200 m Breaststroke, Men
| Competition | 1973 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Beograd
 YUG
|
| Held | 6 September 1973 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 29 |
| Countries | 22 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | David Wilkie |  GBR |
2:20.943 (1 h2) |
2:19.285 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | John Hencken |  USA |
2:21.508 (2 h4) |
2:19.952 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Nobutaka Taguchi |  JPN |
2:25.454 (5 h1) |
2:23.117 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Mikhail Khryukin |  URS |
2:24.850 (4 h1) |
2:23.476 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Nigel Cluer |  PNG |
2:25.874 (6 h2) |
2:25.872 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Rick Colella | USA |
2:26.171 (7 h3) |
2:26.414 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Jürgen Glas |  GDR |
2:27.777 (8 h3) |
2:26.564 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Igor Cherdakov | URS |
2:24.307 (3 h2) |
2:28.180 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Felipe Muñoz |  MEX |
2:28.341 (9 h4) |
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| 10 | Giorgio Lalle |  ITA |
2:29.084 (10 h2) |
— | ||
| 11 | Ove Wisløff |  NOR |
2:29.461 (11 h3) |
— | ||
| 12 | Pedro Balcells |  ESP |
2:30.527 (12 h2) |
— | ||
| 13 | Ulrich Nitzsche | GDR |
2:31.010 (13 h4) |
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| 14 | Peter Hrdlitschka |  CAN |
2:31.342 (14 h1) |
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| 15 | Steffen Kriechbaum |  AUT |
2:31.563 (15 h3) |
— | ||
| 16 | Cezary Åšmiglak |  POL |
2:32.508 (16 h4) |
— | ||
| 17 | Paweł Dyrek | POL |
2:32.665 (17 h3) |
— | ||
| 18 | Mel Zajac | CAN |
2:33.158 (18 h2) |
— | ||
| 19 | Michael Creswick |  AUS |
2:33.610 (19 h1) |
— | ||
| 20 | G. Islas | MEX |
2:33.992 (20 h1) |
— | ||
| 21 | Sérgio Ribeiro |  BRA |
2:34.075 (21 h4) |
— | ||
| 22 | Alfredo Hunger |  PER |
2:34.787 (22 h1) |
— | ||
| 23 | Tuomo Kerola |  FIN |
2:35.297 (23 h3) |
— | ||
| 24 | Bernard Combet |  FRA |
2:35.348 (24 h4) |
— | ||
| 25 | Zdravko Divjak | YUG |
2:38.503 (25 h2) |
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| 26 | Orlando Catinchi |  PUR |
2:40.142 (26 h2) |
— | ||
| 27 | Carlos Nazario | PUR |
2:43.790 (27 h1) |
— | ||
| 28 | Faruk Morkal |  TUR |
2:44.123 (28 h3) |
— | ||
| 29 | H. Asfhin |  IRI |
2:48.807 (29 h4) |
— | ||
| DNS | Anders NorlingDNS |  SWE |
— (DNS h3) |
— | ||
| DNS | Angel ChakarovDNS |  BUL |
— (DNS h4) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mikhail Khryukin | URS |
2:24.850 | |
| 5 | Nobutaka Taguchi | JPN |
2:25.454 | |
| 14 | Peter Hrdlitschka | CAN |
2:31.342 | |
| 19 | Michael Creswick | AUS |
2:33.610 | |
| 20 | G. Islas | MEX |
2:33.992 | |
| 22 | Alfredo Hunger | PER |
2:34.787 | |
| 27 | Carlos Nazario | PUR |
2:43.790 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wilkie | GBR |
2:20.943 | |
| 3 | Igor Cherdakov | URS |
2:24.307 | |
| 6 | Nigel Cluer | PNG |
2:25.874 | |
| 10 | Giorgio Lalle | ITA |
2:29.084 | |
| 12 | Pedro Balcells | ESP |
2:30.527 | |
| 18 | Mel Zajac | CAN |
2:33.158 | |
| 25 | Zdravko Divjak | YUG |
2:38.503 | |
| 26 | Orlando Catinchi | PUR |
2:40.142 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rick Colella | USA |
2:26.171 | |
| 8 | Jürgen Glas | GDR |
2:27.777 | |
| 11 | Ove Wisløff | NOR |
2:29.461 | |
| 15 | Steffen Kriechbaum | AUT |
2:31.563 | |
| 17 | Paweł Dyrek | POL |
2:32.665 | |
| 23 | Tuomo Kerola | FIN |
2:35.297 | |
| 28 | Faruk Morkal | TUR |
2:44.123 | |
| DNS | Anders NorlingDNS | SWE |
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Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | John Hencken | USA |
2:21.508 | |
| 9 | Felipe Muñoz | MEX |
2:28.341 | |
| 13 | Ulrich Nitzsche | GDR |
2:31.010 | |
| 16 | Cezary Åšmiglak | POL |
2:32.508 | |
| 21 | Sérgio Ribeiro | BRA |
2:34.075 | |
| 24 | Bernard Combet | FRA |
2:35.348 | |
| 29 | H. Asfhin | IRI |
2:48.807 | |
| DNS | Angel ChakarovDNS | BUL |
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Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wilkie | GBR |
2:19.285 | |
| 2 | John Hencken | USA |
2:19.952 | |
| 3 | Nobutaka Taguchi | JPN |
2:23.117 | |
| 4 | Mikhail Khryukin | URS |
2:23.476 | |
| 5 | Nigel Cluer | PNG |
2:25.872 | |
| 6 | Rick Colella | USA |
2:26.414 | |
| 7 | Jürgen Glas | GDR |
2:26.564 | |
| 8 | Igor Cherdakov | URS |
2:28.180 |