| Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 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 | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on 24 July. [1]
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Smith |  | 2:22.24 | Q |
| 2 | Arvydas Juozaitis |  | 2:22.59 | Q |
| 3 | Anders Norling |  | 2:24.61 | |
| 4 | Peter Lang |  | 2:24.96 | |
| 5 | Tuomo Kerola |  | 2:25.87 | |
| 6 | Julio Abreu |  | 2:35.22 | |
| - | Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro |  | - | DQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Colella |  | 2:21.08 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Nikolay Pankin | | 2:22.82 | Q |
| 3 | Giorgio Lalle |  | 2:23.63 | |
| 4 | David Leigh |  | 2:25.58 | |
| 5 | Tateki Shinya |  | 2:26.16 | |
| 6 | Gustavo Lozano |  | 2:31.89 | |
| - | Carlos Nazario |  | - | DQ |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hencken | | 2:21.23 | Q |
| 2 | Walter Kusch | | 2:22.95 | Q |
| 3 | Nobutaka Taguchi | | 2:24.12 | |
| 4 | Dave Heinbuch | | 2:25.29 | |
| 5 | Steffen Kriechbaum |  | 2:25.73 | |
| 6 | Paul Jarvie |  | 2:30.15 | |
| 7 | Henrique Vicêncio |  | 2:41.97 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wilkie | | 2:18.29 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Charles Keating | | 2:22.22 | Q |
| 3 | Aigars Kudis | | 2:23.45 | |
| 4 | Ove Wisløff |  | 2:23.49 | |
| 5 | Orlando Catinchi | | 2:26.27 | |
| 6 | Cezary Śmiglak |  | 2:27.41 | |
| 7 | Zdravko Divjak |  | 2:34.07 | |
| - | Paul Naisby | | - | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Wilkie | | 2:15.11 | WR |
 | John Hencken | | 2:17.26 | |
 | Rick Colella | | 2:19.20 | |
| 4 | Graham Smith | | 2:19.42 | |
| 5 | Charles Keating | | 2:20.79 | |
| 6 | Arvydas Juozaitis | | 2:21.87 | |
| 7 | Nikolay Pankin | | 2:22.21 | |
| 8 | Walter Kusch | | 2:22.36 |
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