Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
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| 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 backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place October 25. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
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Medalists
| Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany |
| Silver | Mitch Ivey United States |
| Bronze | Jack Horsley United States |
Results
Heats
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Roland Matthes | East Germany |
2:09.6 | OR |
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Mitch Ivey | United States |
2:10.6 | |
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Jack Horsley | United States |
2:10.9 | |
| 4 | Gary Hall, Sr. | United States |
2:12.6 | |
| 5 | Santiago Esteva | 23x15px Spain | 2:12.9 | |
| 6 | Leonid Dobroskokin |  Soviet Union |
2:15.4 | |
| 7 | Joachim Röther | East Germany |
2:15.8 | |
| 8 | Franco Del Campo |  Italy |
2:16.5 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
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References
- 1968 Summer Olympics results: Men's 200 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-28.
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