| Times held | 17 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 491 |
| Total countries | 100 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 19 | 14 |
| 1960 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 34 | 23 |
| 1964 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 32 | 19 |
| 1968 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 30 | 19 |
| 1972 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 30 | 20 |
| 1976 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 40 | 26 |
| 1980 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 25 | 19 |
| 1984 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 35 | 28 |
| 1988 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 40 | 29 |
| 1992 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 46 | 32 |
| 1996 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 42 | 36 |
| 2000 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 46 | 40 |
| 2004 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 39 | 34 |
| 2008 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 44 | 39 |
| 2012 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 37 | 28 |
| 2016 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 29 | 21 |
| 2020 | 200 metres Butterfly, Men | Olympic | 38 | 30 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
10 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| Australia | AUS |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Hungary | HUN |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| West Germany | FRG |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | RSA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | JPN |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Germany | GDR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Venezuela | VEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps | USA |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Groß | FRG |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Malchow | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Robie | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Berry | AUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Sieben | AUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Pankratov | RUS EUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergey Fesenko | URS UKR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bruner | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Spitz | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Stewart | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Troy | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Yorzyk | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad le Clos | RSA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kristóf Milák | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |