Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 3 August 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 34 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 55.79 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 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 | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The final of the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 55.19 | Caracas, Venezuela | 21 August 1983 |
| Olympic record | | 55.49 | Montreal, Canada | 19 July 1976 |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 9 | 7 | David Orbell |  | 58.05 | |
| 10 | 2 | Paul Kingsman |  | 58.19 | |
| 11 | 1 | Daichi Suzuki | .svg.png){kind=small} | 58.30 | |
| 5 | Stefan Peter |  | |||
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Aldabe |  | 58.31 | |
| 8 | Hans Fredin |  | |||
| 15 | 3 | Nicolai Klapkarek | | 58.56 | |
| 6 | Frédéric Delcourt |  | DSQ |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Rick Carey | | 55.79 | |
 | 5 | Dave Wilson | | 56.35 | |
 | 8 | Mike West |  | 56.49 | |
| 4 | 6 | Gary Hurring | | 56.90 | NR |
| 5 | 3 | Mark Kerry | | 57.18 | |
| 6 | 1 | Bengt Baron | | 57.34 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sandy Goss | | 57.46 | |
| 8 | 2 | Hans Kroes |  | 58.07 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 507–508. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
External links
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