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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle

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Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Rowdy Gaines (1983)
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date31 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors68 from 45 nations
Winning time49.80 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rowdy Gaines
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark Stockwell
 Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Per Johansson
 Sweden
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1988 →

The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984.[1] There were 68 competitors from 45 nations.[2] Nations were limited to two swimmers each, down from three in prior Games. The event was won by Rowdy Gaines of the United States, the nation's third victory in four Games—with only the boycotted 1980 Olympics missing. Overall, it was the eleventh victory for an American in the men's 100 metre freestyle, most of any nation. Mark Stockwell of Australia took silver. Swedish swimmer Per Johansson repeated as bronze medalist, only the seventh man to earn multiple medals in the event.

Background

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This was the 19th appearance of the men's 100 metre freestyle. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1900 (when the shortest freestyle was the 200 metres), though the 1904 version was measured in yards rather than metres.[2]

One of the eight finalists from the 1980 Games returned: bronze medalist Per Johansson of Sweden. The reigning gold medalist, and 1982 world champion, Jörg Woithe of East Germany, was absent due to the Soviet-led boycott. World runner-up Rowdy Gaines had missed the 1980 Games due to the American-led boycott at the peak of his ability; four years later, he was still favored. Johansson had taken third at worlds.[2]

With a large field and a reduced maximum per nation, many nations new to the event were able to compete. The Bahamas, Bahrain, the People's Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Fiji, Honduras, the Netherlands Antilles, San Marino, Suriname, Swaziland, and Uganda each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 18th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

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This freestyle swimming competition used a new A/B final format. The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and finals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the A final, competing for medals through 8th place. The swimmers with the next 8 times in the semifinals competed in the B final for 9th through 16th place. Swim-offs were used as necessary to determine advancement.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Rowdy Gaines (USA) 49.36 Austin, United States 3 April 1981
Olympic record  Jim Montgomery (USA) 49.99 Montreal, Canada 25 July 1976

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Swimmer Nation Time Record
31 July Final A Rowdy Gaines  United States 49.80 OR

Schedule

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All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 31 July 1984 9:10
16:35
16:40
Heats
Final A
Final B

Results

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Heats

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Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A, while the next eight to final B.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 4 Mark Stockwell  Australia 50.27 Q
2 9 4 Mike Heath  United States 50.39 Q
3 8 4 Rowdy Gaines  United States 50.41 Q
4 5 3 Per Johansson  Sweden 50.57 Q
5 6 3 Dano Halsall  Switzerland 50.91 Q
6 1 4 Alberto Mestre  Venezuela 50.99 Q
7 2 3 Dirk Korthals  West Germany 51.02 Q
8 3 4 Stéphan Caron  France 51.13 Q
9 7 5 Hans Kroes  Netherlands 51.19 q
9 5 Thomas Lejdström  Sweden q
11 4 4 Michael Delany  Australia 51.22 q, WD
12 2 4 Stéfan Voléry  Switzerland 51.24 q
13 8 3 Edsard Schlingemann  Netherlands 51.33 q
14 6 5 Peter Rohde  Denmark 51.40 q, NR
15 3 3 Ang Peng Siong  Singapore 51.66 q
16 4 3 David Lowe  Great Britain 51.68 q
17 8 5 Fabrizio Rampazzo  Italy 51.71 q
18 3 5 Cyro Delgado  Brazil 51.74
19 7 4 Fernando Cañales  Puerto Rico 51.75
20 7 3 Alexander Schowtka  West Germany 51.78
21 1 3 Paul Easter  Great Britain 51.83
22 9 3 David Churchill  Canada 51.85
23 6 6 Ramiro Estrada  Mexico 52.07
24 2 5 Franz Mortensen  Denmark 52.22
25 1 5 Alexander Pilhatsch  Austria 52.25
26 8 6 Marco Colombo  Italy 52.34
27 3 6 Antonio Portela  Portugal 52.47 NR
28 4 5 Ronald Menezes  Brazil 52.49
29 5 5 Blair Hicken  Canada 52.74
30 4 2 Michael Miao  Chinese Taipei 52.76 NR
31 5 6 Mu Lati  China 52.82
32 9 2 Shen Jianqiang  China 52.84
33 4 6 Shigeo Ogata  Japan 52.96 NR
34 9 3 Mohamed Youssef  Egypt 53.19 NR
35 6 2 Kemal Sadri Özün  Turkey 53.39
36 1 6 Li Khai-kam  Hong Kong 53.48
37 5 4 Sean Nottage  Bahamas 53.66
38 8 2 Fabián Ferrari  Argentina 53.69
39 2 6 Satoshi Sumida  Japan 53.83
40 3 2 Hilton Woods  Netherlands Antilles 53.92
41 8 7 Lukman Niode  Indonesia 54.10
42 1 2 Oon Jin Gee  Singapore 54.17
43 5 2 Gökhan Attaroğlu  Turkey 54.22
44 7 2 Fernando Rodríguez  Peru 54.61
45 9 6 Deryck Marks  Jamaica 54.63
2 7 William Wilson  Philippines 54.63
47 3 7 Erik Rosskopf  Virgin Islands 54.80
48 7 7 César Sánchez  Mexico 54.94
49 6 7 Anthony Nesty  Suriname 54.99
50 5 7 Ahmed Said  Egypt 55.01
51 2 2 Evert Johan Kroon  Netherlands Antilles 55.20
52 7 6 Gordon Scarlett  Jamaica 55.34
53 4 7 Collier Woolard  Virgin Islands 55.67
54 5 1 Samuela Tupou  Fiji 55.85
55 1 7 Ingi Jónsson  Iceland 56.31
56 7 1 Jean-Luc Adorno  Monaco 56.38
57 8 1 Warren Sorby  Fiji 56.75
58 3 1 Rodrigo Leal  Guatemala 56.80
59 6 1 Khaled Al-Assaf  Kuwait 56.91
60 4 1 Ernesto-José Degenhart  Guatemala 57.20
61 8 8 Hamad Bader  Bahrain 58.16
62 7 8 Trevor Ncala  Swaziland 58.22
63 9 8 Michele Piva  San Marino 59.26
64 5 8 Rodolfo Torres  Honduras 1:00.92
65 6 8 Domingos Chivavele  Mozambique 1:01.38
66 2 1 Percy Sayegh  Lebanon 1:01.88
67 1 1 Rami Kantari  Lebanon 1:01.96
68 9 1 Daniel Mulumba  Uganda 1:07.86

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
9 7 Ang Peng Siong  Singapore 51.09 NR
10 3 Stéfan Voléry  Switzerland 51.42
11 1 David Lowe  Great Britain 51.48
12 8 Fabrizio Rampazzo  Italy 51.56
13 4 Hans Kroes  Netherlands 51.64
5 Thomas Lejdström  Sweden
15 6 Edsard Schlingemann  Netherlands 51.74
16 2 Peter Rohde  Denmark 51.98

Final A

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The Australian team protested the final, requesting another race. The Americans had experience with the starter and knew he had a tendency toward a quick trigger. The Australian protest was disallowed.[2]

Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Rowdy Gaines  United States 49.80 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Mark Stockwell  Australia 50.24 OC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Per Johansson  Sweden 50.31
4 5 Mike Heath  United States 50.41
5 2 Dano Halsall  Switzerland 50.50 NR
6 7 Alberto Mestre  Venezuela 50.70 NR
8 Stéphan Caron  France NR
8 1 Dirk Korthals  West Germany 50.93

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "100 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 502–503. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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