Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | August 13, 2008 (heats) August 14, 2008 (semifinals) August 15, 2008 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 42 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:54.23 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2008 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 | 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 2008 Olympic Games took place on 13–15 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China.[1]
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps blasted a new world record to defend his title in the event, and more importantly, claim his sixth Olympic gold, twelfth career, and fourteenth overall medal. He established a sterling time of 1:54.23 to lower his prior standard from the Olympic trials by almost six-tenths of a second (0.60). Hungary's László Cseh added a third silver to his collection, finishing with a European record of 1:56.52. Phelps' teammate and archrival Ryan Lochte earned a bronze in a time of 1:56.53, just a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind Cseh. The podium placements also replicated the results of the 400 m individual medley, held on the first day of the Games.[2][3]
Brazil's Thiago Pereira finished fourth with a time of 1:58.14, and was followed in the fifth spot by Japan's Ken Takakuwa, in an Asian record of 1:58.22. A full second later, Great Britain's James Goddard posted a time of 1:59.24 to earn a sixth spot, while Canada's Keith Beavers (1:59.43) and Goddard's teammate Liam Tancock (2:00.76) rounded out the finale.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
1:54.80 | Omaha, United States | 5 July 2008 | [4] |
| Olympic record | Michael Phelps (USA) |
1:57.14 | Athens, Greece | 19 August 2004 | - |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 15 | Final | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:54.23 | WR |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:57.70 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | László Cseh |  Hungary |
1:58.19 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ken Takakuwa |  Japan |
1:58.49 | Q, AS |
| 4 | 1 | Liam Tancock | .svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain |
1:59.42 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Keith Beavers | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
1:59.43 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Darian Townsend |  South Africa |
1:59.65 | |
| 7 | 7 | Gal Nevo |  Israel |
2:00.43 | |
| 8 | 8 | Dinko Jukić |  Austria |
2:00.98 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ryan Lochte | United States |
1:57.69 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Thiago Pereira |  Brazil |
1:58.06 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | James Goddard | Great Britain |
1:58.63 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Bradley Ally |  Barbados |
1:59.53 | |
| 5 | 2 | Takuro Fujii | Japan |
1:59.59 | |
| 6 | 6 | Alessio Boggiatto |  Italy |
1:59.77 | |
| 7 | 8 | Leith Brodie |  Australia |
2:00.57 | |
| 8 | 7 | Vytautas Janušaitis |  Lithuania |
2:00.76 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Michael Phelps | United States
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1:54.23 | WR |
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6 | László Cseh | Hungary
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1:56.52 | EU |
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4 | Ryan Lochte | United States
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1:56.53 | |
| 4 | 3 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil
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1:58.14 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ken Takakuwa | Japan
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1:58.22 | AS |
| 6 | 7 | James Goddard | Great Britain
|
1:59.24 | |
| 7 | 8 | Keith Beavers | Canada
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1:59.43 | |
| 8 | 1 | Liam Tancock | Great Britain
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2:00.76 |
References
- ^ "Olympic Swimming Schedule". USA Today. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b Lohn, John (14 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Michael Phelps Wins Sixth Gold, World Record in 200 IM". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (15 August 2008). "Phelps Moves 200 Meters Closer to His Goal". New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Van Valkenburg, Kevin (5 July 2008). "Phelps in a world of his own". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
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