Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
| Swimming events at the 1988 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 metre backstroke event at the 1988 Olympic Games took place September 22. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Igor Polyansky Soviet Union |
| Silver | Frank Baltrusch East Germany |
| Bronze | Paul Kingsman New Zealand |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Igor Polyansky | Soviet Union | 1:59.37 | |
 | Frank Baltrusch | East Germany | 1:59.60 | |
 | Paul Kingsman | New Zealand | 2:00.48 | |
| 4 | Sergei Zabolotnov | Soviet Union | 2:00.52 | |
| 5 | Dirk Richter | East Germany | 2:01.67 | |
| 6 | Jens-Peter Berndt |  West Germany | 2:01.84 | |
| 7 | Dan Veatch |  United States | 2:02.26 | |
| 8 | Rogério Romero | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil | 2:02.28 |
References
- 1988 Summer Olympics results: Men's 200 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-30.
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