| Event: | Men's 200 metres backstroke |
| Competition: | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| Venue: | Manchester Aquatics Centre |
| Dates: | 1 August 2002 |
| Competitors: | 17 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Win Value: | 1:59.83 min |
| Gold: | James Goddard |
| Goldnoc: | ENG |
| Silver: | Gregor Tait |
| Silvernoc: | SCO |
| Bronze: | Simon Militis |
| Bronzenoc: | ENG |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place 1 August. The heats and the final were held on 1 August.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1:59.83 | ||||
| 5 | 2:00.55 | ||||
| 3 | 2:01.04 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 2:01.22 | |||
| 5 | 7 | 2:01.65 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 2:02.00 | |||
| 7 | 8 | 2:03.05 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 2:03.29 | |||
Key: WR = World record
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 2:01.22 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2:01.51 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2:02.46 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 2:02.54 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 2:02.62 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2:02.63 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 2:02.76 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 2:02.94 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 2:04.24 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 6 | 2:04.40 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 6 | 2:05.58 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 2 | 2:09.32 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 2 | 2:09.49 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 2 | 2:09.71 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 7 | 2:13.30 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 7 | 2:29.07 | ||||
| - | 3 | 4 | DQ |