
Semi 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Bill Mulliken United States2:37.2 4 21 1. 2. Yoshihiko Osaki Japan2:38.2 +1.0s 5 21 2. 3. Egon Henninger UT Germany2:38.5 +1.3s 8 20 3. 4. Roberto Lazzari Italy2:40.3 +3.1s 2 22 7. 5. Arkadiy Golovchenko Soviet Union2:40.9 +3.7s 3 24 9. 6. Mihai Mitrofan Romania2:41.6 +4.4s 1 29 11. 7. Christopher Walkden Great Britain2:41.7 +4.5s 7 22 12. 8. Djordje Perisic Yugoslavia2:44.2 +7.0s 6 19 16.
Semi 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Terry Gathercole Australia2:39.1 +1.9s 7 24 4. 2. Wieger Mensonides Netherlands2:39.3 +2.1s 4 22 5. 3. Paul Hait United States2:39.6 +2.4s 3 20 6. 4. Andrzej Klopotowski Poland2:40.8 NR +3.6s 2 25 8. 5. Georgy Prokopenko Soviet Union2:41.0 +3.8s 5 23 10. 6. Gilbert Desmit Belgium2:41.8 +4.6s 8 22 13. 7. Isao Masuda Japan2:42.3 +5.1s 6 22 14. 8. Gyorgy Kunsagi Hungary2:42.4 +5.2s 1 26 15.
Swimm-Off 15:40 time gap L Y Rk 1. Egon Henninger UT Germany2:39.5 - 20 15. 2. Gilbert Desmit Belgium2:41.1 +1.6s - 22 16. 3. Vitezslav Svozil Czechoslovakia2:41.7 +2.2s - 27 17.
Heats - Friday, 26th August 21:10Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2) . Swimm-off needed for 15th and 16th places.
Heat 6 time gap L Y Rk 1. Yoshihiko Osaki Japan2:39.1 +1.1s 4 21 3. 2. Gilbert Desmit Belgium2:42.4 +4.4s 6 22 15. 3. Tommie Lindstrom Sweden2:42.8 +4.8s 5 22 18. 4. William Burton Australia2:43.9 +5.9s 3 18 20. 5. Guillermo Alsina Soto Spain2:51.4 +13.4s 7 22 28. 6. Gershon Shefa Israel2:51.7 +13.7s 2 17 29. 7. Nikolaos Zakaropoulos Greece2:56.4 +18.4s 1 _ 36.
Heat 5 time gap L Y Rk 1. Paul Hait United States2:40.8 +2.8s 5 20 5. 2. Andrzej Klopotowski Poland2:41.4 NR +3.4s 8 25 10. 3. Gyorgy Kunsagi Hungary2:42.2 +4.2s 3 26 14. 4. Egon Henninger UT Germany2:42.4 +4.4s 4 20 15. 5. Vitezslav Svozil Czechoslovakia2:42.4 +4.4s 6 27 15. 6. Emilio Diaz Miranda Spain2:52.9 +14.9s 7 20 31. 7. Ke Nhon Truong South Vietnam2:53.0 +15.0s 2 21 32. -. Ernest Schweitzer LuxembourgDSQ 1 21 -.
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk 1. Isao Masuda Japan2:41.2 +3.2s 5 22 8. 2. Terry Gathercole Australia2:41.7 +3.7s 4 24 12. 3. Pekka Lairola Finland2:43.3 +5.3s 2 32 19. 4. Bernt Nilsson Sweden2:45.7 +7.7s 3 21 23. 5. Stephen Rabinovitch Canada2:47.2 +9.2s 6 18 25. 6. Laurel Lee Taiwan2:52.8 +14.8s 7 25 30. 7. Werner Risi Switzerland2:56.6 +18.6s 1 20 37.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk 1. Wieger Mensonides Netherlands2:39.0 +1.0s 5 22 2. 2. Roberto Lazzari Italy2:41.2 +3.2s 3 22 8. 3. Konrad Enke UT Germany2:44.6 +6.6s 4 26 21. 4. Richard Audoly France2:46.5 +8.5s 2 17 24. 5. Pierpaolo Spangaro Italy2:53.8 +15.8s 6 18 34. 6. Tony Williams Ceylon2:59.8 +21.8s 1 21 39. -. Otman Siregar IndonesiaDNS 7 29 -.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Arkadiy Golovchenko Soviet Union2:41.0 +3.0s 4 24 6. 2. Djordje Perisic Yugoslavia2:41.1 +3.1s 3 19 7. 3. Christopher Walkden Great Britain2:41.5 +3.5s 6 22 11. 4. Mihai Mitrofan Romania2:41.8 +3.8s 5 29 13. 5. Farid Zablith Filho Brazil2:48.6 +10.6s 7 18 26. 6. Roland Boulanger France2:54.4 +16.4s 8 21 35. 7. Nicolas Wildhaber Switzerland2:58.7 +20.7s 2 30 38.
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Bill Mulliken United States2:38.0 5 21 1. 2. Georgy Prokopenko Soviet Union2:39.2 +1.2s 4 23 4. 3. Gerard Rowlinson Great Britain2:45.0 +7.0s 6 19 22. 4. Engin Unal Turkey2:49.0 +11.0s 2 23 27. 5. Antonio Saloso Philippines2:53.3 +15.3s 7 19 33. -. Adrian Oanta RomaniaDNS 3 23 -. -. Gerald Brauner Austria- 8 - -. -. Laszlo Felkai HungaryDSQ 1 19 -.
Final 22:00 time gap L Y Rk 1. Bill Mulliken United States2:37.4 4 21 1. 2. Yoshihiko Osaki Japan2:38.0 +0.6s 5 21 2. 3. Wieger Mensonides Netherlands2:39.7 +2.3s 2 22 3. 4. Egon Henninger UT Germany2:40.1 +2.7s 3 20 4. 5. Roberto Lazzari Italy2:40.1 +2.7s 1 22 5. 6. Terry Gathercole Australia2:40.2 +2.8s 6 24 6. 7. Andrzej Klopotowski Poland2:41.2 +3.8s 8 25 7. 8. Paul Hait United States2:41.4 +4.0s 7 20 8. Semis time gap L Y Rk 1. Bill Mulliken United States2:37.2 4 21 1. 2. Yoshihiko Osaki Japan2:38.2 +1.0s 5 21 2. 3. Egon Henninger UT Germany2:38.5 +1.3s 8 20 3. 1. Terry Gathercole Australia2:39.1 +1.9s 7 24 4. 2. Wieger Mensonides Netherlands2:39.3 +2.1s 4 22 5. 3. Paul Hait United States2:39.6 +2.4s 3 20 6. 4. Roberto Lazzari Italy2:40.3 +3.1s 2 22 7. 4. Andrzej Klopotowski Poland2:40.8 NR +3.6s 2 25 8. 5. Arkadiy Golovchenko Soviet Union2:40.9 +3.7s 3 24 9. 5. Georgy Prokopenko Soviet Union2:41.0 +3.8s 5 23 10. 6. Mihai Mitrofan Romania2:41.6 +4.4s 1 29 11. 7. Christopher Walkden Great Britain2:41.7 +4.5s 7 22 12. 6. Gilbert Desmit Belgium2:41.8 +4.6s 8 22 13. 7. Isao Masuda Japan2:42.3 +5.1s 6 22 14. 8. Gyorgy Kunsagi Hungary2:42.4 +5.2s 1 26 15. 8. Djordje Perisic Yugoslavia2:44.2 +7.0s 6 19 16. Heats time gap L Y Rk 1. Bill Mulliken United States2:38.0 5 21 1. 1. Wieger Mensonides Netherlands2:39.0 +1.0s 5 22 2. 1. Yoshihiko Osaki Japan2:39.1 +1.1s 4 21 3. 2. Georgy Prokopenko Soviet Union2:39.2 +1.2s 4 23 4. 1. Paul Hait United States2:40.8 +2.8s 5 20 5. 1. Arkadiy Golovchenko Soviet Union2:41.0 +3.0s 4 24 6. 2. Djordje Perisic Yugoslavia2:41.1 +3.1s 3 19 7. 2. Roberto Lazzari Italy2:41.2 +3.2s 3 22 8. 1. Isao Masuda Japan2:41.2 +3.2s 5 22 8. 2. Andrzej Klopotowski Poland2:41.4 NR +3.4s 8 25 10. 3. Christopher Walkden Great Britain2:41.5 +3.5s 6 22 11. 2. Terry Gathercole Australia2:41.7 +3.7s 4 24 12. 4. Mihai Mitrofan Romania2:41.8 +3.8s 5 29 13. 3. Gyorgy Kunsagi Hungary2:42.2 +4.2s 3 26 14. 2. Gilbert Desmit Belgium2:42.4 +4.4s 6 22 15. 4. Egon Henninger UT Germany2:42.4 +4.4s 4 20 15. 5. Vitezslav Svozil Czechoslovakia2:42.4 +4.4s 6 27 15. 3. Tommie Lindstrom Sweden2:42.8 +4.8s 5 22 18. 3. Pekka Lairola Finland2:43.3 +5.3s 2 32 19. 4. William Burton Australia2:43.9 +5.9s 3 18 20. 3. Konrad Enke UT Germany2:44.6 +6.6s 4 26 21. 3. Gerard Rowlinson Great Britain2:45.0 +7.0s 6 19 22. 4. Bernt Nilsson Sweden2:45.7 +7.7s 3 21 23. 4. Richard Audoly France2:46.5 +8.5s 2 17 24. 5. Stephen Rabinovitch Canada2:47.2 +9.2s 6 18 25. 5. Farid Zablith Filho Brazil2:48.6 +10.6s 7 18 26. 4. Engin Unal Turkey2:49.0 +11.0s 2 23 27. 5. Guillermo Alsina Soto Spain2:51.4 +13.4s 7 22 28. 6. Gershon Shefa Israel2:51.7 +13.7s 2 17 29. 6. Laurel Lee Taiwan2:52.8 +14.8s 7 25 30. 6. Emilio Diaz Miranda Spain2:52.9 +14.9s 7 20 31. 7. Ke Nhon Truong South Vietnam2:53.0 +15.0s 2 21 32. 5. Antonio Saloso Philippines2:53.3 +15.3s 7 19 33. 5. Pierpaolo Spangaro Italy2:53.8 +15.8s 6 18 34. 6. Roland Boulanger France2:54.4 +16.4s 8 21 35. 7. Nikolaos Zakaropoulos Greece2:56.4 +18.4s 1 _ 36. 7. Werner Risi Switzerland2:56.6 +18.6s 1 20 37. 7. Nicolas Wildhaber Switzerland2:58.7 +20.7s 2 30 38. 6. Tony Williams Ceylon2:59.8 +21.8s 1 21 39. -. Adrian Oanta RomaniaDNS 3 23 -. -. Gerald Brauner Austria- 8 - -. -. Laszlo Felkai HungaryDSQ 1 19 -. -. Otman Siregar IndonesiaDNS 7 29 -. -. Ernest Schweitzer LuxembourgDSQ 1 21 -. Swimm-Off 15:40 time gap L Y Rk 1. Egon Henninger UT Germany2:39.5 - 20 15. 2. Gilbert Desmit Belgium2:41.1 +1.6s - 22 16. 3. Vitezslav Svozil Czechoslovakia2:41.7 +2.2s - 27 17.
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