| 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 butterfly event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place August 28. 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.
Contents |
| Gold | Mark Spitz United States (USA) |
| Silver | Gary Hall Sr. United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Robin Backhaus United States (USA) |
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 2:03.70 | OR, Q |
| 2 | András Hargitay | Hungary | 2:05.05 | Q |
| 3 | Roger Pyttel | East Germany | 2:08.72 | |
| 4 | Sean Maher | Great Britain | 2:09.39 | |
| 5 | Jorge Jaramillo | Colombia | 2:10.24 | |
| 6 | Walter Mack | West Germany | 2:11.03 | |
| 7 | Vasil Dobrev | Bulgaria | 2:11.28 |
Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Backhaus | United States | 2:03.11 | OR, Q |
| 2 | Folkert Meeuw | West Germany | 2:06.13 | Q |
| 3 | Yasuhiro Komazaki | Japan | 2:08.72 | |
| 4 | Hugo Valencia | Mexico | 2:09.56 | |
| 5 | Andrzej Chudziński | Poland | 2:12.62 | |
| 6 | Geoffrey Ferreira | Trinidad and Tobago | 2:19.76 | |
| Angelo Tozzi | Italy | 2:10.82 | DQ |
Key: DQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Faßnacht | West Germany | 2:05.39 | Q |
| 2 | Jorge Delgado, Jr. | Ecuador | 2:05.61 | Q |
| 3 | Viktor Sharygin | Soviet Union | 2:06.76 | |
| 4 | James Findlay | Australia | 2:08.36 | |
| 5 | Ron Jacks | Canada | 2:09.04 | |
| 6 | Ricardo Marmolejo | Mexico | 2:10.00 | |
| 7 | Jacques Leloup | Belgium | 2:10.79 | |
| 8 | Roy Chan | Singapore | 2:20.30 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Spitz | United States | 2:02.11 | OR, Q |
| 2 | Hartmut Flöckner | East Germany | 2:05.54 | Q |
| 3 | John Mills | Great Britain | 2:06.58 | |
| 4 | Brian Brinkley | Great Britain | 2:06.82 | |
| 5 | Byron MacDonald | Canada | 2:12.12 | |
| 6 | Gaetano Carboni | Italy | 2:12.16 | |
| 7 | Hsu Tung-Hsiung | Chinese Taipei | 2:16.35 | |
| 8 | Carlos Singson | Philippines | 2:23.70 |
Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Spitz | United States | 2:00.70 | WR | |
| Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 2:02.86 | ||
| Robin Backhaus | United States | 2:03.23 | ||
| 4 | Jorge Delgado, Jr. | Ecuador | 2:04.60 | |
| 5 | Hans Faßnacht | West Germany | 2:04.69 | |
| 6 | András Hargitay | Hungary | 2:04.69 | |
| 7 | Hartmut Flöckner | East Germany | 2:05.34 | |
| 8 | Folkert Meeuw | West Germany | 2:05.57 |
Key: WR = World record
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