| Date | 29 July 1984 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California |
| Participants | 56 from 36 countries |
Michael Groß had been European Swimmer of the Year in 1982-83, and would win that as well in 1984-86, and was the 1982 World Champion in this event. He also held the world record, setting that twice in 1983, and better it again in June 1984 with 1:47.55 in Munich. At 202 cm (6-7½), with a huge wingspan, he was dubbed “The Albatross” and was expected to win this event easily. He led the preliminary round with 1:48.03, but slowed dramatically in the final 100, and some wondered if perhaps he was not at his strongest. But that had simply been Groß saving himself for the final. American Mike Heath was close at 50 metres but that was it. Groß pulled away on each lap to win in 1:47.44, a new world record, and well ahead of Heath in second, with Groß’s teammate Thomas Fahrner taking bronze, despite a fast finish that almost caught Heath.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | B Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 196 | Michael Groß |  FRG | 1:48.03 (1 h7) | – | 1:47.44 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 464 | Mike Heath |  USA | 1:49.87 (1 h6) | – | 1:49.10 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 193 | Thomas Fahrner | FRG | 1:50.00 (1 h4) | – | 1:49.69 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 459 | Jeff Float | USA | 1:50.95 (1 h5) | – | 1:50.18 (4) | |||
| 5 | 495 | Alberto Mestre |  VEN | 1:50.73 (1 h3) | – | 1:50.23 (5) | |||
| 6 | 267 | Frank Drost |  NED | 1:51.32 (2 h5) | – | 1:51.62 (6) | |||
| 7 | 307 | Marco Dell'Uomo |  ITA | 1:51.67 (2 h7) | – | 1:52.20 (7) | |||
| 8 | 14 | Peter Dale |  AUS | 1:51.42 (1 h1) | – | 1:53.84 (8) | |||
| 9 | 223 | Paul Easter |  GBR | 1:51.80 (1 h2) | 1:51.70 (1) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Juan Carlos Vallejo |  ESP | 1:51.97 (3 h5) | 1:51.77 (2) | – | |||
| 11 | 270 | Hans Kroes | NED | 1:52.37 (2 h2) | 1:52.36 (3) | – | |||
| 12 | 428 | Anders Holmertz |  SWE | 1:51.70 (2 h4) | 1:52.44 (4) | – | |||
| 13 | 449 | Carlos Scanavino |  URU | 1:52.70 (3 h6) | 1:52.54 (5) | – | |||
| 14 | 101 | Peter Szmidt |  CAN | 1:52.48 (2 h1) | 1:52.56 (6) | – | |||
| 15 | – | Andy Astbury | GBR | 1:52.01 (2 h3) | 1:53.02 (7) | – | |||
| 16 | 430 | Thomas Lejdström | SWE | 1:51.76 (2 h6) | 1:53.63 (8) | – | |||
| 17 | 73 | Alex Baumann | CAN | 1:51.76 (3 h4) | – | – | 1 | ||
| 18 | 21 | Justin Lemberg | AUS | 1:52.73 (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 19 | 507 | Borut Petrič |  YUG | 1:52.74 (3 h7) | – | – | |||
| 20 | 59 | Jorge Fernandes |  BRA | 1:53.03 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 21 | – | Cyro Delgado | BRA | 1:53.22 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 22 | – | Paolo Revelli | ITA | 1:53.46 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 23 | 136 | Franz Mortensen |  DEN | 1:54.09 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 24 | – | Anthony Mosse |  NZL | 1:54.12 (4 h6) | – | – | |||
| 25 | 423 | Stéfan Voléry |  SUI | 1:54.19 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 26 | 348 | Hiroshi Sakamoto |  JPN | 1:54.71 (4 h7) | – | – | |||
| 27 | – | Michael Miao |  TPE | 1:55.01 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 28 | 163 | Javier Miralpeix | ESP | 1:55.25 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 29 | 491 | Jean-Marie François | VEN | 1:55.28 (5 h6) | – | – | |||
| 30 | 508 | Darjan Petrič | YUG | 1:55.68 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 31 | – | César Sánchez |  MEX | 1:55.82 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 32 | 444 | Gökhan Attaroğlu |  TUR | 1:55.92 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 33 | – | Shigeo Ogata | JPN | 1:55.97 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 34 | 125 | Shen Jianqiang |  CHN | 1:56.08 (5 h7) | – | – | |||
| 35 | 389 | Mike Davidson | NZL | 1:56.20 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 36 | 421 | Thierry Jacot | SUI | 1:56.54 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 37 | 404 | Fernando Canales |  PUR | 1:56.60 (6 h7) | – | – | |||
| 38 | 1 | Evert Kroon |  AHO | 1:57.05 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 39 | 401 | William Wilson |  PHI | 1:57.18 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 40 | 44 | Sean Nottage |  BAH | 1:57.54 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 41 | 294 | Scott Newkirk |  ISV | 1:57.74 (6 h6) | – | – | |||
| 42 | 378 | Carlos Romo | MEX | 1:58.77 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 43 | – | Fabián Ferrari |  ARG | 1:59.39 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 44 | – | Mohamed Youssef |  EGY | 1:59.71 (7 h7) | – | – | |||
| 45 | 295 | Erik Rosskopf | ISV | 2:02.04 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 46 | 175 | Samuela Tupou |  FIJ | 2:02.22 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 47 | 288 | Ingi Jónsson |  ISL | 2:02.23 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 48 | 260 | Tsang Yi Ming |  HKG | 2:03.11 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
| 49 | – | Ng Wing Hon | HKG | 2:03.66 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 50 | 254 | Roberto Granados |  GUA | 2:05.21 (8 h7) | – | – | |||
| 51 | 255 | Rodrigo Leal | GUA | 2:05.96 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 52 | 284 | Juan José Pino |  HON | 2:12.51 (8 h1) | – | – | |||
| 53 | 436 | Trevor Ncala |  SWZ | 2:15.30 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 54 | 413 | Michele Piva |  SMR | 2:15.39 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 55 | 370 | Percy Sayegh |  LBN | 2:20.76 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
| 56 | 369 | Rami Kantari | LBN | 2:25.43 (8 h6) | – | – |
| Date | 29 July 1984 — 9:50 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Peter Dale | AUS | 1:51.42 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Peter Szmidt | CAN | 1:52.48 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Franz Mortensen | DEN | 1:54.09 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Stéfan Voléry | SUI | 1:54.19 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Michael Miao | TPE | 1:55.01 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Darjan Petrič | YUG | 1:55.68 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Rodrigo Leal | GUA | 2:05.96 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Juan José Pino | HON | 2:12.51 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Paul Easter | GBR | 1:51.80 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Hans Kroes | NED | 1:52.37 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Cyro Delgado | BRA | 1:53.22 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Paolo Revelli | ITA | 1:53.46 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Shigeo Ogata | JPN | 1:55.97 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Thierry Jacot | SUI | 1:56.54 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Sean Nottage | BAH | 1:57.54 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Samuela Tupou | FIJ | 2:02.22 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Alberto Mestre | VEN | 1:50.73 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Andy Astbury | GBR | 1:52.01 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Jorge Fernandes | BRA | 1:53.03 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Javier Miralpeix | ESP | 1:55.25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Gökhan Attaroğlu | TUR | 1:55.92 | ||
| 6 | 7 | William Wilson | PHI | 1:57.18 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Ng Wing Hon | HKG | 2:03.66 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Trevor Ncala | SWZ | 2:15.30 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Thomas Fahrner | FRG | 1:50.00 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Anders Holmertz | SWE | 1:51.70 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Alex Baumann | CAN | 1:51.76 | ||
| 4 | 7 | César Sánchez | MEX | 1:55.82 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Carlos Romo | MEX | 1:58.77 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Fabián Ferrari | ARG | 1:59.39 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Erik Rosskopf | ISV | 2:02.04 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Michele Piva | SMR | 2:15.39 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jeff Float | USA | 1:50.95 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Frank Drost | NED | 1:51.32 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Juan Carlos Vallejo | ESP | 1:51.97 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Justin Lemberg | AUS | 1:52.73 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Mike Davidson | NZL | 1:56.20 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Evert Kroon | AHO | 1:57.05 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Ingi Jónsson | ISL | 2:02.23 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Percy Sayegh | LBN | 2:20.76 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mike Heath | USA | 1:49.87 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Thomas Lejdström | SWE | 1:51.76 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Carlos Scanavino | URU | 1:52.70 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Anthony Mosse | NZL | 1:54.12 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Jean-Marie François | VEN | 1:55.28 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Scott Newkirk | ISV | 1:57.74 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Tsang Yi Ming | HKG | 2:03.11 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Rami Kantari | LBN | 2:25.43 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Michael Groß | FRG | 1:48.03 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Marco Dell'Uomo | ITA | 1:51.67 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Borut Petrič | YUG | 1:52.74 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Hiroshi Sakamoto | JPN | 1:54.71 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Shen Jianqiang | CHN | 1:56.08 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Fernando Canales | PUR | 1:56.60 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Mohamed Youssef | EGY | 1:59.71 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Roberto Granados | GUA | 2:05.21 |
| Date | 29 July 1984 — 17:05 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Paul Easter | GBR | 1:51.70 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Juan Carlos Vallejo | ESP | 1:51.77 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Hans Kroes | NED | 1:52.36 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Anders Holmertz | SWE | 1:52.44 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Carlos Scanavino | URU | 1:52.54 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Peter Szmidt | CAN | 1:52.56 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Andy Astbury | GBR | 1:53.02 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Thomas Lejdström | SWE | 1:53.63 |
| Date | 29 July 1984 — 16:55 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Michael Groß | FRG | 1:47.44 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Mike Heath | USA | 1:49.10 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thomas Fahrner | FRG | 1:49.69 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Jeff Float | USA | 1:50.18 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Alberto Mestre | VEN | 1:50.23 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Frank Drost | NED | 1:51.62 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Marco Dell'Uomo | ITA | 1:52.20 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Peter Dale | AUS | 1:53.84 |
