Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date7–9 August
Competitors19 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) George Kojac  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Walter Laufer  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Wyatt  United States
← 1924
1932 →

The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 August 1928.

Nineteen swimmers from twelve nations competed.

Records[edit]

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:09.0 United States George Kojac Detroit (U.S.) 23 June 1928
Olympic Record 1:13.2 United States Warren Kealoha Paris (FRA) 18 July 1924

In the first heat George Kojac set a new Olympic record with 1:09.2 minutes. In the final he set a new world record with 1:08.2 minutes.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced. As there was a tie for second place in the fifth heat both swimmers advanced instead of a third placed.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 George Kojac  United States 1:09.2 Q, OR
2 Toshio Irie  Japan 1:13.4 Q
3 Albert Schumberg  Germany 1:16.6
4 Roland Johansson  Sweden 1:17.4

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Walter Laufer  United States 1:12.8 Q
2 John Besford  Great Britain 1:15.0 Q
3 Aladár Bitskey  Hungary 1:15.6
4 Johann Schulz  Germany 1:17.2

Heat 3[edit]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Tom Boast  Australia 1:17.0 Q
2 Gérard Blitz  Belgium 1:18.8 Q
3 Len Moorhouse  New Zealand 1:20.4

Heat 4[edit]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Ernst Küppers  Germany 1:14.0 Q
2 Willie Francis  Great Britain 1:16.4 Q
3 Émile Zeibig  France 1:20.0
4 Eugène Kuborn  Luxembourg Unknown

Heat 5[edit]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Paul Wyatt  United States 1:14.0 Q
2 Eskil Lundahl  Sweden 1:14.4 Q
Munroe Bourne  Canada 1:14.4
4 Shourai Kimura  Japan Unknown

Semifinals[edit]

Wednesday 8 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.

Semifinal 1[edit]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 George Kojac  United States 1:10.0 Q
2 Toshio Irie  Japan 1:14.0 Q
3 John Besford  Great Britain 1:14.8 Q
4 Munroe Bourne  Canada Unknown
5 Eskil Lundahl  Sweden Unknown
6 Willie Francis  Great Britain Unknown

Semifinal 2[edit]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 Walter Laufer  United States 1:12.6 Q
2 Paul Wyatt  United States 1:14.2 Q
Ernst Küppers  Germany 1:14.2 Q
4 Tom Boast  Australia Unknown
Gérard Blitz  Belgium DNS

Final[edit]

Thursday 9 August 1928:

Rank Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) George Kojac  United States 1:08.2 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Walter Laufer  United States 1:10.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Wyatt  United States 1:12.0
4 Toshio Irie  Japan 1:13.6
5 Ernst Küppers  Germany 1:13.8
6 John Besford  Great Britain 1:15.4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

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