| Event: | Men's 200 metre breaststroke |
| Games: | 1980 Summer |
| Venue: | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex |
| Date: | 26 July |
| Competitors: | 20 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Win Value: | 2:15.85 |
| Gold: | Robertas Žulpa |
| Goldnoc: | URS |
| Silver: | Albán Vermes |
| Silvernoc: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Arsens Miskarovs |
| Bronzenoc: | URS |
| Prev: | 1976 |
| Next: | 1984 |
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 26 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2:17.83 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 2:19.57 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 2:20.62 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 2:21.08 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 2:21.17 | Q | |||
| 6 | 3 | 2:21.25 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 2:22.09 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 2:23.19 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 2:23.74 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 2:24.43 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 2:26.00 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 2:26.62 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 2:26.96 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 2:27.21 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 2:27.94 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 2:28.04 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 2:33.19 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 2:38.52 | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 2:41.65 | ||||
| 2 | DSQ |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:15.85 | |||||
| 2:16.93 | |||||
| 2:17.28 | |||||
| 4 | 2:19.64 | ||||
| 5 | 2:19.68 | ||||
| 6 | 2:20.92 | ||||
| 7 | 2:21.39 | ||||
| 8 | 2:22.39 |