| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 24 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:56.94 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1988 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 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Michael Gross (FRG) |
1:56.24 | Hannover, West Germany | 28 June 1986 |
| Olympic record |  Jon Sieben (AUS) |
1:57.04 | Los Angeles, United States | 3 August 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September | Final A | Michael Gross |  West Germany |
1:56.94 | 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 | Mark Dean |  United States |
2:00.26 | |
| 10 | 6 | Tim Jones |  Great Britain |
2:00.32 | |
| 11 | 2 | Vadim Yaroshchuk |  Soviet Union |
2:00.34 | |
| 12 | 1 | Nick Hodgson | Great Britain |
2:01.09 | |
| 13 | 8 | Christophe Bordeau |  France |
2:01.46 | |
| 14 | 3 | Frank Drost |  Netherlands |
2:01.59 | |
| 15 | 7 | Satoshi Takeda |  Japan |
2:02.18 | |
| 16 | 4 | Martin Roberts | Australia |
2:04.28 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Michael Gross | West Germany |
1:56.94 | OR |
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6 | Benny Nielsen |  Denmark |
1:58.24 | NR |
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5 | Anthony Mosse |  New Zealand |
1:58.28 | |
| 4 | 1 | Tom Ponting |  Canada |
1:58.91 | |
| 5 | 7 | Melvin Stewart | United States |
1:59.19 | |
| 6 | 3 | David Wilson | Australia |
1:59.20 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jon Kelly | Canada |
1:59.48 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anthony Nesty |  Suriname |
2:00.80 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 411. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 411. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
External links
| Olympic champions in men's 200 m butterfly | |
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