Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming Olympic Games 1936 Berlin, Germany - Saturday, 15th August - Gold Medal: Hamuro Tetsuo, Japan
Final 15:30 timegapLY
1. Tetsuo HamuroJPN Japan2:41.5OR618
2. Erwin SietasGer Germany2:42.9+1.4s226
3. Reizo KoikeJPN Japan2:44.2+2.7s720
4. John Herbert HigginsUSA United States2:45.2+3.7s320
5. Saburo ItoJPN Japan2:47.6+6.1s521
6. Jochen BalkeGer Germany2:47.8+6.3s118
7. Teófilo YldefonzoPHI Philippines2:51.1+9.6s433
Venue: Swimming Stadium, Imperial Sports Field. 25 Competitors from 11 Nations.
World Record: John Kasley, United States 2:37.2 New Heaven, United States 28 March 1936
Olympic Record: Reizo Koike, Japan 2:44.9 Los Angeles, United States 12 August 1932
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index Berlin 1956index Swimming Berlin 1936
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1948 Men 200m BreaststrokeMen 200m Breaststroke History1932 Men 200m Breaststroke
American Jack Kasley had set a new world record in March 1936 but was badly out of form by the time of the Olympics. He finished sixth in his semi-final and was eliminated along with the former record holder, Leonard Spence of Bermuda, who was disqualified. The teenaged Japanese swimmer, Tetsuo Hamuro set the fastest time in heat and semi-final and led throughout the final. Hamuro, who was known for his fast starts, initially trailed Henry Higgins and Jochen Balke but the pair, who were using the new butterfly technique, faded in the second half of the race. Hamuro was pressured in the final stages by the fast finish of Germany’s Erwin Sietas but held on for victory. Sietas finished in 4th place in 1928 and 1936.

Semi-Finals - Friday, 14th August 15:00

First 3 from each Semi and Best 4th (Teófilo Yldefonzo, Philippines) advanced to Final.
Semi 1 timegapLYRk.
1. Reizo KoikeJPN Japan2:44.5+1.1s2203.
2. Jochen BalkeGer Germany2:45.5+2.1s5185.
3. Saburo ItoJPN Japan2:45.5+2.1s7216.
4. Raymond KayeUSA United States2:49.2+5.8s8249.
5. Jikirum AdjaluddinPHI Philippines2:54.0+10.6s42512.
6. Arasad AlpadPHI Philippines2:54.6+11.2s62513.
7. Finn Martin JensenDEN Denmark2:54.8+11.4s32114.
8. Gerald Hull ClawsonCaN Canada2:55.6+12.2s11815.
Semi 2 timegapLYRk.
1. Tetsuo HamuroJPN Japan2:43.4 5181.
2. John Herbert HigginsUSA United States2:44.0+0.6s2202.
3. Erwin SietasGer Germany2:44.8+1.4s6264.
4. Teófilo YldefonzoPHI Philippines2:46.8+3.4s8337.
5. Arthur HeinaGer Germany2:47.3+3.9s4218.
6. Jack KasleyUSA United States2:53.4+10.0s12010.
7. Jan Felix ErbertTCH Czechoslovakia2:53.5+10.1s71811.
-. Leonard SpenceBER BermudaDSQ 327-.

Heats - Thursday, 13th August 16:00

First 3 from each Heat and Best 4th (Jikirum Adjaluddin, Philippines) advanced to Semi-Finals. Dorothy Schiller, United States also advanced.
Heat 1 timegapLYRk.
1. Tetsuo HamuroJPN Japan2:42.5OR3181.
2. Erwin SietasGer Germany2:44.6+2.1s2263.
3. Raymond KayeUSA United States2:48.5+6.0s5247.
4. Jikirum AdjaluddinPHI Philippines2:50.2+7.7s72510.
5. Julius Edgar Barbosa ArpBRA Brazil3:02.6+20.1s41621.
-. Paul SchutzSUI SwitzerlandDNS 627-.
-. Sandor BarocsyHUN HungaryDNS 122-.
Heat 2 timegapLYRk.
1. Saburo ItoJPN Japan2:45.8+3.3s3214.
2. Jochen BalkeGer Germany2:46.4+3.9s5185.
3. Jack KasleyUSA United States2:54.4+11.9s62013.
4. Erik SkouDEN Denmark2:57.6+15.1s41919.
5. Percy BelvinBER Bermuda3:09.8+27.3s12322.
6. Albert William PuddyCaN Canada3:10.2+27.7s21923.
-. Auguste KeelSUI SwitzerlandDNS 725-.
Heat 3 timegapLYRk.
1. John Herbert HigginsUSA United States2:48.8+6.3s5209.
2. Arasad AlpadPHI Philippines2:52.6+10.1s22512.
3. Finn Martin JensenDEN Denmark2:55.7+13.2s72115.
4. Isaac MoraisBRA Brazil2:56.8+14.3s32218.
5. Mohamed HassaneinEGY Egypt2:58.9+16.4s6_20.
-. Jorge BerroetaCHI ChileDSQ 418-.
-. Karl SchaferAUT AustriaDNS 127-.
Heat 4 timegapLYRk.
1. Leonard SpenceBERBER Bermuda2:52.0+9.5s42711.
2. Gerald Hull ClawsonCaN Canada2:54.7+12.2s21814.
3. Jan Felix ErbertTCH Czechoslovakia2:55.7+13.2s31815.
-. Carlos ReedCHI ChileDSQ 619-.
-. Filippo SchembriMLT MaltaDNS 125-.
-. Conrado KuhnPER PeruDNS 720-.
-. Ferenc CsikHUN HungaryDNS 522-.
Heat 3 timegapLYRk.
1. Reizo KoikeJPN Japan2:43.8+1.3s1202.
2. Teófilo YldefonzoPHI Philippines2:47.4+4.9s4336.
3. Arthur HeinaGer Germany2:48.5+6.0s2217.
6. Hans MalmstromDEN Denmark2:56.5+14.0s52317.
-. Hans GirgAUT AustriaDNS 624-.
-. Kurt ZimmermannSUI SwitzerlandDNS 719-.
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