200 m Butterfly, Men
| Competition | 1978 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
West-Berlin
 GER
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| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 29 |
| Countries | 22 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Mike Bruner |  USA |
2:01.17 (1 h1) |
1:59.38 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Steve Gregg | USA |
2:01.44 (4 h1) |
1:59.80 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Roger Pyttel |  GDR |
2:01.20 (2 h1) |
2:01.33 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Pär Arvidsson |  SWE |
2:01.79 (7 h1) |
2:01.61 (4 F) |
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| 5 | George Nagy |  CAN |
2:01.62 (6 h1) |
2:01.93 (5 F) |
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| =6 | Michael Kraus | GER |
2:01.37 (3 h1) |
2:01.95 (=6 F) |
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| =6 | Mikhail Gorelik |  URS |
2:01.52 (5 h1) |
2:01.95 (=6 F) |
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| 8 | Philip Hubble |  GBR |
2:02.73 (8 h1) |
2:02.66 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Miloš Lukášek |  TCH |
2:03.06 (9 h1) |
— | ||
| 10 | Tamás Mikola |  HUN |
2:03.67 (10 h1) |
— | ||
| 11 | Andrey Avtushenko | URS |
2:03.78 (11 h1) |
— | ||
| =12 | Claus Bredschneider | CAN |
2:04.43 (=12 h1) |
— | ||
| =12 | Jorge Delgado, Jr. |  ECU |
2:04.43 (=12 h1) |
— | ||
| 14 | Cees Vervoorn |  NED |
2:04.88 (14 h1) |
— | ||
| 15 | Ove Nylén | SWE |
2:05.07 (15 h1) |
— | ||
| 16 | Carlos Fontoura |  BRA |
2:06.47 (16 h1) |
— | ||
| 17 | Jorge Jaramillo |  COL |
2:06.50 (17 h1) |
— | ||
| 18 | Shinsuke Kayama |  JPN |
2:07.16 (18 h1) |
— | ||
| 19 | Enrique Ledesma | ECU |
2:07.75 (19 h1) |
— | ||
| 20 | Bernardo Lesser |  MEX |
2:08.04 (20 h1) |
— | ||
| 21 | François Cauderay |  SUI |
2:08.23 (21 h1) |
— | ||
| 22 | Peter Broscienski | GER |
2:08.76 (22 h1) |
— | ||
| 23 | Guillermo Zavala | MEX |
2:09.23 (23 h1) |
— | ||
| 24 | Yuliyan Vasilev |  BUL |
2:09.90 (24 h1) |
— | ||
| 25 | Paul Rowe |  NZL |
2:10.50 (25 h1) |
— | ||
| 26 | David Cummins |  IRL |
2:11.04 (26 h1) |
— | ||
| 27 | Samir Bouchlaghem |  TUN |
2:12.51 (27 h1) |
— | ||
| 28 | Hsu Tung-Hsiung |  TPE |
2:13.97 (28 h1) |
— | ||
| 29 | Victor Oliveira |  POR |
2:14.94 (29 h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Arnaldo PérezDNS |  PUR |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Simon GrayDNS | GBR |
— (DNS h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Andrey AguilarDNS |  CRC |
— (DNS h1) |
— |
Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Bruner | USA |
2:01.17 | |
| 2 | Roger Pyttel | GDR |
2:01.20 | |
| 3 | Michael Kraus | GER |
2:01.37 | |
| 4 | Steve Gregg | USA |
2:01.44 | |
| 5 | Mikhail Gorelik | URS |
2:01.52 | |
| 6 | George Nagy | CAN |
2:01.62 | |
| 7 | Pär Arvidsson | SWE |
2:01.79 | |
| 8 | Philip Hubble | GBR |
2:02.73 | |
| 9 | Miloš Lukášek | TCH |
2:03.06 | |
| 10 | Tamás Mikola | HUN |
2:03.67 | |
| 11 | Andrey Avtushenko | URS |
2:03.78 | |
| =12 | Claus Bredschneider | CAN |
2:04.43 | |
| =12 | Jorge Delgado, Jr. | ECU |
2:04.43 | |
| 14 | Cees Vervoorn | NED |
2:04.88 | |
| 15 | Ove Nylén | SWE |
2:05.07 | |
| 16 | Carlos Fontoura | BRA |
2:06.47 | |
| 17 | Jorge Jaramillo | COL |
2:06.50 | |
| 18 | Shinsuke Kayama | JPN |
2:07.16 | |
| 19 | Enrique Ledesma | ECU |
2:07.75 | |
| 20 | Bernardo Lesser | MEX |
2:08.04 | |
| 21 | François Cauderay | SUI |
2:08.23 | |
| 22 | Peter Broscienski | GER |
2:08.76 | |
| 23 | Guillermo Zavala | MEX |
2:09.23 | |
| 24 | Yuliyan Vasilev | BUL |
2:09.90 | |
| 25 | Paul Rowe | NZL |
2:10.50 | |
| 26 | David Cummins | IRL |
2:11.04 | |
| 27 | Samir Bouchlaghem | TUN |
2:12.51 | |
| 28 | Hsu Tung-Hsiung | TPE |
2:13.97 | |
| 29 | Victor Oliveira | POR |
2:14.94 | |
| DNS | Arnaldo PérezDNS | PUR |
— | |
| DNS | Simon GrayDNS | GBR |
— | |
| DNS | Andrey AguilarDNS | CRC |
— |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Bruner | USA |
1:59.38 | |
| 2 | Steve Gregg | USA |
1:59.80 | |
| 3 | Roger Pyttel | GDR |
2:01.33 | |
| 4 | Pär Arvidsson | SWE |
2:01.61 | |
| 5 | George Nagy | CAN |
2:01.93 | |
| =6 | Michael Kraus | GER |
2:01.95 | |
| =6 | Mikhail Gorelik | URS |
2:01.95 | |
| 8 | Philip Hubble | GBR |
2:02.66 |