Updated July 13, 2018 |
Infoplease Staff
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| 1968 | Douglas Russell, United States | 55.90 | |
| 1972 | Mark Spitz, United States | 54.27 | |
| 1976 | Matt Vogel, United States | 54.35 | |
| 1980 | Par Arvidsson, Sweden | 54.92 | |
| 1984 | Michael Gross, West Germany | 53.08 | |
| 1988 | Anthony Nesty, Surinam | 53.00 | |
| 1992 | Pablo Morales, United States | 53.32 | |
| 1996 | Denis Pankratov, Russia | 52.27 | 1 |
| 2000 | Lars Froelander, Sweden | 52.00 | |
| 2004 | Michael Phelps, United States | 51.25 | |
| 2008 | Michael Phelps, United States | 50.58 | 2 |
1. World record.
2. Olympic record.
| 200-Meter Breaststroke | Swimming–Men | 200-Meter Butterfly |
