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200 metres Breaststroke, Men

Date	17 – 18 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Kentro Ugrou Stivou, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Athina (Main Pool)
Participants	46 from 38 countries

Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima had won both breaststroke titles at the 2003 World Championship and would have arrived in Athens as a clear favourite if America’s Brendan Hansen had not broken Kitajima’s world records a month earlier at the US Olympic trials. By the time of the 200 metres however, the Japanese had re-established the status quo by winning Olympic gold over the shorter breaststroke event. The Japanese swimmer was close to his best in Athens whilst Hansen was unable to repeat his performances of just a few weeks earlier and won the championship by over a second from Hungary’s 15-year-old Dániel Gyurta who edged out Hansen for the silver medal.

In 2008 Kitajima became the first man in 80 years to successfully defend his Olympic title in this event.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:11.97 (1 h4)	2:10.86 (1 h1)	2:09.44 (1)	Gold
2	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:11.29 (1 h6)	2:10.75 (1 h2)	2:10.80 (2)	Silver
3	Brendan Hansen	USA	2:12.77 (2 h6)	2:10.81 (2 h2)	2:10.87 (3)	Bronze
4	Paolo Bossini	ITA	2:12.09 (2 h4)	2:11.76 (3 h2)	2:11.20 (4)
5	Vlad Polyakov	KAZ	2:12.96 (1 h5)	2:12.19 (3 h1)	2:11.76 (5)
6	Mike Brown	CAN	2:12.69 (3 h4)	2:12.14 (2 h1)	2:11.94 (6)
7	Scott Usher	USA	2:13.59 (3 h5)	2:12.00 (4 h2)	2:11.95 (7)
8	Jim Piper	AUS	2:13.79 (4 h6)	2:12.22 (4 h1)	– (DQ)
9	Grigory Falko	RUS	2:13.45 (2 h5)	2:12.42 (5 h1)	–
10	Richárd Bodor	HUN	2:14.36 (5 h6)	2:12.76 (6 h1)	–
11	Genki Imamura	JPN	2:14.10 (4 h5)	2:12.86 (5 h2)	–
12	Terence Parkin	RSA	2:14.12 (4 h4)	2:13.58 (7 h1)	–
13	Maxim Podoprigora	AUT	2:14.31 (5 h5)	2:14.66 (6 h2)	–
14	Lai Zhongjian	CHN	2:14.61 (1 h2)	2:14.94 (7 h2)	–
15	Chris Cook	GBR	2:14.68 (5 h4)	2:15.91 (8 h1)	–
16	Ian Edmond	GBR	2:13.08 (3 h6)	– (DQ h2)	–
17	Dmitry Komornikov	RUS	2:14.92 (6 h5)	–	–
18	Jens Kruppa	GER	2:15.29 (6 h4)	–	–
19	Ratapong Sirisanont	THA	2:15.39 (1 h3)	–	–
20	Valeriy Dymo	UKR	2:15.52 (2 h3)	–	–
21	Jakob Sveinsson	ISL	2:15.60 (3 h3)	–	–
22	Michael Williamson	IRL	2:15.75 (6 h6)	–	–
23	Regan Harrison	AUS	2:15.86 (7 h4)	–	–
24	Eduardo Fischer	BRA	2:16.04 (2 h2)	–	–
25	Hugues Duboscq	FRA	2:16.56 (7 h5)	–	–
26	Thijs van Valkengoed	NED	2:16.80 (8 h5)	–	–
27	Martin Gustavsson	SWE	2:17.12 (7 h6)	–	–
28	Mihail Aleksandrov	BUL	2:17.19 (3 h2)	–	–
29	Morgan Knabe	CAN	2:17.20 (8 h6)	–	–
30	Daniel Málek	CZE	2:17.47 (4 h3)	–	–
31	Sofiane Daid	ALG	2:17.78 (4 h2)	–	–
32	Aleksandr Baldin	EST	2:17.90 (5 h3)	–	–
33	Romanos Alyfantis	GRE	2:18.18 (6 h3)	–	–
34	Andrey Morkovin	UZB	2:18.48 (5 h2)	–	–
35	Bradley Ally	BAR	2:18.64 (1 h1)	–	–
36	Emil Tahirovič	SLO	2:18.65 (6 h2)	–	–
37	Vanja Rogulj	CRO	2:18.81 (7 h3)	–	–
38	Miguel Molina	PHI	2:19.19 (2 h1)	–	–
39	Ben Labowitch	NZL	2:19.25 (7 h2)	–	–
40	Loris Facci	ITA	2:19.38 (8 h4)	–	–
41	Tam Chi Kin	HKG	2:19.48 (8 h2)	–	–
42	Wang Wei-Wen	TPE	2:20.65 (3 h1)	–	–
43	Malick Fall	SEN	2:22.31 (4 h1)	–	–
44	Edvinas Dautartas	LTU	2:23.12 (5 h1)	–	–
45	Sergiu Postică	MDA	2:27.21 (6 h1)	–	–
46	Anton Kramarenko	KGZ	2:28.59 (7 h1)	–	–
DNS	Jarno Pihlava	FIN	– (DNS h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	17 August 2004
Format	Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:11.29	Q
2	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:11.97	Q
3	–	Paolo Bossini	ITA	2:12.09	Q
4	–	Mike Brown	CAN	2:12.69	Q
5	–	Brendan Hansen	USA	2:12.77	Q
6	–	Vlad Polyakov	KAZ	2:12.96	Q
7	–	Ian Edmond	GBR	2:13.08	Q
8	–	Grigory Falko	RUS	2:13.45	Q
9	–	Scott Usher	USA	2:13.59	Q
10	–	Jim Piper	AUS	2:13.79	Q
11	–	Genki Imamura	JPN	2:14.10	Q
12	–	Terence Parkin	RSA	2:14.12	Q
13	–	Maxim Podoprigora	AUT	2:14.31	Q
14	–	Richárd Bodor	HUN	2:14.36	Q
15	–	Lai Zhongjian	CHN	2:14.61	Q
16	–	Chris Cook	GBR	2:14.68	Q
17	–	Dmitry Komornikov	RUS	2:14.92
18	–	Jens Kruppa	GER	2:15.29
19	–	Ratapong Sirisanont	THA	2:15.39
20	–	Valeriy Dymo	UKR	2:15.52
21	–	Jakob Sveinsson	ISL	2:15.60
22	–	Michael Williamson	IRL	2:15.75
23	–	Regan Harrison	AUS	2:15.86
24	–	Eduardo Fischer	BRA	2:16.04
25	–	Hugues Duboscq	FRA	2:16.56
26	–	Thijs van Valkengoed	NED	2:16.80
27	–	Martin Gustavsson	SWE	2:17.12
28	–	Mihail Aleksandrov	BUL	2:17.19
29	–	Morgan Knabe	CAN	2:17.20
30	–	Daniel Málek	CZE	2:17.47
31	–	Sofiane Daid	ALG	2:17.78
32	–	Aleksandr Baldin	EST	2:17.90
33	–	Romanos Alyfantis	GRE	2:18.18
34	–	Andrey Morkovin	UZB	2:18.48
35	–	Bradley Ally	BAR	2:18.64
36	–	Emil Tahirovič	SLO	2:18.65
37	–	Vanja Rogulj	CRO	2:18.81
38	–	Miguel Molina	PHI	2:19.19
39	–	Ben Labowitch	NZL	2:19.25
40	–	Loris Facci	ITA	2:19.38
41	–	Tam Chi Kin	HKG	2:19.48
42	–	Wang Wei-Wen	TPE	2:20.65
43	–	Malick Fall	SEN	2:22.31
44	–	Edvinas Dautartas	LTU	2:23.12
45	–	Sergiu Postică	MDA	2:27.21
46	–	Anton Kramarenko	KGZ	2:28.59
DNS	–	Jarno Pihlava	FIN	–

Heat #1

Time	10:45

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Bradley Ally	BAR	2:18.64	0.73	31.71 (3)	1:07.30 (4)	1:42.92 (2)	35.59 (3)	35.62 (2)	35.72 (1)
2	–	Miguel Molina	PHI	2:19.19	0.78	31.53 (2)	1:06.10 (1)	1:41.60 (1)	34.57 (1)	35.50 (1)	37.59 (3)
3	–	Wang Wei-Wen	TPE	2:20.65	0.68	31.76 (4)	1:06.84 (2)	1:43.13 (3)	35.08 (2)	36.29 (3)	37.52 (2)
4	–	Malick Fall	SEN	2:22.31	0.86	31.51 (1)	1:07.29 (3)	1:44.25 (4)	35.78 (4)	36.96 (4)	38.06 (5)
5	–	Edvinas Dautartas	LTU	2:23.12	0.92	31.87 (5)	1:07.69 (5)	1:45.26 (5)	35.82 (5)	37.57 (5)	37.86 (4)
6	–	Sergiu Postică	MDA	2:27.21	0.94	32.67 (7)	1:10.08 (7)	1:47.90 (6)	37.41 (6)	37.82 (6)	39.31 (6)
7	–	Anton Kramarenko	KGZ	2:28.59	0.68	32.06 (6)	1:09.76 (6)	1:48.28 (7)	37.70 (7)	38.52 (7)	40.31 (7)

Heat #2

Time	10:49

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Lai Zhongjian	CHN	2:14.61	0.87	30.97 (4)	1:05.05 (2)	1:39.92 (2)	34.08 (1)	34.87 (1)	34.69 (1)	Q
2	–	Eduardo Fischer	BRA	2:16.04	0.77	30.73 (1)	1:04.82 (1)	1:39.85 (1)	34.09 (2)	35.03 (2)	36.19 (4)
3	–	Mihail Aleksandrov	BUL	2:17.19	0.75	30.84 (3)	1:05.72 (5)	1:41.25 (3)	34.88 (7)	35.53 (3)	35.94 (3)
4	–	Sofiane Daid	ALG	2:17.78	0.82	31.33 (7)	1:06.54 (7)	1:42.10 (7)	35.21 (8)	35.56 (=4)	35.68 (2)
5	–	Andrey Morkovin	UZB	2:18.48	0.88	31.18 (5)	1:05.87 (6)	1:41.66 (5)	34.69 (5)	35.79 (6)	36.82 (5)
6	–	Emil Tahirovič	SLO	2:18.65	0.76	30.74 (2)	1:05.29 (3)	1:41.43 (4)	34.55 (4)	36.14 (8)	37.22 (7)
7	–	Ben Labowitch	NZL	2:19.25	0.89	31.24 (6)	1:05.65 (4)	1:41.68 (6)	34.41 (3)	36.03 (7)	37.57 (8)
8	–	Tam Chi Kin	HKG	2:19.48	0.81	32.00 (8)	1:06.82 (8)	1:42.38 (8)	34.82 (6)	35.56 (=4)	37.10 (6)

Heat #3

Time	10:53

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Ratapong Sirisanont	THA	2:15.39	0.77	30.96 (2)	1:05.12 (2)	1:39.92 (1)	34.16 (1)	34.80 (1)	35.47 (5)
2	–	Valeriy Dymo	UKR	2:15.52	0.90	31.12 (4)	1:05.71 (=3)	1:41.03 (2)	34.59 (4)	35.32 (2)	34.49 (2)
3	–	Jakob Sveinsson	ISL	2:15.60	0.84	31.06 (3)	1:05.71 (=3)	1:41.12 (3)	34.65 (5)	35.41 (4)	34.48 (1)
4	–	Daniel Málek	CZE	2:17.47	0.81	31.74 (7)	1:07.14 (7)	1:42.84 (7)	35.40 (7)	35.70 (6)	34.63 (3)
5	–	Aleksandr Baldin	EST	2:17.90	0.81	31.62 (6)	1:06.92 (6)	1:42.50 (6)	35.30 (6)	35.58 (5)	35.40 (4)
6	–	Romanos Alyfantis	GRE	2:18.18	0.82	30.76 (1)	1:05.07 (1)	1:41.43 (5)	34.31 (2)	36.36 (7)	36.75 (6)
7	–	Vanja Rogulj	CRO	2:18.81	0.78	31.57 (5)	1:06.02 (5)	1:41.36 (4)	34.45 (3)	35.34 (3)	37.45 (7)
DNS	–	Jarno Pihlava	FIN	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–

Heat #4

Time	10:57

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:11.97	0.76	29.52 (1)	1:02.75 (1)	1:36.97 (1)	33.23 (2)	34.22 (3)	35.00 (3)	Q
2	–	Paolo Bossini	ITA	2:12.09	0.87	30.04 (2)	1:03.20 (2)	1:37.35 (2)	33.16 (1)	34.15 (2)	34.74 (2)	Q
3	–	Mike Brown	CAN	2:12.69	0.81	30.36 (5)	1:03.62 (4)	1:38.01 (3)	33.26 (3)	34.39 (4)	34.68 (1)	Q
4	–	Terence Parkin	RSA	2:14.12	0.82	30.80 (7)	1:04.96 (7)	1:38.89 (5)	34.16 (6)	33.93 (1)	35.23 (4)	Q
5	–	Chris Cook	GBR	2:14.68	0.78	30.05 (3)	1:03.50 (3)	1:38.06 (4)	33.45 (4)	34.56 (5)	36.62 (7)	Q
6	–	Jens Kruppa	GER	2:15.29	0.83	30.09 (4)	1:04.42 (5)	1:39.83 (7)	34.33 (7)	35.41 (7)	35.46 (5)
7	–	Regan Harrison	AUS	2:15.86	0.73	30.65 (6)	1:04.47 (6)	1:39.39 (6)	33.82 (5)	34.92 (6)	36.47 (6)
8	–	Loris Facci	ITA	2:19.38	0.84	31.11 (8)	1:05.82 (8)	1:41.93 (8)	34.71 (8)	36.11 (8)	37.45 (8)

Heat #5

Time	11:01

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Vlad Polyakov	KAZ	2:12.96	0.79	30.15 (=2)	1:03.82 (1)	1:38.41 (1)	33.67 (1)	34.59 (3)	34.55 (6)	Q
2	–	Grigory Falko	RUS	2:13.45	0.87	31.39 (8)	1:05.19 (6)	1:39.29 (3)	33.80 (2)	34.10 (1)	34.16 (1)	Q
3	–	Scott Usher	USA	2:13.59	0.75	30.50 (4)	1:04.60 (4)	1:39.32 (4)	34.10 (6)	34.72 (4)	34.27 (2)	Q
4	–	Genki Imamura	JPN	2:14.10	0.76	30.93 (5)	1:04.91 (5)	1:39.65 (5)	33.98 (4)	34.74 (5)	34.45 (5)	Q
5	–	Maxim Podoprigora	AUT	2:14.31	0.86	31.17 (7)	1:05.56 (=7)	1:39.91 (7)	34.39 (7)	34.35 (2)	34.40 (4)	Q
6	–	Dmitry Komornikov	RUS	2:14.92	0.93	31.14 (6)	1:05.56 (=7)	1:40.59 (8)	34.42 (8)	35.03 (6)	34.33 (3)
7	–	Hugues Duboscq	FRA	2:16.56	0.76	30.15 (=2)	1:04.16 (3)	1:39.88 (6)	34.01 (5)	35.72 (8)	36.68 (7)
8	–	Thijs van Valkengoed	NED	2:16.80	0.80	30.12 (1)	1:03.98 (2)	1:39.11 (2)	33.86 (3)	35.13 (7)	37.69 (8)

Heat #6

Time	11:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:11.29	0.83	30.85 (=5)	1:04.64 (6)	1:37.61 (1)	33.79 (5)	32.97 (1)	33.68 (1)	Q
2	–	Brendan Hansen	USA	2:12.77	0.73	29.65 (1)	1:03.27 (1)	1:37.73 (2)	33.62 (4)	34.46 (3)	35.04 (3)	Q
3	–	Ian Edmond	GBR	2:13.08	0.81	30.96 (7)	1:04.26 (5)	1:38.11 (3)	33.30 (1)	33.85 (2)	34.97 (2)	Q
4	–	Jim Piper	AUS	2:13.79	0.81	30.15 (4)	1:03.70 (3)	1:38.40 (4)	33.55 (3)	34.70 (5)	35.39 (4)	Q
5	–	Richárd Bodor	HUN	2:14.36	0.76	30.14 (3)	1:04.07 (4)	1:38.67 (5)	33.93 (6)	34.60 (4)	35.69 (6)	Q
6	–	Michael Williamson	IRL	2:15.75	0.76	30.85 (=5)	1:05.22 (8)	1:40.08 (7)	34.37 (8)	34.86 (6)	35.67 (5)
7	–	Martin Gustavsson	SWE	2:17.12	0.76	31.02 (8)	1:05.08 (7)	1:40.28 (8)	34.06 (7)	35.20 (7)	36.84 (7)
8	–	Morgan Knabe	CAN	2:17.20	0.74	29.85 (2)	1:03.38 (2)	1:39.26 (6)	33.53 (2)	35.88 (8)	37.94 (8)

Semi-Finals

Date	17 August 2004
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:10.75	Q
2	–	Brendan Hansen	USA	2:10.81	Q
3	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:10.86	Q
4	–	Paolo Bossini	ITA	2:11.76	Q
5	–	Scott Usher	USA	2:12.00	Q
6	–	Mike Brown	CAN	2:12.14	Q
7	–	Vlad Polyakov	KAZ	2:12.19	Q
8	–	Jim Piper	AUS	2:12.22	Q
9	–	Grigory Falko	RUS	2:12.42
10	–	Richárd Bodor	HUN	2:12.76
11	–	Genki Imamura	JPN	2:12.86
12	–	Terence Parkin	RSA	2:13.58
13	–	Maxim Podoprigora	AUT	2:14.66
14	–	Lai Zhongjian	CHN	2:14.94
15	–	Chris Cook	GBR	2:15.91
DQ	–	Ian Edmond	GBR	–		1

Heat #1

Time	20:18

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:10.86	0.72	29.41 (1)	1:02.58 (1)	1:36.36 (1)	33.17 (1)	33.78 (1)	34.50 (4)	Q
2	–	Mike Brown	CAN	2:12.14	0.82	30.49 (7)	1:03.85 (5)	1:37.83 (5)	33.36 (2)	33.98 (3)	34.31 (2)	Q
3	–	Vlad Polyakov	KAZ	2:12.19	0.79	29.67 (2)	1:03.38 (3)	1:37.82 (4)	33.71 (5)	34.44 (7)	34.37 (3)	Q
4	–	Jim Piper	AUS	2:12.22	0.80	29.79 (3)	1:03.21 (2)	1:37.46 (2)	33.42 (4)	34.25 (4)	34.76 (6)	Q
5	–	Grigory Falko	RUS	2:12.42	0.87	30.67 (8)	1:04.43 (=6)	1:38.31 (6)	33.76 (6)	33.88 (2)	34.11 (1)
6	–	Richárd Bodor	HUN	2:12.76	0.79	30.08 (4)	1:03.49 (4)	1:37.78 (3)	33.41 (3)	34.29 (5)	34.98 (7)
7	–	Terence Parkin	RSA	2:13.58	0.79	30.46 (6)	1:04.43 (=6)	1:38.85 (7)	33.97 (7)	34.42 (6)	34.73 (5)
8	–	Chris Cook	GBR	2:15.91	0.78	30.19 (5)	1:05.00 (8)	1:39.88 (8)	34.81 (8)	34.88 (8)	36.03 (8)

Heat #2

Time	20:24

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:10.75	0.83	30.64 (5)	1:04.54 (5)	1:37.59 (2)	33.90 (4)	33.05 (1)	33.16 (1)	Q
2	–	Brendan Hansen	USA	2:10.81	0.70	29.61 (1)	1:02.83 (1)	1:36.92 (1)	33.22 (1)	34.09 (2)	33.89 (3)	Q
3	–	Paolo Bossini	ITA	2:11.76	0.84	30.17 (3)	1:03.73 (3)	1:37.88 (4)	33.56 (3)	34.15 (3)	33.88 (2)	Q
4	–	Scott Usher	USA	2:12.00	0.73	30.04 (2)	1:03.42 (2)	1:37.60 (3)	33.38 (2)	34.18 (4)	34.40 (5)	Q
5	–	Genki Imamura	JPN	2:12.86	0.72	30.54 (4)	1:04.48 (4)	1:38.76 (5)	33.94 (5)	34.28 (5)	34.10 (4)
6	–	Maxim Podoprigora	AUT	2:14.66	0.85	30.80 (6)	1:05.49 (7)	1:39.87 (6)	34.69 (7)	34.38 (6)	34.79 (7)
7	–	Lai Zhongjian	CHN	2:14.94	0.82	30.86 (7)	1:05.32 (6)	1:40.18 (7)	34.46 (6)	34.86 (7)	34.76 (6)
DQ	–	Ian Edmond	GBR	–	[0.80]	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–		2

Final Round

Date	18 August 2004 — 19:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:09.44	0.72	29.10 (1)	1:02.12 (1)	1:35.96 (1)	33.02 (2)	33.84 (6)	33.48 (1)	OR
2	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:10.80	0.84	30.40 (7)	1:04.06 (6)	1:36.88 (3)	33.66 (5)	32.82 (1)	33.92 (2)
3	–	Brendan Hansen	USA	2:10.87	0.72	29.40 (2)	1:02.39 (2)	1:36.08 (2)	32.99 (1)	33.69 (4)	34.79 (7)
4	–	Paolo Bossini	ITA	2:11.20	0.87	30.07 (4)	1:03.31 (3)	1:37.08 (4)	33.24 (4)	33.77 (5)	34.12 (3)
5	–	Vlad Polyakov	KAZ	2:11.76	0.80	29.88 (3)	1:03.78 (5)	1:37.10 (5)	33.90 (6)	33.32 (2)	34.66 (6)
6	–	Mike Brown	CAN	2:11.94	0.77	30.22 (6)	1:03.43 (4)	1:37.56 (6)	33.21 (3)	34.13 (7)	34.38 (5)
7	–	Scott Usher	USA	2:11.95	0.75	30.13 (5)	1:04.08 (7)	1:37.60 (7)	33.95 (7)	33.52 (3)	34.35 (4)
DQ	–	Jim Piper	AUS	–	[0.82]	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	–	–	–		3