Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 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 | ||
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1976 Olympic Games took place between July 24 and 25.[1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
This was the first time in history that the 100m freestyle was swum under 50 seconds.
Medalists
| Gold | Jim Montgomery |
| Silver | Jack Babashoff |
| Bronze | Peter Nocke |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | | 50.59 | Kansas City, United States | 23 August 1975 |
| Olympic record | | 51.22 | Munich, West Germany | 3 September 1972 |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Bogdanov | .svg.png){kind=small} | 53.23 | q |
| 2 | Stefan Georgiev | .svg.png){kind=small} | 53.85 | |
| 3 | Roger Pyttel |  | 53.93 | |
| 4 | Dirk Braunleder | | 54.04 | |
| 5 | Jorge Comas | .svg.png){kind=small} | 54.05 | |
| 6 | Mark Crocker | .svg.png){kind=small} | 54.14 | |
| 7 | Kozo Higuchi | .svg.png){kind=small} | 54.67 |
Key: Q = Qualified, q = Qualified for Swim-Off, WR = World record
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marello Guarducci |  | 51.57 | Q |
| 2 | Steve Pickell |  | 52.65 | Q |
| 3 | Martin Smith |  | 53.17 | Q |
| 4 | René Écuyer |  | 53.20 | Q |
| 5 | Ramón Volcan | .png){kind=small} | 53.53 | |
| 6 | Helmut Levy |  | 54.60 | |
| 7 | Kris Sumono |  | 55.50 |
Key: Q = Qualified, q = Qualified for Swim-Off, WR = World record
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus Steinbach | | 51.47 | Q |
| 2 | Jack Babashoff | | 51.53 | Q |
| 3 | Jorge Delgado, Jr. |  | 53.91 | |
| 4 | Neil Rogers |  | 53.96 | |
| 5 | Paul Jovanneau | .svg.png){kind=small} | 54.49 | |
| 6 | Campari Knoepffler |  | 58.48 |
Key: Q = Qualified, q = Qualified for Swim-Off, WR = World record
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Bure | | 51.81 | Q |
| 2 | Andrey Krylov | | 52.02 | Q |
| 3 | Gary MacDonald | | 52.91 | Q |
| 4 | Svante Rasmuson |  | 53.20 | Q |
| 5 | Glenn Patching | | 53.29 | |
| 6 | Gerardo Rosario | .svg.png){kind=small} | 56.00 |
Key: Q = Qualified, q = Qualified for Swim-Off, WR = World record
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Bottom | | 51.47 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Nocke | | 51.59 | Q |
| 3 | Bruce Robertson | | 53.37 | |
| 4 | Peter Coughlan | | 53.49 | |
| 5 | Dan Larsson | | 53.81 | |
| 6 | Gianni Versari |  | 54.11 | |
| 7 | Steven Newkirk |  | 55.43 |
Key: Q = Qualified, q = Qualified for Swim-Off, WR = World record
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Montgomery | | 52.13 | Q |
| 2 | Michael Rousseau | | 52.43 | Q |
| 3 | Roberto Pangaro | | 53.05 | Q |
| 4 | Kevin Burns | | 53.23 | q |
| 5 | Fritz Warncke |  | 53.55 | |
| 6 | Fernando Cañales | .svg.png){kind=small} | 55.31 | |
| 7 | José Pereira |  | 55.46 | |
| 8 | Sigurður Ólafsson |  | 56.01 |
Key: Q = Qualified, q = Qualified for Swim-Off, WR = World record
Swim-Off for 16th Place
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Bogdanov | | 52.82 | Q |
| 2 | Kevin Burns | | 53.11 |
Key: Q = Qualified, q = Qualified for Swim-Off, WR = World record
Semifinals
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Montgomery | | 50.39 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Marcello Guarducci | | 51.35 | Q |
| 3 | Klaus Steinbach | | 51.62 | Q |
| 4 | Vladimir Bure | | 51.93 | Q |
| 5 | Roberto Pangaro | | 52.68 | |
| 6 | Stephen Pickell | | 52.89 | |
| 7 | René Ecuyer | | 52.92 | |
| 8 | Andrei Bogdanov | | 53.05 |
Key: Q = Qualified, WR = Olympic record
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Babashoff | | 51.46 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Nocke | | 51.83 | Q |
| 3 | Joe Bottom | | 51.92 | Q |
| 4 | Andrey Krylov | | 52.32 | Q |
| 5 | Michel Rousseau | | 52.36 | |
| 6 | Gary MacDonald | | 52.96 | |
| 7 | Martin Smith | | 53.11 | |
| 8 | Svante Rasmussen | | 53.34 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jim Montgomery | | 49.99 | WR |
 | Jack Babashoff | | 50.81 | |
 | Peter Nocke | | 51.31 | |
| 4 | Klaus Steinbach | | 51.68 | |
| 5 | Marcello Guarducci | | 51.70 | |
| 6 | Joe Bottom | | 51.79 | |
| 7 | Vladimir Bure | | 52.03 | |
| 8 | Andrey Krylov | | 52.15 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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