Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 August 1928.
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 7–9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
Nineteen swimmers from twelve nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:09.0 |  |
Detroit (U.S.) | 23 June 1928 |
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| Olympic Record | 1:13.2 | |
Paris (FRA) | 18 July 1924 |
In the first heat George Kojac set a new Olympic record with 1:09.2 minutes. In the final he set a new world record with 1:08.2 minutes.
Results
Heats
Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced. As there was a tie for second place in the fifth heat both swimmers advanced instead of a third placed.
Heat 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | George Kojac | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:09.2 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Toshio Irie | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:13.4 | Q |
| 3 | Albert Schumberg | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:16.6 | |
| 4 | Roland Johansson |  | 1:17.4 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Laufer | | 1:12.8 | Q |
| 2 | John Besford |  | 1:15.0 | Q |
| 3 | Aladár Bitskey | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:15.6 | |
| 4 | Johann Schulz | | 1:17.2 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Boast |  | 1:17.0 | Q |
| 2 | Gérard Blitz | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:18.8 | Q |
| 3 | Len Moorhouse |  | 1:20.4 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst Küppers | | 1:14.0 | Q |
| 2 | Willie Francis | | 1:16.4 | Q |
| 3 | Émile Zeibig |  | 1:20.0 | |
| 4 | Eugène Kuborn |  | Unknown |
Heat 5
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Wyatt | | 1:14.0 | Q |
| 2 | Eskil Lundahl | | 1:14.4 | Q |
| Munroe Bourne | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:14.4 | ||
| 4 | Shourai Kimura | | Unknown |
Semifinals
Wednesday 8 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Kojac | | 1:10.0 | Q |
| 2 | Toshio Irie | | 1:14.0 | Q |
| 3 | John Besford | | 1:14.8 | Q |
| 4 | Munroe Bourne | | Unknown | |
| 5 | Eskil Lundahl | | Unknown | |
| 6 | Willie Francis | | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Laufer | | 1:12.6 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Wyatt | | 1:14.2 | Q |
| Ernst Küppers | | 1:14.2 | Q | |
| 4 | Tom Boast | | Unknown | |
| — | Gérard Blitz | | DNS |
Final
Thursday 9 August 1928:
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | George Kojac | | 1:08.2 | WR |
 | Walter Laufer | | 1:10.0 | |
 | Paul Wyatt | | 1:12.0 | |
| 4 | Toshio Irie | | 1:13.6 | |
| 5 | Ernst Küppers | | 1:13.8 | |
| 6 | John Besford | | 1:15.4 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 5 October 2008.
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