Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates 7 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
8 August 2016 (final)
Competitors 39 from 32 nations
Winning time 51.97 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ryan Murphy  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Xu Jiayu  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) David Plummer  United States

The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 7–8 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Ryan Murphy continued the streak of American dominance in the sprint backstroke, as he pulled away from the rest of the field to claim his country's sixth straight Olympic title. He fired off a 51.97 to eclipse Matt Grevers' 2012 Olympic record by 0.19 of a second for gold, making him the only second swimmer in the event's history besides Aaron Peirsol to break the 52-second barrier and the fastest of all-time in textile.[2][3] Meanwhile, China's Xu Jiayu put up a brisk effort to take silver with a 52.31, and spoil the 1–2 finish for the Americans.[4] Murphy's fellowman David Plummer, aged 30, finished with bronze in 52.40 at his maiden Games.[5][6]

Leading the race early on the initial length, Australia's defending world champion Mitch Larkin missed the podium with a fourth-place time in 52.43.[7] France's Camille Lacourt picked up the fifth spot in 52.70, with Russian swimmer and Youth Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov (52.74) trailing him by a 0.04-second margin. Japan's Ryosuke Irie (53.42), the Olympic bronze medalist from London 2012, and Romania's Robert Glință (53.50) rounded out the field.[6]

The medals for the competition were presented by Albert II, Prince of Monaco, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Mustapha Larfaoui, FINA honorary life president.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Aaron Peirsol (USA)51.94Indianapolis, United States8 July 2009
Olympic record Matt Grevers (USA)52.16London, United Kingdom30 July 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
8 AugustFinalRyan Murphy United States51.97OR

Murphy then set a new world record for the 100 m backstroke with a time of 51.85 seconds on August 13 in the lead-off leg as part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay.

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
155Camille Lacourt France52.96Q
235Xu Jiayu China53.01Q
354Mitch Larkin Australia53.04Q
434Ryan Murphy United States53.06Q
544David Plummer United States53.19Q
633Evgeny Rylov Russia53.25Q
751Joshua Beaver Australia53.47Q
853Ryosuke Irie Japan53.49Q
942Robert Glință Romania53.51Q
1045Chris Walker-Hebborn Great Britain53.54Q
1143Grigoriy Tarasevich Russia53.65Q
1246Christopher Reid South Africa53.68Q
1356Guilherme Guido Brazil53.80Q
1431Shane Ryan Ireland53.85Q, NR
1532Jan-Philip Glania Germany53.87Q
1626Corey Main New Zealand53.99Q
1747Javier Acevedo Canada54.11
1852Apostolos Christou Greece54.12
1957Junya Hasegawa Japan54.17
2021Hugo González Spain54.18
2125Li Guangyuan China54.36
2248Quah Zheng Wen Singapore54.38
2341Radosław Kawęcki Poland54.39
2424Danas Rapšys Lithuania54.40
2538Gábor Balog Hungary54.48
2623Tomasz Polewka Poland54.52
2737Yakov Toumarkin Israel54.66
2836Simone Sabbioni Italy54.91
2958Mikita Tsmyh Belarus54.97
3027Won Young-jun South Korea55.05
3128Albert Subirats Venezuela55.44
3222Viktar Staselovich Belarus55.68
3314Merdan Ataýew Turkmenistan56.34NR
3415Timothy Wynter Jamaica57.20
3513David Van der Colff Botswana57.77
3616Driss Lahrichi Morocco58.01
3712Yaaqoub Al-Saadi United Arab Emirates59.58
3811Hamdan Bayusuf Kenya1:00.28
3917Noah Al-Khulaifi Qatar1:07.47

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Ryan Murphy United States52.49Q
24Xu Jiayu China52.73Q
33Evgeny Rylov Russia52.84Q
46Irie Ryosuke Japan53.21Q
57Christopher Reid South Africa53.70
62Chris Walker-Hebborn Great Britain53.75
78Corey Main New Zealand54.29
81Shane Ryan Ireland54.40

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13David Plummer United States52.50Q
25Mitch Larkin Australia52.70Q
34Camille Lacourt France52.72Q
42Robert Glință Romania53.34Q, NR
57Grigoriy Tarasevich Russia53.46
68Jan-Philip Glania Germany53.94
76Joshua Beaver Australia53.95
81Guilherme Guido Brazil54.16

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Ryan Murphy United States51.97OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)2Xu Jiayu China52.31NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5David Plummer United States52.40
43Mitch Larkin Australia52.43
56Camille Lacourt France52.70
67Evgeny Rylov Russia52.74
71Ryosuke Irie Japan53.42
88Robert Glință Romania53.50

References

  1. ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (8 August 2016). "American Ryan Murphy wins gold in men's 100 back". USA Today. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Murphy extends U.S. gold streak in 100 backstroke to 6". ESPN. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "(Rio Games) Ryan Murphy takes 100m backstroke gold ahead of Xu Jiayu". Hong Kong: The Standard. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Fenno, Nathan (8 August 2016). "Ryan Murphy of the U.S. wins gold in 100 backstroke". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Ryan Murphy Keeps American Streak Alive with 100 Backstroke Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Barrett, Chris (8 August 2016). "Australian Mitch Larkin misses the medals in 100 metres backstroke in Rio". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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