| Date | 10 – 11 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 26 from 19 countries |
The favorite was Australian Mitch Larkin, who had won the 2015 World Championships and led the 2016 world list with 1:53.90. American Ryan Murphy had signaled his strength at the US Olympic Trials when he became the sixth swimmer ever under 1:54 by winning in 1:53.95, and he had already won the 100 back in Rio.
In the final Larkin led at 50 metres, but Murphy caught him on the second lap, and then pulled ahead to win gold by 0.34 seconds. Larkin took silver, outtouching Russian youngster Yevgeny Rylov by only 1/100th of a second. Murphy’s win gave him the 100-200 backstroke double, and was the sixth consecutive victory in the event for the United States. For Larkin, the silver medal was some redemption for missing the podium in the 100 back, where he finished fourth.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Murphy |  USA | 1:56.29 (1 h3) | 1:55.15 (1 h1) | 1:53.62 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Mitch Larkin |  AUS | 1:56.01 (1 h4) | 1:54.73 (2 h2) | 1:53.96 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Yevgeny Rylov |  RUS | 1:55.02 (1 h2) | 1:54.45 (1 h2) | 1:53.97 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Xu Jiayu |  CHN | 1:55.51 (2 h2) | 1:55.66 (2 h1) | 1:55.16 (4) | |||
| 5 | Jacob Pebley | USA | 1:56.44 (2 h3) | 1:54.92 (3 h2) | 1:55.52 (5) | |||
| 6 | Li Guangyuan | CHN | 1:56.85 (3 h3) | 1:55.92 (4 h2) | 1:55.89 (6) | |||
| 7 | Christian Diener |  GER | 1:56.62 (4 h2) | 1:56.37 (5 h2) | 1:56.27 (7) | |||
| 8 | Ryosuke Irie |  JPN | 1:56.61 (3 h4) | 1:56.31 (3 h1) | 1:56.36 (8) | |||
| 9 | Jan-Philip Glania | GER | 1:56.50 (3 h2) | 1:56.53 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 10 | Josh Beaver | AUS | 1:56.65 (4 h4) | 1:56.57 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 11 | Masaki Kaneko | JPN | 1:57.19 (5 h2) | 1:56.78 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | Andrey Shabasov | RUS | 1:56.50 (2 h4) | 1:56.84 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 13 | Leonardo de Deus |  BRA | 1:57.00 (5 h4) | 1:57.67 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 14 | Corey Main |  NZL | 1:57.51 (6 h4) | 1:58.08 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 15 | Yakov Toumarkin |  ISR | 1:57.58 (5 h3) | 1:58.63 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 16 | Hugo González |  ESP | 1:57.50 (4 h3) | 1:59.08 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 17 | Radosław Kawęcki |  POL | 1:57.61 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 18 | Robert Glință |  ROU | 1:57.91 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Ádám Telegdy |  HUN | 1:59.09 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Rex Tullius |  ISV | 1:59.14 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 21 | Danas Rapšys |  LTU | 1:59.58 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| =22 | Dávid Földházi | HUN | 1:59.69 (=6 h3) | – | – | |||
| =22 | Omar Pinzón |  COL | 1:59.69 (=6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 24 | Apostolos Christou |  GRE | 1:59.78 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Mikita Tsmyh |  BLR | 2:00.96 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Boris Kirillov |  AZE | 2:05.01 (3 h1) | – | – |
| Date | 10 August 2016 — 13:25 |
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| Format | Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yevgeny Rylov | RUS | 1:55.02 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Xu Jiayu | CHN | 1:55.51 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | AUS | 1:56.01 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Ryan Murphy | USA | 1:56.29 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Jacob Pebley | USA | 1:56.44 | ||
| =6 | 3 | Jan-Philip Glania | GER | 1:56.50 | ||
| =6 | 7 | Andrey Shabasov | RUS | 1:56.50 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Ryosuke Irie | JPN | 1:56.61 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Christian Diener | GER | 1:56.62 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Josh Beaver | AUS | 1:56.65 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Li Guangyuan | CHN | 1:56.85 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Leonardo de Deus | BRA | 1:57.00 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Masaki Kaneko | JPN | 1:57.19 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Hugo González | ESP | 1:57.50 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Corey Main | NZL | 1:57.51 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Yakov Toumarkin | ISR | 1:57.58 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Radosław Kawęcki | POL | 1:57.61 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Robert Glință | ROU | 1:57.91 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Ádám Telegdy | HUN | 1:59.09 | ||
| 20 | 5 | Rex Tullius | ISV | 1:59.14 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Danas Rapšys | LTU | 1:59.58 | ||
| =22 | 1 | Dávid Földházi | HUN | 1:59.69 | ||
| =22 | 8 | Omar Pinzón | COL | 1:59.69 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Apostolos Christou | GRE | 1:59.78 | ||
| 25 | 1 | Mikita Tsmyh | BLR | 2:00.96 | ||
| 26 | 3 | Boris Kirillov | AZE | 2:05.01 |
| Time | 13:25 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Robert Glință | ROU | 1:57.91 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Rex Tullius | ISV | 1:59.14 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Boris Kirillov | AZE | 2:05.01 |
| Time | 13:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yevgeny Rylov | RUS | 1:55.02 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Xu Jiayu | CHN | 1:55.51 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Jan-Philip Glania | GER | 1:56.50 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Christian Diener | GER | 1:56.62 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Masaki Kaneko | JPN | 1:57.19 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Ádám Telegdy | HUN | 1:59.09 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Mikita Tsmyh | BLR | 2:00.96 |
| Time | 13:35 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ryan Murphy | USA | 1:56.29 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Jacob Pebley | USA | 1:56.44 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Li Guangyuan | CHN | 1:56.85 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Hugo González | ESP | 1:57.50 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Yakov Toumarkin | ISR | 1:57.58 | ||
| =6 | 1 | Dávid Földházi | HUN | 1:59.69 | ||
| =6 | 8 | Omar Pinzón | COL | 1:59.69 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Apostolos Christou | GRE | 1:59.78 |
| Time | 13:40 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | AUS | 1:56.01 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Andrey Shabasov | RUS | 1:56.50 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Ryosuke Irie | JPN | 1:56.61 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Josh Beaver | AUS | 1:56.65 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Leonardo de Deus | BRA | 1:57.00 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Corey Main | NZL | 1:57.51 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Radosław Kawęcki | POL | 1:57.61 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Danas Rapšys | LTU | 1:59.58 |
| Date | 10 August 2016 — 22:28 |
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| Format | Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yevgeny Rylov | RUS | 1:54.45 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Mitch Larkin | AUS | 1:54.73 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Jacob Pebley | USA | 1:54.92 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Ryan Murphy | USA | 1:55.15 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Xu Jiayu | CHN | 1:55.66 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Li Guangyuan | CHN | 1:55.92 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Ryosuke Irie | JPN | 1:56.31 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Christian Diener | GER | 1:56.37 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Jan-Philip Glania | GER | 1:56.53 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Josh Beaver | AUS | 1:56.57 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Masaki Kaneko | JPN | 1:56.78 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Andrey Shabasov | RUS | 1:56.84 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Leonardo de Deus | BRA | 1:57.67 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Corey Main | NZL | 1:58.08 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Yakov Toumarkin | ISR | 1:58.63 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Hugo González | ESP | 1:59.08 |
| Time | 22:28 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ryan Murphy | USA | 1:55.15 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Xu Jiayu | CHN | 1:55.66 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Ryosuke Irie | JPN | 1:56.31 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Jan-Philip Glania | GER | 1:56.53 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Josh Beaver | AUS | 1:56.57 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Leonardo de Deus | BRA | 1:57.67 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Yakov Toumarkin | ISR | 1:58.63 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Hugo González | ESP | 1:59.08 |
| Time | 22:37 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yevgeny Rylov | RUS | 1:54.45 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Mitch Larkin | AUS | 1:54.73 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Jacob Pebley | USA | 1:54.92 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Li Guangyuan | CHN | 1:55.92 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Christian Diener | GER | 1:56.37 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Masaki Kaneko | JPN | 1:56.78 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Andrey Shabasov | RUS | 1:56.84 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Corey Main | NZL | 1:58.08 |
| Date | 11 August 2016 — 22:26 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ryan Murphy | USA | 1:53.62 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Mitch Larkin | AUS | 1:53.96 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Yevgeny Rylov | RUS | 1:53.97 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Xu Jiayu | CHN | 1:55.16 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Jacob Pebley | USA | 1:55.52 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Li Guangyuan | CHN | 1:55.89 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Christian Diener | GER | 1:56.27 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Ryosuke Irie | JPN | 1:56.36 |
