| Event: | Men's 200 metre individual medley |
| Games: | 1984 Summer |
| Venue: | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium |
| Date: | 4 August 1984 (heats & final) |
| Competitors: | 46 |
| Nations: | 32 |
| Gold: | Alex Baumann |
| Goldnoc: | CAN |
| Silver: | Pablo Morales |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Neil Cochran |
| Bronzenoc: | GBR |
| Win Value: | 2:01.42 |
| Prev: | 1972 |
| Next: | 1988 |
The final of the men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 1984.[1] 46 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August | Heat 5 | 2:03.60 | ||||
| 4 August | Final A | 2:01.42 |
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 2:03.60 | Q, | |||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 2:04.13 | Q, EU | |||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 2:04.32 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 2:05.39 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 2:06.07 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 2:06.10 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 2:06.41 | Q | |||
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 2:06.43 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 5 | 2:06.45 | q | |||
| 10 | 6 | 4 | 2:06.76 | q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 4 | 2:07.16 | q, | |||
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 2:07.19 | q | |||
| 13 | 5 | 5 | 2:07.56 | q | |||
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 2:07.76 | q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 6 | 2:07.93 | q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 3 | 2:08.09 | q | |||
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 2:08.12 | q | |||
| 18 | 5 | 3 | 2:08.27 | ||||
| 19 | 5 | 6 | 2:08.30 | ||||
| 20 | 6 | 5 | 2:08.35 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 5 | 2:08.47 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 3 | 2:08.65 | ||||
| 23 | 4 | 2 | 2:09.87 | ||||
| 24 | 6 | 2 | 2:10.30 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | 6 | 2:11.30 | ||||
| 26 | 1 | 6 | 2:11.63 | ||||
| 27 | 5 | 2 | 2:11.81 | ||||
| 28 | 4 | 7 | 2:12.82 | ||||
| 29 | 1 | 2 | 2:12.83 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 7 | 2:14.87 | ||||
| 31 | 2 | 2 | 2:16.85 | ||||
| 32 | 2 | 7 | 2:17.75 | ||||
| 33 | 6 | 1 | 2:18.64 | ||||
| 34 | 6 | 8 | 2:19.79 | ||||
| 35 | 4 | 1 | 2:20.53 | ||||
| 36 | 3 | 8 | 2:22.29 | ||||
| 37 | 5 | 1 | 2:22.49 | ||||
| 38 | 2 | 1 | 2:22.73 | ||||
| 39 | 1 | 1 | 2:22.74 | ||||
| 40 | 3 | 1 | 2:27.51 | ||||
| 41 | 4 | 8 | 2:29.81 | ||||
| 42 | 5 | 8 | 2:35.99 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | ||||||
| 3 | 2 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 2:04.86 | OC | |||
| 10 | 2 | 2:06.07 | AS | |||
| 11 | 5 | 2:06.10 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 2:06.72 | ||||
| 13 | 7 | 2:07.10 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 2:08.03 | ||||
| 15 | 8 | 2:08.35 | ||||
| 16 | 6 | 2:11.79 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2:01.42 | |||||
| 3 | 2:03.05 | |||||
| 6 | 2:04.38 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 2:04.52 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 2:04.91 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 2:05.60 | NR | |||
| 7 | 2 | 2:05.88 | NR | |||
| 8 | 1 | 2:06.66 |