| 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 24 October. 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
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martyn Woodroffe |  Great Britain |
2:11.6 | |
| 2 | Yasuo Takada |  Japan |
2:13.3 | |
| 3 | Avraham Melamed |  Israel |
2:15.4 | |
| 4 | Ron Jacks |  Canada |
2:18.1 | |
| 5 | Raúl Villagómez |  Mexico |
2:22.4 | |
| 6 | Arturo Carranza |  El Salvador |
2:47.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Feil |  Sweden |
2:11.9 | |
| 2 | Gabriel Altamirano | Mexico |
2:12.1 | |
| 3 | Tom Arusoo | Canada |
2:12.7 | |
| 4 | Sergey Konov |  Soviet Union |
2:13.1 | |
| 5 | Eduardo Orejuela |  Ecuador |
2:23.4 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Ferris |  United States |
2:10.6 | |
| 2 | Folkert Meeuw |  West Germany |
2:11.1 | |
| 3 | John Thurley | Great Britain |
2:12.5 | |
| 4 | Giampiero Fossati |  Italy |
2:18.2 | |
| 5 | Jacek Krawczyk |  Poland |
2:22.1 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Spitz | United States |
2:10.6 | |
| 2 | Satoshi Maruya | Japan |
2:14.2 | |
| 3 | Lutz Stoklasa | West Germany |
2:16.4 | |
| 4 | Tomas Becerra |  Colombia |
2:16.8 | |
| 5 | Robert Cusack |  Australia |
2:19.4 | |
| 6 | Angelo Tozzi | Italy |
2:20.9 | |
| 7 | José Ferraioli |  Puerto Rico |
2:23.4 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Sharygin | Soviet Union |
2:10.9 | |
| 2 | Carl Robie | United States |
2:11.1 | |
| 3 | Valentin Kuzmin | Soviet Union |
2:11.5 | |
| 4 | Dick Langerhorst |  Netherlands |
2:17.4 | |
| 5 | Graham Dunn | Australia |
2:17.5 | |
| 6 | Ramiro Benavides |  Guatemala |
2:24.3 | |
| 7 | Leroy Goff |  Philippines |
2:25.3 |
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 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
| Olympic champions in men's 200 m butterfly | |
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