Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | |||||||||
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| Dates | 9 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 10 August 2016 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 30 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.46 NR | |||||||||
| 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 breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 9–10 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
Double Asian Games champion Dmitriy Balandin surprised the field of breaststrokers from the outside to become Kazakhstan's first ever gold medalist in swimming.[2][3] Coming from behind in lane eight, he produced a late surge about the midway of the final leg to upset the pool for an unexpected Olympic triumph with a 2:07.46.[4][5] U.S. top-ranked breaststroker Josh Prenot nearly charged to the front at the final stretch, before fading to a runner-up finish in 2:07.53, a 0.07 of a second behind the Kazakh.[6] Meanwhile, Russia's Anton Chupkov scorched his way into the final podium spot, putting up a time of 2:07.70 to take the bronze.[7][8]
Great Britain's Andrew Willis improved upon his eighth-place feat from London 2012 to finish fourth with a 2:07.78, narrowly missing out of medals by 0.08 of a second.[9] Japan's Yasuhiro Koseki seized a comfortable lead throughout the majority of the race, but slipped down the home stretch to fifth in 2:07.80.[10] Koseki's teammate Ippei Watanabe posted a sixth-place time in 2:07.87, while defending World champion Marco Koch of Germany (2:08.00) and Prenot's fellow countryman Kevin Cordes (2:08.34) rounded out the top eight.[8]
Before the breakthrough finale, Watanabe threw down a top-seeded time of 2:07.22 in the semifinals to slice 0.07 seconds off the existing Olympic record set by Hungary's defending champion Dániel Gyurta, who had narrowly missed the top sixteen field earlier in the heats.[11][12]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) | 2:07.01 | Gifu, Japan | 15 September 2012 |
| Olympic record |  Daniel Gyurta (HUN) | 2:07.28 | London, United Kingdom | 1 August 2012 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August | Semifinal 1 | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 2:07.22 | OR |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 2:07.22 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 2 | Josh Prenot |  United States | 2:07.78 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Yasuhiro Koseki | Japan | 2:07.91 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Dmitriy Balandin |  Kazakhstan | 2:08.20 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Ilya Khomenko |  Russia | 2:09.73 | |
| 6 | 7 | Erik Persson |  Sweden | 2:10.12 | |
| 7 | 8 | Luca Pizzini |  Italy | 2:11.53 | |
| 8 | 1 | Carlos Claverie |  Venezuela | 2:11.56 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Andrew Willis |  Great Britain | 2:07.73 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Kevin Cordes | United States | 2:07.99 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Anton Chupkov | Russia | 2:08.08 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Marco Koch |  Germany | 2:08.12 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mao Feilian |  China | 2:09.64 | |
| 6 | 1 | Li Xiang | China | 2:10.92 | |
| 7 | 8 | Craig Benson | Great Britain | 2:10.93 | |
| 8 | 7 | Matti Mattsson |  Finland | 2:12.99 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 8 | Dmitriy Balandin | Kazakhstan | 2:07.46 | NR |
 | 3 | Josh Prenot | United States | 2:07.53 | |
 | 7 | Anton Chupkov | Russia | 2:07.70 | NR |
| 4 | 5 | Andrew Willis | Great Britain | 2:07.78 | |
| 5 | 6 | Yasuhiro Koseki | Japan | 2:07.80 | |
| 6 | 4 | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 2:07.87 | |
| 7 | 1 | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:08.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | Kevin Cordes | United States | 2:08.34 |
References
- ↑ "Men's 200m Breaststroke". Rio 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "Dmitriy Balandin gives Kazakhstan its first swimming medal, and it's golden". Los Angeles Times. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan, Spain and Belgium Celebrate Olympic Firsts". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Josh Prenot of U.S. takes silver behind Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Balandin". ESPN. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Trevelyan, Mark (11 August 2016). "Swimming: Balandin swims under the radar to win Kazakh breaststroke gold". Reuters. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (10 August 2016). "Josh Prenot wins silver in 200-meter breaststroke". USA Today. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Russian Breaststroker Anton Chupkov Wins Bronze at Rio Olympics". Sputnik. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Dmitriy Balandin Tops Tight 200 Breast Field; Earns Kazakhstan's First Ever Swimming Gold Medal". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Andrew Willis finishes fourth in 200m breaststroke final". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ McKirdy, Andrew (11 August 2016). "World champ Hoshi settles for bronze in 200 butterfly". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Ippei Watanabe Lowers 200 Breast Olympic Record In Semi-Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Japan's Ippei Watanabe sets a new Olympic record". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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