200 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1985 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Sofia BUL
Held 8 August 1985
Status Medal
Competitors 25
Countries 16
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Igor Polyansky URS 2:04.65
(1 h4)
1:58.50
(1 FA)
🥈 Sergey Zabolotnov URS 2:05.20
(1 h2)
2:01.88
(2 FA)
🥉 Frank Baltrusch GDR 2:04.55
(1 h3)
2:02.57
(3 FA)
4 Tamás Darnyi HUN 2:05.51
(2 h4)
2:02.99
(4 FA)
5 Dirk Richter GDR 2:02.56
(1 h1)
2:03.56
(5 FA)
6 Georgi Mihalev BUL 2:05.40
(2 h2)
2:03.78
(6 FA)
7 Thomas Lebherz GER 2:05.55
(3 h2)
2:06.92
(7 FA)
8 Hans Fredin SWE 2:06.14
(4 h2)
2:07.20
(8 FA)
9 Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson ISL 2:06.20
(5 h2)
2:05.77
(1 FB)
10 Michael Söderlund SWE 2:07.10
(3 h4)
2:05.87
(2 FB)
11 Jan Bidrman TCH 2:07.65
(2 h1)
2:08.47
(3 FB)
12 Charal Papinikolaou GRE 2:07.53
(2 h3)
2:08.58
(4 FB)
13 Nikolay Draganov BUL 2:08.25
(4 h3)
2:08.61
(5 FB)
14 Kristofer Stivenson GRE 2:08.58
(5 h4)
2:08.86
(6 FB)
15 Fabrizio Bortolon ITA 2:07.64
(4 h4)
2:08.88
(7 FB)
16 Michael Drozd TCH 2:07.84
(3 h3)
2:09.27
(8 FB)
17 Ricardo Aldabe ESP 2:08.72
(5 h3)
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18 Aleksandar Ambrož YUG 2:09.16
(6 h4)
—
19 John Davey GBR 2:09.77
(6 h3)
—
20 Franck Horter FRA 2:10.73
(3 h1)
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21 Patrick Ferland SUI 2:11.09
(6 h2)
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22 Paolo Falchini ITA 2:11.67
(4 h1)
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23 José Juan Fernández ESP 2:12.26
(5 h1)
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24 Ralf Diegel GER 2:12.70
(6 h1)
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25 Pedro Soares POR 2:12.84
(7 h4)
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Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Dirk Richter GDR 2:02.56
2 Jan Bidrman TCH 2:07.65
3 Franck Horter FRA 2:10.73
4 Paolo Falchini ITA 2:11.67
5 José Juan Fernández ESP 2:12.26
6 Ralf Diegel GER 2:12.70

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sergey Zabolotnov URS 2:05.20
2 Georgi Mihalev BUL 2:05.40
3 Thomas Lebherz GER 2:05.55
4 Hans Fredin SWE 2:06.14
5 Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson ISL 2:06.20
6 Patrick Ferland SUI 2:11.09

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Frank Baltrusch GDR 2:04.55
2 Charal Papinikolaou GRE 2:07.53
3 Michael Drozd TCH 2:07.84
4 Nikolay Draganov BUL 2:08.25
5 Ricardo Aldabe ESP 2:08.72
6 John Davey GBR 2:09.77

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Igor Polyansky URS 2:04.65
2 Tamás Darnyi HUN 2:05.51
3 Michael Söderlund SWE 2:07.10
4 Fabrizio Bortolon ITA 2:07.64
5 Kristofer Stivenson GRE 2:08.58
6 Aleksandar Ambrož YUG 2:09.16
7 Pedro Soares POR 2:12.84

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Igor Polyansky URS 1:58.50
2 Sergey Zabolotnov URS 2:01.88
3 Frank Baltrusch GDR 2:02.57
4 Tamás Darnyi HUN 2:02.99
5 Dirk Richter GDR 2:03.56
6 Georgi Mihalev BUL 2:03.78
7 Thomas Lebherz GER 2:06.92
8 Hans Fredin SWE 2:07.20

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson ISL 2:05.77
2 Michael Söderlund SWE 2:05.87
3 Jan Bidrman TCH 2:08.47
4 Charal Papinikolaou GRE 2:08.58
5 Nikolay Draganov BUL 2:08.61
6 Kristofer Stivenson GRE 2:08.86
7 Fabrizio Bortolon ITA 2:08.88
8 Michael Drozd TCH 2:09.27