Men 200m Buttefly Swimming XVIII Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo, Japan - Sunday, 18th October - Gold Medal: Kevin Berry, Australia
Final time gap L Y 100m 1. Kevin Berry Australia2:06.6 WR 5 19 1:00.4 2. Carl Robie United States2:07.5 PB +0.9s 4 19 1:00.4 3. Fred Schmidt United States2:09.3 +2.7s 6 20 1:00.2 4. Philip Riker United States2:11.0 +4.4s 3 18 1:01.7 5. Valentin Kuzmin Soviet Union2:11.3 +4.7s 7 23 1:02.8 6. Yoshinori Kadonaga Japan2:12.6 +6.0s 1 17 1:03.0 7. Brett Hill Australia2:12.8 +6.2s 2 20 1:03.2 8. Daniel Sherry Canada2:14.6 +8.0s 8 18 1:02.4
World Record: Kevin Berry, Australia 2:06.9 Sydney, Australia 29th March 1964 Olympic Record: Michael Troy, United States 2:12.8 Rome, Italy 3nd September 1960
Since 1961 Kevin Berry (AUS) and Carl Robie (USA) had traded the world record back-and-forth, each setting the mark four times. On the eve of the Tokyo Olympics, Berry held the record with 2:06.9 that he had set in Sydney at the Australian Trials. They both made the final easily, but neither led at the beginning, as American Fred Schmidt took it to 100 metres in 1:00.2, with Berry and Robie both clocking 1:00.4 in second. By 150 metres, Schmidt had faded behind the favored duo, with Berry leading off the final wall, and he pulled away on the last lap to win gold in 2:06.6, breaking his own world mark, with Robie in second, recording a personal best with 2:07.5, and Schmidt holding on for bronze.
Best 8 times advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Carl Robie United States2:09.3 OR 4 19 1. 1:02.3 2. Fred Schmidt United States2:11.5 +2.2s 6 20 4. 1:02.5 3. Brett Hill Australia2:11.9 +2.6s 3 20 5. 1:02.3 3. Valentin Kuzmin Soviet Union2:11.9 +2.6s 1 23 5. 1:01.3 5. Kosuke Sato Japan2:13.4 +4.1s 5 22 9. 1:02.5 6. Werner Freitag UT Germany2:13.5 +4.2s 8 18 10. 1:05.1 7. Luis Nicolao Argentina2:13.7 +4.4s 2 20 11. 1:01.4 8. John Stark Australia2:18.4 +9.1s 7 16 16. 1:03.5
Semi 2 time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Kevin Berry Australia2:09.8 +0.5s 4 19 2. 1:03.7 2. Philip Riker United States2:09.9 +0.6s 5 18 3. 1:03.8 3. Yoshinori Kadonaga Japan2:12.3 +3.0s 6 17 7. 1:03.9 4. Daniel Sherry Canada2:12.9 +3.6s 3 18 8. 1:03.5 5. Atsushi Obayashi Japan2:14.1 +4.8s 2 21 12. 1:02.4 6. David Gerrard New Zealand2:15.4 +6.1s 1 19 13. 1:02.1 7. Brian Jenkins Great Britain2:15.5 +6.2s 7 21 14. 1:04.8 8. Giampiero Fossati Italy2:18.1 +8.8s 8 20 15. 1:05.5
Heat 5 time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Brett Hill Australia2:12.8 +2.8s 3 20 5. 1:02.7 2. Fred Schmidt United States2:13.3 +3.3s 6 20 7. 1:01.7 3. Yoshinori Kadonaga Japan2:14.5 +4.5s 4 17 8. 1:03.8 4. Giampiero Fossati Italy2:17.2 +7.2s 2 20 16. 1:03.8 5. Ralph Hutton Canada2:20.8 +10.8s 7 16 24. 1:05.9 6. Gustav Ocampo Peru2:31.4 +21.4s 1 17 31. 1:08.4
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Philip Riker United States2:12.6 +2.6s 3 18 4. 1:00.0 2. Brian Jenkins Great Britain2:15.5 +5.5s 7 21 12. 1:05.1 3. Oleg Fotin Soviet Union2:17.3 +7.3s 1 19 17. 1:06.9 4. Gabriel Altamirano Tames Mexico2:17.9 +7.9s 4 18 19. 1:04.1 5. Wolfgang Platzeck UT Germany2:18.7 +8.7s 6 20 22. 1:05.7 6. Volker Deckardt Austria2:21.3 +11.3s 5 20 25. 1:06.7 7. Dirk Langerhorst Netherlands2:22.5 +12.5s 2 18 26. 1:05.9
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Luis Nicolao Argentina2:15.0 +5.0s 1 20 9. 1:04.8 2. John Stark Australia2:15.3 +5.3s 6 16 11. 1:04.8 3. Valentin Kuzmin Soviet Union2:15.5 +5.5s 3 23 12. 1:05.1 4. Werner Freitag UT Germany2:16.9 +6.9s 2 18 15. 1:05.6 5. Juan Alanis Guerrero Mexico2:23.9 +13.9s 7 18 27. 1:06.1 6. Bernard Cheng-Wah Chan Malaysia2:26.6 +16.6s 5 18 29. 1:08.3 -. Karl Eriksson SwedenDNS 4 20 -.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Kevin Berry Australia2:11.0 +1.0s 6 19 2. 1:03.1 2. Kosuke Sato Japan2:12.4 +2.4s 4 22 3. 1:02.1 3. Daniel Sherry Canada2:12.9 +2.9s 3 18 6. 1:04.0 2. Atsushi Obayashi Japan2:15.1 +5.1s 1 21 10. 1:03.6 4. David Gerrard New Zealand2:16.3 +6.3s 7 19 14. 1:04.5 5. Avraham Melamed Israel2:20.7 +10.7s 1 20 23. 1:07.1 6. Carlos Canepa Peru2:24.9 +14.9s 2 21 28. 1:06.5 7. Joaquin Pujol Simon Spain2:28.3 +18.3s 5 18 30. 1:08.0
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Carl Robie United States2:10.0 OR 2 19 1. 1:01.9 2. Antonello Rastrelli Italy2:17.3 +7.3s 7 19 17. 1:06.6 3. Hermann Lotter UT Germany2:18.2 +8.2s 5 24 20. 1:05.9 4. Victor Manuel Fonseca Portugal2:18.3 +8.3s 6 18 21. 1:06.5 5. Narong Chokumnuay Thailand2:32.5 +22.5s 4 20 32. 1:09.0 -. Jean Pommat FranceDNS 3 20 -. -. John Thurley Great BritainDNS 5 16 -.
Final time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Kevin Berry Australia2:06.6 WR 5 19 1. 1:00.4 2. Carl Robie United States2:07.5 PB +0.9s 4 19 2. 1:00.4 3. Fred Schmidt United States2:09.3 +2.7s 6 20 3. 1:00.2 4. Philip Riker United States2:11.0 +4.4s 3 18 4. 1:01.7 5. Valentin Kuzmin Soviet Union2:11.3 +4.7s 7 23 5. 1:02.8 6. Yoshinori Kadonaga Japan2:12.6 +6.0s 1 17 6. 1:03.0 7. Brett Hill Australia2:12.8 +6.2s 2 20 7. 1:03.2 8. Daniel Sherry Canada2:14.6 +8.0s 8 18 8. 1:02.4 Semis time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Carl Robie United States2:09.3 OR 4 19 1. 1:02.3 1. Kevin Berry Australia2:09.8 +0.5s 4 19 2. 1:03.7 2. Philip Riker United States2:09.9 +0.6s 5 18 3. 1:03.8 2. Fred Schmidt United States2:11.5 +2.2s 6 20 4. 1:02.5 3. Brett Hill Australia2:11.9 +2.6s 3 20 5. 1:02.3 3. Valentin Kuzmin Soviet Union2:11.9 +2.6s 1 23 5. 1:01.3 3. Yoshinori Kadonaga Japan2:12.3 +3.0s 6 17 7. 1:03.9 4. Daniel Sherry Canada2:12.9 +3.6s 3 18 8. 1:03.5 5. Kosuke Sato Japan2:13.4 +4.1s 5 22 9. 1:02.5 6. Werner Freitag UT Germany2:13.5 +4.2s 8 18 10. 1:05.1 7. Luis Nicolao Argentina2:13.7 +4.4s 2 20 11. 1:01.4 5. Atsushi Obayashi Japan2:14.1 +4.8s 2 21 12. 1:02.4 6. David Gerrard New Zealand2:15.4 +6.1s 1 19 13. 1:02.1 7. Brian Jenkins Great Britain2:15.5 +6.2s 7 21 14. 1:04.8 8. Giampiero Fossati Italy2:18.1 +8.8s 8 20 15. 1:05.5 8. John Stark Australia2:18.4 +9.1s 7 16 16. 1:03.5 Heats time gap L Y Rk 100m 1. Carl Robie United States2:10.0 OR 2 19 1. 1:01.9 1. Kevin Berry Australia2:11.0 +1.0s 6 19 2. 1:03.1 2. Kosuke Sato Japan2:12.4 +2.4s 4 22 3. 1:02.1 1. Philip Riker United States2:12.6 +2.6s 3 18 4. 1:00.0 1. Brett Hill Australia2:12.8 +2.8s 3 20 5. 1:02.7 3. Daniel Sherry Canada2:12.9 +2.9s 3 18 6. 1:04.0 2. Fred Schmidt United States2:13.3 +3.3s 6 20 7. 1:01.7 3. Yoshinori Kadonaga Japan2:14.5 +4.5s 4 17 8. 1:03.8 1. Luis Nicolao Argentina2:15.0 +5.0s 1 20 9. 1:04.8 2. Atsushi Obayashi Japan2:15.1 +5.1s 1 21 10. 1:03.6 2. John Stark Australia2:15.3 +5.3s 6 16 11. 1:04.8 2. Brian Jenkins Great Britain2:15.5 +5.5s 7 21 12. 1:05.1 3. Valentin Kuzmin Soviet Union2:15.5 +5.5s 3 23 12. 1:05.1 4. David Gerrard New Zealand2:16.3 +6.3s 7 19 14. 1:04.5 4. Werner Freitag UT Germany2:16.9 +6.9s 2 18 15. 1:05.6 4. Giampiero Fossati Italy2:17.2 +7.2s 2 20 16. 1:03.8 3. Oleg Fotin Soviet Union2:17.3 +7.3s 1 19 17. 1:06.9 2. Antonello Rastrelli Italy2:17.3 +7.3s 7 19 17. 1:06.6 4. Gabriel Altamirano Tames Mexico2:17.9 +7.9s 4 18 19. 1:04.1 3. Hermann Lotter UT Germany2:18.2 +8.2s 5 24 20. 1:05.9 4. Victor Manuel Fonseca Portugal2:18.3 +8.3s 6 18 21. 1:06.5 5. Wolfgang Platzeck UT Germany2:18.7 +8.7s 6 20 22. 1:05.7 5. Avraham Melamed Israel2:20.7 +10.7s 1 20 23. 1:07.1 5. Ralph Hutton Canada2:20.8 +10.8s 7 16 24. 1:05.9 6. Volker Deckardt Austria2:21.3 +11.3s 5 20 25. 1:06.7 7. Dirk Langerhorst Netherlands2:22.5 +12.5s 2 18 26. 1:05.9 5. Juan Alanis Guerrero Mexico2:23.9 +13.9s 7 18 27. 1:06.1 6. Carlos Canepa Peru2:24.9 +14.9s 2 21 28. 1:06.5 6. Bernard Cheng-Wah Chan Malaysia2:26.6 +16.6s 5 18 29. 1:08.3 7. Joaquin Pujol Simon Spain2:28.3 +18.3s 5 18 30. 1:08.0 6. Gustav Ocampo Peru2:31.4 +21.4s 1 17 31. 1:08.4 5. Narong Chokumnuay Thailand2:32.5 +22.5s 4 20 32. 1:09.0 -. Karl Eriksson SwedenDNS 4 20 -. -. Jean Pommat FranceDNS 3 20 -. -. John Thurley Great BritainDNS 5 16 -.
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