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200 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	26 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants	55 from 39 countries

The favorite was the Italian Giorgio Lamberti, the 1991 World Champion and the world record holder (1:46.69). But he had the flu at his country’s trials and did not qualify for the Italian Olympic team. In the prelims, Russian Yevgeny Sadovy came close to the world record, leading in 1:46.74. The final saw Sweden’s Anders Holmertz lead for almost the entire race, as he had done in Seoul, where he was passed in the final metres and settled for silver. It happened again in Barcelona as Sadovy came on in the final strokes to win gold, just missing Lamberti’s record with 1:46.70. In third, Antti Kasvio won Finland’s second ever Olympic medal in swimming.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	190	Yevgeny Sadovy	EUN	1:46.74 (1 h6)	–	1:46.70 (1)	Gold
2	561	Anders Holmertz	SWE	1:46.76 (2 h6)	–	1:46.86 (2)	Silver
3	202	Antti Kasvio	FIN	1:48.31 (1 h8)	–	1:47.63 (3)	Bronze
4	493	Artur Wojdat	POL	1:48.60 (3 h8)	–	1:48.24 (4)
5	188	Vladimir Pyshnenko	EUN	1:47.94 (1 h7)	–	1:48.32 (5)
6	612	Joe Hudepohl	USA	1:48.52 (2 h8)	–	1:48.36 (6)
7	297	Steffen Zesner	GER	1:48.12 (3 h6)	–	1:48.84 (7)
8	609	Doug Gjertsen	USA	1:48.65 (4 h8)	–	1:50.57 (8)
9	256	Paul Palmer	GBR	1:49.21 (5 h8)	1:48.92 (1)	–
10	32	Kieren Perkins	AUS	1:49.26 (3 h7)	1:49.75 (2)	–
11	11	Ian Brown	AUS	1:49.32 (6 h8)	1:49.77 (3)	–
12	377	Massimo Trevisan	ITA	1:49.80 (4 h7)	1:49.85 (4)	–
13	249	Paul Howe	GBR	1:49.86 (5 h7)	1:50.15 (5)	–
14	278	Christian Keller	GER	1:50.07 (6 h7)	1:50.46 (6)	–
15	99	Turlough O'Hare	CAN	1:50.42 (7 h8)	1:51.01 (7)	–
16	467	John Steel	NZL	1:50.56 (1 h4)	1:51.12 (8)	–
17	363	Roberto Gleria	ITA	1:49.19 (2 h7)	–	–		1
18	576	Tom Werner	SWE	1:50.01 (4 h6)	–	–		2
19	456	Jarl Inge Melberg	NOR	1:50.70 (8 h8)	–	–
20	593	Uğur Taner	TUR	1:50.95 (5 h6)	–	–
21	66	Cristiano Michelena	BRA	1:51.04 (6 h6)	–	–
22	62	Gustavo Borges	BRA	1:51.42 (7 h6)	–	–
23	106	Darren Ward	CAN	1:51.62 (7 h7)	–	–
24	51	Stefaan Maene	BEL	1:51.85 (8 h7)	–	–
25	515	Robert Pinter	ROU	1:52.24 (1 h5)	–	–
26	459	Trent Bray	NZL	1:52.49 (2 h5)	–	–
27	336	Béla Szabados	HUN	1:52.50 (8 h6)	–	–
28	200	Vesa Hanski	FIN	1:53.17 (2 h4)	–	–
29	540	Jure Bučar	SLO	1:53.19 (3 h5)	–	–
30	399	Shigeo Ogata	JPN	1:53.42 (4 h5)	–	–
31	394	Toshiaki Kurasawa	JPN	1:53.75 (5 h5)	–	–
32	132	Franz Mortensen	DEN	1:53.86 (3 h4)	–	–
33	316	Arthur Li	HKG	1:54.35 (1 h3)	–	–
34	418	Yves Clausse	LUX	1:54.45 (4 h4)	–	–
35	544	Nače Majčen	SLO	1:54.57 (5 h4)	–	–
36	419	Jeffrey Ong	MAS	1:55.37 (2 h3)	–	–
37	119	Xie Jun	CHN	1:55.51 (6 h5)	–	–
38	642	Ivor Le Roux	ZIM	1:56.17 (6 h4)	–	–
39	539	Kenneth Yeo	SGP	1:57.80 (3 h3)	–	–
40	303	Gustavo Búcaro	GUA	1:58.13 (4 h3)	–	–
41	317	Kelvin Li	HKG	1:59.40 (5 h3)	–	–
42	434	Benoît Fleurot	MRI	1:59.73 (6 h3)	–	–
43	322	Plutarco Castellanos	HON	1:59.91 (1 h2)	–	–
44	306	Helder Torres	GUA	2:00.04 (2 h2)	–	–
45	308	Frank Flores	GUM	2:00.48 (3 h2)	–	–
46	60	Luis Medina	BOL	2:00.87 (7 h3)	–	–
47	415	Émile Lahoud	LBN	2:01.06 (1 h1)	–	–
48	408	Hussein Al-Sadiq	KSA	2:01.31 (2 h1)	–	–
49	550	Julian Bolling	SRI	2:02.01 (4 h2)	–	–
50	198	Carl Probert	FIJ	2:04.52 (3 h1)	–	–
51	352	Laurent Alfred	ISV	2:04.59 (5 h2)	–	–
52	545	Daniele Casadei	SMR	2:06.14 (4 h1)	–	–
53	596	Ahmad Faraj	UAE	2:07.61 (5 h1)	–	–
54	531	Jean-Paul Adam	SEY	2:09.99 (6 h1)	–	–
DQ	338	Zoltán Szilágyi	HUN	– (DQ h5)	–	–
DNS	412	Nayef Al-Hasawi	KUW	– (DNS h2)	–	–

Round One

Date	26 July 1992 — 11:30
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Yevgeny Sadovy	EUN	1:46.74	QOR
2	–	Anders Holmertz	SWE	1:46.76	Q
3	–	Vladimir Pyshnenko	EUN	1:47.94	Q
4	–	Steffen Zesner	GER	1:48.12	Q
5	–	Antti Kasvio	FIN	1:48.31	Q
6	–	Joe Hudepohl	USA	1:48.52	Q
7	–	Artur Wojdat	POL	1:48.60	Q
8	–	Doug Gjertsen	USA	1:48.65	Q
9	–	Roberto Gleria	ITA	1:49.19	q
10	–	Paul Palmer	GBR	1:49.21	q
11	–	Kieren Perkins	AUS	1:49.26	q
12	–	Ian Brown	AUS	1:49.32	q
13	–	Massimo Trevisan	ITA	1:49.80	q
14	–	Paul Howe	GBR	1:49.86	q
15	–	Tom Werner	SWE	1:50.01	q
16	–	Christian Keller	GER	1:50.07	q
17	–	Turlough O'Hare	CAN	1:50.42
18	–	John Steel	NZL	1:50.56
19	–	Jarl Inge Melberg	NOR	1:50.70
20	–	Uğur Taner	TUR	1:50.95
21	–	Cristiano Michelena	BRA	1:51.04
22	–	Gustavo Borges	BRA	1:51.42
23	–	Darren Ward	CAN	1:51.62
24	–	Stefaan Maene	BEL	1:51.85
25	–	Robert Pinter	ROU	1:52.24
26	–	Trent Bray	NZL	1:52.49
27	–	Béla Szabados	HUN	1:52.50
28	–	Vesa Hanski	FIN	1:53.17
29	–	Jure Bučar	SLO	1:53.19
30	–	Shigeo Ogata	JPN	1:53.42
31	–	Toshiaki Kurasawa	JPN	1:53.75
32	–	Franz Mortensen	DEN	1:53.86
33	–	Arthur Li	HKG	1:54.35
34	–	Yves Clausse	LUX	1:54.45
35	–	Nače Majčen	SLO	1:54.57
36	–	Jeffrey Ong	MAS	1:55.37
37	–	Xie Jun	CHN	1:55.51
38	–	Ivor Le Roux	ZIM	1:56.17
39	–	Kenneth Yeo	SGP	1:57.80
40	–	Gustavo Búcaro	GUA	1:58.13
41	–	Kelvin Li	HKG	1:59.40
42	–	Benoît Fleurot	MRI	1:59.73
43	–	Plutarco Castellanos	HON	1:59.91
44	–	Helder Torres	GUA	2:00.04
45	–	Frank Flores	GUM	2:00.48
46	–	Luis Medina	BOL	2:00.87
47	–	Émile Lahoud	LBN	2:01.06
48	–	Hussein Al-Sadiq	KSA	2:01.31
49	–	Julian Bolling	SRI	2:02.01
50	–	Carl Probert	FIJ	2:04.52
51	–	Laurent Alfred	ISV	2:04.59
52	–	Daniele Casadei	SMR	2:06.14
53	–	Ahmad Faraj	UAE	2:07.61
54	–	Jean-Paul Adam	SEY	2:09.99
DQ	–	Zoltán Szilágyi	HUN	–
DNS	–	Nayef Al-Hasawi	KUW	–

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	–	Émile Lahoud	LBN	2:01.06	28.36 (4)	59.11 (2)	1:30.76 (2)	30.75 (2)	31.65 (1)	30.30 (1)
2	–	Hussein Al-Sadiq	KSA	2:01.31	27.76 (1)	58.34 (1)	1:30.11 (1)	30.58 (1)	31.77 (2)	31.20 (2)
3	–	Carl Probert	FIJ	2:04.52	28.01 (2)	59.66 (4)	1:32.68 (4)	31.65 (4)	33.02 (4)	31.84 (4)
4	–	Daniele Casadei	SMR	2:06.14	28.19 (3)	59.20 (3)	1:32.60 (3)	31.01 (3)	33.40 (5)	33.54 (6)
5	–	Ahmad Faraj	UAE	2:07.61	29.58 (5)	1:03.26 (6)	1:36.19 (5)	33.68 (6)	32.93 (3)	31.42 (3)
6	–	Jean-Paul Adam	SEY	2:09.99	29.95 (6)	1:03.20 (5)	1:37.14 (6)	33.25 (5)	33.94 (6)	32.85 (5)

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	–	Plutarco Castellanos	HON	1:59.91	27.84 (3)	58.52 (4)	1:29.56 (2)	30.68 (4)	31.04 (3)	30.35 (1)
2	–	Helder Torres	GUA	2:00.04	28.12 (5)	58.62 (5)	1:29.58 (3)	30.50 (3)	30.96 (2)	30.46 (2)
3	–	Frank Flores	GUM	2:00.48	27.78 (2)	57.96 (1)	1:28.78 (1)	30.18 (1)	30.82 (1)	31.70 (3)
4	–	Julian Bolling	SRI	2:02.01	28.08 (4)	58.42 (3)	1:30.15 (4)	30.34 (2)	31.73 (4)	31.86 (4)
5	–	Laurent Alfred	ISV	2:04.59	27.63 (1)	58.37 (2)	1:30.75 (5)	30.74 (5)	32.38 (5)	33.84 (5)
DNS	–	Nayef Al-Hasawi	KUW	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

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	–	Arthur Li	HKG	1:54.35	26.37 (1)	55.39 (1)	1:25.56 (1)	29.02 (1)	30.17 (=3)	28.79 (2)
2	–	Jeffrey Ong	MAS	1:55.37	27.94 (6)	57.23 (3)	1:26.71 (2)	29.29 (2)	29.48 (1)	28.66 (1)
3	–	Kenneth Yeo	SGP	1:57.80	27.40 (2)	56.99 (2)	1:27.14 (3)	29.59 (3)	30.15 (2)	30.66 (4)
4	–	Gustavo Búcaro	GUA	1:58.13	27.89 (4)	58.05 (=5)	1:28.22 (5)	30.16 (6)	30.17 (=3)	29.91 (3)
5	–	Kelvin Li	HKG	1:59.40	27.43 (3)	57.43 (4)	1:28.15 (4)	30.00 (4)	30.72 (5)	31.25 (7)
6	–	Benoît Fleurot	MRI	1:59.73	27.91 (5)	58.05 (=5)	1:28.87 (6)	30.14 (5)	30.82 (6)	30.86 (6)
7	–	Luis Medina	BOL	2:00.87	28.55 (7)	59.01 (7)	1:30.12 (7)	30.46 (7)	31.11 (7)	30.75 (5)

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	–	John Steel	NZL	1:50.56	26.31 (=2)	54.47 (1)	1:22.73 (1)	28.16 (1)	28.26 (1)	27.83 (1)
2	–	Vesa Hanski	FIN	1:53.17	26.65 (5)	55.51 (6)	1:24.52 (4)	28.86 (6)	29.01 (3)	28.65 (2)
3	–	Franz Mortensen	DEN	1:53.86	26.31 (=2)	54.62 (3)	1:23.62 (2)	28.31 (2)	29.00 (2)	30.24 (4)
4	–	Yves Clausse	LUX	1:54.45	25.88 (1)	54.58 (2)	1:23.82 (3)	28.70 (5)	29.24 (4)	30.63 (5)
5	–	Nače Majčen	SLO	1:54.57	26.80 (6)	55.46 (5)	1:24.95 (5)	28.66 (4)	29.49 (5)	29.62 (3)
6	–	Ivor Le Roux	ZIM	1:56.17	26.31 (=2)	54.86 (4)	1:24.98 (6)	28.55 (3)	30.12 (6)	31.19 (6)

Heat #5

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	–	Robert Pinter	ROU	1:52.24	26.69 (3)	55.11 (2)	1:23.48 (2)	28.42 (2)	28.37 (1)	28.76 (2)
2	–	Trent Bray	NZL	1:52.49	26.46 (2)	54.66 (1)	1:23.41 (1)	28.20 (1)	28.75 (2)	29.08 (5)
3	–	Jure Bučar	SLO	1:53.19	26.74 (=4)	55.44 (5)	1:24.40 (3)	28.70 (4)	28.96 (3)	28.79 (3)
4	–	Shigeo Ogata	JPN	1:53.42	26.90 (6)	55.86 (6)	1:25.02 (5)	28.96 (6)	29.16 (4)	28.40 (1)
5	–	Toshiaki Kurasawa	JPN	1:53.75	26.74 (=4)	55.19 (4)	1:24.76 (4)	28.45 (3)	29.57 (5)	28.99 (4)
6	–	Xie Jun	CHN	1:55.51	26.44 (1)	55.16 (3)	1:25.08 (6)	28.72 (5)	29.92 (6)	30.43 (6)
DQ	–	Zoltán Szilágyi	HUN	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

Heat #6

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	–	Yevgeny Sadovy	EUN	1:46.74	25.60 (4)	52.43 (2)	1:20.07 (2)	26.83 (2)	27.64 (2)	26.67 (1)	QOR
2	–	Anders Holmertz	SWE	1:46.76	25.31 (1)	51.91 (1)	1:19.37 (1)	26.60 (1)	27.46 (1)	27.39 (2)	Q
3	–	Steffen Zesner	GER	1:48.12	25.72 (6)	52.74 (3)	1:20.42 (3)	27.02 (3)	27.68 (3)	27.70 (3)	Q
4	–	Tom Werner	SWE	1:50.01	25.53 (3)	52.98 (4)	1:21.18 (4)	27.45 (4)	28.20 (6)	28.83 (4)	q
5	–	Uğur Taner	TUR	1:50.95	25.80 (8)	53.39 (5)	1:22.02 (7)	27.59 (5)	28.63 (7)	28.93 (5)
6	–	Cristiano Michelena	BRA	1:51.04	25.79 (7)	53.53 (7)	1:21.72 (6)	27.74 (6)	28.19 (5)	29.32 (7)
7	–	Gustavo Borges	BRA	1:51.42	25.47 (2)	53.44 (6)	1:21.53 (5)	27.97 (7)	28.09 (4)	29.89 (8)
8	–	Béla Szabados	HUN	1:52.50	25.70 (5)	54.27 (8)	1:23.29 (8)	28.57 (8)	29.02 (8)	29.21 (6)

Heat #7

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 Pyshnenko	EUN	1:47.94	25.41 (1)	52.35 (1)	1:20.09 (1)	26.94 (1)	27.74 (1)	27.85 (4)	Q
2	–	Roberto Gleria	ITA	1:49.19	25.84 (2)	53.58 (3)	1:21.95 (5)	27.74 (5)	28.37 (6)	27.24 (1)	q
3	–	Kieren Perkins	AUS	1:49.26	26.20 (8)	53.74 (6)	1:21.69 (4)	27.54 (3)	27.95 (3)	27.57 (2)	q
4	–	Massimo Trevisan	ITA	1:49.80	26.11 (5)	53.60 (4)	1:21.60 (3)	27.49 (2)	28.00 (4)	28.20 (5)	q
5	–	Paul Howe	GBR	1:49.86	26.14 (6)	54.04 (8)	1:22.14 (6)	27.90 (8)	28.10 (5)	27.72 (3)	q
6	–	Christian Keller	GER	1:50.07	25.93 (4)	53.68 (5)	1:21.51 (2)	27.75 (6)	27.83 (2)	28.56 (6)	q
7	–	Darren Ward	CAN	1:51.62	25.91 (3)	53.55 (2)	1:22.23 (7)	27.64 (4)	28.68 (8)	29.39 (8)
8	–	Stefaan Maene	BEL	1:51.85	26.19 (7)	54.02 (7)	1:22.69 (8)	27.83 (7)	28.67 (7)	29.16 (7)

Heat #8

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	–	Antti Kasvio	FIN	1:48.31	25.58 (2)	53.50 (6)	1:20.82 (2)	27.92 (8)	27.32 (1)	27.49 (2)	Q
2	–	Joe Hudepohl	USA	1:48.52	25.78 (5)	53.30 (3)	1:21.33 (4)	27.52 (4)	28.03 (4)	27.19 (1)	Q
3	–	Artur Wojdat	POL	1:48.60	25.64 (3)	52.85 (2)	1:20.62 (1)	27.21 (1)	27.77 (2)	27.98 (6)	Q
4	–	Doug Gjertsen	USA	1:48.65	25.37 (1)	52.76 (1)	1:20.89 (3)	27.39 (2)	28.13 (6)	27.76 (5)	Q
5	–	Paul Palmer	GBR	1:49.21	25.96 (7)	53.43 (4)	1:21.52 (5)	27.47 (3)	28.09 (5)	27.69 (4)	q
6	–	Ian Brown	AUS	1:49.32	26.15 (8)	53.82 (8)	1:21.78 (7)	27.67 (5)	27.96 (3)	27.54 (3)	q
7	–	Turlough O'Hare	CAN	1:50.42	25.72 (4)	53.45 (5)	1:21.68 (6)	27.73 (6)	28.23 (8)	28.74 (7)
8	–	Jarl Inge Melberg	NOR	1:50.70	25.81 (6)	53.70 (7)	1:21.85 (8)	27.89 (7)	28.15 (7)	28.85 (8)

B Final

Date	26 July 1992 — 18:45

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 Palmer	GBR	1:48.92	26.04 (2)	53.53 (1)	1:21.50 (1)	27.49 (1)	27.97 (1)	27.42 (=2)
2	–	Kieren Perkins	AUS	1:49.75	25.85 (1)	53.54 (2)	1:22.03 (2)	27.69 (2)	28.49 (7)	27.72 (5)
3	–	Ian Brown	AUS	1:49.77	26.44 (=5)	54.16 (3)	1:22.27 (3)	27.72 (3)	28.11 (2)	27.50 (4)
4	–	Massimo Trevisan	ITA	1:49.85	26.27 (3)	54.17 (4)	1:22.55 (4)	27.90 (4)	28.38 (=4)	27.30 (1)
5	–	Paul Howe	GBR	1:50.15	26.44 (=5)	54.61 (7)	1:22.73 (6)	28.17 (8)	28.12 (3)	27.42 (=2)
6	–	Christian Keller	GER	1:50.46	26.32 (4)	54.23 (5)	1:22.63 (5)	27.91 (5)	28.40 (6)	27.83 (6)
7	–	Turlough O'Hare	CAN	1:51.01	26.53 (7)	54.59 (6)	1:22.97 (7)	28.06 (7)	28.38 (=4)	28.04 (8)
8	–	John Steel	NZL	1:51.12	26.60 (8)	54.64 (8)	1:23.19 (8)	28.04 (6)	28.55 (8)	27.93 (7)

Final Round

Date	26 July 1992 — 18:45

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	–	Yevgeny Sadovy	EUN	1:46.70	25.37 (2)	52.62 (3)	1:19.72 (2)	27.25 (3)	27.10 (1)	26.98 (1)	OR
2	–	Anders Holmertz	SWE	1:46.86	25.05 (1)	51.77 (1)	1:19.06 (1)	26.72 (1)	27.29 (2)	27.80 (5)
3	–	Antti Kasvio	FIN	1:47.63	25.40 (3)	53.24 (6)	1:20.63 (4)	27.84 (8)	27.39 (3)	27.00 (2)
4	–	Artur Wojdat	POL	1:48.24	25.63 (7)	53.40 (8)	1:21.16 (7)	27.77 (7)	27.76 (4)	27.08 (3)
5	–	Vladimir Pyshnenko	EUN	1:48.32	25.43 (5)	53.07 (5)	1:20.94 (6)	27.64 (5)	27.87 (6)	27.38 (4)
6	–	Joe Hudepohl	USA	1:48.36	25.41 (4)	52.30 (2)	1:20.35 (3)	26.89 (2)	28.05 (7)	28.01 (6)
7	–	Steffen Zesner	GER	1:48.84	25.61 (6)	52.96 (4)	1:20.75 (5)	27.35 (4)	27.79 (5)	28.09 (7)
8	–	Doug Gjertsen	USA	1:50.57	25.66 (8)	53.33 (7)	1:21.98 (8)	27.67 (6)	28.65 (8)	28.59 (8)