
Olympic Swimming 2016: Men's 200M Butterfly Medal Winners, Times and Results
Michael Phelps captured his 20th gold medal Tuesday, finishing first in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the 2016 Olympics.
Phelps posted a final time of 1:53.36. Japan's Masato Sakai took home silver, and Tamas Kenderesi brought a bronze to Hungary.
| 1 | Michael Phelps | United State | 1:53.36 |
| 2 | Masato Sakai | Japan | 1:53.40 |
| 3 | Tamas Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:53.62 |
| 4 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:54.06 |
| 5 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:54.82 |
| 6 | Viktor Bromer | Denmark | 1:55.64 |
| 7 | Laszlo Cseh | Hungary | 1:56.24 |
| 8 | Louis Croenen | Belgium | 1:57.04 |
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For Phelps, Tuesday's win is a measure of revenge. Chad Le Clos narrowly edged out Phelps in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 Olympics to win gold.
Based on his reaction ahead of Monday's semifinals, Phelps still held a grudge. His facial reactions in the warm-up area became a viral sensation. NBC Olympics uploaded a video of the moment, which nearly made for more entertaining television than the race itself:
Le Clos made a great turn at the 150-meter mark, and it looked like he might overtake Phelps for first place. Instead, the 24-year-old South African faded down the stretch and failed to make the podium entirely.
MLB Network's Robert Flores pictured Phelps' reaction to Le Clos after the race:
CBSSports.com's Tom Fornelli had some fun at Le Clos' expense as well:
"LE NOT CLOS ENOUGH pic.twitter.com/H7XDceiPn4
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) August 10, 2016"
Sakai nearly surged ahead of Phelps in the final 25 meters. According to Rio2016.com, his time in the final 50 meters was one second faster, but Phelps was able to hold him off before reaching the finish line. This is unlikely to be remembered as Phelps' most dominant race, but it was an impressive performance nonetheless.
The 31-year-old has little time to recover before he'll be hitting the pool again. He's a part of the United States' relay team in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team. He helped the U.S. win gold in the event in 2004, 2008 and 2012, so he'll be looking to make it four in a row in what's likely to be his final Olympics.





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