| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 11 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:54.66 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| 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 |
| Marathon | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 10–11 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Summary
As the most decorated Olympian of all-time, Michael Phelps continued to etch his name into the history records with a first Olympic four-peat in the same individual swimming event. Hanging with some of his career rivals at the final turn, Phelps established a body-length lead over the rest of the field on the freestyle leg to claim his 22nd gold medal and 26th overall in 1:54.66. Trailing almost two seconds behind Phelps, Japan's Kosuke Hagino produced a late surge to snatch the silver with a 1:56.61. Meanwhile, China's Wang Shun took home the bronze in 1:57.05, joining Hagino as the first Asian men to stand on the podium in this event.
Hagino's teammate Hiromasa Fujimori missed out of the medals with a fourth-place time in 1:57.21. Phelps' longtime rival and twelve-time medalist Ryan Lochte seized a brief lead into the halfway point with a signature backstroke swim, but faded down the home stretch to fifth, and missed out on his fourth straight medal in this event with a 1:57.47, a hundredth of a second ahead of Germany's Philip Heintz (1:57.48). Backed by the raucous home crowd, Brazilian medal favorite Thiago Pereira, who got off to an early lead with a powerful butterfly effort, slipped to seventh with a 1:58.02. Great Britain's Daniel Wallace posted an eighth-place finish of 1:58.54 to round out the field.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Ryan Lochte (USA) |
1:54.00 | Shanghai, China | 28 July 2011 | |
| Olympic record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
1:54.23 | Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 |
Competition format
The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kosuke Hagino |  Japan |
1:57.38 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Wang Shun |  China |
1:58.12 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Philip Heintz |  Germany |
1:58.85 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Henrique Rodrigues |  Brazil |
1:59.23 | |
| 5 | 7 | Alexis Santos |  Portugal |
2:00.08 | |
| 6 | 8 | Bradlee Ashby |  New Zealand |
2:00.45 | |
| 7 | 1 | Eduardo Solaeche |  Spain |
2:00.47 | |
| 8 | 2 | Simon Sjödin |  Sweden |
2:00.81 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:55.78 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ryan Lochte | United States |
1:56.28 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
1:57.11 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Daniel Wallace |  Great Britain |
1:57.97 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Hiromasa Fujimori | Japan |
1:58.20 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | Ieuan Lloyd | Great Britain |
1:59.49 | |
| 7 | 2 | Andreas Vazaios |  Greece |
1:59.54 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jérémy Desplanches |  Switzerland |
2:00.38 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:54.66 | |
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6 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan |
1:56.61 | |
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7 | Wang Shun | China |
1:57.05 | |
| 4 | 1 | Hiromasa Fujimori | Japan |
1:57.21 | |
| 5 | 5 | Ryan Lochte | United States |
1:57.47 | |
| 6 | 8 | Philip Heintz | Germany |
1:57.48 | NR |
| 7 | 3 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil |
1:58.02 | |
| 8 | 2 | Daniel Wallace | Great Britain |
1:58.54 |
References
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- Gregory, Sean (11 August 2016). "Michael Phelps Wins 22nd Gold Medal as U.S. Swimmers Break New Ground in Rio". Time. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- McKirdy, Andrew (12 August 2016). "Kaneto victorious in 200-meter breaststroke; Phelps beats Hagino for 22nd gold". The Japan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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- ^ "Michael Phelps Collects 22nd Gold Medal; Becomes First Swimmer Ever To Fourpeat An Event". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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