Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
| Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics  |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday August 6, 1928 to Wednesday August 8, 1928.
Twenty-one swimmers from 13 nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta Japan |
Erich Rademacher Germany |
Teófilo Yldefonso Philippines |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2:48.0 |  Erich Rademacher |
Brussels (BEL) | March 11, 1927 |
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| Olympic Record | 2:56.0 |  Robert Skelton |
Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1924 |
In the third heat Erich Rademacher set a new Olympic record with 2:52.0 minutes. In the fourth heat Yoshiyuki Tsuruta bettered the record to 2:50.0 minutes. Tsuruta improved the record in the semi-finals with 2:49.2 minutes and in the final with 2:48.8 minutes.
Results
Heats
Monday August 6, 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22x20px Walter Spence (CAN) | 2:56.6 | |
| 2 |  Erwin Sietas (GER) |
2:57.4 | |
| 3 |  Louis Van Parijs (BEL) |
3:00.0 | |
| 4 |  William Rozier (FRA) |
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| 5 |  Hugh Smith (GBR) |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eric Harling (SWE) |
2:56.4 | |
| 2 |  Karl Schäfer (AUT) |
2:56.6 | |
| 3 |  Teófilo Yldefonso (PHI) |
2:57.4 | |
| 4 | Yuki Mawatari (JPN) |
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| 5 | Ernst Budig (GER) |
2:58.6 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erich Rademacher (GER) |
2:52.0 | QQ OR |
| 2 |  Thomas Blankenburg (USA) |
3:04.2 | |
| 3 | Léon Tallon (FRA) |
3:05.0 | |
| 4 | 22x20px Jack Aubin (CAN) | ||
| — | Joseph De Combe (BEL) |
DNF |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN) |
2:50.0 | QQ OR |
| 2 |  Robert Wyss (SUI) |
3:02.6 | |
| 3 |  Leen Korpershoek (NED) |
3:04.0 | |
| 4 | Reginald Flint (GBR) |
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| 5 | 22x20px José Francesch (ESP) | ||
| 6 | Tage Wissnell (SWE) |
Semifinals
Tuesday August 7, 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN) |
2:49.2 | QF OR |
| 2 | 22x20px Walter Spence (CAN) | 2:53.0 | QF |
| 3 | Teófilo Yldefonso (PHI) |
2:53.2 | QF |
| 4 | Robert Wyss (SUI) |
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| 5 | Thomas Blankenburg (USA) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erich Rademacher (GER) |
2:56.6 | QF |
| 2 | Eric Harling (SWE) |
2:57.2 | QF |
| 3 | Erwin Sietas (GER) |
2:57.8 | QF |
| 4 | Karl Schäfer (AUT) |
Final
Wednesday August 8, 1928:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN) |
2:48.8 OR |
| 2 | Erich Rademacher (GER) |
2:50.6 |
| 3 | Teófilo Yldefonso (PHI) |
2:56.4 |
| 4 | Erwin Sietas (GER) |
2:56.6 |
| 5 | Eric Harling (SWE) |
2:56.8 |
| 6 | 22x20px Walter Spence (CAN) | 2:57.2 |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
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