| Swimming at the 1936 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 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Thursday August 13, 1936 to Saturday August 15, 1936.
Twenty-five swimmers from eleven nations competed.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tetsuo Hamuro Japan (JPN) |
Erwin Sietas Germany (GER) |
Reizo Koike Japan (JPN) |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2:37.2 | Jack Kasley | New Haven (USA) | March 28, 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 2:44.9 | Reizo Koike | Los Angeles (USA) | August 12, 1932 |
In the first heat of the first round Tetsuo Hamuro set a new Olympic record with 2:42.5 minutes. He bettered his own Olympic record in the final with 2:41.5 minutes.
Thursday August 13, 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN) | 2:42.5 | QQ OR |
| 2 | Erwin Sietas (GER) | 2:44.6 | |
| 3 | Ray Kaye (USA) | 2:48.5 | |
| 4 | Jikirum Adjaluddin (PHI) | 2:50.2 | |
| 5 | Julius Edgar Arp (BRA) | 3:02.6 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saburo Ito (JPN) | 2:45.8 | |
| 2 | Jochen Balke (GER) | 2:46.4 | |
| 3 | Jack Kasley (USA) | 2:54.4 | |
| 4 | Erik Skou (DEN) | 2:57.6 | |
| 5 | Percy Belvin (BER) | 3:09.8 | |
| 6 | Albert Puddy (CAN) | 3:10.2 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbert Higgins (USA) | 2:48.8 | |
| 2 | Arsad Alpad (PHI) | 2:52.6 | |
| 3 | Finn Jensen (DEN) | 2:55.7 | |
| 4 | Antônio Luiz dos Santos (BRA) | 2:56.8 | |
| 5 | Mohamed Hassanein (EGY) | 2:58.9 | |
| — | Jorge Berroeta (CHI) | DSQ |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Spence (BER) | 2:52.0 | |
| 2 | Gerald Clawson (CAN) | 2:54.7 | |
| 3 | Felix Erbert (TCH) | 2:55.7 | |
| — | Carlos Reed (CHI) | DSQ |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reizo Koike (JPN) | 2:43.8 | |
| 2 | Teófilo Yldefonso (PHI) | 2:47.4 | |
| 3 | Arthur Heina (GER) | 2:48.5 | |
| 4 | Hans Malmström (DEN) | 2:56.5 |
Wednesday August 14, 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reizo Koike (JPN) | 2:44.5 | |
| 2 | Jochen Balke (GER) | 2:45.4 | |
| 3 | Saburo Ito (JPN) | 2:45.5 | |
| 4 | Ray Kaye (USA) | 2:49.2 | |
| 5 | Jikirum Adjaluddin (PHI) | 2:54.0 | |
| 6 | Arsad Alpad (PHI) | 2:54.6 | |
| 7 | Finn Jensen (DEN) | 2:54.8 | |
| 8 | Gerald Clawson (CAN) | 2:55.6 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN) | 2:43.4 | |
| 2 | Herbert Higgins (USA) | 2:44.0 | |
| 3 | Erwin Sietas (GER) | 2:44.8 | |
| 4 | Teófilo Yldefonso (PHI) | 2:46.8 | |
| 5 | Arthur Heina (GER) | 2:47.3 | |
| 6 | Jack Kasley (USA) | 2:53.4 | |
| 7 | Felix Erbert (TCH) | 2:53.5 | |
| — | Leonard Spence (BER) | DSQ |
Saturday August 15, 1936:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN) | 2:41.5 |
| 2 | Erwin Sietas (GER) | 2:42.9 |
| 3 | Reizo Koike (JPN) | 2:44.2 |
| 4 | Herbert Higgins (USA) | 2:45.2 |
| 5 | Saburo Ito (JPN) | 2:47.6 |
| 6 | Jochen Balke (GER) | 2:47.8 |
| 7 | Teófilo Yldefonso (PHI) | 2:51.1 |