Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke
Honour Rating : 1904-56: 6; 1960: 5, 1968-2000: 4
Distance:
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1904: 100 yds
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1906-1960: 100 m
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1964: not held
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1968-2000: 100m
Formula
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Final:
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1904: direct final with six
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1906: not held
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1908: four finalists
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1912-24: five finalists
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1928-32: six finalists
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1936: seven finalists
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1948-2004: eight finalists
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B-final:
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1984-96: eight B-finalists
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Semi-Finals:
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1904-06: none
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1908: two semi-finals of four competitors, two qualified
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1912-24: two semi-finals of five or six competitors, two qualified, plus
one fastest loser
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1928: two semi-finals of five or six competitors, three qualified
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1932: two semi-finals of four or five competitors, three qualified
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1936: two semi-finals of eight competitors, three qualified plus one fastest
loser
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1948: two semi-finals of eight competitors, three qualified plus two fastest
losers
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1952-56: two semi-finals of eight competitors, four qualified
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1960,68-80: two semi-finals of eight competitors, eight fastest times qualified
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1984-96: none
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2000-04: two semi-finals of eight competitors, eight fastest times qualified
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Round one:
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1904-06: none
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1908: seven heats, winner qualified, plus one fastest loser
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1912: five heats, two qualified, plus one fastest loser
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1920: no first round needed
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1924-28: five heats, two qualified, plus one fastest loser
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1932: four heats, two qualified, plus one fastest loser
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1936: five heats, three qualified, plus one fastest loser
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1948: six heats, two qualified, plus four fastest losers
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1952-80: 16 fastest times qualified
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1984-96: 8 fastest times qualified for final, next 8 for B-final
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2000-04: 16 fastest times qualified
Participants
Top Competitors
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(23040) Roland Matthes (GDR/1968-72)
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(19200) Warren Paoa Kealoha (USA/1920-24)
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(17600) David Theile (AUS/1956-60)
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(13440) Masaji Kiyokawa (JPN/1932-36)
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(12000) Allen Stack (USA/1948-52)
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(10400) Jeffrey Rouse (USA/1992-96)
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(9984) Yoshinobu Oyakawa (USA/1952-56)
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(9840) Paul Wyatt (USA/1924-28)
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(9600) Harry Hebner (USA/1912)
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(9600) Adolph Kiefer (USA/1936)
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(9600) George Kojac (USA/1928)
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(8840) Frank McKinney (USA/1956-60)
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(8400) Toshio Irie (JPN/1928-32)
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(8000) Lenny Krayzelburg (USA/2000-04)
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(7400) Mark Tewksbury (CAN/1988-92)
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(7200) Arno Bieberstein (GER/1908)
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(7200) Walter Brack (GER/1904)
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(7040) Bengt Baron (SWE/1980-84)
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(6560) David Berkoff (USA/1988-92)
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(6500) John Monckton (AUS/1956-60)
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(6464) Daichi Suzuki (JPN/1984-88)
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(6400) Rick Carey (USA/1984)
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(6400) John Naber (USA/1976)
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(6400) Aaron Peirsol (USA/2004)
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(6336) Gérard Blitz (BEL/1920-24)
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(6195) Gilbert Bozon (FRA/1952-56)
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(6000) Robert Cowell (USA/1948)
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(6000) Otto Fahr (GER/1912)
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(6000) Ray Kegeris (USA/1920)
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(6000) Walter Laufer (USA/1928)
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(6000) Albert VandeWeghe (USA/1936)
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(5000) Matt Welsh (AUS/2000-04)
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(4560) Rodolfo Falcón (CUB/1992-2000)
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(4500) Ludvig Dam (DEN/1908)
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(4500) Georg Hoffmann (GER/1904)
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(4400) Robert Christophe (FRA/1956-60)
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(4000) Markus Rogan (AUT/2000-04)
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(4000) Charlie Hickcox (USA/1968)
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(4000) Viktor Kuznetsov (URS/1980)
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(4000) Peter Rocca (USA/1976)
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(4000) Michael Stamm (USA/1972)
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(4000) David Wilson (USA/1984)
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(3840) Bartha Károly (HUN/1924)
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(3840) Herbert Haresnape (GBR/1908-12)
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(3840) Kentaro Kawatsu (JPN/1932)
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(3840) Paul Kellner (GER/1912)
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(3840) Jack Taylor (USA/1952)
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(3840) Georges Vallerey, Jr. (FRA/1948)
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(3200) Robert Bennett (USA/1960)
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(3200) Martín López-Zubero
(ESP/1988-96)
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(3000) Ernst Küppers (GER/1928-32)
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(2880) Georg Zacharias (GER/1904)
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(2576) Stev Theloke (GER/1996-2000)
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(2560) Neisser Bent (CUB/1996)
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(2560) Vladimir Dolgov (URS/1980)
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(2560) Ron Mills (USA/1968)
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(2560) John Murphy (USA/1972)
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(2560) Igor Polyansky (URS/1988)
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(2560) Michael West (CAN/1984)
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(2560) Tomomi Morita (JPN/2004)
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Written 2003-10-08 - last modified 2003-10-11
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