| Swimming at the 1972 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 backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Contents |
| Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany (GDR) |
| Silver | Mike Stamm United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Mitchell Ivey United States (USA) |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Matthes | East Germany | 2:02.82 | =WR | |
| Mike Stamm | United States | 2:04.09 | ||
| Mitchell Ivey | United States | 2:04.33 | ||
| 4 | Brad Cooper | Australia | 2:06.59 | |
| 5 | Tim McKee | United States | 2:07.29 | |
| 6 | Lothar Noack | East Germany | 2:08.67 | |
| 7 | Zoltán Verrasztó | Hungary | 2:10.09 | |
| 8 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | France | 2:11.77 |
Key: =WR = Equalled world record
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