Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
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Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 4 and 6 August, at the Empire Pool.[1] This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Allen Stack![]() |
Silver | Bob Cowell![]() |
Bronze | Georges Vallerey![]() |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]The fastest two in each heat and the four fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:08.5 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:10.8 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:13.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:14.2 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:14.3 | |
6 | ![]() |
1:14.6 | |
7 | ![]() |
1:19.9 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:11.3 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:11.9 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:12.9 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:15.0 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:15.6 | |
6 | ![]() |
1:15.6 | |
7 | ![]() |
1:30.2 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:09.2 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:09.7 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:09.8 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:10.9 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:12.8 | |
6 | ![]() |
1:13.5 | |
7 | ![]() |
1:22.0 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:06.6 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:09.7 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:10.0 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:11.2 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:11.8 | |
6 | ![]() |
1:14.8 | |
7 | ![]() |
1:24.5 |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:06.9 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:11.4 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:17.1 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:19.0 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:19.4 |
Heat 6
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:07.4 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:09.3 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:10.5 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:10.8 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:13.2 | |
6 | ![]() |
1:18.5 |
Semifinals
[edit]The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest from across the semi-finals advanced.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:07.3 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:08.3 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:09.1 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:09.6 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:09.8 | |
6 | ![]() |
1:09.8 | |
7 | ![]() |
1:11.3 | |
8 | ![]() |
1:11.4 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
1:08.5 | |
2 | ![]() |
1:09.2 | |
3 | ![]() |
1:09.2 | |
4 | ![]() |
1:09.9 | |
5 | ![]() |
1:10.1 | |
6 | ![]() |
1:11.5 | |
7 | ![]() |
1:11.6 | |
8 | ![]() |
1:12.9 |
Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place
Final
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Allen Stack | ![]() |
1:06.4 | |
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Bob Cowell | ![]() |
1:06.5 | |
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Georges Vallerey | ![]() |
1:07.8 | |
4 | Mario Chávez | ![]() |
1:09.0 | |
4 | Clemente Mejía | ![]() |
1:09.0 | |
6 | Jackie Wiid | ![]() |
1:09.1 | |
7 | John Brockway | ![]() |
1:09.2 | |
8 | Bert Kinnear | ![]() |
1:09.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.