The men's 200 metre backstroke swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 5 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule
editAll times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Final |
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA) |
1:55.15 | Minneapolis, United States | 20 March 2002 |
| Asian Record |  Fu Yong (CHN) |
1:58.72 | Shanghai, China | 19 October 1997 |
| Games Record |  Fu Yong (CHN) |
1:59.30 | Bangkok, Thailand | 7 December 1998 |
Results
edit- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Heats
edit| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Takashi Nakano (JPN)
|
2:01.28 | |
| 2 | 2 | Naoya Sonoda (JPN)
|
2:04.83 | |
| 3 | 1 |  Sung Min (KOR)
|
2:07.61 | |
| 4 | 2 | Wu Peng (CHN)
|
2:09.57 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Alex Lim (MAS)
|
2:09.82 | |
| 6 | 1 | Yu Rui (CHN)
|
2:09.88 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Dickson Fai (HKG)
|
2:10.10 | |
| 8 | 2 |  Gerald Koh (SIN)
|
2:19.25 | |
| 9 | 2 |  Rashid Al-Mohannadi (QAT)
|
2:32.86 | |
| — | 1 |  Maher Al-Motar (KSA)
|
DNS | |
| — | 1 |  François Ghattas (LIB)
|
DNS |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wu Peng (CHN)
|
2:00.40 | |
|
Takashi Nakano (JPN)
|
2:00.76 | |
|
Naoya Sonoda (JPN)
|
2:01.22 | |
| 4 | Yu Rui (CHN)
|
2:01.28 | |
| 5 | Alex Lim (MAS)
|
2:01.97 | |
| 6 | Sung Min (KOR)
|
2:03.23 | |
| 7 | Gerald Koh (SIN)
|
2:08.51 | |
| 8 | Dickson Fai (HKG)
|
2:11.39 |