Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 26 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:00.23 | ||||||||||||
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Rick Carey |
 United States
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Frédéric Delcourt |
 France
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Cameron Henning |
 Canada
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The final of the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984. The first eight qualified for the final, the next for the B-final.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
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