Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
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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.
Medalists
Gold | Roland Matthes![]() |
Silver | Mike Stamm![]() |
Bronze | John Murphy![]() |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Igor Grivennikov | ![]() | 1:00.05 | |
2 | Zoltán Verrasztó | ![]() | 1:01.13 | |
3 | Clay Evans | ![]() | 1:01.69 | |
4 | Rômulo Arantes Filho | ![]() | 1:03.18 | |
5 | Hsu Tung-hsiung | ![]() | 1:03.31 | |
6 | Sergio Hasbún | ![]() | 1:06.53 | |
7 | Sarun Van | ![]() | 1:07.26 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bob Schoutsen | ![]() | 1:00.76 | |
2 | Lars Børgesen | ![]() | 1:01.23 | |
3 | László Cseh Sr. | ![]() | 1:01.63 | |
4 | José Joaquín Santibáñez | ![]() | 1:02.46 | |
5 | Predrag Miloš | ![]() | 1:03.02 | |
6 | Gustavo González | ![]() | 1:04.16 | |
7 | Gerardo Rosario | ![]() | 1:06.85 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Murphy | ![]() | 59.93 | |
2 | Ejvind Pedersen | ![]() | 1:00.83 | |
3 | Tadashi Honda | ![]() | 1:00.89 | |
4 | Ian MacKenzie | ![]() | 1:01.11 | |
5 | Helmut Podolan | ![]() | 1:01.49 | |
6 | Piotr Dłucik | ![]() | 1:01.94 | |
7 | Andreas Weber | ![]() | 1:02.49 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mike Stamm | ![]() | 58.63 | |
2 | Lutz Wanja | ![]() | 1:00.62 | |
3 | Pierre Baehr | ![]() | 1:01.13 | |
4 | Colin Cunningham | ![]() | 1:01.28 | |
5 | Anders Sandberg | ![]() | 1:01.41 | |
6 | Neil Martin | ![]() | 1:05.13 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mitch Ivey | ![]() | 58.15 | |
2 | Erik Fish | ![]() | 1:00.81 | |
3 | Nenad Miloš | ![]() | 1:00.94 | |
4 | Clive Rushton | ![]() | 1:01.07 | |
5 | Mark Crocker | ![]() | 1:11.20 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 1:00.01 | |
2 | Jürgen Krüger | ![]() | 1:00.65 | |
3 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | ![]() | 1:00.83 | |
4 | Mike Richards | ![]() | 1:01.03 | |
5 | Róbert Rudolf | ![]() | 1:02.34 | |
6 | Amin Ahmed Adel Youssef | ![]() | 1:04.40 | |
7 | Chiang Jin Choon | ![]() | 1:07.65 |
Semifinals
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 56.58 | OR |
![]() | Mike Stamm | ![]() | 57.70 | |
![]() | John Murphy | ![]() | 58.35 | |
4 | Mitch Ivey | ![]() | 58.48 | |
5 | Igor Grivennikov | ![]() | 59.50 | |
6 | Lutz Wanja | ![]() | 59.80 | |
7 | Jürgen Krüger | ![]() | 59.80 | |
8 | Tadashi Honda | ![]() | 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.