Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
| Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 Butterfly event at the XXIV Olympic Games was swum on September 24, 1988, in Seoul, South Korea. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 meters long (long course), this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Records
The existing World and Olympic records at the time of the competition were:
| World record |  Michael Gross (FRG) |
1:56.24 | Hannover, West Germany | 28 June 1986 |
| Olympic record |  Jon Sieben (AUS) |
1:57.04 | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 3 August 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | WR | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1988 | Final | Michael Gross | West Germany |
1:56.94 | OR |
Medalists
| Gold | Michael Gross West Germany
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| Silver | Benny Nielsen Denmark
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| Bronze | Anthony Mosse New Zealand
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Results
Heats
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Michael Gross |  West Germany |
1:56.94 | OR |
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Benny Nielsen |  Denmark |
1:58.24 | |
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Anthony Mosse |  New Zealand |
1:58.28 | |
| 4 | Tom Ponting |  Canada |
1:58.91 | |
| 5 | Melvin Stewart |  United States |
1:59.19 | |
| 6 | David Wilson | Australia |
1:59.20 | |
| 7 | Jon Kelly | Canada |
1:59.48 | |
| 8 | Anthony Nesty |  Suriname |
2:00.80 | NR |
Key: OR = Olympic record
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References
- 1988 Summer Olympics results: Men's 200 m butterfly, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-30.