Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
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The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1964 Summer Olympics
took place between October 13 and October 15. This swimming
event used the breaststroke
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Key: WR = World record
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
took place between October 13 and October 15. This swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used the breaststroke
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ian O'Brien Ian O'Brien Ian Lovett O'Brien is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time... |
2:27.8 | WR | |
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Georgy Prokopenko | 2:28.2 | ||
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Chet Jastremski Chet Jastremski Chester Andrew Jastremski is a former American Olympic swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 200 meter Breaststroke at the 1964 Tokyo Games. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1977. He also swam with the Indiana Hoosiers swim team... |
2:29.6 | ||
| 4 | Aleksandr T'ut'ak'aevi | 2:31.0 | ||
| 5 | Egon Henninger | 2:31.1 | ||
| 6 | Osamu Tsurumine | 2:33.6 | ||
| 7 | Wayne Anderson | 2:35.0 | ||
| 8 | Vladimir Kosinsky Vladimir Kosinsky Vladimir Ivanovich Kosinsky was a Soviet swimmer. Over his career he won two silver and one bronze Olympic medals for the Soviet Union. He was born in Kotlas, Arkhangelsk, Russia.-References:**... |
2:38.1 |
Key: WR = World record