200 m Backstroke, Men
| Competition | 1978 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
West-Berlin
 GER
|
| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 26 |
| Countries | 20 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jesse Vassallo |  USA |
2:05.04 (2 h1) |
2:02.16 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Gary Hurring |  NZL |
2:05.69 (4 h1) |
2:03.71 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Zoltán Verrasztó |  HUN |
2:05.27 (3 h1) |
2:03.90 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Tim Shaw | USA |
2:04.83 (1 h1) |
2:04.33 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Fred Eefting |  NED |
2:05.96 (5 h1) |
2:05.01 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Sándor Wladár | HUN |
2:06.42 (7 h1) |
2:07.32 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Conrado Porta |  ARG |
2:06.07 (6 h1) |
2:07.43 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Miloslav Roľko |  TCH |
2:07.42 (8 h1) |
— | ||
| 9 | Cam Henning |  CAN |
2:07.83 (9 h1) |
— | ||
| 10 | Mike Scarth | CAN |
2:07.84 (10 h1) |
— | ||
| 11 | Jim Carter |  GBR |
2:08.66 (11 h1) |
— | ||
| 12 | Gary Abraham | GBR |
2:08.99 (12 h1) |
— | ||
| 13 | Jan Thorell |  SWE |
2:09.01 (13 h1) |
— | ||
| 14 | Reinhold Becker | GER |
2:09.14 (14 h1) |
— | ||
| 15 | Glenn Patching |  AUS |
2:09.41 (15 h1) |
— | ||
| 16 | Sergey Fesenko |  URS |
2:10.01 (16 h1) |
— | ||
| 17 | Thomas Lebherz | GER |
2:10.29 (17 h1) |
— | ||
| 18 | Daniele Cerabino |  ITA |
2:10.64 (18 h1) |
— | ||
| 19 | Leszek Górski |  POL |
2:11.65 (19 h1) |
— | ||
| 20 | Carlos Berrocal |  PUR |
2:11.93 (20 h1) |
— | ||
| 21 | Genaro Otero |  COL |
2:12.30 (21 h1) |
— | ||
| 22 | Noriyoshi Mishina |  JPN |
2:14.72 (22 h1) |
— | ||
| 23 | José Yepes |  ECU |
2:15.43 (23 h1) |
— | ||
| 24 | Lukman Niode |  INA |
2:18.37 (24 h1) |
— | ||
| 25 | David Lindquist |  ISV |
2:21.49 (25 h1) |
— | ||
| AC | Viktor Kuznetsov | URS |
2:05.98 (DQ h1) |
2:05.58 (DQ F) |
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| DNS | David CumminsDNS |  IRL |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Lan BullockDNS | NZL |
— (DNS h1) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Shaw | USA |
2:04.83 | |
| 2 | Jesse Vassallo | USA |
2:05.04 | |
| 3 | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN |
2:05.27 | |
| 4 | Gary Hurring | NZL |
2:05.69 | |
| 5 | Fred Eefting | NED |
2:05.96 | |
| 6 | Conrado Porta | ARG |
2:06.07 | |
| 7 | Sándor Wladár | HUN |
2:06.42 | |
| 8 | Miloslav Rolko | TCH |
2:07.42 | |
| 9 | Cam Henning | CAN |
2:07.83 | |
| 10 | Mike Scarth | CAN |
2:07.84 | |
| 11 | Jim Carter | GBR |
2:08.66 | |
| 12 | Gary Abraham | GBR |
2:08.99 | |
| 13 | Jan Thorell | SWE |
2:09.01 | |
| 14 | Reinhold Becker | GER |
2:09.14 | |
| 15 | Glenn Patching | AUS |
2:09.41 | |
| 16 | Sergey Fesenko | URS |
2:10.01 | |
| 17 | Thomas Lebherz | GER |
2:10.29 | |
| 18 | Daniele Cerabino | ITA |
2:10.64 | |
| 19 | Leszek Górski | POL |
2:11.65 | |
| 20 | Carlos Berrocal | PUR |
2:11.93 | |
| 21 | Genaro Otero | COL |
2:12.30 | |
| 22 | Noriyoshi Mishina | JPN |
2:14.72 | |
| 23 | José Yepes | ECU |
2:15.43 | |
| 24 | Lukman Niode | INA |
2:18.37 | |
| 25 | David Lindquist | ISV |
2:21.49 | |
| DQ | Viktor Kuznetsov | URS |
2:05.98 | |
| DNS | David CumminsDNS | IRL |
— | |
| DNS | Lan BullockDNS | NZL |
— |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Vassallo | USA |
2:02.16 | |
| 2 | Gary Hurring | NZL |
2:03.71 | |
| 3 | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN |
2:03.90 | |
| 4 | Tim Shaw | USA |
2:04.33 | |
| 5 | Fred Eefting | NED |
2:05.01 | |
| 6 | Sándor Wladár | HUN |
2:07.32 | |
| 7 | Conrado Porta | ARG |
2:07.43 | |
| DQ | Viktor Kuznetsov | URS |
2:05.58 |