Ryan Murphy of the United States competes during the men's 200m backstroke final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 11, 2016. Ryan Murphy won the gold medal with 1:53.62. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Ryan Murphy of the United States grabbed his second gold medal of the Rio Olympics, winning the men's 200m backstroke final on Thursday.
Murphy hit the wall in 1 minute 53.62 seconds, 0.34sec ahead of Australia's Mitchell Larkin at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Russia's Evgeny Rylov was third in 1:53.97.
It was the eighth swimming gold medal for the United States at the Rio Games. Murphy also won the men's 100m backstroke final on Monday.
Murphy's time fell narrowly short of the Olympic record of 1:53.41 set by Tyler Clary of the United States at the London 2012 Games.
Ryan Murphy of the United States competes during the men's 200m backstroke final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 11, 2016. Ryan Murphy won the gold medal with 1:53.62. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Ryan Murphy of the United States celebrates after the men's 200m backstroke final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 11, 2016. Ryan Murphy won the gold medal with 1:53.62. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Ryan Murphy of the United States celebrates after the men's 200m backstroke final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 11, 2016. Ryan Murphy won the gold medal with 1:53.62. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
