Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle
| Swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics  |
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| 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 50 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 on August 19 and 20.[1] The event was won by American Gary Hall Jr., the defending co-champion of this event from the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]
Eleven first round heats were raced, comprising a total of 86 swimmers. The fastest 16 swimmers from this group qualified to move on to the semifinals stage.[3] After the heats had been raced, the cut-off time was 22.53 seconds. The 16 swimmers who advanced then raced in two semifinals of eight swimmers each, the results being pooled and the fastest eight swimmers advancing to the final.[3] The cut-off time to proceed into the final was 22.19 seconds.
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[edit] Medalists
| Gold |  Gary Hall, Jr.United States (USA) |
| Silver |  Duje DraganjaCroatia (CRO) |
| Bronze |  Roland Mark SchoemanSouth Africa (RSA) |
[edit] Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Neither record was broken at the Athens Games.
| World Record [4] |  Alexander Popov (RUS) |
21.64 s | Moscow, Russia | 16 June 2000 |
| Olympic Record [5] |  Alexander Popov (EUN) |
21.91 s | Barcelona, Spain | 30 July 1992 |
[edit] Results
[edit] References
- ^ "Swimming schedule". BBC Sport. 2004-08-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/schedule/3534120.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ Harris, Beth (2004-08-21). "Defiant Hall wins 50m free". Associated Press. http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20040821-121003-6306r.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ a b "Beginner's guide to swimming". BBC Sport. 2004-04-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/sport_guide/default.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "Swimming—Current World Records—Men". International Olympic Committee. 2007-04-04. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. http://web.archive.org/web/20070621060452/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_137.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "Swimming—Current Olympic Records—Men". International Olympic Committee. 2004-08-21. Archived from the original on 2007-04-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20070418015504/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_135.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- "XXVIII Olympic Games—Men, 50m Freestyle". Swim Rankings. http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=meetDetail&meetId=1095137&gender=1&styleId=1. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- "Men's 50m freestyle results". BBC Sport. 2004-08-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535048.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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