The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 21 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition: Date Event Name Nationality Time Record 24 July Final Ines Geißler 2:10.44
Results Heats Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Michelle Ford 2:12.72 Q 2 2 Ines Geißler 2:13.23 Q 3 1 Sybille Schönrock 2:13.68 Q 4 3 Andrea Pollack 2:13.88 Q 5 1 Dorota Brzozowska 2:14.74 Q 6 1 Ann Osgerby 2:15.17 Q 7 3 Alla Grishchenkova 2:16.01 Q 8 2 Agneta Mårtensson 2:16.41 Q 9 1 Eva Miklósfalvi 2:17.32 10 2 Cinzia Savi Scarponi 2:17.53 11 2 Karen Ramsay 2:17.82 12 3 Sonja Hausladen 2:17.88 13 1 Larisa Polivoda 2:17.99 14 2 Janet Osgerby 2:18.01 15 3 Armi Airaksinen 2:19.39 16 3 Małgorzata Różycka 2:19.70 17 2 Maria Paris 2:21.14 18 3 Wilma van Velsen 2:21.81 19 1 Carole Brook 2:24.82 20 2 Marion Michel 2:25.10 21 1 Celeste García 2:26.07
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ines Geißler 2:10.44 Sybille Schönrock 2:10.45 Michelle Ford 2:11.66 4 Andrea Pollack 2:12.13 5 Dorota Brzozowska 2:14.12 6 Ann Osgerby 2:14.83 7 Agneta Mårtensson 2:15.22 8 Alla Grishchenkova 2:15.70
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