# 200-metre backstroke at the Olympics

The 200-metre backstroke event is an event held at the Summer Olympic Games. The men's event was introduced in 1900, then was not held again until 1964, with a 100-metre backstroke) held from 1904 to 1960. When the event returned in 1964, it replaced the men's 100-metre backstroke for that year; in 1968, both the 100- and 200-metre versions were held for men. The 200-metre backstroke has been held at every Summer Games since 1964. The women's backstroke was introduced in 1968, and it has been held at every Summer Olympics since.

## Medals
### Men's medals

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1896 Athens | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1900 Paris details | Ernst Hoppenberg Germany | Karl Ruberl Austria | Johannes Drost Netherlands |
| 1904 St. Louis | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1908 London | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1912 Stockholm | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1920 Antwerp | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1924 Paris | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1936 Berlin | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1948 London | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1952 Helsinki | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1956 Melbourne | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1960 Rome | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1964 Tokyo details | Jed Graef United States | Gary Dilley United States | John Nelson United States |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Roland Matthes East Germany | Mitch Ivey United States | Jack Horsley United States |
| 1972 Munich details | Roland Matthes East Germany | Mike Stamm United States | Mitch Ivey United States |
| 1976 Montreal details | John Naber United States | Peter Rocca United States | Dan Harrigan United States |
| 1980 Moscow details | Sándor Wladár Hungary | Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary | Mark Kerry Australia |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Rick Carey United States | Frédéric Delcourt France | Cameron Henning Canada |
| 1988 Seoul details | Igor Polyansky Soviet Union | Frank Baltrusch East Germany | Paul Kingsman New Zealand |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Martín López-Zubero Spain | Vladimir Selkov Unified Team | Stefano Battistelli Italy |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Brad Bridgewater United States | Tripp Schwenk United States | Emanuele Merisi Italy |
| 2000 Sydney details | Lenny Krayzelburg United States | Aaron Peirsol United States | Matt Welsh Australia |
| 2004 Athens details | Aaron Peirsol United States | Markus Rogan Austria | Răzvan Florea Romania |
| 2008 Beijing details | Ryan Lochte United States | Aaron Peirsol United States | Arkady Vyatchanin Russia |
| 2012 London details | Tyler Clary United States | Ryosuke Irie Japan | Ryan Lochte United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Ryan Murphy United States | Mitch Larkin Australia | Evgeny Rylov Russia |

#### Men's multiple medalists

| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 1968–1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 2000–2008 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ryan Lochte | United States | 2008–2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Mitch Ivey | United States | 1968–1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

#### Men's medalists by nation

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Women's medals

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1968 Mexico City details | Lillian Watson United States | Elaine Tanner Canada | Kaye Hall United States |
| 1972 Munich details | Melissa Belote United States | Susie Atwood United States | Donna Gurr Canada |
| 1976 Montreal details | Ulrike Richter East Germany | Birgit Treiber East Germany | Nancy Garapick Canada |
| 1980 Moscow details | Rica Reinisch East Germany | Cornelia Polit East Germany | Birgit Treiber East Germany |
| 1984 Los Angeles details | Jolanda de Rover Netherlands | Amy White United States | Anca Pătrășcoiu Romania |
| 1988 Seoul details | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | Kathrin Zimmermann East Germany | Cornelia Sirch East Germany |
| 1992 Barcelona details | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | Dagmar Hase Germany | Nicole Stevenson Australia |
| 1996 Atlanta details | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | Whitney Hedgepeth United States | Cathleen Rund Germany |
| 2000 Sydney details | Diana Mocanu Romania | Roxana Maracineanu France | Miki Nakao Japan |
| 2004 Athens details | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | Stanislava Komarova Russia | Reiko Nakamura JapanAntje Buschschulte Germany |
| 2008 Beijing details | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | Margaret Hoelzer United States | Reiko Nakamura Japan |
| 2012 London details | Missy Franklin United States | Anastasia Zuyeva Russia | Elizabeth Beisel United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro details | Maya DiRado United States | Katinka Hosszú Hungary | Hilary Caldwell Canada |

#### Women's multiple medalists

| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary | 1988–1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 2004–2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Birgit Treiber | East Germany | 1976–1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Reiko Nakamura | Japan | 2004–2008 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

#### Women's medalists by nation

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |