Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 3 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 34 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 55.79 | ||||||||||||
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The final of the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 55.19 | Caracas, Venezuela | 21 August 1983 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 55.49 | Montreal, Canada | 19 July 1976 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | 4 | Rick Carey | ![]() | 55.74 | Q |
2 | 6 | 4 | Dave Wilson | ![]() | 56.71 | Q |
3 | 2 | 5 | Mark Kerry | ![]() | 57.15 | Q |
4 | 5 | 5 | Gary Hurring | ![]() | 57.42 | Q |
5 | 2 | 4 | Hans Kroes | ![]() | 57.48 | Q |
6 | 3 | 4 | Sandy Goss | ![]() | 57.60 | Q |
7 | 4 | 4 | Bengt Baron | ![]() | 57.66 | Q |
8 | 5 | 4 | Mike West | ![]() | 57.76 | Q |
9 | 7 | 3 | Ricardo Aldabe | ![]() | 57.90 | q |
7 | 5 | Stefan Peter | ![]() | q | ||
11 | 4 | 3 | Nicolai Klapkarek | ![]() | 58.19 | q |
12 | 4 | 6 | Frédéric Delcourt | ![]() | 58.22 | q |
13 | 4 | 5 | Paul Kingsman | ![]() | 58.33 | q |
14 | 1 | 4 | David Orbell | ![]() | 58.35 | q |
15 | 5 | 3 | Daichi Suzuki | ![]() | 58.37 | q |
16 | 6 | 5 | Hans Fredin | ![]() | 58.39 | q |
17 | 3 | 5 | Neil Harper | ![]() | 58.50 | |
18 | 5 | 2 | Paolo Falchini | ![]() | 58.65 | |
19 | 6 | 3 | Ilias Malamas | ![]() | 58.69 | |
20 | 2 | 3 | Kristofer Stivenson | ![]() | 58.76 | |
21 | 4 | 2 | Lukman Niode | ![]() | 58.77 | |
22 | 3 | 6 | Patrick Ferland | ![]() | 58.78 | |
23 | 5 | 6 | Wang Hao | ![]() | 59.13 | |
24 | 6 | 2 | Fabrizio Bortolon | ![]() | 59.27 | |
25 | 1 | 5 | Giovanni Frigo | ![]() | 59.34 | |
26 | 3 | 3 | Sharif Nour | ![]() | 59.63 | |
27 | 2 | 6 | Allan Marsh | ![]() | 1:00.04 | |
28 | 6 | 6 | Ian Collins | ![]() | 1:00.08 | |
29 | 3 | 2 | David Lim Fong Jock | ![]() | 1:00.65 | |
30 | 7 | 2 | Li Zhongyi | ![]() | 1:00.66 | |
31 | 7 | 6 | David Morley | ![]() | 1:01.29 | |
32 | 4 | 7 | Ernesto Vela | ![]() | 1:01.42 | |
33 | 3 | 7 | Emad El-Shafei | ![]() | 1:02.04 | |
34 | 6 | 7 | Fernando Rodríguez | ![]() | 1:02.27 | |
35 | 7 | 7 | Alejandro Alvizuri | ![]() | 1:02.63 | |
36 | 2 | 7 | Hugo Goossen | ![]() | 1:03.77 | |
37 | 5 | 7 | Erik Rosskopf | ![]() | 1:03.82 | |
38 | 2 | 1 | Salvador Salguero | ![]() | 1:04.99 | |
39 | 1 | 7 | Ernesto-José Degenhart | ![]() | 1:05.63 | |
40 | 7 | 1 | Warren Sorby | ![]() | 1:05.81 | |
41 | 6 | 1 | Collier Woolard | ![]() | 1:06.86 | |
42 | 5 | 1 | Joaquim Cruz | ![]() | 1:10.86 | |
43 | 1 | 1 | David Palma | ![]() | 1:13.28 | |
44 | 3 | 1 | Ibrahim El-Baba | ![]() | 1:13.76 | |
4 | 1 | Rami Kantari | ![]() | DSQ | ||
1 | 2 | Kemal Sadri Özün | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | 3 | Andrew Phillips | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | 6 | Daniel Mulumba | ![]() | DNS | ||
2 | 2 | Alexander Pilhatsch | ![]() | DNS |
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 7 | David Orbell | ![]() | 58.05 | |
10 | 2 | Paul Kingsman | ![]() | 58.19 | |
11 | 1 | Daichi Suzuki | ![]() | 58.30 | |
5 | Stefan Peter | ![]() | |||
13 | 4 | Ricardo Aldabe | ![]() | 58.31 | |
8 | Hans Fredin | ![]() | |||
15 | 3 | Nicolai Klapkarek | ![]() | 58.56 | |
6 | Frédéric Delcourt | ![]() | DSQ |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Rick Carey | ![]() | 55.79 | |
![]() | 5 | Dave Wilson | ![]() | 56.35 | |
![]() | 8 | Mike West | ![]() | 56.49 | |
4 | 6 | Gary Hurring | ![]() | 56.90 | NR |
5 | 3 | Mark Kerry | ![]() | 57.18 | |
6 | 1 | Bengt Baron | ![]() | 57.34 | |
7 | 7 | Sandy Goss | ![]() | 57.46 | |
8 | 2 | Hans Kroes | ![]() | 58.07 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 507–508. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
External links
- Official Report
- USA Swimming