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Olympic Swimming 2024: Men's 200M Backstroke Medal Winners, Times and Results

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Hubert Kos produced a come-from-behind performance to win the men's 200-meter backstroke on Thursday.

The Hungarian closed fast on Greece's Apostolos Christou, who surprisingly led the race after the 150-meter mark.

Kos ended up with a winning margin of 56-hundredths over Christou. Roman Mityukov of Switzerland came home in third place.

No Americans medaled in the 200-meter backstroke. That is the first time since 1992 in which no American medaled in the event. Team USA swimmers had won six straight 200-meter backstrokes from 1996-2016.

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