200 m Backstroke, Men
| Competition | 1973 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Beograd
 YUG
|
| Held | 6 September 1973 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 27 |
| Countries | 17 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Roland Matthes |  GDR |
2:06.753 (1 h4) |
2:01.878 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Zoltán Verrasztó |  HUN |
2:07.494 (2 h4) |
2:05.890 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | John Naber |  USA |
2:10.132 (5 h3) |
2:06.917 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Robert Williams |  AUS |
2:09.810 (4 h1) |
2:08.166 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Paul Hove | USA |
2:10.227 (6 h2) |
2:08.174 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Mark Tonelli | AUS |
2:09.552 (3 h3) |
2:09.633 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Massimo Nistri |  ITA |
2:11.031 (7 h3) |
2:10.111 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Róbert Rudolf | HUN |
2:11.227 (8 h1) |
2:11.425 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Colin Cunningham |  GBR |
2:11.748 (9 h1) |
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| 10 | Lutz Wanja | GDR |
2:12.085 (10 h3) |
— | ||
| 11 | Leif Ericsson |  SWE |
2:12.094 (11 h2) |
— | ||
| 12 | Ian MacKenzie |  CAN |
2:12.212 (12 h2) |
— | ||
| 13 | Predrag Miloš | YUG |
2:12.387 (13 h1) |
— | ||
| 14 | Rômulo Arantes |  BRA |
2:12.934 (14 h2) |
— | ||
| 15 | Nenad Miloš | YUG |
2:13.485 (15 h4) |
— | ||
| 16 | Anders Sandberg | SWE |
2:13.727 (16 h4) |
— | ||
| 17 | Carlos Berrocal |  PUR |
2:14.317 (17 h2) |
— | ||
| 18 | J. Flores |  MEX |
2:14.434 (18 h4) |
— | ||
| 19 | Karim Ressang |  NED |
2:14.611 (19 h4) |
— | ||
| 20 | César Lourenço | BRA |
2:15.971 (20 h1) |
— | ||
| 21 | Eduardo Pérez | MEX |
2:16.466 (21 h3) |
— | ||
| 22 | Steve Pickell | CAN |
2:16.563 (22 h1) |
— | ||
| 23 | Carlos Santiago | PUR |
2:17.062 (23 h4) |
— | ||
| 24 | Piotr DÅ‚ucik |  POL |
2:17.305 (24 h4) |
— | ||
| 25 | Helmut Podolan |  AUT |
2:18.300 (25 h3) |
— | ||
| 26 | Ramón Volcán |  VEN |
2:20.093 (26 h2) |
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| 27 | Vangelis Koskinas |  GRE |
2:24.196 (27 h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Ali GharbiDNS |  TUN |
— (DNS h2) |
— | ||
| DNS | Klaus SteinbachDNS |  GER |
— (DNS h3) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Robert Williams | AUS |
2:09.810 | |
| 8 | Róbert Rudolf | HUN |
2:11.227 | |
| 9 | Colin Cunningham | GBR |
2:11.748 | |
| 13 | Predrag Miloš | YUG |
2:12.387 | |
| 20 | César Lourenço | BRA |
2:15.971 | |
| 22 | Steve Pickell | CAN |
2:16.563 | |
| 27 | Vangelis Koskinas | GRE |
2:24.196 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Paul Hove | USA |
2:10.227 | |
| 11 | Leif Ericsson | SWE |
2:12.094 | |
| 12 | Ian MacKenzie | CAN |
2:12.212 | |
| 14 | Rômulo Arantes | BRA |
2:12.934 | |
| 17 | Carlos Berrocal | PUR |
2:14.317 | |
| 26 | Ramón Volcán | VEN |
2:20.093 | |
| DNS | Ali GharbiDNS | TUN |
— |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mark Tonelli | AUS |
2:09.552 | |
| 5 | John Naber | USA |
2:10.132 | |
| 7 | Massimo Nistri | ITA |
2:11.031 | |
| 10 | Lutz Wanja | GDR |
2:12.085 | |
| 21 | Eduardo Pérez | MEX |
2:16.466 | |
| 25 | Helmut Podolan | AUT |
2:18.300 | |
| DNS | Klaus SteinbachDNS | GER |
— |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | GDR |
2:06.753 | |
| 2 | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN |
2:07.494 | |
| 15 | Nenad Miloš | YUG |
2:13.485 | |
| 16 | Anders Sandberg | SWE |
2:13.727 | |
| 18 | J. Flores | MEX |
2:14.434 | |
| 19 | Karim Ressang | NED |
2:14.611 | |
| 23 | Carlos Santiago | PUR |
2:17.062 | |
| 24 | Piotr DÅ‚ucik | POL |
2:17.305 |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | GDR |
2:01.878 | |
| 2 | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN |
2:05.890 | |
| 3 | John Naber | USA |
2:06.917 | |
| 4 | Robert Williams | AUS |
2:08.166 | |
| 5 | Paul Hove | USA |
2:08.174 | |
| 6 | Mark Tonelli | AUS |
2:09.633 | |
| 7 | Massimo Nistri | ITA |
2:10.111 | |
| 8 | Róbert Rudolf | HUN |
2:11.425 |