| 200 metre freestyle at the Olympic Games | |
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 Swimming pictogram | |
| Overview | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1900, 1904, 1968–2016 Women: 1968–2016 |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  David Popovici (ROM) |
| Women |  Mollie O'Callaghan (AUS) |
The 200 metre freestyle event is an event held at the Summer Olympic Games. The men's event was introduced in 1900, held a second time in 1904 (at 220 yards rather than 200 metres), then was not held again until 1968. When the event returned in 1968, both men's and women's events were held. The event has remained on the programme for every Summer Olympics since.
Medals
Men's medals
Men's multiple medalists
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pieter van den Hoogenband |  Netherlands |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Thorpe | Australia |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sun Yang |  China |
2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Michael Phelps |  United States |
2004–2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Anders Holmertz |  Sweden |
1988–1992 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Park Tae-Hwan |  South Korea |
2008–2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Men's medalists by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  West Germany |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Unified Team |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | South Korea |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Africa |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women's medals
Women's multiple medalists
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy |
2004–2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ariarne Titmus | Australia |
2020–2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Claudia Poll |  Costa Rica |
1996–2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Shirley Babashoff | United States |
1972–1976 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Franziska van Almsick | Germany |
1992–1996 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Siobhán Haughey |  Hong Kong |
2020–2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Women's medalists by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Australia |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Germany |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hong Kong |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| China |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
| Olympic champions in men's 200 m freestyle | |
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| 220 yards | |
| 200 metres |
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| Olympic champions in women's 200 m freestyle | |
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| Swimming at the Summer Olympics | ||
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