Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle

Swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 m		men		women
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		women
Medley relay
4×100 m		men		women

The Men's 100 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

Gold	Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands (NED)
Silver	Roland Mark Schoeman South Africa (RSA)
Bronze	Ian Thorpe Australia (AUS)

Records

World Record	Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)	Sydney, Australia	47.84	19 September 2000
Olympic Record	Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)	Sydney, Australia	47.84	19 September 2000

Race Summary

The two South Africans, Roland Schoeman and Ryk Neethling, took the early lead. At the turn Schoeman held a half-length lead over Pieter van den Hoogenband from the Netherlands. Van den Hoogenband finished strongly to out-touch Schoeman at the wall.

Heats

Heat	Name	Nation	Time	Rank
1	Abbas, MohammedMohammed Abbas	Iraq	56.81	63
1	Andrey, TamirTamir Andrey	Mongolia	57.29	64
1	Matonse, LeonelLeonel Matonse	Mozambique	57.79	65
1	Shehab, HeshamHesham Shehab	Bahrain	57.94	66
1	Dyachkov, SergeySergey Dyachkov	Azerbaijan	54.22	67
1	Ahmed, MumtazMumtaz Ahmed	Pakistan	59.19	68
1	Moniz, MiguelMiguel Moniz	Burundi	54.40	69
2	Guţu, OctavianOctavian Guţu	Moldova	51.84	47
2	Becerra, CamiloCamilo Becerra	Colombia	52.57	53
2	Panic, ZeljkoZeljko Panic	Bosnia and Herzegovina	52.75	55
2	Agafanov, AlexandrAlexandr Agafanov	Uzbekistan	52.92	57
2	Al Jassimi, Obaid Ahmed ObaidObaid Ahmed Obaid Al Jassimi	United Arab Emirates	54.17	58
2	Thom, OnanOnan Thom	Guyana	55.24	59
2	Farhoudi, BabakBabak Farhoudi	Iran	56.42	61
2	Ravera, Jean LaurentJean Laurent Ravera	Monaco	56.47	62
3	Probert, CarlCarl Probert	Fiji	51.42	40
3	Ortiz, IsmaelIsmael Ortiz	Panama	51.74	45
3	Lee Chung-Hee	South Korea	51.74	45
3	Alleyne, DamianDamian Alleyne	Barbados	51.89	48
3	Schnettler, MaxMax Schnettler	Chile	51.91	49
3	Titarenko, VyacheslavVyacheslav Titarenko	Kazakhstan	52.09	51
3	Wu Nien-Pin	Chinese Taipei	52.58	54
3	Chay, MarkMark Chay	Singapore	52.83	56
4	Miloslavskis, RomansRomans Miloslavskis	Latvia	50.94	35
4	Aresti, AlexandrosAlexandros Aresti	Cyprus	51.10	38
4	Pini, RyanRyan Pini	Papua New Guinea	51.11	39
4	Kutscher, PaulPaul Kutscher	Uruguay	51.45	41
4	Tayla, KaanKaan Tayla	Turkey	51.52	42
4	Gleason, GeorgeGeorge Gleason	Virgin Islands	51.69	44
4	Ong, AllenAllen Ong	Malaysia	52.04	50
4	Antonov, RaichinRaichin Antonov	Bulgaria	52.33	52
5	Gimbutis, RolandasRolandas Gimbutis	Lithuania	48.85	2	QS
5	Okumura, YoshihiroYoshihiro Okumura	Japan	50.24	27
5	Neviarouski, StanislauStanislau Neviarouski	Belarus	50.36	29
5	Grigoriadis, AristeidisAristeidis Grigoriadis	Greece	50.61	32
5	Rajakylä, MattiMatti Rajakylä	Finland	50.67	33
5	Haustov, DanilDanil Haustov	Estonia	51.02	37
5	Gibson, CameronCameron Gibson	New Zealand	51.56	43
5	Shaohua, HuangHuang Shaohua	China	55.46	60
6	Draganja, DujeDuje Draganja	Croatia	49.07	4	QS
6	Rojas, LuisLuis Rojas	Venezuela	49.69	14	QS
6	Yegoshin, YuriyYuriy Yegoshin	Ukraine	49.73	17
6	Nystrand, StefanStefan Nystrand	Sweden	49.75	20
6	Novy, KarelKarel Novy	Switzerland	49.93	22
6	Kidd, MatthewMatthew Kidd	Great Britain	49.97	23
6	Zubor, AttilaAttila Zubor	Hungary	50.26	28
6	Souza, JaderJader Souza	Brazil	50.67	33
7	van den Hoogenband, PieterPieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	48.70	1	QS
7	Neethling, RykRyk Neethling	South Africa	48.85	2	QS
7	Bousquet, FrédérickFrédérick Bousquet	France	49.08	5	QS
7	Mankoč, PeterPeter Mankoč	Slovenia	49.54	10	QS
7	Spanneberg, TorstenTorsten Spanneberg	Germany	49.71	15	QS
7	Crocker, IanIan Crocker	United States	49.73	17
7	Hayden, BrentBrent Hayden	Canada	99DNS	99—
7	Say, RickRick Say	Canada	99DNS	99—
8	Thorpe, IanIan Thorpe	Australia	49.17	6	QS
8	Kapralov, AndreyAndrey Kapralov	Russia	49.52	9	QS
8	Bovell, GeorgeGeorge Bovell	Trinidad and Tobago	49.61	12	QS
8	Schoeman, RolandRoland Schoeman	South Africa	49.68	13	QS
8	Cavic, MiloradMilorad Čavić	Serbia and Montenegro	49.74	19
8	Vismara, LorenzoLorenzo Vismara	Italy	50.03	25
8	Lorente, EduardoEduardo Lorente	Spain	50.48	30
8	Callus, AshleyAshley Callus	Australia	50.56	31
9	Barnier, RomainRomain Barnier	France	49.49	7	QS
9	Popov, AlexanderAlexander Popov	Russia	49.51	8	QS
9	Magnini, FilippoFilippo Magnini	Italy	49.58	11	QS
9	Iles, SalimSalim Iles	Algeria	49.72	16	QS
9	Lezak, JasonJason Lezak	United States	49.87	21
9	Meolans, JoséJosé Meolans	Argentina	49.98	24
9	Venancio, TiagoTiago Venancio	Portugal	50.18	26
9	Kunzelmann, StephanStephan Kunzelmann	Germany	50.98	36

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

1. Salim Iles, Algeria 49.13 -Q
2. Duje Draganja, Croatia 49.14 -Q
3. Ian Thorpe, Australia 49.21 -Q
4. Alexander Popov, Russia 49.23
5. George Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago 49.53
6. Peter Mankoc, Slovenia 49.71
7. Rolandas Gimbutis, Lithuania 49.75
8. Luis Rojas, Venezuela 49.85

Semi-final 2

1. Roland Mark Schoeman, South Africa 48.39 -Q
2. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands 48.55 -Q
3. Filippo Magnini, Italy 48.91 -Q
4. Andrey Kapralov, Russia 49.12 -Q
5. Ryk Neethling, South Africa 49.18 -Q
6. Frederick Bousquet, France 49.25
7. Romain Barnier, France 49.63
8. Torsten Spanneberg, Germany 49.88

Semi-final ranking

1. Roland Mark Schoeman, South Africa 48.39 -Q
2. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands 48.55 -Q
3. Filippo Magnini, Italy 48.91 -Q
4. Andrey Kapralov, Russia 49.12 -Q
5. Salim Iles, Algeria 49.13 -Q
6. Duje Draganja, Croatia 49.14 -Q
7. Ryk Neethling, South Africa 49.18 -Q
8. Ian Thorpe, Australia 49.21 -Q
9. Alexander Popov, Russia 49.23
10. Frederick Bousquet, France 49.25
11. George Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago 49.53
12. Romain Barnier, France 49.63
13. Peter Mankoc, Slovenia 49.71
14. Rolandas Gimbutis, Lithuania 49.75
15. Luis Rojas, Venezuela 49.85
16. Torsten Spanneberg, Germany 49.88

Final

1. Pieter van den Hoogenband, Netherlands 48.17
2. Roland Mark Schoeman, South Africa 48.23
3. Ian Thorpe, Australia 48.56
4. Ryk Neethling, South Africa 48.63
5. Filippo Magnini, Italy 48.99
6. Duje Draganja, Croatia 49.23
7. Salim Iles, Algeria 49.30
8. Andrey Kapralov, Russia 49.30

References

• Official Olympic Report
• sports-reference