Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
Final

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley

Section Title: Final
Table Section Text: None

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes

5	Michael Phelps	United States	1:54.23	WR

6	László Cseh	Hungary	1:56.52	EU

4	Ryan Lochte	United States	1:56.53

4	3	Thiago Pereira	Brazil	1:58.14

5	2	Ken Takakuwa	Japan	1:58.22	AS

6	7	James Goddard	Great Britain	1:59.24

7	8	Keith Beavers	Canada	1:59.43

8	1	Liam Tancock	Great Britain	2:00.76

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In Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley, a full second later, Great Britain's James Goddard posted a time of 1:59.24 to earn a sixth spot, while Canada's Keith Beavers (1:59.43) and Goddard's teammate Liam Tancock (2:00.76) rounded out the finale.

final_sentence: In Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley, a full second later, Great Britain's James Goddard posted a time of 1:59.24 to earn a sixth spot, while Canada's Keith Beavers (1:59.43) and Goddard's teammate Liam Tancock (2:00.76) rounded out the finale.