Swimming - Men's 100 m Free-style

Honour Rating : 4

Distance:

• 1896: 100m
• 1900: not held
• 1904: 100 yds
• 1906-2004: 100m

Formula

• Final:
  • 1896: ten finalists
  • 1900: not held
  • 1904: six finalists
  • 1906: nine finalists
  • 1908: four finalists
  • 1912-24: five finalists (1920 final rerun with only 4)
  • 1928-36: seven finalists (1932 only 6)
  • 1948-2004: eight finalists
• B-final:
  • 1984-96: eight B-finalists
• Semi-Finals:
  • 1896: none
  • 1904: two semi-finals of four or five competitors, top three qualified
  • 1906: none
  • 1908: two semi-finals of five or six competitors, two qualified
  • 1912: three semi-finals of four competitors, winner qualified, plus two fastest losers
  • 1920-24: two semi-finals of six competitors, top two qualified plus one fastest loser
  • 1928: three semi-finals of five competitors, two qualified plus one fastest loser
  • 1932: two semi-finals of four or five competitors, three qualified
  • 1936: two semi-finals of eight competitors, three qualified plus one fastest loser
  • 1948: two semi-finals of eight competitors, three qualified plus two fastest losers
  • 1952: three semi-finals of eight competitors, two qualified plus two fastest losers
  • 1956: two semi-finals of eight competitors, four qualified
  • 1960-68: three semi-finals of eight competitors, eight fastest times qualified
  • 1972-80: two semi-finals of eight competitors, eight fastest times qualified
  • 1984-96: none
  • 2000-04: two semi-finals of eight competitors, eight fastest times qualified
• Round two
  • 1896-1908: none
  • 1912: three heats of six, two qualified
  • 1920-2000: none
• Round one:
  • 1896,1904: none
  • 1908: nine heats, winner qualified, plus two fastest losers
  • 1912: eight heats, two qualified, plus one fastest loser (and one equal second)
  • 1920-24: six heats, two qualified, plus one fastest loser
  • 1928: seven heats, two qualified, plus one fastest loser
  • 1932: four heats, two qualified, plus one fastest loser
  • 1936: seven heats, two qualified, plus two fastest losers
  • 1948: six heats, two qualified, plus four fastest losers
  • 1952: as many heats as needed, 24 fastest times qualified
  • 1956: 16 fastest times qualified
  • 1960-68: 24 fastest times qualified
  • 1972-80: 16 fastest times qualified
  • 1984-96: 8 fastest times qualified for final, next 8 for B-final
  • 2000-04: 16 fastest times qualified

Participants

Top Competitors

1. (25560) Alexander Popov (RUS/1992-2004)
2. (25200) Duke Kahanamoku (USA/1912-24)
3. (21600) Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED/1996-2004)
4. (13500) Halmay Zoltán (HUN/1904-08)
5. (12800) Johnny Weissmuller (USA/1924-28)
6. (12600) Charles Daniels (USA/1904-08)
7. (10400) John Devitt (AUS/1956-60)
8. (8960) Mark Spitz (USA/1968-72)
9. (7400) Michael Wenden (AUS/1968-72)
10. (7400) Matt Biondi (USA/1988-92)
11. (6566) Gustavo Borges (BRA/1992-2000)
12. (6560) Gary Hall, Jr.. (USA/1996-2000)
13. (6440) Jon Henricks (AUS/1956-60)
14. (6400) Hajós Alfréd (HUN/1896)
15. (6400) Yasuji Miyazaki (JPN/1932)
16. (6400) Csík Ferenc (HUN/1936)
17. (6400) Walter Ris (USA/1948)
18. (6400) Clarke Scholes (USA/1952)
19. (6400) Don Schollander (USA/1964)
20. (6400) Jim Montgomery (USA/1976)
21. (6400) Jörg Woithe (GDR/1980)
22. (6400) Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines (USA/1984)
23. (6336) Stéphane Caron (FRA/1984-92)
24. (5920) Cecil Healy (AUS/1906;12)
25. (5600) Robert McGregor (GBR/1964-68)
26. (5520) Per Johansson (SWE/1980-88)
27. (4368) Bárány István (HUN/1924-32)
28. (4160) Hiroshi Suzuki (JPN/1952-56)
29. (4010) Roland Schoeman (RSA/2000-04)
30. (4000) Otto Herschmann (AUT/1896)
31. (4000) Pua Kele Kealoha (USA/1920)
32. (4000) Tatsugo Kawaishi (JPN/1932)
33. (4000) Masanori Yusa (JPN/1936)
34. (4000) Alan Ford (USA/1948)
35. (4000) Lance Larson (USA/1960)
36. (4000) Kenneth Walsh (USA/1968)
37. (4000) Jerry Heidenreich (USA/1972)
38. (4000) Jack Babashoff (USA/1976)
39. (4000) Per Holmertz (SWE/1980)
40. (4000) Mark Stockwell (AUS/1984)
41. (4000) Christopher Jacobs (USA/1988)
42. (3560) Katsuo Takaishi (JPN/1924-28)
43. (3560) Kádas Géza (HUN/1948-52)
44. (2960) Vladimir Bure (URS/1972-76)
45. (2616) Harald Julin (SWE/1906-12)
46. (2560) Scott Leary (USA/1904)
47. (2560) Kenneth Huszagh (USA/1912)
48. (2560) William Harris (USA/1920)
49. (2560) Samuel Kahanamoku (USA/1924)
50. (2560) Albert Schwartz (USA/1932)
51. (2560) Shigeo Arai (JPN/1936)
52. (2560) Göran Larsson (SWE/1952)
53. (2560) Gary Chapman (AUS/1956)
54. (2560) Manoel dos Santos (BRA/1960)
55. (2560) Hans-Joachim Klein (GER/1964)
56. (2560) Peter Nocke (FRG/1976)
57. (2560) Ian Thorpe (AUS/2004)

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.