Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Canada. The event took place on 18 and 19 July.[1]

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Lutz Wanja East Germany58.38 Q
2Mark Tonelli Australia58.53Q
3Miloslav Roľko Czechoslovakia1:00.41
4Steve Hardy Canada1:00.69
5Tadashi Honda Japan1:01.00
6Ivan Mikolutsky Soviet Union1:03.86
7Frank Richardson Nicaragua1:12.38

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Carlos Berrocal Puerto Rico58.71Q
2Paul Jouanneau Brazil59.35Q
3Steve Pickell Canada59.65Q
4José Urueta Mexico1:00.85
5Mikael Brandén Sweden1:01.05
6Chiang Jin Choon Malaysia1:05.86

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Bob Jackson United States58.02 Q
2Rômulo Arantes Filho Brazil58.46Q
3Jim Carter Great Britain1:00.39
4Gary Abraham Great Britain1:00.61
5Robert Howard Ireland1:00.77
6Mike Scarth Canada1:01.33
7António de Melo Portugal1:05.76

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Roland Matthes East Germany57.98Q
2Glenn Patching Australia59.49 Q
3Ryszard Żugaj Poland1:00.16 Q
4Róbert Rudolf Hungary1:00.58
5Nenad Miloš Yugoslavia1:00.70
6Ramón Volcan Venezuela1:01.20
7Lionel Beylot-Bourcelot France1:01.58

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Mark Kerry Australia57.99 Q
2Peter Rocca United States58.12 Q
3Igor Omelchenko Soviet Union59.03 Q
4Reinhold Becker West Germany1:00.57
5Predrag Miloš Yugoslavia1:01.05
6Conrado Porta Argentina1:01.13
7Gerardo Rosario Philippines1:02.08

Heat 6

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1John Naber United States56.80 Q
2Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary59.30 Q
3Santiago Esteva Spain59.88Q
4Krasimir Stoykov Bulgaria1:00.24
5Ignacio Álvarez Mexico1:00.80
6Enrico Bisso Italy1:01.32
7Thomas Hofer Switzerland1:01.90

Semifinals

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Roland Matthes East Germany57.48Q
2Lutz Wanja East Germany57.50Q
3Bob Jackson United States57.65Q
4Mark Tonelli Australia58.14Q
5Steve Pickell Canada58.21
6Igor Omelchenk'o Soviet Union58.77
7Paul Jouanneau Brazil59.59
8Ryszard Żugaj Poland59.90

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1John Naber United States56.19 Q, WR
2Peter Rocca United States56.88Q
3Carlos Berrocal Puerto Rico57.53 Q
4Mark Kerry Australia58.04Q
5Glenn Patching Australia58.15
6Rômulo Arantes Filho Brazil58.49
7Zoltán Verrasztó Hungary58.63
8Santiago Esteva Spain59.71

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
John Naber United States55.49 WR
Peter Rocca United States56.34
Roland Matthes East Germany57.22
4Carlos Berrocal Puerto Rico57.28
5Lutz Wanja East Germany57.49
6Bob Jackson United States57.69
7Mark Kerry Australia57.94
8Mark Tonelli Australia58.42

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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