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.
| Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
Medalists
| Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany |
| Silver | Mike Stamm United States |
| Bronze | John Murphy United States |
Results
Heats
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil | 1:03.18 | |
| 5 | Hsu Tung-hsiung |  Chinese Taipei | 1:03.31 | |
| 6 | Sergio Hasbún |  El Salvador | 1:06.53 | |
| 7 | Sarun Van |  Cambodia | 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1:03.02 | |
| 6 | Gustavo González |  Argentina | 1:04.16 | |
| 7 | Gerardo Rosario | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 1:00.89 | |
| 4 | Ian MacKenzie | Canada | 1:01.11 | |
| 5 | Helmut Podolan |  Austria | 1:01.49 | |
| 6 | Piotr Dłucik | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt | 1:04.40 | |
| 7 | Chiang Jin Choon |  Malaysia | 1:07.65 |
Final
| 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
- "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
| 100 yards |
|
|---|---|
| 100 metres |
|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.