Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke

The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 16–17 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Men's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DateSeptember 16, 2000 (heats &
semifinals)
September 17, 2000 (final)
Competitors66 from 61 nations
Winning time1:00.46 OR
Medalists
Domenico Fioravanti  Italy
Ed Moses  United States
Roman Sloudnov  Russia

Domenico Fioravanti made an Olympic milestone to become Italy's first ever gold medalist in swimming. He stormed home on the final lap to establish a new Olympic standard of 1:00.46, cutting off Frédérik Deburghgraeve's 1996 record by 0.14 seconds.[2] U.S. swimmer Ed Moses enjoyed a strong lead on the first length of the pool, but ended up only with a silver in 1:00.73. Meanwhile, Russia's world record holder Roman Sloudnov took the bronze in 1:00.91.[3][4]

Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, who later emerged as the world's top breaststroke swimmer of the decade, pulled off a fourth-place finish in 1:01.34. Czech Republic's Daniel Málek earned a fifth spot in a national record of 1:01.50, and was followed in sixth by Canada's Morgan Knabe with a time of 1:01.58. South Africa's Brett Petersen (1:01.63) and Switzerland's Remo Lütolf (1:01.88) closed out the field.[4]

Notable swimmers failed to reach the top 8 final, featuring four-time Olympians Károly Güttler of Hungary and Mark Warnecke of Germany, Australia's overwhelming favorite Phil Rogers, and New Zealand's Steven Ferguson, the son of former Olympic champion Ian Ferguson, who later became one of the most successful kayakers in the sport.[5]

Shortly before the next Olympics, Fioravanti was forced to retire from swimming after failing a routine medical test carried by the Italian National Olympic Committee. Tests revealed that he was diagnosed with a genetic heart anomaly.[6][7]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Roman Sloudnov (RUS)1:00.36Moscow, Russia15 June 2000[8]
Olympic record Frédérik Deburghgraeve (BEL)1:00.60Atlanta, United States20 July 1996[8]

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
17 SeptemberFinalDomenico Fioravanti Italy1:00.46OR

Results

Heats

[8]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
185Domenico Fioravanti Italy1:01.32Q, NR
281Daniel Málek Czech Republic1:01.56Q, NR
384Ed Moses United States1:01.59Q
477Károly Güttler Hungary1:01.66Q
575Kosuke Kitajima Japan1:01.68Q
673Morgan Knabe Canada1:01.81Q
776Dmitry Komornikov Russia1:01.87Q
898Marcel Wouda Netherlands1:02.00Q, NR
997Jens Kruppa Germany1:02.09Q
1094Roman Sloudnov Russia1:02.15Q
1183Brett Petersen South Africa1:02.20Q
1295Jarno Pihlava Finland1:02.21Q
1392Oleg Lisogor Ukraine1:02.24Q
1478Hugues Duboscq France1:02.40Q
1586Darren Mew Great Britain1:02.42Q
1682Remo Lütolf Switzerland1:02.54Q
1765Phil Rogers Australia1:02.77
1888José Couto Portugal1:02.79
1966Elvin Chia Malaysia1:02.81
2096Mark Warnecke Germany1:02.85
2193Akira Hayashi Japan1:02.86
2264Patrick Schmollinger Austria1:02.87
2372Adam Whitehead Great Britain1:02.91
2462Marek Krawczyk Poland1:03.00
2574Pat Calhoun United States1:03.03
2691Patrik Isaksson Sweden1:03.05
2763Steven Ferguson New Zealand1:03.06
2871Terence Parkin South Africa1:03.11
2987Zhu Yi China1:03.20
3067Vanja Rogulj Croatia1:03.58
3161Eduardo Fischer Brazil1:03.72
3268Raiko Pachel Estonia1:03.99
55Tal Stricker Israel
3443Valērijs Kalmikovs Latvia1:04.02
47Arsenio López Puerto Rico
3631Vadim Tatarov Moldova1:04.12NR
3734Francisco Suriano El Salvador1:04.31NR
3856Alvaro Fortuny Guatemala1:04.35
3953Alwin de Prins Luxembourg1:04.37
4052Yang Shang-hsuan Chinese Taipei1:04.54
4145Andrew Bree Ireland1:04.58
4242Nikola Savčić Yugoslavia1:04.64
4354Alfredo Jacobo Mexico1:04.67
4458Iván Rodríguez Mesa Panama1:04.68
4548Joe Kyong-fan South Korea1:04.71
4657Aliaksandr Hukau Belarus1:04.96
4735Wickus Nienaber Swaziland1:04.98
4824Juan José Madrigal Costa Rica1:05.14NR
4932Jorg Lindemeier Namibia1:05.25
5033Matthew Kwok Hon Ming Hong Kong1:05.28
5123Sylvain Fauré Monaco1:05.51
5244Hjalti Gudmundsson Iceland1:05.55
5351Sergio Andres Ferreyra Argentina1:05.75
5437Aleksandr Savitsky Kazakhstan1:05.95
5526Jean Luc Razakarivony Madagascar1:05.97
5625Ahmed Al-Kudmani Saudi Arabia1:06.07
5741Daniel Liew Singapore1:06.41
5838Krasimir Zahov Bulgaria1:07.09
5946Yevgeny Petrashov Kyrgyzstan1:07.32
6036Hakan Kiper Turkey1:07.46
6113Antonio Leon Candia Paraguay1:08.12NR
6222Malick Fall Senegal1:08.60
6315Kieran Chan Papua New Guinea1:13.34
6427Karar Samedul Islam Bangladesh1:14.93
6514Joe Atuhaire Uganda1:22.35
21Facinet Bangoura GuineaDSQ

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Roman Sloudnov Russia1:01.15Q
24Daniel Málek Czech Republic1:01.60Q
33Morgan Knabe Canada1:01.70Q
48Remo Lütolf Switzerland1:01.81Q, NR
55Károly Güttler Hungary1:01.83
67Jarno Pihlava Finland1:01.92
76Marcel Wouda Netherlands1:01.94NR
81Hugues Duboscq France1:02.89

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Domenico Fioravanti Italy1:00.84Q, NR
25Ed Moses United States1:01.22Q
33Kosuke Kitajima Japan1:01.31Q, AS
47Brett Petersen South Africa1:01.42Q, AF
56Dmitry Komornikov Russia1:01.88
62Jens Kruppa Germany1:01.92
78Darren Mew Great Britain1:01.98
81Oleg Lisogor Ukraine1:02.00

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Domenico Fioravanti Italy1:00.46OR
3Ed Moses United States1:00.73
5Roman Sloudnov Russia1:00.91
46Kosuke Kitajima Japan1:01.34
57Daniel Málek Czech Republic1:01.50NR
61Morgan Knabe Canada1:01.58NR
72Brett Petersen South Africa1:01.63
88Remo Lütolf Switzerland1:01.88

References

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