Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place October 24. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Carl Robie United States
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| Silver | Martyn Woodroffe Great Britain
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| Bronze | John Ferris United States
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Results
Heats
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Carl Robie |  United States |
2:08.7 | |
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Martyn Woodroffe |  Great Britain |
2:09.0 | |
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John Ferris | United States |
2:09.3 | |
| 4 | Valentin Kuzmin |  Soviet Union |
2:10.6 | |
| 5 | Peter Feil |  Sweden |
2:10.9 | |
| 6 | Folkert Meeuw |  West Germany |
2:11.5 | |
| 7 | Viktor Sharygin | Soviet Union |
2:11.9 | |
| 8 | Mark Spitz | United States |
2:13.5 |
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References
- 1968 Summer Olympics results: Men's 200 m butterfly, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-01.