| Date | 24 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Su-yeong-jang, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul |
| Participants | 40 from 29 countries |
Michael Groß had dominated the 200 fly since 1981, losing only one big race, and that was the 1984 Olympics, in which he silvered behind Australian Jon Sieben. But Seoul had been a struggle for him before this race, as he had finished fifth in both the 200 free and 100 fly, events he had won in Los Angeles.
In the final, Groß made certain that streak would end. He took the lead on the first lap and kept opening it up, eventually winning by over a second from Denmark’s Benny Nielsen, who was only fourth at 150 metres but came on strong for silver. New Zealand’s Anthony Mosse had been second to Groß at 150, but fell back slightly, still winning a bronze medal.
This was the final individual Olympic event for Michael Groß. He ended his Olympic career with six medals and three Olympic gold medals.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | B Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 204 | Michael Groß |  FRG | 1:58.09 (1 h6) | – | 1:56.94 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 130 | Benny Nielsen |  DEN | 1:59.26 (2 h5) | – | 1:58.24 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 436 | Anthony Mosse |  NZL | 1:58.71 (1 h4) | – | 1:58.28 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 85 | Tom Ponting |  CAN | 2:00.08 (3 h4) | – | 1:58.91 (4) | |||
| 5 | 579 | Mel Stewart |  USA | 1:59.78 (2 h6) | – | 1:59.19 (5) | |||
| 6 | 32 | David Wilson |  AUS | 1:59.02 (1 h5) | – | 1:59.20 (6) | |||
| 7 | 81 | Jon Kelly | CAN | 1:59.40 (2 h4) | – | 1:59.48 (7) | |||
| 8 | 474 | Anthony Nesty |  SUR | 2:00.17 (3 h6) | – | 2:00.80 (8) | |||
| 9 | 556 | Mark Dean | USA | 2:00.86 (4 h6) | 2:00.26 (1) | – | |||
| 10 | 247 | Tim Jones |  GBR | 2:01.01 (5 h4) | 2:00.32 (2) | – | |||
| 11 | 518 | Vadim Yaroshchuk |  URS | 2:01.05 (3 h5) | 2:00.34 (3) | – | |||
| 12 | 244 | Nick Hodgson | GBR | 2:01.44 (1 h3) | 2:01.09 (4) | – | |||
| 13 | 168 | Christophe Bordeau |  FRA | 2:01.70 (4 h5) | 2:01.46 (5) | – | |||
| 14 | 295 | Frank Drost |  NED | 2:00.99 (5 h6) | 2:01.59 (6) | – | |||
| 15 | 386 | Satoshi Takeda |  JPN | 2:01.42 (6 h6) | 2:02.18 (7) | – | |||
| 16 | 22 | Martin Roberts | AUS | 2:00.32 (4 h4) | 2:04.28 (8) | – | |||
| 17 | 444 | Rafał Szukała |  POL | 2:01.91 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 18 | 37 | Reinhold Leitner |  AUT | 2:02.18 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 19 | 380 | Hiroshi Miura | JPN | 2:02.30 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 20 | 432 | Ross Anderson | NZL | 2:02.40 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| 21 | 208 | Martin Herrmann | FRG | 2:02.61 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 22 | 490 | Ondřej Bureš |  TCH | 2:02.93 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 23 | 128 | Jan Larsen | DEN | 2:03.01 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
| 24 | 141 | José Luis Ballester |  ESP | 2:03.32 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 25 | 50 | Jean-Marie Arnould |  BEL | 2:03.76 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| =26 | 451 | Diogo Madeira |  POR | 2:03.79 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
| =26 | 485 | Christer Wallin |  SWE | 2:03.79 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 28 | 329 | Khazan Singh Tokas |  IND | 2:03.95 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 29 | 452 | João Santos | POR | 2:04.74 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 30 | 117 | Zhan Jiang |  CHN | 2:05.22 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 31 | 135 | Ahmed Ghanim |  EGY | 2:05.28 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 32 | 439 | Eric Buhain |  PHI | 2:05.32 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 33 | 469 | Théophile David |  SUI | 2:05.58 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 34 | 60 | Eduardo Poli |  BRA | 2:06.15 (8 h6) | – | – | |||
| 35 | 406 | Park Yeong-Cheol |  KOR | 2:08.57 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 36 | 59 | Emanuel Fortes | BRA | 2:09.40 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 37 | 460 | Desmond Koh |  SGP | 2:10.86 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 38 | 413 | Sultan Al-Otaibi |  KUW | 2:12.89 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 39 | 338 | William Cleveland |  ISV | 2:13.19 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 40 | 342 | Kristan Singleton | ISV | 2:19.68 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 466 | Julian Bolling |  SRI | – (DNS h1) | – | – | ||||
| 590 | Matjaž Kozelj |  YUG | – (DNS h5) | – | – |
| Date | 24 September 1988 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Emanuel Fortes | BRA | 2:09.40 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Sultan Al-Otaibi | KUW | 2:12.89 | ||
| 3 | 3 | William Cleveland | ISV | 2:13.19 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Kristan Singleton | ISV | 2:19.68 | ||
| 2 | Julian Bolling | SRI | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Diogo Madeira | POR | 2:03.79 | ||
| 2 | 4 | João Santos | POR | 2:04.74 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Ahmed Ghanim | EGY | 2:05.28 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Eric Buhain | PHI | 2:05.32 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Park Yeong-Cheol | KOR | 2:08.57 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Desmond Koh | SGP | 2:10.86 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Nick Hodgson | GBR | 2:01.44 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Ross Anderson | NZL | 2:02.40 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Jean-Marie Arnould | BEL | 2:03.76 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Christer Wallin | SWE | 2:03.79 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Khazan Singh Tokas | IND | 2:03.95 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Zhan Jiang | CHN | 2:05.22 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Théophile David | SUI | 2:05.58 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Anthony Mosse | NZL | 1:58.71 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Jon Kelly | CAN | 1:59.40 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Tom Ponting | CAN | 2:00.08 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Martin Roberts | AUS | 2:00.32 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Tim Jones | GBR | 2:01.01 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Rafał Szukała | POL | 2:01.91 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Hiroshi Miura | JPN | 2:02.30 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Ondřej Bureš | TCH | 2:02.93 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | David Wilson | AUS | 1:59.02 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Benny Nielsen | DEN | 1:59.26 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Vadim Yaroshchuk | URS | 2:01.05 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Christophe Bordeau | FRA | 2:01.70 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Reinhold Leitner | AUT | 2:02.18 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Martin Herrmann | FRG | 2:02.61 | ||
| 7 | 6 | José Luis Ballester | ESP | 2:03.32 | ||
| 8 | Matjaž Kozelj | YUG | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Michael Groß | FRG | 1:58.09 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Mel Stewart | USA | 1:59.78 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Anthony Nesty | SUR | 2:00.17 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Mark Dean | USA | 2:00.86 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Frank Drost | NED | 2:00.99 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Satoshi Takeda | JPN | 2:01.42 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Jan Larsen | DEN | 2:03.01 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Eduardo Poli | BRA | 2:06.15 |
| Date | 24 September 1988 — 20:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Dean | USA | 2:00.26 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Tim Jones | GBR | 2:00.32 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Vadim Yaroshchuk | URS | 2:00.34 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Nick Hodgson | GBR | 2:01.09 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Christophe Bordeau | FRA | 2:01.46 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Frank Drost | NED | 2:01.59 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Satoshi Takeda | JPN | 2:02.18 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Martin Roberts | AUS | 2:04.28 |
| Date | 24 September 1988 — 20:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Michael Groß | FRG | 1:56.94 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Benny Nielsen | DEN | 1:58.24 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Anthony Mosse | NZL | 1:58.28 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Tom Ponting | CAN | 1:58.91 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Mel Stewart | USA | 1:59.19 | ||
| 6 | 3 | David Wilson | AUS | 1:59.20 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Jon Kelly | CAN | 1:59.48 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Anthony Nesty | SUR | 2:00.80 |
