Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
| 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 breaststroke event at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place between October 13 and October 15. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold |  Ian O'BrienAustralia (AUS) |
| Silver | .svg.png){kind=small} Georgy ProkopenkoSoviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze |  Chet JastremskiUnited States (USA) |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ian O'Brien | Australia | 2:27.8 | WR |
 | Georgy Prokopenko | Soviet Union | 2:28.2 | |
 | Chet Jastremski | United States | 2:29.6 | |
| 4 | Aleksandr T'ut'ak'aevi | Soviet Union | 2:31.0 | |
| 5 | Egon Henninger |  Germany | 2:31.1 | |
| 6 | Osamu Tsurumine |  Japan | 2:33.6 | |
| 7 | Wayne Anderson | United States | 2:35.0 | |
| 8 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union | 2:38.1 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- 1964 Summer Olympics results: Men's 200 m breaststroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-09.
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