Men 200m Backstroke I Swimming World Championship 1973 Beograd, Yugoslavia - Thursday, 6th September - Gold Medal: Roland Matthes, East Germany |
Final Ranking | time | | gap | pts | age | L | 100m | 1. Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:01.878 | WR | | 846 | 22 | 4 | 59.455s | 2. Zoltan Verraszto | Hungary | 2:05.890 | | +4.02s | 768 | 17 | 5 | 1:00.466 | 3. John Naber | United States | 2:06.917 | | +5.04s | 750 | 17 | 2 | 1:00.318 | 4. Robert Williams | Australia | 2:08.166 | | +6.29s | 728 | | 6 | 1:02.978 | 5. Paul Hove | United States | 2:08.174 | | +6.30s | 728 | | 7 | 1:01.952 | 6. Mark Tonelli | Australia | 2:09.633 | | +7.76s | 703 | 16 | 3 | 1:03.905 | 7. Massimo Nistri | Italy | 2:10.111 | | +8.24s | 696 | 17 | 1 | 1:03.568 | 8. Robert Rudolf | Hungary | 2:11.425 | | +9.55s | 675 | 16 | 8 | 1:03.669 |
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World Record: Roland Matthes, East Germany 2:02.82 OG Munchen, West Germany 2nd September 1972 |
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Heats - Thursday, 6th September | Best 8 times advanced to Final. |
Heat 4 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 1. Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:06.75 | CR | | - | 22 | 1. | 2. Zoltan Verraszto | Hungary | 2:07.49 | | +0.74s | - | 17 | 2. | 15.Nenad Milos | Yugoslavia | 2:13.48 | | +6.73s | - | 18 | 3. | 16.Anders Sandberg | Sweden | 2:13.72 | | +6.97s | - | 20 | 4. | 18.J Flores | Mexico | 2:14.43 | | +7.68s | - | _ | 5. | 19.Karim Ressang | Netherlands | 2:14.61 | | +7.86s | - | 17 | 6. | 23.Carlos A Santiago Bermudez | Puerto Rico | 2:17.06 | | +10.31s | - | _ | 7. | 24.Piotr Dlucik | Poland | 2:17.30 | | +10.55s | - | 19 | 8. |
Heat 3 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 4. Robert Williams | Australia | 2:09.81 | | +3.06s | - | _ | 1. | 5. John Naber | United States | 2:10.13 | | +3.38s | - | 17 | 2. | 7. Massimo Nistri | Italy | 2:11.03 | | +4.28s | - | 17 | 3. | 10.Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 2:12.08 | | +5.33s | - | 17 | 4. | 21.Eduardo Perez | Mexico | 2:16.46 | | +9.71s | - | 16 | 5. | 25.Helmut Podolan | Austria | 2:18.30 | | +11.55s | - | 18 | 6. | -. Klaus Steinbach | West Germany | DNS | | - | - | 19 | 3 |
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Heat 2 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 6. Paul Hove | United States | 2:10.22 | | +3.47s | - | _ | 1. | 11.Leif Ericsson | Sweden | 2:12.09 | | +5.34s | - | 17 | 2. | 12.Ian Mackenzie | Canada | 2:12.21 | | +5.46s | - | 19 | 3. | 13.Predrag Milos | Yugoslavia | 2:12.38 | | +5.63s | - | 18 | 4. | 17.Carlos Berrocal | Puerto Rico | 2:14.31 | | +7.56s | - | 16 | 5. | 26.Ramon Volcan | Venezuela | 2:20.09 | | +13.34s | - | 17 | 6. | -. Ali Gharbi | Tunisia | DNS | | - | - | 18 | 2 |
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Heat 1 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 3. Mark Tonelli | Australia | 2:09.55 | CR | +2.80s | - | 16 | 1. | 8. Robert Rudolf | Hungary | 2:11.22 | | +4.47s | - | 16 | 2. | 9. Colin Cunningham | Great Britain | 2:11.74 | | +4.99s | - | 18 | 3. | 14.Romulo Arantes Filho | Brazil | 2:12.93 | | +6.18s | - | 16 | 4. | 20.Cesar Lourenco | Brazil | 2:15.97 | | +9.22s | - | _ | 5. | 22.Steve Pickell | Canada | 2:16.56 | | +9.81s | - | 16 | 6. | 27.Evangelos Koskinas | Greece | 2:24.19 | | +17.44s | - | 14 | 7. |
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Heats Ranking | time | | gap | age | R. H | 1. Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:06.75 | CR | | 22 | 1. 4 | 2. Zoltan Verraszto | Hungary | 2:07.49 | | +0.74s | 17 | 2. 4 | 3. Mark Tonelli | Australia | 2:09.55 | CR | +2.80s | 16 | 1. 1 | 4. Robert Williams | Australia | 2:09.81 | | +3.06s | _ | 1. 3 | 5. John Naber | United States | 2:10.13 | | +3.38s | 17 | 2. 3 | 6. Paul Hove | United States | 2:10.22 | | +3.47s | _ | 1. 2 | 7. Massimo Nistri | Italy | 2:11.03 | | +4.28s | 17 | 3. 3 | 8. Robert Rudolf | Hungary | 2:11.22 | | +4.47s | 16 | 2. 1 | eliminated | 9. Colin Cunningham | Great Britain | 2:11.74 | | +4.99s | 18 | 3. 1 | 10.Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 2:12.08 | | +5.33s | 17 | 4. 3 | 11.Leif Ericsson | Sweden | 2:12.09 | | +5.34s | 17 | 2. 2 | 12.Ian Mackenzie | Canada | 2:12.21 | | +5.46s | 19 | 3. 2 | 13.Predrag Milos | Yugoslavia | 2:12.38 | | +5.63s | 18 | 4. 2 | 14.Romulo Arantes Filho | Brazil | 2:12.93 | | +6.18s | 16 | 4. 1 | 15.Nenad Milos | Yugoslavia | 2:13.48 | | +6.73s | 18 | 3. 4 | 16.Anders Sandberg | Sweden | 2:13.72 | | +6.97s | 20 | 4. 4 | 17.Carlos Berrocal | Puerto Rico | 2:14.31 | | +7.56s | 16 | 5. 2 | 18.J Flores | Mexico | 2:14.43 | | +7.68s | _ | 5. 4 | 19.Karim Ressang | Netherlands | 2:14.61 | | +7.86s | 17 | 6. 4 | 20.Cesar Lourenco | Brazil | 2:15.97 | | +9.22s | _ | 5. 1 | 21.Eduardo Perez | Mexico | 2:16.46 | | +9.71s | 16 | 5. 3 | 22.Steve Pickell | Canada | 2:16.56 | | +9.81s | 16 | 6. 1 | 23.Carlos A Santiago Bermudez | Puerto Rico | 2:17.06 | | +10.31s | _ | 7. 4 | 24.Piotr Dlucik | Poland | 2:17.30 | | +10.55s | 19 | 8. 4 | 25.Helmut Podolan | Austria | 2:18.30 | | +11.55s | 18 | 6. 3 | 26.Ramon Volcan | Venezuela | 2:20.09 | | +13.34s | 17 | 6. 2 | 27.Evangelos Koskinas | Greece | 2:24.19 | | +17.44s | 14 | 7. 1 | -. Ali Gharbi | Tunisia | DNS | | - | 18 | 2 | -. Klaus Steinbach | West Germany | DNS | | - | 19 | 3 |
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