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Swimming At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 Metre Breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2. This swimming event used the breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s .... Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool. Medalists Results Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Final Key: WR = World record References External linksMen 200m Breaststroke Swimming Olympic Games 1972 Munich (FRG) {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 Metre Breaststroke Men's breaststroke 200 metre Men's events at the 1972 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. The event was overshadowed by the Munich massacre in the second week, in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer at Olympic village were killed by Palestinian Black September members. The motivation for the attack was the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany, after the 1936 Games in Berlin, which had taken place under the Nazi regime, and the most recent Olympics to be held in the country. The West German Government had been eager to have the Munich Olympics present a democratic and optimistic Germany to the world, as shown by the Games' official motto, ''"Die Heiteren Spiele"'', or "the cheerful Games". The logo of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morkal Faruk
Faruk Morkal (born 6 June 1951) is a Turkish former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1951 births Living people Turkish male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Turkey Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Turkish sportspeople {{Turkey-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Johnson (swimmer)
Nigel Robert Johnson (born 14 July 1953) is a male British former swimmer. Johnson competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1970. References External links * 1953 births Living people British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games People educated at Millfield Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Welsh male swimmers {{UK-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Ball
Liam Ball (17 May 1951 – 16 June 1984) was an Irish Olympic swimmer at both the 1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich Olympic Summer Games, competing for Ireland in the Men's 100 metres Breaststroke and Men's 200 metres Breaststroke at each. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland and was a past pupil of St. Columb's College in the city. A local hero, Ball appears in a mural on Creggan's Central Drive. The annual Liam Ball International Triathlon, hosted ''by'' the North West Triathlon Club at Templemore Sports Complex Templemore () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The 2011 Censu ... in Derry, is also named after Ball. He died aged 33 at his home in Castlebar after a long illness on 16 June 1984. He had been manager of the local swimming pool.''Connaught Telegraph''. (1984). The late Liam B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Hellmann
Andreas Hellmann (born 18 April 1952) is a German former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * 1952 births Living people German male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for West Germany Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Augsburg German physicians {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Chakarov
Angel Chakarov ( bg, Ангел Чакъров, born 31 August 1950) is a Bulgarian former breaststroke and medley swimmer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * 1950 births Living people Bulgarian male breaststroke swimmers Bulgarian male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Bulgaria Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria 20th-century Bulgarian people 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Kosinsky
Vladimir Ivanovich Kosinsky (russian: Владимир Иванович Косинский; 26 February 1945 – 14 July 2011)Swimming Worl"Passages: Russia's Vladimir Kosinsky, 66" ''Swimming World Magazine'', July 20, 2011, accessed July 20, 2011. 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 Oblast, Russia. See also *World record progression 200 metres breaststroke The first world record in the men's 200 metres breaststroke in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908 and the first world record in the women's 200 metres breaststro ... References External links * Vladimir Kosinsky's obituary Russian male swimmers Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Colella
Richard Phillip Colella, Jr. (born December 14, 1951) is an American former breaststroke swimmer who represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. Colella's sister Lynn was also an Olympic swimmer. In 1971 Richard and Lynn won the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' Man of the Year award. Colella finished fourth in the final of the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, he finished third and received the bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke, his signature event. Colella and his wife Terry have raised four children, Elise, Mariel, Brian and Angie. For the past seven years, the Colellas have dedicated themselves to raising money for research to find a cure for facioscapulohumeral disease (FSHD), a common form of muscular dystrophy that affects their son Brian. They formed FSH Friends, an organization that they run out of their home. They work to ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osvaldo Boretto
Osvaldo Boretto (born 10 August 1952) is an Argentine former swimmer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1952 births Living people Argentine male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Argentina Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Córdoba, Argentina 20th-century Argentine sportspeople {{Argentina-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Salcedo (swimmer)
Gustavo Salcedo (born 31 March 1952) is a Mexican former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1952 births Living people Mexican male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Mexico Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Mexico-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Dubey
Jean-Pierre Dubey (born 11 January 1951) is a Swiss former breaststroke swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * 1951 births Living people Swiss male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Switzerland Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Swiss sportspeople {{Switzerland-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm O'Connell
Malcolm Gregory O'Connell (19 March 1955 – April 2008) was a male British international swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also represented England in the 100 metres breaststroke and the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres breaststroke title in 1971 and 1972 and the 200 metres breaststroke title in 1971. References External links * 1955 births 2008 deaths British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-swimming-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
