Men's Olympic 200-meter Backstroke 1900-2008
Updated August 28, 2020 |
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200-meter Backstroke
| Year | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Ernst Hoppenberg, GER | 2:47.0 | |
| 1964 | Jed Graef, USA | 2:10.3 | WR |
| 1968 | Roland Matthes, E. Ger | 2:09.6 | OR |
| 1972 | Roland Matthes, E. Ger | 2:02.82 | WR |
| 1976 | John Naber, USA | 1:59.19 | WR |
| 1980 | Sándor Wládar, HUN | 2:01.93 | |
| 1984 | Rick Carey, USA | 2:00.23 | |
| 1988 | Igor Poliansky, USSR | 1:59.37 | |
| 1992 | Martin Lopez-Zubero, SPA | 1:58.47 | OR |
| 1996 | Brad Bridgewater, USA | 1:58.54 | |
| 2000 | Lenny Krayzelburg, USA | 1:56.76 | OR |
| 2004 | Aaron Peirsol, USA | 1:54.95 | OR |
| 2008 | Ryan Lochte, USA | 1:53.94 | WR |
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