Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The final of the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984.[1]
Men's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 68 from 43 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 49.80 OR | ||||||||||||
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 |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | 49.36 | Austin, United States | 3 April 1981 | |
Olympic record | 49.99 | Montreal, Canada | 25 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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31 July | Final A | Rowdy Gaines | 49.80 | OR |
Competition format
The competition used a new A/B final format. The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and finals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the A final, competing for medals through 8th place. The swimmers with the next 8 times in the semifinals competed in the B final for 9th through 16th place. Swim-offs were used as necessary to determine advancement.
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 7 | Ang Peng Siong | 51.09 | NR | |
10 | 3 | Stéfan Voléry | 51.42 | ||
11 | 1 | David Lowe | 51.48 | ||
12 | 8 | Fabrizio Rampazzo | 51.56 | ||
13 | 4 | Hans Kroes | 51.64 | ||
5 | Thomas Lejdström | ||||
15 | 6 | Edsard Schlingemann | 51.74 | ||
16 | 2 | Peter Rohde | 51.98 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Rowdy Gaines | 49.80 | OR | ||
4 | Mark Stockwell | 50.24 | OC | ||
6 | Per Johansson | 50.31 | |||
4 | 5 | Mike Heath | 50.41 | ||
5 | 2 | Dano Halsall | 50.50 | NR | |
6 | 7 | Alberto Mestre | 50.70 | NR | |
8 | Stéphan Caron | NR | |||
8 | 1 | Dirk Korthals | 50.93 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 502–503. Retrieved March 6, 2017.