| | Event type
200 metres Backstroke, Men
| Date | 26 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Plavatelny basseyn, Sportivny kompleks Olimpiysky, Moskva |
| Participants | 25 from 16 countries |
This was one of the few events at which no medals were won by USSR or GDR swimmers. Hungary provided the gold and silver medalists, with Sándor Wladár winning gold and Zoltán Verrasztó, bronze medalist at the 1978 Worlds and 1975 World Champion, taking silver. Wladár’s win was a bit of an upset, but in 1981, after winning both backstroke events at the European Championships, he would be named European Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World magazine and was Hungarian Sportsman of the Year. Bronze medalist Mark Kerry (AUS) had won gold in the 100 back at the 1979 Universiade, and had made the finals both backstrokes at the 1976 Olympics, placing fifth in this event.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 206 | Sándor Wladár |  HUN | 2:02.62 (1 h4) | 2:01.93 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 205 | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN | 2:03.08 (2 h4) | 2:02.40 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 16 | Mark Kerry |  AUS | 2:03.60 (1 h3) | 2:03.14 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 332 | Vladimir Shemetov |  URS | 2:04.20 (1 h1) | 2:03.48 (4) | |||
| 5 | 164 | Fred Eefting |  NED | 2:04.84 (3 h1) | 2:03.92 (5) | |||
| 6 | 291 | Michael Söderlund |  SWE | 2:04.67 (2 h3) | 2:04.10 (6) | |||
| 7 | 122 | Doug Campbell |  GBR | 2:04.78 (2 h1) | 2:04.23 (7) | |||
| 8 | 20 | Paul Moorfoot | AUS | 2:04.87 (1 h2) | 2:06.15 (8) | |||
| 9 | 304 | Vladimir Dolgov | URS | 2:05.11 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 10 | 297 | Miloslav Roľko |  TCH | 2:05.13 (2 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | 317 | Viktor Kuznetsov | URS | 2:05.14 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | 142 | Jörg Stingl |  GDR | 2:05.19 (3 h3) | – | |||
| 13 | 111 | Frédéric Delcourt |  FRA | 2:05.20 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 14 | 35 | Franky De Groote |  BEL | 2:06.97 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 15 | 26 | Mark Tonelli | AUS | 2:07.04 (3 h4) | – | |||
| 16 | – | Bengt Baron | SWE | 2:07.13 (4 h4) | – | |||
| 17 | – | Nenad Miloš |  YUG | 2:07.51 (5 h4) | – | |||
| 18 | 255 | Mihai Mandache |  ROU | 2:07.97 (6 h4) | – | |||
| 19 | 248 | Zbigniew Januszkiewicz |  POL | 2:08.11 (7 h4) | – | |||
| 20 | 197 | Róbert Rudolf | HUN | 2:08.23 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 21 | 123 | Jim Carter | GBR | 2:09.94 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 22 | 208 | David Cummins |  IRL | 2:12.45 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 23 | 135 | Dietmar Göhring | GDR | 2:14.11 (5 h3) | – | |||
| 24 | 244 | Daniel Ayora |  PER | 2:17.12 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 25 | 347 | Phạm Văn Thành |  VIE | 2:28.40 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 251 | Rui de Abreu |  POR | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| 43 | Djan Madruga |  BRA | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| 37 | Rômulo Arantes | BRA | – (DNS h3) | – |
Round One
| Date | 26 July 1980 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Sándor Wladár | HUN | 2:02.62 | ||
| 2 | – | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN | 2:03.08 | ||
| 3 | – | Mark Kerry | AUS | 2:03.60 | ||
| 4 | – | Vladimir Shemetov | URS | 2:04.20 | ||
| 5 | – | Michael Söderlund | SWE | 2:04.67 | ||
| 6 | – | Doug Campbell | GBR | 2:04.78 | ||
| 7 | – | Fred Eefting | NED | 2:04.84 | ||
| 8 | – | Paul Moorfoot | AUS | 2:04.87 | ||
| 9 | – | Vladimir Dolgov | URS | 2:05.11 | ||
| 10 | – | Miloslav Roľko | TCH | 2:05.13 | ||
| 11 | – | Viktor Kuznetsov | URS | 2:05.14 | ||
| 12 | – | Jörg Stingl | GDR | 2:05.19 | ||
| 13 | – | Frédéric Delcourt | FRA | 2:05.20 | ||
| 14 | – | Franky De Groote | BEL | 2:06.97 | ||
| 15 | – | Mark Tonelli | AUS | 2:07.04 | ||
| 16 | – | Bengt Baron | SWE | 2:07.13 | ||
| 17 | – | Nenad Miloš | YUG | 2:07.51 | ||
| 18 | – | Mihai Mandache | ROU | 2:07.97 | ||
| 19 | – | Zbigniew Januszkiewicz | POL | 2:08.11 | ||
| 20 | – | Róbert Rudolf | HUN | 2:08.23 | ||
| 21 | – | Jim Carter | GBR | 2:09.94 | ||
| 22 | – | David Cummins | IRL | 2:12.45 | ||
| 23 | – | Dietmar Göhring | GDR | 2:14.11 | ||
| 24 | – | Daniel Ayora | PER | 2:17.12 | ||
| 25 | – | Phạm Văn Thành | VIE | 2:28.40 | ||
| – | Rui de Abreu | POR | – | |||
| – | Djan Madruga | BRA | – | |||
| – | Rômulo Arantes | BRA | – |
Heat #1
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Vladimir Shemetov | URS | 2:04.20 | 30.62 (6) | 1:01.81 (4) | 1:33.56 (4) | 31.19 (1) | 31.75 (1) | 30.64 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Doug Campbell | GBR | 2:04.78 | 29.35 (1) | 1:00.55 (1) | 1:32.44 (1) | 31.20 (2) | 31.89 (2) | 32.34 (4) | ||
| 3 | – | Fred Eefting | NED | 2:04.84 | 29.53 (2) | 1:01.40 (2) | 1:33.55 (3) | 31.87 (4) | 32.15 (4) | 31.29 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Vladimir Dolgov | URS | 2:05.11 | 29.90 (3) | 1:01.47 (3) | 1:33.38 (2) | 31.57 (3) | 31.91 (3) | 31.73 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Jim Carter | GBR | 2:09.94 | 30.37 (5) | 1:02.43 (5) | 1:35.67 (5) | 32.06 (5) | 33.24 (5) | 34.27 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | David Cummins | IRL | 2:12.45 | 30.24 (4) | 1:03.24 (6) | 1:37.53 (6) | 33.00 (6) | 34.29 (6) | 34.92 (6) | ||
| – | Rui de Abreu | POR | – | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – | – | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Paul Moorfoot | AUS | 2:04.87 | 29.46 (3) | 1:01.15 (2) | 1:32.77 (1) | 31.69 (1) | 31.62 (1) | 32.10 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Miloslav Roľko | TCH | 2:05.13 | 30.04 (5) | 1:01.99 (4) | 1:33.69 (4) | 31.95 (4) | 31.70 (2) | 31.44 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Viktor Kuznetsov | URS | 2:05.14 | 29.37 (2) | 1:01.20 (3) | 1:33.54 (3) | 31.83 (3) | 32.34 (4) | 31.60 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Frédéric Delcourt | FRA | 2:05.20 | 29.25 (1) | 1:00.99 (1) | 1:33.32 (2) | 31.74 (2) | 32.33 (3) | 31.88 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Franky De Groote | BEL | 2:06.97 | 29.96 (4) | 1:02.30 (5) | 1:34.81 (5) | 32.34 (5) | 32.51 (5) | 32.16 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Phạm Văn Thành | VIE | 2:28.40 | 34.04 (6) | 1:10.74 (6) | 1:49.28 (6) | 36.70 (6) | 38.54 (6) | 39.12 (6) | ||
| – | Djan Madruga | BRA | – | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – | – | – |
Heat #3
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Mark Kerry | AUS | 2:03.60 | 28.65 (1) | 59.59 (1) | 1:31.19 (1) | 30.94 (1) | 31.60 (1) | 32.41 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Michael Söderlund | SWE | 2:04.67 | 29.29 (4) | 1:00.44 (2) | 1:32.40 (2) | 31.15 (2) | 31.96 (2) | 32.27 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Jörg Stingl | GDR | 2:05.19 | 29.21 (3) | 1:00.71 (3) | 1:32.68 (3) | 31.50 (3) | 31.97 (3) | 32.51 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Róbert Rudolf | HUN | 2:08.23 | 29.66 (5) | 1:01.79 (5) | 1:34.86 (4) | 32.13 (4) | 33.07 (4) | 33.37 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Dietmar Göhring | GDR | 2:14.11 | 28.99 (2) | 1:01.74 (4) | 1:37.51 (5) | 32.75 (5) | 35.77 (6) | 36.60 (6) | ||
| 6 | – | Daniel Ayora | PER | 2:17.12 | 32.17 (6) | 1:06.50 (6) | 1:41.48 (6) | 34.33 (6) | 34.98 (5) | 35.64 (5) | ||
| – | Rômulo Arantes | BRA | – | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – | – | – |
Heat #4
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Sándor Wladár | HUN | 2:02.62 | 28.72 (1) | 59.58 (=1) | 1:31.23 (2) | 30.86 (2) | 31.65 (2) | 31.39 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN | 2:03.08 | 29.58 (2) | 59.58 (=1) | 1:30.93 (1) | 30.00 (1) | 31.35 (1) | 32.15 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Mark Tonelli | AUS | 2:07.04 | 30.08 (5) | 1:01.90 (4) | 1:34.09 (4) | 31.82 (4) | 32.19 (4) | 32.95 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Bengt Baron | SWE | 2:07.13 | 29.63 (3) | 1:01.29 (3) | 1:33.29 (3) | 31.66 (3) | 32.00 (3) | 33.84 (7) | ||
| 5 | – | Nenad Miloš | YUG | 2:07.51 | 30.19 (6) | 1:02.22 (6) | 1:34.73 (6) | 32.03 (5) | 32.51 (5) | 32.78 (3) | ||
| 6 | – | Mihai Mandache | ROU | 2:07.97 | 29.89 (4) | 1:02.06 (5) | 1:34.70 (5) | 32.17 (7) | 32.64 (6) | 33.27 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Zbigniew Januszkiewicz | POL | 2:08.11 | 30.51 (7) | 1:02.59 (7) | 1:35.32 (7) | 32.08 (6) | 32.73 (7) | 32.79 (4) |
Final Round
| Date | 26 July 1980 — 20:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Sándor Wladár | HUN | 2:01.93 | 28.34 (1) | 58.59 (1) | 1:29.87 (1) | 30.25 (1) | 31.28 (3) | 32.06 (7) | ||
| 2 | – | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN | 2:02.40 | 28.53 (2) | 59.21 (2) | 1:30.42 (2) | 30.68 (2) | 31.21 (1) | 31.98 (6) | ||
| 3 | – | Mark Kerry | AUS | 2:03.14 | 28.83 (3) | 1:00.42 (3) | 1:31.68 (3) | 31.59 (7) | 31.26 (2) | 31.46 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Vladimir Shemetov | URS | 2:03.48 | 29.19 (8) | 1:00.66 (7) | 1:32.45 (6) | 31.47 (4) | 31.79 (=6) | 31.03 (1) | ||
| 5 | – | Fred Eefting | NED | 2:03.92 | 29.12 (6) | 1:00.76 (8) | 1:32.54 (7) | 31.64 (8) | 31.78 (5) | 31.38 (2) | ||
| 6 | – | Michael Söderlund | SWE | 2:04.10 | 29.18 (7) | 1:00.49 (5) | 1:32.16 (4) | 31.31 (3) | 31.67 (4) | 31.94 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Doug Campbell | GBR | 2:04.23 | 28.98 (5) | 1:00.54 (6) | 1:32.33 (5) | 31.56 (5) | 31.79 (=6) | 31.90 (4) | ||
| 8 | – | Paul Moorfoot | AUS | 2:06.15 | 28.89 (4) | 1:00.46 (4) | 1:33.33 (8) | 31.57 (6) | 32.87 (8) | 32.82 (8) |