The 200 metre freestyle event is an event held at the Summer Olympic Games. The men's event was introduced in 1900, held a second time in 1904 (at 220 yards rather than 200 metres), then was not held again until 1968. When the event returned in 1968, both men's and women's events were held. The event has remained on the programme for every Summer Olympics since.
| 200 metre freestyle at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Swimming pictogram | |
| Overview | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1900, 1904, 1968–2016 Women: 1968–2016 |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Sun Yang (CHN) |
| Women |  Katie Ledecky (USA) |
Medals edit
Men's medals edit
Men's multiple medalists edit
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pieter van den Hoogenband |  Netherlands |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Thorpe |  Australia |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sun Yang | China |
2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Michael Phelps | United States |
2004–2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Anders Holmertz |  Sweden |
1988–1992 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Park Tae-Hwan |  South Korea |
2008–2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Men's medalists by nation edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Australia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  West Germany |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Unified Team |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | South Korea |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Africa |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women's medals edit
Women's multiple medalists edit
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy |
2004–2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Claudia Poll |  Costa Rica |
1996–2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Shirley Babashoff | United States |
1972–1976 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Franziska van Almsick | Germany |
1992–1996 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Women's medalists by nation edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  East Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Romania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Germany |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| China |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |