Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 24 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 42 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 55.05 AS | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 54.91 | Austin, United States | 13 August 1988 |
| Olympic record | | 55.49 | Montreal, Canada | 19 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September | Heat 6 | Igor Polyansky |  | 55.04 | OR |
| 24 September | Heat 7 | David Berkoff | | 54.51 | WR |
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 | 4 | Dirk Richter |  | 56.66 | |
| 10 | 5 | Franck Schott |  | 56.98 | |
| 11 | 6 | Jay Mortenson | | 57.06 | |
| 12 | 7 | Shigemori Maruyama | .svg.png){kind=small} | 57.13 | |
| 13 | 3 | Georgi Mihalev | .svg.png){kind=small} | 57.17 | |
| 14 | 2 | David Lim Fong Jock |  | 57.72 | |
| 15 | 1 | Manuel Guzmán | .svg.png){kind=small} | 57.95 | |
| 16 | 8 | Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson |  | 58.20 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Daichi Suzuki | | 55.05 | AS |
 | 4 | David Berkoff | | 55.18 | |
 | 5 | Igor Polyansky | | 55.20 | |
| 4 | 6 | Sergei Zabolotnov | | 55.37 | |
| 5 | 1 | Mark Tewksbury |  | 56.09 | |
| 6 | 8 | Frank Baltrusch | | 56.10 | |
| 7 | 2 | Frank Hoffmeister |  | 56.19 | |
| 8 | 7 | Sean Murphy | | 56.32 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 406–407. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 407. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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