200 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1983 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Roma ITA
Held 24 August 1983
Status Medal
Competitors 22
Countries 15
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Sergey Zabolotnov URS 2:05.71
(2 h3)
2:01.00
(1 FA)
🥈 Sándor Wladár HUN 2:04.32
(1 h3)
2:01.61
(2 FA)
🥉 Frank Baltrusch GDR 2:04.72
(2 h1)
2:02.46
(3 FA)
4 Ricardo Aldabe ESP 2:04.60
(1 h1)
2:03.93
(4 FA)
5 Zbigniew Januszkiewicz POL 2:06.16
(3 h3)
2:05.13
(5 FA)
6 Frank Embacher GDR 2:06.27
(4 h3)
2:06.42
(6 FA)
7 Michael Söderlund SWE 2:06.31
(3 h1)
2:07.30
(7 FA)
8 Frédéric Delcourt FRA 2:05.59
(1 h2)
2:08.48
(8 FA)
9 Paolo Falchini ITA 2:07.26
(4 h1)
2:06.29
(1 FB)
10 Andrea Santi ITA 2:06.57
(5 h3)
2:06.34
(2 FB)
11 John Davey GBR 2:08.54
(3 h2)
2:07.39
(3 FB)
12 Jan Bidrman TCH 2:08.99
(5 h1)
2:07.51
(4 FB)
13 Stefan Peter GER 2:08.18
(6 h3)
2:08.05
(5 FB)
14 Neil Cochran GBR 2:09.05
(4 h2)
2:08.67
(6 FB)
15 Franky De Groote BEL 2:09.17
(5 h2)
2:10.81
(7 FB)
16 Pierre Schmitz BEL 2:10.62
(7 h3)
2:11.19
(8 FB)
17 Josef Hladký TCH 2:08.47
(2 h2)
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18 Ignacio Ibargüen ESP 2:12.19
(8 h3)
—
19 Kristofer Stivenson GRE 2:12.26
(6 h2)
—
20 Christian Schneeberger AUT 2:14.09
(7 h2)
—
21 Pedro Soares POR 2:14.62
(6 h1)
—
DQ Vladimir Shemetov URS —
(DQ h2)
—
DNS Nicolaj KlapkarekDNS GER —
(DNS h1)
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Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ricardo Aldabe ESP 2:04.60
2 Frank Baltrusch GDR 2:04.72
3 Michael Söderlund SWE 2:06.31
4 Paolo Falchini ITA 2:07.26
5 Jan Bidrman TCH 2:08.99
6 Pedro Soares POR 2:14.62
DNS Nicolaj KlapkarekDNS GER —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Frédéric Delcourt FRA 2:05.59
2 Josef Hladky TCH 2:08.47
3 John Davey GBR 2:08.54
4 Neil Cochran GBR 2:09.05
5 Franky De Groote BEL 2:09.17
6 Kristofer Stivenson GRE 2:12.26
7 Christian Schneeberger AUT 2:14.09
DQ Vladimir Shemetov URS —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sándor Wladár HUN 2:04.32
2 Sergey Zabolotnov URS 2:05.71
3 Zbigniew Januszkiewicz POL 2:06.16
4 Frank Embacher GDR 2:06.27
5 Andrea Santi ITA 2:06.57
6 Stefan Peter GER 2:08.18
7 Pierre Schmitz BEL 2:10.62
8 Ignacio Ibargüen ESP 2:12.19

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sergey Zabolotnov URS 2:01.00
2 Sándor Wladár HUN 2:01.61
3 Frank Baltrusch GDR 2:02.46
4 Ricardo Aldabe ESP 2:03.93
5 Zbigniew Januszkiewicz POL 2:05.13
6 Frank Embacher GDR 2:06.42
7 Michael Söderlund SWE 2:07.30
8 Frédéric Delcourt FRA 2:08.48

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Paolo Falchini ITA 2:06.29
2 Andrea Santi ITA 2:06.34
3 John Davey GBR 2:07.39
4 Jan Bidrman TCH 2:07.51
5 Stefan Peter GER 2:08.05
6 Neil Cochran GBR 2:08.67
7 Franky De Groote BEL 2:10.81
8 Pierre Schmitz BEL 2:11.19