Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Appearance
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Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 23 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 52 from 44 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 54.10 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
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 | women |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
53.86 | Barcelona, Spain | 31 July 1992 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
53.86 | Barcelona, Spain | 31 July 1992 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
[edit]Final B
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 8 | Keitaro Konnai | ![]() |
55.74 | |
10 | 7 | Neil Willey | ![]() |
56.07 | |
11 | 6 | Hajime Itoi | ![]() |
56.23 | |
12 | 5 | Mariusz Siembida | ![]() |
56.31 | |
13 | 3 | Darius Grigalionis | ![]() |
56.33 | |
14 | 2 | Stev Theloke | ![]() |
56.63 | |
15 | 1 | Steven Dewick | ![]() |
56.82 | |
16 | 4 | Robert Braknis | ![]() |
57.00 |
Final A
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Jeff Rouse | ![]() |
54.10 | |
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3 | Rodolfo Falcón | ![]() |
54.98 | |
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5 | Neisser Bent | ![]() |
55.02 | |
4 | 6 | Martín López-Zubero | ![]() |
55.22 | |
5 | 2 | Tripp Schwenk | ![]() |
55.30 | |
6 | 8 | Emanuele Merisi | ![]() |
55.53 | |
7 | 7 | Ralf Braun | ![]() |
55.56 | |
8 | 1 | Franck Schott | ![]() |
55.76 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 41. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 41. Retrieved 9 September 2017.