Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
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| Date | September 20, 2000 (heats & semifinals) September 21, 2000 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 49 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58.98 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 20–21 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Massimiliano Rosolino blasted a new Olympic record to add Italy's third gold medal in swimming at these Games. He edged out U.S. swimmer Tom Dolan with a fastest split (33.52) on the breaststroke leg to take over the lead at the final turn, and hit the wall first in a sterling time of 1:58.98, clipping 0.93 seconds off a record set by Hungary's Attila Czene in Atlanta.[2][3] Dolan, the defending champion in the 400 m individual medley four days earlier, became the first American to break a two-minute barrier, taking home the silver in a new national record of 1:59.77.[4] Meanwhile, Tom Wilkens earned a bronze in 2:00.87, handing an entire medal haul for the U.S. team with a two–three finish.[5][6]
Czene, the defending Olympic champion, finished outside the podium in fourth place with a time of 2:01.16. Netherlands' Marcel Wouda came up with a spectacular swim on the breaststroke leg, but fell short to fifth spot in 2:01.48. Wouda was followed in sixth by Germany's Christian Keller (2:02.02), and in seventh by France's Xavier Marchand (2:02.23). Finland's world record holder Jani Sievinen closed out the field with an eighth-place finish in 2:02.49.[6]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Jani Sievinen (FIN) | 1:58.16 | Rome, Italy | 11 September 1994 | [7] |
| Olympic record |  Attila Czene (HUN) | 1:59.91 | Atlanta, United States | 25 July 1996 | [7] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September | Final | Massimiliano Rosolino |  Italy | 1:58.98 | OR |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Tom Dolan |  United States | 2:00.38 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Christian Keller |  Germany | 2:01.23 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Attila Czene | Hungary | 2:01.56 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Xavier Marchand |  France | 2:01.81 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Matthew Dunn |  Australia | 2:01.95 | |
| 6 | 5 | Curtis Myden |  Canada | 2:01.99 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jens Kruppa | Germany | 2:02.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jiro Miki |  Japan | 2:03.90 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Italy | 2:01.14 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Marcel Wouda |  Netherlands | 2:01.40 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Jani Sievinen | Finland | 2:01.46 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Tom Wilkens | United States | 2:01.51 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Cezar Bădiţă |  Romania | 2:02.02 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jordi Carrasco |  Spain | 2:02.90 | |
| 7 | 7 | Robert van der Zant | Australia | 2:02.91 | |
| 8 | 8 | Brian Johns | Canada | 2:02.92 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Italy | 1:58.98 | OR |
 | 4 | Tom Dolan | United States | 1:59.77 | AM |
 | 7 | Tom Wilkens | United States | 2:00.87 | |
| 4 | 1 | Attila Czene | Hungary | 2:01.16 | |
| 5 | 6 | Marcel Wouda | Netherlands | 2:01.48 | |
| 6 | 3 | Christian Keller | Germany | 2:02.02 | |
| 7 | 8 | Xavier Marchand | France | 2:02.23 | |
| 8 | 2 | Jani Sievinen | Finland | 2:02.49 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ "Rosolino strikes gold in 200m medley". Sports Illustrated (CNN). 21 September 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ Berlin, Peter (22 September 2000). "De Bruijn Takes Second Gold; Hungarian and Italian Also Triumph : European Swimmers Steal the Show". New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ Harris, Beth (22 September 2000). "Krayzelburg Wins Second Gold". ABC News. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ Morrissey, Rick (22 September 2000). "Krayzelburg's Gold Leads U.S. Bonanza". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- 1 2 Whitten, Phillip (21 September 2000). "Olympic Day 6 Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 311–313. Retrieved 6 June 2013.