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Men’s 200 m butterfly
Held at 18 Games, 1956–2024. Most golds: United States (10). Most medals: Michael Phelps (4). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games181956–2024
Medals54
Delegations17on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Léon Marchand France | Kristóf Milák Hungary | Ilya Kharun Canada |
| 2020 Tokyo | Kristóf Milák Hungary | Tomoru Honda Japan | Federico Burdisso Italy |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Michael Phelps United States | Masato Sakai Japan | Tamás Kenderesi Hungary |
| 2012 London | Chad le Clos South Africa | Michael Phelps United States | Takeshi Matsuda Japan |
| 2008 Beijing | Michael Phelps United States | László Cseh Hungary | Takeshi Matsuda Japan |
| 2004 Athens | Michael Phelps United States | Takashi Yamamoto Japan | Stephen Parry Great Britain |
| 2000 Sydney | Tom Malchow United States | Denys Sylantyev Ukraine | Justin Norris Australia |
| 1996 Atlanta | Denis Pankratov Russia | Tom Malchow United States | Scott Goodman Australia |
| 1992 Barcelona | Melvin Stewart United States | Danyon Loader New Zealand | Franck Esposito France |
| 1988 Seoul | Michael Gross West Germany | Benny Nielsen Denmark | Anthony Mosse New Zealand |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Jon Sieben Australia | Michael Gross West Germany | Rafael Vidal Venezuela |
| 1980 Moscow | Sergey Fesenko Soviet Union | Phil Hubble Great Britain | Roger Pyttel East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Mike Bruner United States | Steve Gregg United States | Bill Forrester United States |
| 1972 Munich | Mark Spitz United States | Gary Hall, Sr. United States | Robin Backhaus United States |
| 1968 Mexico City | Carl Robie United States | Martyn Woodroffe Great Britain | John Ferris United States |
| 1964 Tokyo | Kevin Berry Australia | Carl Robie United States | Fred Schmidt United States |
| 1960 Rome | Mike Troy United States | Neville Hayes Australia | Dave Gillanders United States |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | William Yorzyk United States | Takashi Ishimoto Japan | György Tumpek Hungary |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps | 3 | 4 |
| Carl Robie | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Gross | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Malchow | 1 | 2 |
| Kristóf Milák | 1 | 2 |
| William Yorzyk | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Troy | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Berry | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Spitz | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bruner | 1 | 1 |
| Sergey Fesenko | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Sieben | 1 | 1 |