Men's 200 meter backstroke was not competed at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. The only backstroke event was a distance of 100 yards and it was won by Walter Brack of Germany in a time of 1:16.8.
United States won the gold medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Katinka Hosszu won the gold medal in the women's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Kathleen Baker won the silver medal in the women's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Kylie Masse of Canada and Yuanhui Fu of China tied and both won the bronze medal in the women's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
United States won the silver medal in the women's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
China won the silver medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Hungary won the gold medal in the women's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
David Plummer of the United States won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Jiayu Xu of China won the silver medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Katinka Hosszu of Hungary won the gold medal in the women's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Ryan Murphy of the United States won the gold medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
David Plummer of the United States won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Ryan Murphy of the United States won the gold medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Jiayu Xu of China won the silver medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics. David Plummer of the United States won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympics.