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200 metres Backstroke, Men

Date	11 – 13 October 1964
Status	Olympic
Location	Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyogijo, Shibuya, Tokyo
Participants	34 from 21 countries

The defending Olympic champion in this event was Ernst Hoppenberg of Germany, who had won in 1900, the last time the 200 backstroke was contested at the Olympics. Hoppenburg did not compete in Tokyo, having died in 1937. In 1964 the 200 replaced the 100 backstroke that was usually on the Olympic Program. The last four world records at 200 back had been set by American Tom Stock but he did not make the US team for Tokyo. It mattered little to the Americans as they swept the medals, led by Jed Graef who swam 2:10.3 to better Stock’s world mark, with Gary Dilley close behind in second. The bronze medal position came down to Bob Bennett against Shigeo Fukushima, with the Japanese closing fast, but Bennett hung on to complete the sweep for the USA.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Jed Graef	USA	2:14.5 (1 h3)	2:13.7 (1 h2)	2:10.3 (1)	Gold
2	Gary Dilley	USA	2:14.2 (1 h5)	2:13.8 (1 h1)	2:10.5 (2)	Silver
3	Bob Bennett	USA	2:16.1 (1 h1)	2:16.3 (4 h1)	2:13.1 (3)	Bronze
4	Shigeo Fukushima	JPN	2:14.7 (1 h2)	2:14.1 (2 h1)	2:13.2 (4)
5	Ernst-Joachim Küppers	GER	2:17.9 (2 h4)	2:15.3 (2 h2)	2:15.7 (5)
6	Viktor Mazanov	URS	2:16.8 (2 h2)	2:15.4 (3 h2)	2:15.9 (6)
7	Ralph Hutton	CAN	2:17.8 (3 h1)	2:15.8 (3 h1)	2:15.9 (7)
8	Peter Reynolds	AUS	2:15.9 (2 h5)	2:15.6 (4 h2)	2:16.6 (8)
9	Dino Rora	ITA	2:17.8 (3 h3)	2:16.7 (5 h2)	–
10	Isagi Osumi	JPN	2:17.3 (2 h1)	2:17.0 (5 h1)	–
11	József Csikány	HUN	2:18.3 (3 h5)	2:17.5 (6 h1)	–
12	Keisuke Ito	JPN	2:16.7 (2 h3)	2:17.6 (7 h1)	–
13	Ezio Della Savia	ITA	2:16.6 (1 h4)	2:18.4 (6 h2)	–
14	Henri van Osch	NED	2:19.1 (4 h1)	2:19.7 (8 h1)	–
15	Wolfgang Wagner	GER	2:18.5 (4 h5)	2:20.2 (7 h2)	–
16	Carlos van der Maath	ARG	2:19.6 (5 h5)	2:21.3 (8 h2)	–
17	Jesús Cabrera	ESP	2:19.7 (4 h3)	–	–
18	Ivan Ferák	TCH	2:20.0 (3 h4)	–	–
=19	Jürgen Dietze	GER	2:20.4 (3 h2)	–	–
=19	Jan Weeteling	NED	2:20.4 (4 h2)	–	–
21	Friedrich Suda	AUT	2:20.7 (4 h4)	–	–
22	Ron Jacks	CAN	2:21.3 (5 h4)	–	–
23	Geoff Thwaites	GBR	2:22.0 (6 h4)	–	–
24	Robert Christophe	FRA	2:22.5 (6 h5)	–	–
25	Lars Kraus Jensen	DEN	2:23.3 (5 h1)	–	–
=26	Pedro Diz	ARG	2:24.9 (5 h3)	–	–
=26	Herman Verbauwen	BEL	2:24.9 (6 h1)	–	–
28	Gerhard Wieland	AUT	2:25.9 (6 h3)	–	–
29	John Byrom	AUS	2:27.0 (5 h2)	–	–
30	Augusto Ferrero	PER	2:29.9 (7 h3)	–	–
31	Ákos Gulyás	HUN	2:30.5 (6 h2)	–	–
32	Elliot Chenaux	PUR	2:33.1 (7 h2)	–	–
33	Michael Eu	MAS	2:35.8 (7 h1)	–	–
34	Chan Kam Hong	HKG	2:46.0 (7 h4)	–	–
DNS	Somchai Chudtipanang	THA	– (DNS h5)	–	–

Round One

Date	11 October 1964 — 20:15
Format	Fastest sixteen advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Gary Dilley	USA	2:14.2	QOR
2	–	Jed Graef	USA	2:14.5	QOR
3	–	Shigeo Fukushima	JPN	2:14.7	QOR
4	–	Peter Reynolds	AUS	2:15.9	Q
5	–	Bob Bennett	USA	2:16.1	QOR
6	–	Ezio Della Savia	ITA	2:16.6	Q
7	–	Keisuke Ito	JPN	2:16.7	Q
8	–	Viktor Mazanov	URS	2:16.8	Q
9	–	Isagi Osumi	JPN	2:17.3	Q
=10	–	Ralph Hutton	CAN	2:17.8	Q
=10	–	Dino Rora	ITA	2:17.8	Q
12	–	Ernst-Joachim Küppers	GER	2:17.9	Q
13	–	József Csikány	HUN	2:18.3	Q
14	–	Wolfgang Wagner	GER	2:18.5	Q
15	–	Henri van Osch	NED	2:19.1	Q
16	–	Carlos van der Maath	ARG	2:19.6	Q
17	–	Jesús Cabrera	ESP	2:19.7
18	–	Ivan Ferák	TCH	2:20.0
=19	–	Jürgen Dietze	GER	2:20.4
=19	–	Jan Weeteling	NED	2:20.4
21	–	Friedrich Suda	AUT	2:20.7
22	–	Ron Jacks	CAN	2:21.3
23	–	Geoff Thwaites	GBR	2:22.0
24	–	Robert Christophe	FRA	2:22.5
25	–	Lars Kraus Jensen	DEN	2:23.3
=26	–	Herman Verbauwen	BEL	2:24.9
=26	–	Pedro Diz	ARG	2:24.9
28	–	Gerhard Wieland	AUT	2:25.9
29	–	John Byrom	AUS	2:27.0
30	–	Augusto Ferrero	PER	2:29.9
31	–	Ákos Gulyás	HUN	2:30.5
32	–	Elliot Chenaux	PUR	2:33.1
33	–	Michael Eu	MAS	2:35.8
34	–	Chan Kam Hong	HKG	2:46.0
DNS	–	Somchai Chudtipanang	THA	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Bob Bennett	USA	2:16.1	1:04.0 (1)	1:12.1 (3)	QOR
2	–	Isagi Osumi	JPN	2:17.3	1:05.6 (2)	1:11.7 (2)	Q
3	–	Ralph Hutton	CAN	2:17.8	1:06.6 (4)	1:11.2 (1)	Q
4	–	Henri van Osch	NED	2:19.1	1:05.8 (3)	1:13.3 (4)	Q
5	–	Lars Kraus Jensen	DEN	2:23.3	1:08.7 (6)	1:14.6 (5)
6	–	Herman Verbauwen	BEL	2:24.9	1:07.9 (5)	1:17.0 (6)
7	–	Michael Eu	MAS	2:35.8	1:12.2 (7)	1:23.6 (7)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Shigeo Fukushima	JPN	2:14.7	1:05.1 (1)	1:09.6 (1)	QOR
2	–	Viktor Mazanov	URS	2:16.8	1:05.7 (2)	1:11.1 (2)	Q
3	–	Jürgen Dietze	GER	2:20.4	1:07.4 (4)	1:13.0 (3)
4	–	Jan Weeteling	NED	2:20.4	1:07.2 (3)	1:13.2 (4)
5	–	John Byrom	AUS	2:27.0	1:09.3 (5)	1:17.7 (5)
6	–	Ákos Gulyás	HUN	2:30.5	1:11.2 (6)	1:19.3 (6)
7	–	Elliot Chenaux	PUR	2:33.1	1:12.2 (7)	1:20.9 (7)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jed Graef	USA	2:14.5	1:04.5 (2)	1:10.0 (1)	QOR
2	–	Keisuke Ito	JPN	2:16.7	1:05.2 (3)	1:11.5 (2)	Q
3	–	Dino Rora	ITA	2:17.8	1:04.3 (1)	1:13.5 (4)	Q
4	–	Jesús Cabrera	ESP	2:19.7	1:07.2 (4)	1:12.5 (3)
5	–	Pedro Diz	ARG	2:24.9	1:08.0 (5)	1:16.9 (5)
6	–	Gerhard Wieland	AUT	2:25.9	1:08.6 (6)	1:17.3 (6)
7	–	Augusto Ferrero	PER	2:29.9	1:10.9 (7)	1:19.0 (7)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Ezio Della Savia	ITA	2:16.6	1:05.8 (1)	1:10.8 (2)	Q
2	–	Ernst-Joachim Küppers	GER	2:17.9	1:07.7 (5)	1:10.2 (1)	Q
3	–	Ivan Ferák	TCH	2:20.0	1:07.2 (3)	1:12.8 (3)
4	–	Friedrich Suda	AUT	2:20.7	1:06.7 (2)	1:14.0 (6)
5	–	Ron Jacks	CAN	2:21.3	1:07.5 (4)	1:13.8 (5)
6	–	Geoff Thwaites	GBR	2:22.0	1:08.8 (6)	1:13.2 (4)
7	–	Chan Kam Hong	HKG	2:46.0	1:16.6 (7)	1:29.4 (7)

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Gary Dilley	USA	2:14.2	1:04.5 (1)	1:09.7 (1)	QOR
2	–	Peter Reynolds	AUS	2:15.9	1:05.9 (2)	1:10.0 (2)	Q
3	–	József Csikány	HUN	2:18.3	1:07.2 (3)	1:11.1 (4)	Q
4	–	Wolfgang Wagner	GER	2:18.5	1:08.0 (5)	1:10.5 (3)	Q
5	–	Carlos van der Maath	ARG	2:19.6	1:07.7 (4)	1:11.9 (5)	Q
6	–	Robert Christophe	FRA	2:22.5	1:08.8 (6)	1:13.7 (6)
DNS	–	Somchai Chudtipanang	THA	–	– (–)	–

Semi-Finals

Date	12 October 1964 — 19:40
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Jed Graef	USA	2:13.7	QOR
2	–	Gary Dilley	USA	2:13.8	QOR
3	–	Shigeo Fukushima	JPN	2:14.1	Q
4	–	Ernst-Joachim Küppers	GER	2:15.3	Q
5	–	Viktor Mazanov	URS	2:15.4	Q
6	–	Peter Reynolds	AUS	2:15.6	Q
7	–	Ralph Hutton	CAN	2:15.8	Q
8	–	Bob Bennett	USA	2:16.3	Q
9	–	Dino Rora	ITA	2:16.7
10	–	Isagi Osumi	JPN	2:17.0
11	–	József Csikány	HUN	2:17.5
12	–	Keisuke Ito	JPN	2:17.6
13	–	Ezio Della Savia	ITA	2:18.4
14	–	Henri van Osch	NED	2:19.7
15	–	Wolfgang Wagner	GER	2:20.2
16	–	Carlos van der Maath	ARG	2:21.3

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Gary Dilley	USA	2:13.8	1:04.6 (=1)	1:09.2 (2)	QOR
2	–	Shigeo Fukushima	JPN	2:14.1	1:04.6 (=1)	1:09.5 (3)	Q
3	–	Ralph Hutton	CAN	2:15.8	1:06.7 (7)	1:09.1 (1)	Q
4	–	Bob Bennett	USA	2:16.3	1:05.8 (3)	1:10.5 (5)	Q
5	–	Isagi Osumi	JPN	2:17.0	1:06.6 (6)	1:10.4 (4)
6	–	József Csikány	HUN	2:17.5	1:06.3 (5)	1:11.2 (6)
7	–	Keisuke Ito	JPN	2:17.6	1:06.1 (4)	1:11.5 (7)
8	–	Henri van Osch	NED	2:19.7	1:07.5 (8)	1:12.2 (8)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jed Graef	USA	2:13.7	1:04.4 (1)	1:09.3 (1)	QOR
2	–	Ernst-Joachim Küppers	GER	2:15.3	1:04.8 (2)	1:10.5 (5)	Q
3	–	Viktor Mazanov	URS	2:15.4	1:05.4 (3)	1:10.0 (3)	Q
4	–	Peter Reynolds	AUS	2:15.6	1:06.1 (4)	1:09.5 (2)	Q
5	–	Dino Rora	ITA	2:16.7	1:06.4 (6)	1:10.3 (4)
6	–	Ezio Della Savia	ITA	2:18.4	1:06.3 (5)	1:12.1 (6)
7	–	Wolfgang Wagner	GER	2:20.2	1:06.9 (7)	1:13.3 (7)
8	–	Carlos van der Maath	ARG	2:21.3	1:07.0 (8)	1:14.3 (8)

Final Round

Date	13 October 1964 — 20:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	100 m	100-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jed Graef	USA	2:10.3	1:03.1 (1)	1:07.2 (=1)	WR
2	–	Gary Dilley	USA	2:10.5	1:03.3 (2)	1:07.2 (=1)
3	–	Bob Bennett	USA	2:13.1	1:03.7 (3)	1:09.4 (4)
4	–	Shigeo Fukushima	JPN	2:13.2	1:04.2 (5)	1:09.0 (3)
5	–	Ernst-Joachim Küppers	GER	2:15.7	1:04.0 (4)	1:11.7 (7)
6	–	Viktor Mazanov	URS	2:15.9	1:05.0 (7)	1:10.9 (6)
7	–	Ralph Hutton	CAN	2:15.9	1:05.8 (8)	1:10.1 (5)
8	–	Peter Reynolds	AUS	2:16.6	1:04.5 (6)	1:12.1 (8)