Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

Swimming at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The men's 100 metre backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Canada. The event took place on 18 and 19 July.[1][2]

Heats

The fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.[2]

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lutz Wanja  East Germany 58.38 Q
2 Mark Tonelli  Australia 58.53 Q
3 Miloslav Roľko  Czechoslovakia 1:00.41
4 Steve Hardy  Canada 1:00.69
5 Tadashi Honda  Japan 1:01.00
6 Ivan Mikolutsky  Soviet Union 1:03.86
7 Frank Richardson  Nicaragua 1:12.38

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Carlos Berrocal  Puerto Rico 58.71 Q
2 Paul Jouanneau  Brazil 59.35 Q
3 Steve Pickell  Canada 59.65 Q
4 José Urueta  Mexico 1:00.85
5 Mikael Brandén  Sweden 1:01.05
6 Chiang Jin Choon  Malaysia 1:05.86

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Bob Jackson  United States 58.02 Q
2 Rômulo Arantes Filho  Brazil 58.46 Q
3 Jim Carter  Great Britain 1:00.39
4 Gary Abraham  Great Britain 1:00.61
5 Robert Howard  Ireland 1:00.77
6 Mike Scarth  Canada 1:01.33
7 António de Melo  Portugal 1:05.76

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Roland Matthes  East Germany 57.98 Q
2 Glenn Patching  Australia 59.49 Q
3 Ryszard Żugaj  Poland 1:00.16 Q
4 Róbert Rudolf  Hungary 1:00.58
5 Nenad Miloš  Yugoslavia 1:00.70
6 Ramón Volcan  Venezuela 1:01.20
7 Lionel Beylot-Bourcelot  France 1:01.58

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mark Kerry  Australia 57.99 Q
2 Peter Rocca  United States 58.12 Q
3 Igor Omelchenko  Soviet Union 59.03 Q
4 Reinhold Becker  West Germany 1:00.57
5 Predrag Miloš  Yugoslavia 1:01.05
6 Conrado Porta  Argentina 1:01.13
7 Gerardo Rosario  Philippines 1:02.08

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 John Naber  United States 56.80 Q
2 Zoltán Verrasztó  Hungary 59.30 Q
3 Santiago Esteva  Spain 59.88 Q
4 Krasimir Stoykov  Bulgaria 1:00.24
5 Ignacio Álvarez  Mexico 1:00.80
6 Enrico Bisso  Italy 1:01.32
7 Thomas Hofer  Switzerland 1:01.90

Semifinals

The fastest 8 advanced to the finals.[2]

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Roland Matthes  East Germany 57.48 Q
2 Lutz Wanja  East Germany 57.50 Q
3 Bob Jackson  United States 57.65 Q
4 Mark Tonelli  Australia 58.14 Q
5 Steve Pickell  Canada 58.21
6 Igor Omelchenk'o  Soviet Union 58.77
7 Paul Jouanneau  Brazil 59.59
8 Ryszard Żugaj  Poland 59.90

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 John Naber  United States 56.19 Q, WR
2 Peter Rocca  United States 56.88 Q
3 Carlos Berrocal  Puerto Rico 57.53 Q
4 Mark Kerry  Australia 58.04 Q
5 Glenn Patching  Australia 58.15
6 Rômulo Arantes Filho  Brazil 58.49
7 Zoltán Verrasztó  Hungary 58.63
8 Santiago Esteva  Spain 59.71

Final

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 John Naber  United States 55.49 WR
2 Peter Rocca  United States 56.34
3 Roland Matthes  East Germany 57.22
4 Carlos Berrocal  Puerto Rico 57.28
5 Lutz Wanja  East Germany 57.49
6 Bob Jackson  United States 57.69
7 Mark Kerry  Australia 57.94
8 Mark Tonelli  Australia 58.42

References

  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Olympedia – 100 metres Backstroke, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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