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200 metres Individual Medley, Men

Date20 – 21 September 2000
StatusOlympic
LocationSydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants56 from 49 countries

After a 104 year wait for an Olympic swimming championship Italy won three in Sydney in 2000. Two of the golds went to Domenico Fioravanti in the breaststroke events and the other, in this event, to Massimiliano Rosolino. Rosolino had already won two medals in freestyle events in Sydney and had been long established as one of the best in the world without ever quite reaching champion status.

This all changed during the course of the race and especially over the course of the third leg, breaststroke, where Rosolino swept into the lead. On his specialist freestyle leg he moved even further away to record the second fastest time ever and break the Olympic record. Tom Dolan and Tom Wilkens, both of the USA, completed the podium positions. Dolan had already retained his 400 metres medley title in these Games.

PosCompetitorNOCR1SFFinal
1Massi RosolinoITA2:00.92 (1 h7)2:01.14 (1 h2)1:58.98 (1)Gold
2Tom DolanUSA2:01.55 (1 h5)2:00.38 (1 h1)1:59.77 (2)Silver
3Tom WilkensUSA2:02.21 (1 h6)2:01.51 (4 h2)2:00.87 (3)Bronze
4Attila CzeneHUN2:02.66 (5 h5)2:01.56 (3 h1)2:01.16 (4)
5Marcel WoudaNED2:01.89 (2 h5)2:01.40 (2 h2)2:01.48 (5)
6Christian KellerGER2:02.09 (4 h5)2:01.23 (2 h1)2:02.02 (6)
7Xavier MarchandFRA2:02.86 (4 h6)2:01.81 (4 h1)2:02.23 (7)
8Jani SievinenFIN2:02.00 (3 h5)2:01.46 (3 h2)2:02.49 (8)
9Matt DunnAUS2:02.44 (2 h6)2:01.95 (5 h1)
10Curtis MydenCAN2:01.95 (2 h7)2:01.99 (6 h1)
11Cezar BădițăROU2:02.48 (3 h6)2:02.02 (5 h2)
12Jens KruppaGER2:03.08 (5 h6)2:02.55 (7 h1)
13Jordi CarrascoESP2:02.89 (4 h7)2:02.90 (6 h2)
14Rob Van der ZantAUS2:02.77 (3 h7)2:02.91 (7 h2)
15Brian JohnsCAN2:03.12 (6 h5)2:02.92 (8 h2)
16Jiro MikiJPN2:03.33 (6 h6)2:03.90 (8 h1)
17Terence ParkinRSA2:03.33 (5 h7)
18Peter MankočSLO2:03.45 (7 h6)
19István BatháziHUN2:03.63 (6 h7)
20Theo VersterRSA2:03.64 (7 h5)
21Jan VíťazkaCZE2:03.66 (7 h7)
22Ioannis KokkodisGRE2:04.04 (8 h5)
23Dean KentNZL2:04.07 (1 h4)
24Valērijs KalmikovsLAT2:04.18 (2 h4)
25Xie XufengCHN2:04.67 (8 h6)
26George BovellTTO2:04.68 (1 h3)
27Michael WindischAUT2:05.15 (3 h4)
28Yves PlatelSUI2:05.19 (4 h4)
29Grigory MatuzkovKAZ2:05.45 (1 h2)
30Susumu TabuchiJPN2:05.68 (8 h7)
31Artem HoncharenkoUKR2:05.98 (5 h4)
32Oleg PukhnatyUZB2:06.01 (2 h3)
33Han Gyu-CheolKOR2:06.42 (3 h3)
34Arsenio LópezPUR2:06.49 (4 h3)
35Jeremy KnowlesBAH2:06.85 (2 h2)
36Krešimir ČačCRO2:07.04 (6 h4)
37Javier DíazMEX2:07.28 (3 h2)
38Aleksandar MiladinovskiMKD2:07.45 (4 h2)
39Miki HalikaISR2:07.53 (7 h4)
40Andrey PakinKGZ2:07.88 (1 h1)
41Stephen FahyBER2:07.92 (5 h3)
42George GleasonISV2:08.25 (2 h1)
43Phathanyu YimsumruayTHA2:08.38 (8 h4)
44Wu Nien-PinTPE2:08.85 (6 h3)
45Walter ArcipreteARG2:08.89 (5 h2)
46Alex FongHKG2:09.00 (6 h2)
47Andrei ZaharovMDA2:09.13 (7 h3)
48Uğur Orel OralTUR2:09.51 (7 h2)
49Đorđe FilipovićSCG2:09.58 (3 h1)
50Felix SutantoINA2:09.77 (4 h1)
51Haitham HassanEGY2:09.92 (8 h3)
52Francisco PicassoURU2:10.97 (8 h2)
53Giorgos DimitriadisCYP2:12.76 (5 h1)
54Saad KhalloqiMAR2:13.22 (6 h1)
55Sultan Al-OtaibiKUW2:16.23 (7 h1)
56Omar Abu-FaresJOR2:21.22 (8 h1)

Round One

Date20 September 2000
FormatFastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1Massi RosolinoITA2:00.92
2Tom DolanUSA2:01.55
3Marcel WoudaNED2:01.89
4Curtis MydenCAN2:01.95
5Jani SievinenFIN2:02.00
6Christian KellerGER2:02.09
7Tom WilkensUSA2:02.21
8Matt DunnAUS2:02.44
9Cezar BădițăROU2:02.48
10Attila CzeneHUN2:02.66
11Rob Van der ZantAUS2:02.77
12Xavier MarchandFRA2:02.86
13Jordi CarrascoESP2:02.89
14Jens KruppaGER2:03.08
15Brian JohnsCAN2:03.12
=16Jiro MikiJPN2:03.33
=16Terence ParkinRSA2:03.33
18Peter MankočSLO2:03.45
19István BatháziHUN2:03.63
20Theo VersterRSA2:03.64
21Jan VíťazkaCZE2:03.66
22Ioannis KokkodisGRE2:04.04
23Dean KentNZL2:04.07
24Valērijs KalmikovsLAT2:04.18
25Xie XufengCHN2:04.67
26George BovellTTO2:04.68
27Michael WindischAUT2:05.15
28Yves PlatelSUI2:05.19
29Grigory MatuzkovKAZ2:05.45
30Susumu TabuchiJPN2:05.68
31Artem HoncharenkoUKR2:05.98
32Oleg PukhnatyUZB2:06.01
33Han Gyu-CheolKOR2:06.42
34Arsenio LópezPUR2:06.49
35Jeremy KnowlesBAH2:06.85
36Krešimir ČačCRO2:07.04
37Javier DíazMEX2:07.28
38Aleksandar MiladinovskiMKD2:07.45
39Miki HalikaISR2:07.53
40Andrey PakinKGZ2:07.88
41Stephen FahyBER2:07.92
42George GleasonISV2:08.25
43Phathanyu YimsumruayTHA2:08.38
44Wu Nien-PinTPE2:08.85
45Walter ArcipreteARG2:08.89
46Alex FongHKG2:09.00
47Andrei ZaharovMDA2:09.13
48Uğur Orel OralTUR2:09.51
49Đorđe FilipovićSCG2:09.58
50Felix SutantoINA2:09.77
51Haitham HassanEGY2:09.92
52Francisco PicassoURU2:10.97
53Giorgos DimitriadisCYP2:12.76
54Saad KhalloqiMAR2:13.22
55Sultan Al-OtaibiKUW2:16.23
56Omar Abu-FaresJOR2:21.22

Heat #1

Time11:25
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Andrey PakinKGZ2:07.880.9426.67 (1)58.95 (2)1:38.40 (3)32.28 (2)39.45 (4)29.48 (1)
2George GleasonISV2:08.250.7826.94 (3)58.67 (1)1:38.14 (2)31.73 (1)39.47 (5)30.11 (2)
3Đorđe FilipovićSCG2:09.580.8226.74 (2)1:00.66 (4)1:39.11 (4)33.92 (5)38.45 (1)30.47 (3)
4Felix SutantoINA2:09.770.7127.21 (4)59.57 (3)1:38.10 (1)32.36 (3)38.53 (2)31.67 (6)
5Giorgos DimitriadisCYP2:12.760.7727.44 (5)1:01.08 (5)1:41.56 (5)33.64 (4)40.48 (7)31.20 (4)
6Saad KhalloqiMAR2:13.220.8828.23 (6)1:02.96 (6)1:41.89 (6)34.73 (6)38.93 (3)31.33 (5)
7Sultan Al-OtaibiKUW2:16.230.7928.54 (7)1:04.53 (7)1:44.06 (7)35.99 (8)39.53 (6)32.17 (7)
8Omar Abu-FaresJOR2:21.220.8829.96 (8)1:05.01 (8)1:48.04 (8)35.05 (7)43.03 (8)33.18 (8)

Heat #2

Time11:29
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Grigory MatuzkovKAZ2:05.450.8327.06 (2)59.16 (2)1:35.17 (1)32.10 (1)36.01 (1)30.28 (4)
2Jeremy KnowlesBAH2:06.850.8428.01 (5)1:00.28 (3)1:37.50 (4)32.27 (2)37.22 (4)29.35 (2)
3Javier DíazMEX2:07.280.7627.85 (4)1:00.78 (6)1:37.99 (5)32.93 (5)37.21 (3)29.29 (1)
4Aleksandar MiladinovskiMKD2:07.450.8126.34 (1)59.11 (1)1:36.62 (2)32.77 (4)37.51 (5)30.83 (5)
5Walter ArcipreteARG2:08.890.8828.03 (6)1:01.12 (7)1:37.21 (3)33.09 (7)36.09 (2)31.68 (8)
6Alex FongHKG2:09.000.7928.25 (7)1:00.62 (5)1:38.93 (7)32.37 (3)38.31 (8)30.07 (3)
7Uğur Orel OralTUR2:09.510.7627.39 (3)1:00.46 (4)1:38.29 (6)33.07 (6)37.83 (7)31.22 (6)
8Francisco PicassoURU2:10.970.7928.41 (8)1:01.95 (8)1:39.55 (8)33.54 (8)37.60 (6)31.42 (7)

Heat #3

Time11:33
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1George BovellTTO2:04.680.8727.09 (4)58.18 (1)1:35.04 (1)31.09 (1)36.86 (4)29.64 (2)
2Oleg PukhnatyUZB2:06.010.8927.47 (6)1:00.44 (5)1:36.24 (2)32.97 (=4)35.80 (1)29.77 (3)
3Han Gyu-CheolKOR2:06.420.8126.98 (=2)59.61 (3)1:36.42 (4)32.63 (3)36.81 (3)30.00 (5)
4Arsenio LópezPUR2:06.490.7827.60 (8)1:00.57 (6)1:36.65 (5)32.97 (=4)36.08 (2)29.84 (4)
5Stephen FahyBER2:07.920.6726.98 (=2)58.82 (2)1:36.40 (3)31.84 (2)37.58 (7)31.52 (7)
6Wu Nien-PinTPE2:08.850.6627.42 (5)1:00.73 (7)1:40.22 (8)33.31 (6)39.49 (8)28.63 (1)
7Andrei ZaharovMDA2:09.130.8827.59 (7)1:01.19 (8)1:38.69 (7)33.60 (8)37.50 (6)30.44 (6)
8Haitham HassanEGY2:09.920.8326.81 (1)1:00.20 (4)1:37.25 (6)33.39 (7)37.05 (5)32.67 (8)

Heat #4

Time11:37
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Dean KentNZL2:04.070.8027.17 (3)58.74 (2)1:34.32 (2)31.57 (1)35.58 (4)29.75 (2)
2Valērijs KalmikovsLAT2:04.180.8026.92 (2)59.55 (3)1:34.24 (1)32.63 (3)34.69 (1)29.94 (4)
3Michael WindischAUT2:05.150.7926.59 (1)58.27 (1)1:35.15 (3)31.68 (2)36.88 (8)30.00 (5)
4Yves PlatelSUI2:05.190.7627.66 (7)1:00.39 (5)1:35.57 (4)32.73 (4)35.18 (2)29.62 (1)
5Artem HoncharenkoUKR2:05.980.8927.36 (4)1:00.82 (6)1:36.22 (5)33.46 (8)35.40 (3)29.76 (3)
6Krešimir ČačCRO2:07.040.9427.39 (5)1:00.18 (4)1:36.90 (6)32.79 (5)36.72 (7)30.14 (6)
7Miki HalikaISR2:07.530.8627.63 (6)1:00.87 (7)1:37.38 (7)33.24 (7)36.51 (6)30.15 (7)
8Phathanyu YimsumruayTHA2:08.380.7627.93 (8)1:00.95 (8)1:37.39 (8)33.02 (6)36.44 (5)30.99 (8)

Heat #5

Time11:41
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Tom DolanUSA2:01.550.7426.79 (=6)57.71 (2)1:33.02 (3)30.92 (2)35.31 (4)28.53 (1)
2Marcel WoudaNED2:01.890.9126.56 (3)58.48 (4)1:32.63 (1)31.92 (5)34.15 (1)29.26 (5)
3Jani SievinenFIN2:02.000.7726.35 (2)58.11 (3)1:32.76 (2)31.76 (4)34.65 (3)29.24 (4)
4Christian KellerGER2:02.090.7926.77 (5)59.08 (7)1:33.33 (4)32.31 (7)34.25 (2)28.76 (2)
5Attila CzeneHUN2:02.660.8326.66 (4)57.55 (1)1:33.39 (5)30.89 (1)35.84 (8)29.27 (6)
6Brian JohnsCAN2:03.120.8126.79 (=6)58.78 (6)1:34.33 (7)31.99 (6)35.55 (7)28.79 (3)
7Theo VersterRSA2:03.640.7326.10 (1)58.71 (5)1:34.11 (6)32.61 (8)35.40 (6)29.53 (7)
8Ioannis KokkodisGRE2:04.040.8327.63 (8)59.09 (8)1:34.43 (8)31.46 (3)35.34 (5)29.61 (8)

Heat #6

Time11:46
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Tom WilkensUSA2:02.210.7826.55 (6)57.88 (4)1:32.54 (2)31.33 (=2)34.66 (3)29.67 (7)
2Matt DunnAUS2:02.440.8826.69 (7)58.02 (5)1:33.03 (3)31.33 (=2)35.01 (4)29.41 (4)
3Cezar BădițăROU2:02.480.8626.87 (8)59.98 (8)1:34.45 (7)33.11 (8)34.47 (1)28.03 (1)
4Xavier MarchandFRA2:02.860.7626.29 (4)57.78 (2)1:33.23 (4)31.49 (4)35.45 (5)29.63 (6)
5Jens KruppaGER2:03.080.8225.86 (1)57.81 (3)1:32.34 (1)31.95 (5)34.53 (2)30.74 (8)
6Jiro MikiJPN2:03.330.6926.53 (5)57.34 (1)1:33.95 (5)30.81 (1)36.61 (8)29.38 (3)
7Peter MankočSLO2:03.450.8326.07 (2)58.43 (6)1:34.34 (6)32.36 (6)35.91 (6)29.11 (2)
8Xie XufengCHN2:04.670.9026.27 (3)59.05 (7)1:35.19 (8)32.78 (7)36.14 (7)29.48 (5)

Heat #7

Time11:51
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Massi RosolinoITA2:00.920.8526.38 (=1)57.20 (1)1:31.88 (1)30.82 (2)34.68 (1)29.04 (3)
2Curtis MydenCAN2:01.950.7826.38 (=1)57.84 (4)1:32.54 (2)31.46 (6)34.70 (2)29.41 (4)
3Rob Van der ZantAUS2:02.770.7526.96 (6)58.16 (5)1:34.38 (6)31.20 (5)36.22 (7)28.39 (1)
4Jordi CarrascoESP2:02.890.7926.80 (=3)57.41 (2)1:32.55 (3)30.61 (1)35.14 (5)30.34 (8)
5Terence ParkinRSA2:03.330.7627.57 (8)58.52 (6)1:33.38 (4)30.95 (3)34.86 (3)29.95 (6)
6István BatháziHUN2:03.630.7927.44 (7)59.60 (8)1:34.65 (7)32.16 (8)35.05 (4)28.98 (2)
7Jan VíťazkaCZE2:03.660.7126.82 (5)58.64 (7)1:34.17 (5)31.82 (7)35.53 (6)29.49 (5)
8Susumu TabuchiJPN2:05.680.8226.80 (=3)57.78 (3)1:35.45 (8)30.98 (4)37.67 (8)30.23 (7)

Semi-Finals

Date20 September 2000
FormatFastest eight advanced to the final.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1Tom DolanUSA2:00.38Q
2Massi RosolinoITA2:01.14Q
3Christian KellerGER2:01.23Q
4Marcel WoudaNED2:01.40Q
5Jani SievinenFIN2:01.46Q
6Tom WilkensUSA2:01.51Q
7Attila CzeneHUN2:01.56Q
8Xavier MarchandFRA2:01.81Q
9Matt DunnAUS2:01.95
10Curtis MydenCAN2:01.99
11Cezar BădițăROU2:02.02
12Jens KruppaGER2:02.55
13Jordi CarrascoESP2:02.90
14Rob Van der ZantAUS2:02.91
15Brian JohnsCAN2:02.92
16Jiro MikiJPN2:03.90

Heat #1

Time20:32
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Tom DolanUSA2:00.380.6926.51 (3)57.12 (1)1:31.45 (1)30.61 (1)34.33 (2)28.93 (5)Q
2Christian KellerGER2:01.230.7726.40 (2)58.63 (7)1:32.58 (4)32.23 (8)33.95 (1)28.65 (2)Q
3Attila CzeneHUN2:01.560.8026.58 (5)57.63 (2)1:32.40 (3)31.05 (2)34.77 (5)29.16 (6)Q
4Xavier MarchandFRA2:01.810.7526.67 (6)58.64 (8)1:33.03 (5)31.97 (7)34.39 (3)28.78 (3)Q
5Matt DunnAUS2:01.950.8727.19 (8)58.37 (6)1:33.39 (7)31.18 (3)35.02 (7)28.56 (1)
6Curtis MydenCAN2:01.990.8026.55 (4)58.27 (5)1:33.12 (6)31.72 (5)34.85 (6)28.87 (4)
7Jens KruppaGER2:02.550.8225.96 (1)57.78 (3)1:32.21 (2)31.82 (6)34.43 (4)30.34 (8)
8Jiro MikiJPN2:03.900.6826.69 (7)58.10 (4)1:34.17 (8)31.41 (4)36.07 (8)29.73 (7)

Heat #2

Time20:38
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Massi RosolinoITA2:01.140.8426.22 (1)57.04 (1)1:32.22 (3)30.82 (2)35.18 (5)28.92 (=4)Q
2Marcel WoudaNED2:01.400.8926.40 (=3)57.86 (3)1:32.03 (1)31.46 (4)34.17 (1)29.37 (6)Q
3Jani SievinenFIN2:01.460.7726.40 (=3)57.98 (=4)1:32.54 (4)31.58 (5)34.56 (2)28.92 (=4)Q
4Tom WilkensUSA2:01.510.7926.24 (2)57.48 (2)1:32.07 (2)31.24 (3)34.59 (3)29.44 (7)Q
5Cezar BădițăROU2:02.020.9027.21 (8)59.58 (8)1:34.18 (6)32.37 (8)34.60 (4)27.84 (1)
6Jordi CarrascoESP2:02.900.8227.18 (7)57.98 (=4)1:33.22 (5)30.80 (1)35.24 (6)29.68 (8)
7Rob Van der ZantAUS2:02.910.7626.76 (5)58.45 (6)1:34.58 (8)31.69 (7)36.13 (8)28.33 (2)
8Brian JohnsCAN2:02.920.8427.04 (6)58.72 (7)1:34.36 (7)31.68 (6)35.64 (7)28.56 (3)

Final Round

Date21 September 2000 — 20:24
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTimeReaction Time50 m100 m150 m50-100 m Time (Rank)100-150 m Time (Rank)150-200 m Time (Rank)
1Massi RosolinoITA1:58.980.7926.59 (7)57.36 (3)1:30.88 (1)30.77 (3)33.52 (1)28.10 (1)OR
2Tom DolanUSA1:59.770.6626.37 (5)56.40 (2)1:31.17 (2)30.03 (1)34.77 (6)28.60 (2)
3Tom WilkensUSA2:00.870.7726.38 (6)57.40 (4)1:31.64 (3)31.02 (4)34.24 (2)29.23 (=4)
4Attila CzeneHUN2:01.160.8526.22 (3)56.32 (1)1:31.72 (4)30.10 (2)35.40 (8)29.44 (8)
5Marcel WoudaNED2:01.480.8826.13 (1)57.52 (5)1:32.27 (5)31.39 (5)34.75 (5)29.21 (3)
6Christian KellerGER2:02.020.7726.17 (2)58.13 (7)1:32.64 (6)31.96 (7)34.51 (4)29.38 (6)
7Xavier MarchandFRA2:02.230.7926.62 (8)58.67 (8)1:33.00 (7)32.05 (8)34.33 (3)29.23 (=4)
8Jani SievinenFIN2:02.490.7526.27 (4)58.12 (6)1:33.06 (8)31.85 (6)34.94 (7)29.43 (7)