| Times held | 12 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 353 |
| Total countries | 79 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 39 | 26 |
| 1972 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 44 | 26 |
| 1984 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 27 | 21 |
| 1988 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 36 | 24 |
| 1992 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 43 | 31 |
| 1996 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 43 | 39 |
| 2000 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 36 | 28 |
| 2004 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 30 | 27 |
| 2008 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 38 | 29 |
| 2012 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 34 | 28 |
| 2016 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 39 | 26 |
| 2020 | 200 metres Individual Medley, Women | Olympic | 27 | 20 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| Australia | AUS |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hungary | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland | IRL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | JPN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | ROU |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | ZIM |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yana Klochkova | UKR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lin Li | CHN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Daniela Hunger | GDR GER |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Shane Gould | AUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michelle Smith | IRL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Caulkins | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudia Kolb | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Katinka Hosszú | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steph Rice | AUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ye Shiwen | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yui Ohashi | JPN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |