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
1896 Athens Not held 1900 Paris 1904 St. Louis Not held 1908 London Not held 1912 Stockholm Not held 1920 Antwerp Not held 1924 Paris Not held 1928 Amsterdam Not held 1932 Los Angeles Not held 1936 Berlin Not held 1948 London Not held 1952 Helsinki Not held 1956 Melbourne Not held 1960 Rome Not held 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2024 Paris
Men's multiple medalists
Rank Swimmer Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Roland Matthes 1968–1972 2 0 0 2 2 Aaron Peirsol 2000–2008 1 2 0 3 3 Ryan Murphy 2016–2020 1 1 0 2 4 Ryan Lochte 2008–2012 1 0 1 2 5 Mitch Ivey 1968–1972 0 1 1 2
Men's medalists by nation
Rank NationGoldSilverBronze Total 1 9 8 5 22 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 2 0 2 9 0 1 2 3 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 14 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Women's medals
1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2024 Paris
Women's multiple medalists
Rank Swimmer Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Krisztina Egerszegi 1988–1996 3 0 0 3 2 Kirsty Coventry 2004–2008 2 0 0 2 Kaylee McKeown 2020–2024 2 0 0 2 4 Birgit Treiber 1976–1980 0 1 1 2 Kylie Masse 2020–2024 0 1 1 2 6 Reiko Nakamura 2004–2008 0 0 2 2
Women's medalists by nation
Rank NationGoldSilverBronze Total 1 4 5 2 11 2 3 1 0 4 3 2 3 2 7 4 2 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 6 1 0 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 8 0 1 2 3 9 0 2 0 2 10 0 1 2 3 11 0 1 0 1 12 0 0 3 3
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