(From L to R) Scott Weltz of the U.S., Hungary's Daniel Gyurta and Britain's Michael Jamieson swim in the men's 200m breaststroke final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 1, 2012. Gyurta set a new world record with a time o
Swimming: Hungary\'s Gyurta wins men\'s 200m breaststroke gold
Swimming: Hungary's Gyurta wins men's 200m breaststroke gold
Posted : Wednesday, 01 August 2012 02:44PM

LONDON (Reuters) - Daniel Gyurta of Hungary won the men's 200 meters breaststroke in world record time at the London Olympics on Wednesday.

Gyurta clocked two minutes, 07.28 seconds to break the 2:07.31 set by Australia's Christian Sprenger in 2009 to win gold ahead of Michael Jamieson of Britain, who won silver while Japan's Ryo Tateishi clinched bronze.

(Reporting by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

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