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