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 Germany1:56.94 OR 4 24 25.94s 55.39s 1:25.53 2. Benny Nielsen Denmark1:58.24 NR +1.30s 6 22 27.12s 57.05s 1:27.65 3. Anthony Mosse New Zealand1:58.28 NR +1.34s 5 23 26.60s 56.34s 1:27.07 4. Tom Ponting Canada1:58.91 +1.97s 1 23 26.98s 57.39s 1:28.16 5. Mel Stewart United States1:59.19 +2.25s 7 19 26.69s 57.00s 1:27.50 6. David Wilson Australia1:59.20 +2.26s 3 21 27.08s 57.59s 1:28.15 7. Jon Kelly Canada1:59.48 +2.54s 2 22 27.35s 57.67s 1:28.34 8. Anthony Nesty Surinam2:00.80 +3.86s 8 20 26.79s 56.91s 1:28.15
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 States2:00.26 5 20 26.66s 56.79s 1:28.32 10.Tim Jones Great Britain2:00.32 +0.06s 6 21 27.16s 57.46s 1:28.87 11.Vadym Yaroshchuk Soviet Union2:00.34 +0.08s 2 22 26.69s 57.02s 1:28.36 12.Nick Hodgson Great Britain2:01.09 +0.83s 1 23 27.50s 58.62s 1:29.67 13.Christophe Bordeau France2:01.46 +1.20s 8 20 27.99s 58.74s 1:29.74 14.Frank Drost Netherlands2:01.59 +1.33s 3 25 27.36s 58.15s 1:29.67 15.Satoshi Takeda Japan2:02.18 +1.92s 7 20 28.08s 58.85s 1:30.23 16.Martin Roberts Australia2:04.28 +4.02s 4 22 27.55s 59.08s 1:31.26
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 Germany1:58.09 Q - 24 1. 26.48s 56.42s 1:26.60 6. Mel Stewart United States1:59.78 Q +1.69s - 19 2. 26.74s 56.94s 1:27.62 8. Anthony Nesty Surinam2:00.17 Q +2.08s - 20 3. 27.21s 57.28s 1:28.36 10.Mark Dean United States2:00.86 q +2.77s - 20 4. 26.52s 56.75s 1:28.42 11.Frank Drost Netherlands2:00.99 q +2.90s - 25 5. 27.10s 57.37s 1:28.57 14.Satoshi Takeda Japan2:01.42 q +3.33s - 20 6. 27.75s 58.05s 1:29.26 23.Jan Larsen Denmark2:03.01 +4.92s - 20 7. 28.16s 58.58s 1:30.14 34.Eduardo Poli Brazil2:06.15 +8.06s - 19 8. 28.25s 59.85s 1:33.02
Heat 5 time gap L Y Rk. 50m 100m 150m 3. David Wilson Australia1:59.02 Q +0.93s - 21 1. 27.65s 58.23s 1:28.59 4. Benny Nielsen Denmark1:59.26 Q +1.17s - 22 2. 27.54s 57.67s 1:27.77 13.Vadym Yaroshchuk Soviet Union2:01.05 q +2.96s - 22 3. 26.98s 58.09s 1:29.20 16.Christophe Bordeau France2:01.70 q +3.61s - 20 4. 28.34s 59.31s 1:30.33 18.Reinhold Leitner Austria2:02.18 +4.09s - 22 5. 27.61s 58.48s 1:29.88 21.Martin Herrmann West Germany2:02.61 +4.52s - 18 6. 27.70s 59.08s 1:31.32 24.Jose Luis Ballester Spain2:03.32 +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 Zealand1:58.71 Q +0.62s - 23 1. 26.77s 57.23s 1:28.03 5. Jon Kelly Canada1:59.40 Q +1.31s - 22 2. 27.28s 57.49s 1:28.35 7. Tom Ponting Canada2:00.08 Q +1.99s - 23 3. 26.84s 57.44s 1:28.51 9. Martin Roberts Australia2:00.32 q +2.23s - 22 4. 27.73s 58.17s 1:28.75 12.Tim Jones Great Britain2:01.01 q +2.92s - 21 5. 27.02s 57.29s 1:28.64 17.Rafal Szukala Poland2:01.91 +3.82s - 17 6. 27.95s 58.85s 1:30.07 19.Hiroshi Miura Japan2:02.30 +4.21s - 22 7. 27.42s 57.99s 1:29.73 22.Ondrej Bures Czechoslovakia2:02.93 +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 Britain2:01.44 q +3.35s - 23 1. 27.65s 58.34s 1:29.72 20.Ross Anderson New Zealand2:02.40 +4.31s - 19 2. 27.98s 59.27s 1:30.88 25.Jean-Marie Arnould Belgium2:03.76 +5.67s - 22 3. 28.58s 59.45s 1:31.43 26.Christer Wallin Sweden2:03.79 +5.70s - 19 4. 28.61s 59.07s 1:31.03 28.Khazan Singh Tokas India2:03.95 +5.86s - 24 5. 27.83s 59.27s 1:31.41 30.Jiang Zhan China2:05.22 +7.13s - 20 6. 28.54s 1:00.00 1:32.83 33.Theophile David Switzerland2:05.58 +7.49s - 24 7. 28.15s 59.54s 1:32.47 -. Matjaz Kozelj YugoslaviaDNS - 18
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk. 50m 100m 150m 26.Diogo Madeira Portugal2:03.79 +5.70s - 18 1. 28.58s 1:00.40 1:31.98 29.Joao Santos Portugal2:04.74 +6.65s - 24 2. 28.40s 1:00.10 1:31.96 31.Ahmed Abdallah Egypt2:05.28 +7.19s - 20 3. 28.47s 59.98s 1:32.35 32.Joseph Eric Buhain Philippines2:05.32 +7.23s - 18 4. 27.95s 58.33s 1:30.54 35.Young-Ho Park South Korea2:08.57 +10.48s - 5. 27.92s 59.89s 1:33.83 37.Mun Kit Koh Singapore2:10.86 +12.77s - 15 6. 29.48s 1:02.70 1:36.54 -. Julian Bolling Sri LankaDNS - 22
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk. 50m 100m 150m 36.Emanuel Nascimento Brazil2:09.40 +11.31s - 18 1. 29.44s 1:02.39 1:35.29 38.Sultan Al-Otaibi Kuwait2:12.89 +14.80s - 18 2. 29.68s 1:03.51 1:37.38 39.William Cleveland US Virgin Islands2:13.19 +15.10s - 22 3. 30.41s 1:03.90 1:38.06 40.Kristan Brent Singleton US Virgin Islands2:19.68 +21.59s - 16 4. 30.72s 1:06.33 1:43.21
Final time gap L Y 50m 100m 150m 1. Michael Gross West Germany1:56.94 OR 4 24 25.94s 55.39s 1:25.53 2. Benny Nielsen Denmark1:58.24 NR +1.30s 6 22 27.12s 57.05s 1:27.65 3. Anthony Mosse New Zealand1:58.28 NR +1.34s 5 23 26.60s 56.34s 1:27.07 4. Tom Ponting Canada1:58.91 +1.97s 1 23 26.98s 57.39s 1:28.16 5. Mel Stewart United States1:59.19 +2.25s 7 19 26.69s 57.00s 1:27.50 6. David Wilson Australia1:59.20 +2.26s 3 21 27.08s 57.59s 1:28.15 7. Jon Kelly Canada1:59.48 +2.54s 2 22 27.35s 57.67s 1:28.34 8. Anthony Nesty Surinam2:00.80 +3.86s 8 20 26.79s 56.91s 1:28.15 Final B time gap L Y 50m 100m 150m 9. Mark Dean United States2:00.26 5 20 26.66s 56.79s 1:28.32 10.Tim Jones Great Britain2:00.32 +0.06s 6 21 27.16s 57.46s 1:28.87 11.Vadym Yaroshchuk Soviet Union2:00.34 +0.08s 2 22 26.69s 57.02s 1:28.36 12.Nick Hodgson Great Britain2:01.09 +0.83s 1 23 27.50s 58.62s 1:29.67 13.Christophe Bordeau France2:01.46 +1.20s 8 20 27.99s 58.74s 1:29.74 14.Frank Drost Netherlands2:01.59 +1.33s 3 25 27.36s 58.15s 1:29.67 15.Satoshi Takeda Japan2:02.18 +1.92s 7 20 28.08s 58.85s 1:30.23 16.Martin Roberts Australia2:04.28 +4.02s 4 22 27.55s 59.08s 1:31.26 Heat time gap L Y 50m 100m 150m 1. Michael Gross West Germany1:58.09 Q - 24 26.48s 56.42s 1:26.60 2. Anthony Mosse New Zealand1:58.71 Q +0.62s - 23 26.77s 57.23s 1:28.03 3. David Wilson Australia1:59.02 Q +0.93s - 21 27.65s 58.23s 1:28.59 4. Benny Nielsen Denmark1:59.26 Q +1.17s - 22 27.54s 57.67s 1:27.77 5. Jon Kelly Canada1:59.40 Q +1.31s - 22 27.28s 57.49s 1:28.35 6. Mel Stewart United States1:59.78 Q +1.69s - 19 26.74s 56.94s 1:27.62 7. Tom Ponting Canada2:00.08 Q +1.99s - 23 26.84s 57.44s 1:28.51 8. Anthony Nesty Surinam2:00.17 Q +2.08s - 20 27.21s 57.28s 1:28.36 9. Martin Roberts Australia2:00.32 q +2.23s - 22 27.73s 58.17s 1:28.75 10.Mark Dean United States2:00.86 q +2.77s - 20 26.52s 56.75s 1:28.42 11.Frank Drost Netherlands2:00.99 q +2.90s - 25 27.10s 57.37s 1:28.57 12.Tim Jones Great Britain2:01.01 q +2.92s - 21 27.02s 57.29s 1:28.64 13.Vadym Yaroshchuk Soviet Union2:01.05 q +2.96s - 22 26.98s 58.09s 1:29.20 14.Satoshi Takeda Japan2:01.42 q +3.33s - 20 27.75s 58.05s 1:29.26 15.Nick Hodgson Great Britain2:01.44 q +3.35s - 23 27.65s 58.34s 1:29.72 16.Christophe Bordeau France2:01.70 q +3.61s - 20 28.34s 59.31s 1:30.33 17.Rafal Szukala Poland2:01.91 +3.82s - 17 27.95s 58.85s 1:30.07 18.Reinhold Leitner Austria2:02.18 +4.09s - 22 27.61s 58.48s 1:29.88 19.Hiroshi Miura Japan2:02.30 +4.21s - 22 27.42s 57.99s 1:29.73 20.Ross Anderson New Zealand2:02.40 +4.31s - 19 27.98s 59.27s 1:30.88 21.Martin Herrmann West Germany2:02.61 +4.52s - 18 27.70s 59.08s 1:31.32 22.Ondrej Bures Czechoslovakia2:02.93 +4.84s - 22 27.90s 58.78s 1:29.95 23.Jan Larsen Denmark2:03.01 +4.92s - 20 28.16s 58.58s 1:30.14 24.Jose Luis Ballester Spain2:03.32 +5.23s - 19 28.05s 59.16s 1:30.19 25.Jean-Marie Arnould Belgium2:03.76 +5.67s - 22 28.58s 59.45s 1:31.43 26.Diogo Madeira Portugal2:03.79 +5.70s - 18 28.58s 1:00.40 1:31.98 26.Christer Wallin Sweden2:03.79 +5.70s - 19 28.61s 59.07s 1:31.03 28.Khazan Singh Tokas India2:03.95 +5.86s - 24 27.83s 59.27s 1:31.41 29.Joao Santos Portugal2:04.74 +6.65s - 24 28.40s 1:00.10 1:31.96 30.Jiang Zhan China2:05.22 +7.13s - 20 28.54s 1:00.00 1:32.83 31.Ahmed Abdallah Egypt2:05.28 +7.19s - 20 28.47s 59.98s 1:32.35 32.Joseph Eric Buhain Philippines2:05.32 +7.23s - 18 27.95s 58.33s 1:30.54 33.Theophile David Switzerland2:05.58 +7.49s - 24 28.15s 59.54s 1:32.47 34.Eduardo Poli Brazil2:06.15 +8.06s - 19 28.25s 59.85s 1:33.02 35.Young-Ho Park South Korea2:08.57 +10.48s - 27.92s 59.89s 1:33.83 36.Emanuel Nascimento Brazil2:09.40 +11.31s - 18 29.44s 1:02.39 1:35.29 37.Mun Kit Koh Singapore2:10.86 +12.77s - 15 29.48s 1:02.70 1:36.54 38.Sultan Al-Otaibi Kuwait2:12.89 +14.80s - 18 29.68s 1:03.51 1:37.38 39.William Cleveland US Virgin Islands2:13.19 +15.10s - 22 30.41s 1:03.90 1:38.06 40.Kristan Brent Singleton US Virgin Islands2:19.68 +21.59s - 16 30.72s 1:06.33 1:43.21 -. Julian Bolling Sri LankaDNS - 22 -. Matjaz Kozelj YugoslaviaDNS - 18
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