Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
1500 m	men
Backstroke
100 m	men	women
Breaststroke
200 m	men	women
Butterfly
100 m		women
200 m	men
Freestyle relay
4×100 m		women
4×200 m	men

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on November 30 and December 1. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool. This was the first time that the butterfly stroke had appeared in the Olympic Games.

Medalists

Gold	William Yorzyk United States
Silver	Takashi Ishimoto Japan
Bronze	György Tumpek Hungary

Results

Heats

Three heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.

Heat One

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Bill Yorzyk	United States	2:18.6
2	John Marshall	Australia	2:26.8
3	Alexandru Popescu	Romania	2:29.9
4	René Pirolley	France	2:30.1
5	Jenő Áts	Hungary	2:31.1
6	Walter Ocampo	Mexico	2:41.4

Heat Two

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1	Takashi Ishimoto	Japan	2:24.2
2	Brian Wilkinson	Australia	2:27.2
3	Eulalio Ríos	Mexico	2:28.1
4	Jack Nelson	United States	2:29.4
5	Palsons Naibula	Philippines	3:03.2
6	Shamsher Khan	India	3:06.3

Heat Three

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
1	György Tumpek	Hungary	2:23.3
2	Horst Weber	Germany	2:34.4
3	Graham Symonds	Great Britain	2:35.7
4	Agapito Lozada	Philippines	2:43.5
5	George Park	Canada	2:47.2
6	Shah Ghazi	Pakistan	2:48.0
7	Fong Seow Hor	Malaya	2:56.0

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	William Yorzyk	United States	2:19.3
	Takashi Ishimoto	Japan	2:23.8
	György Tumpek	Hungary	2:23.9
4	Jack Nelson	United States	2:26.6
5	John Marshall	Australia	2:27.2
6	Eulalio Ríos Alemán	Mexico	2:27.3
7	Brian Wilkinson	Australia	2:29.7
8	Alexandru Popescu	Romania	2:31.0