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Women’s 200 m breaststroke
Held at 24 Games, 1924–2024. Most golds: United States (5). Most medals: Rebecca Soni (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals72
Delegations19on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Kate Douglass United States | Tatjana Smith South Africa | Tes Schouten Netherlands |
| 2020 Tokyo | Tatjana Schoenmaker South Africa | Lilly King United States | Annie Lazor United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Rie Kaneto Japan | Yuliya Yefimova Russia | Shi Jinglin China |
| 2012 London | Rebecca Soni United States | Satomi Suzuki Japan | Yuliya Yefimova Russia |
| 2008 Beijing | Rebecca Soni United States | Leisel Jones Australia | Sara Nordenstam Norway |
| 2004 Athens | Amanda Beard United States | Leisel Jones Australia | Anne Poleska Germany |
| 2000 Sydney | Ágnes Kovács Hungary | Kristy Kowal United States | Amanda Beard United States |
| 1996 Atlanta | Penelope Heyns South Africa | Amanda Beard United States | Ágnes Kovács Hungary |
| 1992 Barcelona | Kyoko Iwasaki Japan | Lin Li China | Anita Nall United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Silke Hörner East Germany | Huang Xiaomin China | Antoaneta Frenkeva Bulgaria |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Anne Ottenbrite Canada | Susan Rapp United States | Ingrid Lempereur Belgium |
| 1980 Moscow | Lina Kačiušytė Soviet Union | Svetlana Varganova Soviet Union | Yuliya Bogdanova Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Marina Koshevaya Soviet Union | Marina Yurchenya Soviet Union | Lyubov Rusanova Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | Beverley Whitfield Australia | Dana Schoenfield United States | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union |
| 1968 Mexico City | Sharon Wichman United States | Đurđica Bjedov Yugoslavia | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union | Claudia Kolb United States | Svetlana Babanina Soviet Union |
| 1960 Rome | Anita Lonsbrough Great Britain | Wiltrud Urselmann United Team of Germany | Barbara Göbel United Team of Germany |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Ursula Happe United Team of Germany | Éva Székely Hungary | Eva-Maria Elsen United Team of Germany |
| 1952 Helsinki | Éva Székely Hungary | Éva Novák Hungary | Helen Gordon Great Britain |
| 1948 London | Nel van Vliet Netherlands | Nancy Lyons Australia | Éva Gérard-Novák Hungary |
| 1936 Berlin | Hideko Maehata Japan | Martha Genenger Germany | Inge Sørensen Denmark |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Clare Dennis Australia | Hideko Maehata Japan | Else Jacobsen Denmark |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Hilde Schrader Germany | Marie Baron Netherlands | Charlotte Mühe Germany |
| 1924 Paris | Lucy Morton Great Britain | Agnes Geraghty United States | Gladys Carson Great Britain |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Hungary | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Soni | 2 | 2 |
| Galina Prozumenshchikova | 1 | 3 |
| Amanda Beard | 1 | 3 |
| Hideko Maehata | 1 | 2 |
| Éva Székely | 1 | 2 |
| Ágnes Kovács | 1 | 2 |
| Lucy Morton | 1 | 1 |
| Hilde Schrader | 1 | 1 |
| Clare Dennis | 1 | 1 |
| Nel van Vliet | 1 | 1 |
| Ursula Happe | 1 | 1 |
| Anita Lonsbrough | 1 | 1 |