| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 30 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:56.26 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Melvin Stewart (USA) |
1:55.69 | Perth, Australia | 12 January 1991 |
| Olympic record |  Michael Gross (FRG) |
1:56.94 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Final A | Melvin Stewart |  United States |
1:56.26 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | Chris-Carol Bremer | Germany |
1:59.93 | |
| 10 | 6 | David Wharton | United States |
2:01.08 | |
| 11 | 4 | Martin Herrmann | Germany |
2:01.14 | |
| 12 | 3 | Can Ergenekan |  Turkey |
2:01.21 | |
| 13 | 1 | Tom Ponting |  Canada |
2:01.60 | |
| 14 | 2 | Simon McKillop-Davies |  Australia |
2:01.86 | |
| 15 | 8 | Eduardo Piccinini |  Brazil |
2:01.87 | |
| 16 | 7 | Marco Braida |  Italy |
2:02.24 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Melvin Stewart | United States |
1:56.26 | OR |
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5 | Danyon Loader |  New Zealand |
1:57.93 | |
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3 | Franck Esposito |  France |
1:58.51 | |
| 4 | 7 | Rafał Szukała |  Poland |
1:58.89 | |
| 5 | 8 | Keiichi Kawanaka |  Japan |
1:58.97 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Denis Pankratov |  Unified Team |
1:58.98 | |
| 7 | 1 | Robert Pinter |  Romania |
1:59.34 | NR |
| 8 | 6 | Martin Roberts | Australia |
1:59.64 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 366–367. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 367. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
External links
| Olympic champions in men's 200 m butterfly | |
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