Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
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 | ||
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Canada. The event took place on 18 and 19 July.[1][2]
Heats
[edit]The fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.[2]
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lutz Wanja | ![]() | 58.38 | Q |
2 | Mark Tonelli | ![]() | 58.53 | Q |
3 | Miloslav Roľko | ![]() | 1:00.41 | |
4 | Steve Hardy | ![]() | 1:00.69 | |
5 | Tadashi Honda | ![]() | 1:01.00 | |
6 | Ivan Mikolutsky | ![]() | 1:03.86 | |
7 | Frank Richardson | ![]() | 1:12.38 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Carlos Berrocal | ![]() | 58.71 | Q |
2 | Paul Jouanneau | ![]() | 59.35 | Q |
3 | Steve Pickell | ![]() | 59.65 | Q |
4 | José Urueta | ![]() | 1:00.85 | |
5 | Mikael Brandén | ![]() | 1:01.05 | |
6 | Chiang Jin Choon | ![]() | 1:05.86 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bob Jackson | ![]() | 58.02 | Q |
2 | Rômulo Arantes Filho | ![]() | 58.46 | Q |
3 | Jim Carter | ![]() | 1:00.39 | |
4 | Gary Abraham | ![]() | 1:00.61 | |
5 | Robert Howard | ![]() | 1:00.77 | |
6 | Mike Scarth | ![]() | 1:01.33 | |
7 | António de Melo | ![]() | 1:05.76 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 57.98 | Q |
2 | Glenn Patching | ![]() | 59.49 | Q |
3 | Ryszard Żugaj | ![]() | 1:00.16 | Q |
4 | Róbert Rudolf | ![]() | 1:00.58 | |
5 | Nenad Miloš | ![]() | 1:00.70 | |
6 | Ramón Volcan | ![]() | 1:01.20 | |
7 | Lionel Beylot-Bourcelot | ![]() | 1:01.58 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mark Kerry | ![]() | 57.99 | Q |
2 | Peter Rocca | ![]() | 58.12 | Q |
3 | Igor Omelchenko | ![]() | 59.03 | Q |
4 | Reinhold Becker | ![]() | 1:00.57 | |
5 | Predrag Miloš | ![]() | 1:01.05 | |
6 | Conrado Porta | ![]() | 1:01.13 | |
7 | Gerardo Rosario | ![]() | 1:02.08 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | John Naber | ![]() | 56.80 | Q |
2 | Zoltán Verrasztó | ![]() | 59.30 | Q |
3 | Santiago Esteva | ![]() | 59.88 | Q |
4 | Krasimir Stoykov | ![]() | 1:00.24 | |
5 | Ignacio Álvarez | ![]() | 1:00.80 | |
6 | Enrico Bisso | ![]() | 1:01.32 | |
7 | Thomas Hofer | ![]() | 1:01.90 |
Semifinals
[edit]The fastest 8 advanced to the finals.[2]
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 57.48 | Q |
2 | Lutz Wanja | ![]() | 57.50 | Q |
3 | Bob Jackson | ![]() | 57.65 | Q |
4 | Mark Tonelli | ![]() | 58.14 | Q |
5 | Steve Pickell | ![]() | 58.21 | |
6 | Igor Omelchenk'o | ![]() | 58.77 | |
7 | Paul Jouanneau | ![]() | 59.59 | |
8 | Ryszard Żugaj | ![]() | 59.90 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | John Naber | ![]() | 56.19 | Q, WR |
2 | Peter Rocca | ![]() | 56.88 | Q |
3 | Carlos Berrocal | ![]() | 57.53 | Q |
4 | Mark Kerry | ![]() | 58.04 | Q |
5 | Glenn Patching | ![]() | 58.15 | |
6 | Rômulo Arantes Filho | ![]() | 58.49 | |
7 | Zoltán Verrasztó | ![]() | 58.63 | |
8 | Santiago Esteva | ![]() | 59.71 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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![]() | John Naber | ![]() | 55.49 | WR |
![]() | Peter Rocca | ![]() | 56.34 | |
![]() | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 57.22 | |
4 | Carlos Berrocal | ![]() | 57.28 | |
5 | Lutz Wanja | ![]() | 57.49 | |
6 | Bob Jackson | ![]() | 57.69 | |
7 | Mark Kerry | ![]() | 57.94 | |
8 | Mark Tonelli | ![]() | 58.42 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Olympedia – 100 metres Backstroke, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 January 2024.