Swimming — 200 metres Breaststroke, Men

Times held 27
Total participants 757
Total countries 111

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1908 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 27 10
1912 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 24 11
1920 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 24 11
1924 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 28 16
1928 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 21 13
1932 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 18 11
1936 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 25 11
1948 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 32 20
1952 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 40 27
1956 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 21 17
1960 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 42 30
1964 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 33 20
1968 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 36 23
1972 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 41 28
1976 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 29 19
1980 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 20 14
1984 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 47 35
1988 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 54 40
1992 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 54 41
1996 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 34 29
2000 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 47 41
2004 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 46 38
2008 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 52 38
2012 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 34 28
2016 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 39 30
2020 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 40 34
2024 200 metres Breaststroke, Men Olympic 25 20

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1908 Fred HolmanGBR William RobinsonGBR Pontus HansonSWE
1912 Walter BatheGER Willy LützowGER Paul MalischGER
1920 Håkan MalmrotSWE Thor HenningSWE Arvo AaltonenFIN
1924 Bob SkeltonUSA Joseph De CombeBEL Bill KirschbaumUSA
1928 Yoshiyuki TsurutaJPN Erich RademacherGER Teófilo YldefonsoPHI
1932 Yoshiyuki TsurutaJPN Reizo KoikeJPN Teófilo YldefonsoPHI
1936 Tetsuo HamuroJPN Erwin SietasGER Reizo KoikeJPN
1948 Joe VerdeurUSA Keith CarterUSA Bob SohlUSA
1952 John DaviesAUS Bo StassforthUSA Herbert KleinGER
1956 Masaru FurukawaJPN Masahiro YoshimuraJPN Kharis YunichevURS
1960 Bill MullikenUSA Yoshihiko OsakiJPN Wieger MensonidesNED
1964 Ian O'BrienAUS Georgy ProkopenkoURS Chet JastremskiUSA
1968 Felipe MuñozMEX Vladimir KosinskyURS Brian JobUSA
1972 John HenckenUSA David WilkieGBR Nobutaka TaguchiJPN
1976 David WilkieGBR John HenckenUSA Rick ColellaUSA
1980 Robertas ŽulpaURS Albán VermesHUN Arsens MiskarovsURS
1984 Victor DavisCAN Glenn BeringenAUS Étienne DagonSUI
1988 József SzabóHUN Nick GillinghamGBR Sergio LópezESP
1992 Mike BarrowmanUSA Norbert RózsaHUN Nick GillinghamGBR
1996 Norbert RózsaHUN Károly GüttlerHUN Andrey KorneyevRUS
2000 Domenico FioravantiITA Terence ParkinRSA Davide RummoloITA
2004 Kosuke KitajimaJPN Dániel GyurtaHUN Brendan HansenUSA
2008 Kosuke KitajimaJPN Brenton RickardAUS Hugues DuboscqFRA
2012 Dániel GyurtaHUN Michael JamiesonGBR Ryo TateishiJPN
2016 Dmitry BalandinKAZ Josh PrenotUSA Anton ChupkovRUS
2020 Zac Stubblety-CookAUS Arno KammingaNED Matti MattssonFIN
2024 Léon MarchandFRA Zac Stubblety-CookAUS Caspar CorbeauNED

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Japan JPN 6 3 3 12
United States USA 5 4 6 15
Hungary HUN 3 4 0 7
Australia AUS 3 3 0 6
Great Britain GBR 2 4 1 7
Germany GER 1 3 2 6
Soviet Union URS 1 2 2 5
Sweden SWE 1 1 1 3
France FRA 1 0 1 2
Italy ITA 1 0 1 2
Canada CAN 1 0 0 1
Kazakhstan KAZ 1 0 0 1
Mexico MEX 1 0 0 1
Netherlands NED 0 1 2 3
Belgium BEL 0 1 0 1
South Africa RSA 0 1 0 1
Finland FIN 0 0 2 2
Philippines PHI 0 0 2 2
Russian Federation RUS 0 0 2 2
Spain ESP 0 0 1 1
Switzerland SUI 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta JPN 2 0 0 2
Kosuke Kitajima JPN 2 0 0 2
David Wilkie GBR 1 1 0 2
Norbert Rózsa HUN 1 1 0 2
John Hencken USA 1 1 0 2
Dániel Gyurta HUN 1 1 0 2
Zac Stubblety-Cook AUS 1 1 0 2

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 1980 Summer Olympics Djamel Yahiouche 19 See all
Argentina ARG 1932 Summer Olympics Justo José Caraballo 10 See all
Australasia ANZ 1912 Summer Olympics Frank Schryver 4 h1 r1/3 See all
Australia AUS 1952 Summer Olympics John Davies 1 Gold See all
1964 Summer Olympics Ian O'Brien 1 Gold
2020 Summer Olympics Zac Stubblety-Cook 1 Gold
Austria AUT 1928 Summer Olympics Karl Schäfer 4 h2 r2/3 See all
Bahrain BRN 2024 Summer Olympics Saud Ghali 25 See all
Bangladesh BAN 1992 Summer Olympics Mohamed Mukhesur Rahman 52 See all
Barbados BAR 2004 Summer Olympics Bradley Ally 35 See all
Belarus BLR 1996 Summer Olympics Aliaksandr Hukau 21 See all
Belgium BEL 1924 Summer Olympics Joseph De Combe 2 Silver See all
Bermuda BER 1936 Summer Olympics Leonard Spence DQ semi See all
Brazil BRA 1948 Summer Olympics Willy Otto Jordan 6 See all
Bulgaria BUL 2024 Summer Olympics Lyubo Epitropov 9 See all
Cambodia CAM 1972 Summer Olympics Sokhon Yi 31 See all
Canada CAN 1984 Summer Olympics Victor Davis 1 Gold See all
Chile CHI 1936 Summer Olympics Jorge Berroeta DQ See all
1936 Summer Olympics Carlos Reed DQ
Chinese Taipei TPE 1960 Summer Olympics Laurel Lee 30 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Li Tsung-Chueh 30
Colombia COL 1984 Summer Olympics Pablo Restrepo 6 See all
Costa Rica CRC 1980 Summer Olympics Andrey Aguilar 17 See all
Croatia CRO 2004 Summer Olympics Vanja Rogulj 37 See all
Cuba CUB 1956 Summer Olympics Manuel Sanguily 7 See all
Czechia CZE 2000 Summer Olympics Daniel Málek 5 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1952 Summer Olympics Ľudovít Komadel 8 See all
Denmark DEN 1956 Summer Olympics Knud Gleie 6 See all
Dominican Republic DOM 2020 Summer Olympics Josué Domínguez 34 See all
East Germany GDR 1968 Summer Olympics Egon Henninger 6 See all
Egypt EGY 1948 Summer Olympics Ahmed Kandil 7 See all
El Salvador ESA 1996 Summer Olympics Francisco Suriano 33 See all
Estonia EST 2020 Summer Olympics Martin Allikvee 25 See all
Fiji FIJ 2020 Summer Olympics Taichi Vakasama 35 See all
Finland FIN 1920 Summer Olympics Arvo Aaltonen 3 Bronze See all
2020 Summer Olympics Matti Mattsson 3 Bronze
France FRA 2024 Summer Olympics Léon Marchand 1 Gold See all
Georgia GEO 2012 Summer Olympics Irakli Bolkvadze 28 See all
Germany GER 1912 Summer Olympics Walter Bathe 1 Gold See all
Great Britain GBR 1908 Summer Olympics Fred Holman 1 Gold See all
1976 Summer Olympics David Wilkie 1 Gold
Greece GRE 2012 Summer Olympics Panagiotis Samilidis 27 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Panagiotis Samilidis 27
Guam GUM 1992 Summer Olympics Glenn Diaz 46 See all
Guatemala GUA 1996 Summer Olympics Roberto Bonilla 30 See all
Honduras HON 2024 Summer Olympics Julio Horrego 24 See all
Hong Kong, China HKG 1992 Summer Olympics Andrew Rutherford 37 See all
Hungary HUN 1988 Summer Olympics József Szabó 1 Gold See all
1996 Summer Olympics Norbert Rózsa 1 Gold
2012 Summer Olympics Dániel Gyurta 1 Gold
Iceland ISL 1948 Summer Olympics Sigurður Th. Jónsson 14 See all
India IND 1956 Summer Olympics Shamsher Khan 15 See all
Indonesia INA 1952 Summer Olympics Habib Suharko 33 See all
Ireland IRL 2008 Summer Olympics Andrew Bree 11 See all
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 2016 Summer Olympics Arya Nasimi Shad 39 See all
Israel ISR 1964 Summer Olympics Gershon Shefa 19 See all
Italy ITA 2000 Summer Olympics Domenico Fioravanti 1 Gold See all
Japan JPN 1928 Summer Olympics Yoshiyuki Tsuruta 1 Gold See all
1932 Summer Olympics Yoshiyuki Tsuruta 1 Gold
1936 Summer Olympics Tetsuo Hamuro 1 Gold
1956 Summer Olympics Masaru Furukawa 1 Gold
2004 Summer Olympics Kosuke Kitajima 1 Gold
2008 Summer Olympics Kosuke Kitajima 1 Gold
Jordan JOR 2024 Summer Olympics Amro Al-Wir 23 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2016 Summer Olympics Dmitry Balandin 1 Gold See all
Kuwait KUW 1984 Summer Olympics Ahmad Al-Hahdoud 41 See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2024 Summer Olympics Denis Petrashov 14 See all
Latvia LAT 1996 Summer Olympics Valērijs Kalmikovs 13 See all
Lebanon LBN 1988 Summer Olympics Amine El-Domyati 51 See all
Lithuania LTU 2012 Summer Olympics Giedrius Titenis 11 See all
Luxembourg LUX 1920 Summer Olympics Théodore Michel 4 h2 r1/3 See all
1956 Summer Olympics René Kohn 13
Madagascar MAD 2012 Summer Olympics Mamitina Ramantsoa Tsilavina 34 See all
Malaysia MAS 1996 Summer Olympics Elvin Chia 25 See all
Malta MLT 1936 Summer Olympics Pippo Schembri DNS See all
Mauritius MRI 1992 Summer Olympics Bernard Desmarais 45 See all
Mexico MEX 1968 Summer Olympics Felipe Muñoz 1 Gold See all
Monaco MON 1996 Summer Olympics Christophe Verdino 28 See all
Namibia NAM 1992 Summer Olympics Jörg Lindemeier 40 See all
Netherlands NED 2020 Summer Olympics Arno Kamminga 2 Silver See all
New Zealand NZL 1924 Summer Olympics Clarrie Heard 13 See all
Norway NOR 1976 Summer Olympics Ove Wisløff 10 See all
Pakistan PAK 1948 Summer Olympics Iftikhar Ahmed Shah 32 See all
Panama PAN 1984 Summer Olympics Manuel Gutiérrez 16 See all
Papua New Guinea PNG 2020 Summer Olympics Ryan Maskelyne 32 See all
Paraguay PAR 1976 Summer Olympics Julio Abreu 25 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2024 Summer Olympics Dong Zhihao 4 See all
Peru PER 1984 Summer Olympics Óscar Ortigosa 33 See all
Philippines PHI 1928 Summer Olympics Teófilo Yldefonso 3 Bronze See all
1932 Summer Olympics Teófilo Yldefonso 3 Bronze
Poland POL 1996 Summer Olympics Marek Krawczyk 6 See all
Portugal POR 1984 Summer Olympics Alexandre Yokochi 7 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1976 Summer Olympics Orlando Catinchi 20 See all
Qatar QAT 2020 Summer Olympics Abdul Aziz Al-Obaidly 39 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Anton Chupkov 4 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2024 Summer Olympics Jo Seong-Jae 12 See all
Republic of Moldova MDA 1996 Summer Olympics Vadim Tatarov 29 See all
Rhodesia RHO 1972 Summer Olympics Bob Hatherly DNS See all
Romania ROU 1960 Summer Olympics Mihai Mitrofan 11 See all
1968 Summer Olympics Ladislau Koszta =11
Russian Federation RUS 1996 Summer Olympics Andrey Korneyev 3 Bronze See all
2016 Summer Olympics Anton Chupkov 3 Bronze
San Marino SMR 1992 Summer Olympics Danilo Zavoli 47 See all
Senegal SEN 2004 Summer Olympics Malick Fall 43 See all
Seychelles SEY 1992 Summer Olympics Kenny Roberts DQ See all
Singapore SGP 1992 Summer Olympics Desmond Koh 32 See all
Slovakia SVK 2012 Summer Olympics Tomáš Klobučník 23 See all
Slovenia SLO 2004 Summer Olympics Emil Tahirovič 36 See all
South Africa RSA 2000 Summer Olympics Terence Parkin 2 Silver See all
South Vietnam VNM 1960 Summer Olympics Trương Ke Nhon 32 See all
1964 Summer Olympics Huỳnh Văn Hải 32
Soviet Union URS 1980 Summer Olympics Robertas Žulpa 1 Gold See all
Spain ESP 1988 Summer Olympics Sergio López 3 Bronze See all
Sri Lanka SRI 1960 Summer Olympics Tony Williams 39 See all
Sweden SWE 1920 Summer Olympics Håkan Malmrot 1 Gold See all
Switzerland SUI 1984 Summer Olympics Étienne Dagon 3 Bronze See all
Thailand THA 2004 Summer Olympics Ratapong Sirisanont 19 See all
The Bahamas BAH 2000 Summer Olympics Jeremy Knowles 36 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Izaak Bastian 36
Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1984 Summer Olympics Paul Newallo 32 See all
Türkiye TUR 2020 Summer Olympics Berkay Öğretir 22 See all
Ukraine UKR 2008 Summer Olympics Ihor Borysyk 14 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Aleksandr Savitsky 38 See all
United Arab Emirates UAE 1992 Summer Olympics Obaid Al-Rumaithi 51 See all
United States USA 1924 Summer Olympics Bob Skelton 1 Gold See all
1948 Summer Olympics Joe Verdeur 1 Gold
1960 Summer Olympics Bill Mulliken 1 Gold
1972 Summer Olympics John Hencken 1 Gold
1992 Summer Olympics Mike Barrowman 1 Gold
United States Virgin Islands ISV 2020 Summer Olympics Adriel Sanes 33 See all
Uruguay URU 1992 Summer Olympics Gustavo Gorriarán 30 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2004 Summer Olympics Andrey Morkovin 34 See all
Venezuela VEN 2016 Summer Olympics Carlos Claverie 15 See all
Vietnam VIE 1980 Summer Olympics Trần Dương Tài 18 See all
West Germany FRG 1972 Summer Olympics Walter Kusch 6 See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1948 Summer Olympics Tone Cerer 5 See all
Zambia ZAM 1964 Summer Olympics Charles Fox 30 See all