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Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 28 and 29.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany |
| Silver | Mike Stamm United States |
| Bronze | John Murphy United States |
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Grivennikov | Soviet Union | 1:00.05 | |
| 2 | Zoltán Verrasztó | Hungary | 1:01.13 | |
| 3 | Clay Evans | Canada | 1:01.69 | |
| 4 | Rômulo Arantes Filho | Brazil | 1:03.18 | |
| 5 | Hsu Tung-hsiung | Chinese Taipei | 1:03.31 | |
| 6 | Sergio Hasbún | El Salvador | 1:06.53 | |
| 7 | Sarun Van | Khmer Republic | 1:07.26 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Schoutsen | Netherlands | 1:00.76 | |
| 2 | Lars Børgesen | Denmark | 1:01.23 | |
| 3 | László Cseh Sr. | Hungary | 1:01.63 | |
| 4 | José Joaquín Santibáñez | Mexico | 1:02.46 | |
| 5 | Predrag Miloš | Yugoslavia | 1:03.02 | |
| 6 | Gustavo González | Argentina | 1:04.16 | |
| 7 | Gerardo Rosario | Philippines | 1:06.85 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Murphy | United States | 59.93 | |
| 2 | Ejvind Pedersen | Denmark | 1:00.83 | |
| 3 | Tadashi Honda | Japan | 1:00.89 | |
| 4 | Ian MacKenzie | Canada | 1:01.11 | |
| 5 | Helmut Podolan | Austria | 1:01.49 | |
| 6 | Piotr Dłucik | Poland | 1:01.94 | |
| 7 | Andreas Weber | West Germany | 1:02.49 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Stamm | United States | 58.63 | |
| 2 | Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 1:00.62 | |
| 3 | Pierre Baehr | France | 1:01.13 | |
| 4 | Colin Cunningham | Great Britain | 1:01.28 | |
| 5 | Anders Sandberg | Sweden | 1:01.41 | |
| 6 | Neil Martin | Australia | 1:05.13 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Ivey | United States | 58.15 | |
| 2 | Erik Fish | Canada | 1:00.81 | |
| 3 | Nenad Miloš | Yugoslavia | 1:00.94 | |
| 4 | Clive Rushton | Great Britain | 1:01.07 | |
| 5 | Mark Crocker | Hong Kong | 1:11.20 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 1:00.01 | |
| 2 | Jürgen Krüger | East Germany | 1:00.65 | |
| 3 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | France | 1:00.83 | |
| 4 | Mike Richards | Great Britain | 1:01.03 | |
| 5 | Róbert Rudolf | Hungary | 1:02.34 | |
| 6 | Amin Ahmed Adel Youssef | Egypt | 1:04.40 | |
| 7 | Chiang Jin Choon | Malaysia | 1:07.65 |
Semifinals edit
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Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Matthes | East Germany | 56.58 | OR | |
| Mike Stamm | United States | 57.70 | ||
| John Murphy | United States | 58.35 | ||
| 4 | Mitch Ivey | United States | 58.48 | |
| 5 | Igor Grivennikov | Soviet Union | 59.50 | |
| 6 | Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 59.80 | |
| 7 | Jürgen Krüger | East Germany | 59.80 | |
| 8 | Tadashi Honda | Japan | 1:00.41 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References edit
- ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.