Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 10 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 11 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:54.66 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
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 | women |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
Marathon | ||
10 km | men | women |
The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 10–11 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
Summary
As the most decorated Olympian of all-time, Michael Phelps continued to etch his name into the history records with a first Olympic four-peat in the same individual swimming event. Hanging with some of his career rivals at the final turn, Phelps established a body-length lead over the rest of the field on the freestyle leg to claim his 22nd gold medal and 26th overall in 1:54.66.[2][3][4] Trailing almost two seconds behind Phelps, Japan's Kosuke Hagino produced a late surge to snatch the silver with a 1:56.61.[5] Meanwhile, China's Wang Shun took home the bronze in 1:57.05, joining Hagino as the first Asian men to stand on the podium in this event.[6][7]
Hagino's teammate Hiromasa Fujimori missed out of the medals with a fourth-place time in 1:57.21. Phelps' longtime rival and twelve-time medalist Ryan Lochte seized a brief lead into the halfway point with a signature backstroke swim, but faded down the home stretch to fifth, and missed out on his fourth straight medal in this event with a 1:57.47, a hundredth of a second ahead of Germany's Philip Heintz (1:57.48).[8] Backed by the raucous home crowd, Brazilian medal favorite Thiago Pereira, who got off to an early lead with a powerful butterfly effort, slipped to seventh with a 1:58.02. Great Britain's Daniel Wallace posted an eighth-place finish of 1:58.54 to round out the field.[7]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 1:54.00 | Shanghai, China | 28 July 2011 | [9][10] |
Olympic record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 1:54.23 | Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 | [11] |
Competition format
The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan | 1:57.38 | Q |
2 | 6 | Wang Shun | China | 1:58.12 | Q |
3 | 4 | Philip Heintz | Germany | 1:58.85 | Q |
4 | 5 | Henrique Rodrigues | Brazil | 1:59.23 | |
5 | 7 | Alexis Santos | Portugal | 2:00.08 | |
6 | 8 | Bradlee Ashby | New Zealand | 2:00.45 | |
7 | 1 | Eduardo Solaeche | Spain | 2:00.47 | |
8 | 2 | Simon Sjödin | Sweden | 2:00.81 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:55.78 | Q |
2 | 4 | Ryan Lochte | United States | 1:56.28 | Q |
3 | 3 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 1:57.11 | Q |
4 | 7 | Daniel Wallace | Great Britain | 1:57.97 | Q |
5 | 6 | Hiromasa Fujimori | Japan | 1:58.20 | Q |
6 | 8 | Ieuan Lloyd | Great Britain | 1:59.49 | |
7 | 2 | Andreas Vazaios | Greece | 1:59.54 | |
8 | 1 | Jérémy Desplanches | Switzerland | 2:00.38 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:54.66 | ||
6 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan | 1:56.61 | ||
7 | Wang Shun | China | 1:57.05 | ||
4 | 1 | Hiromasa Fujimori | Japan | 1:57.21 | |
5 | 5 | Ryan Lochte | United States | 1:57.47 | |
6 | 8 | Philip Heintz | Germany | 1:57.48 | NR |
7 | 3 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 1:58.02 | |
8 | 2 | Daniel Wallace | Great Britain | 1:58.54 |
References
- ^ a b "Men's 200m Individual Medley". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Auerbach, Nicole (11 August 2016). "Michael Phelps takes no shortcuts on path to fourth Rio Olympics gold medal". USA Today. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Michael Phelps blows away competition in 200-meter I.M. for 22nd gold medal". CBS News. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Gregory, Sean (11 August 2016). "Michael Phelps Wins 22nd Gold Medal as U.S. Swimmers Break New Ground in Rio". Time. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ McKirdy, Andrew (12 August 2016). "Kaneto victorious in 200-meter breaststroke; Phelps beats Hagino for 22nd gold". The Japan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Superb Michael Phelps writes yet more history in Rio as he claims 22nd gold medal win". South China Morning Post. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Michael Phelps Collects 22nd Gold Medal; Becomes First Swimmer Ever To Fourpeat An Event". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Michael Phelps takes gold, Ryan Lochte fails to medal in 200 IM". ESPN. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Ryan Lochte sets world record in 200 IM". ESPN. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Sets First Post Techsuit-Era World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (15 August 2008). "Phelps Moves 200 Meters Closer to His Goal". New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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