Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
| Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Individual medley | ||
| 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 1964 Olympic Games took place on October 16 and October 18. 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.
Medalists
| Gold |  Kevin BerryAustralia (AUS) |
| Silver |  Carl RobieUnited States (USA) |
| Bronze | Fred Schmidt United States (USA) |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kevin Berry | Australia | 2:06.6 | WR |
 | Carl Robie | United States | 2:07.5 | |
 | Fred Schmidt | United States | 2:09.3 | |
| 4 | Philip Riker | United States | 2:11.0 | |
| 5 | Valentin Kuzmin | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 2:11.3 | |
| 6 | Yoshinori Kadonaga |  Japan | 2:12.6 | |
| 7 | Brett Hill | Australia | 2:12.8 | |
| 8 | Daniel Sherry | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 2:14.6 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- 1964 Summer Olympics results: Men's 200 m butterfly, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-09.
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