Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 25 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 36 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:00.17 WR | ||||||||||||
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Tamás Darnyi |
 Hungary
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Patrick Kühl |
 East Germany
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Vadim Yaroshchuk |
 Soviet Union
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The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
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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