Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Appearance
Swimming at the 1972 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 | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
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[edit]
Gold | Roland Matthes![]() |
Silver | Mike Stamm![]() |
Bronze | John Murphy![]() |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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[edit]
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Final[edit]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Roland Matthes | ![]() |
56.58 | OR |
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Mike Stamm | ![]() |
57.70 | |
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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[edit]
- ^ "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.