The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place between 18 and 19 October in the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez.[1] [2] This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Don McKenzie United States
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| Silver | Vladimir Kosinsky Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Nikolai Pankin Soviet Union
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Pankin |  Soviet Union |
1:08.9 | |
| 2 | Klaus Katzur |  East Germany |
1:09.4 | |
| 3 | Dave Perkowski |  United States |
1:09.5 | |
| 4 | Michael Günther | West Germany |
1:10.3 | |
| 5 | Osamu Tsurumine |  Japan |
1:10.5 | |
| 6 | Nicolas Gilliard |  Switzerland |
1:12.8 | |
| 7 | Eduardo Moreno |  Mexico |
1:13.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobutaka Taguchi | Japan |
1:09.8 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union |
1:10.0 | |
| 3 | Ken Merten | United States |
1:10.6 | |
| 4 | Liam Ball |  Ireland |
1:12.1 | |
| 5 | Leiknir Jónsson |  Iceland |
1:16.3 | |
| 6 | Abel Muñoz |  El Salvador |
1:19.4 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egon Henninger | East Germany |
1:09.6 | |
| 2 | Ladislau Koszta |  Romania |
1:10.1 | |
| 3 | Józef Klukowski |  Poland |
1:11.0 | |
| 4 | Thomas Aretz | West Germany |
1:11.1 | |
| 5 | Sándor Szabó |  Hungary |
1:11.3 | |
| 6 | Stuart Roberts |  Great Britain |
1:12.7 | |
| 7 | Ivan Gomina |  Colombia |
1:15.1 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Sylvio Fiolo |  Brazil |
1:09.5 | |
| 2 | Gregor Betz | West Germany |
1:10.3 | |
| 3 | Amman Jalmaani |  Philippines |
1:10.6 | |
| 4 | Slavko Kurbanović |  Yugoslavia |
1:11.6 | |
| 5 | Roger Roberts | Great Britain |
1:11.7 | |
| 6 | Leroy Goff | Philippines |
1:13.7 | |
| 7 | Arturo Carranza | El Salvador |
1:28.0 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don McKenzie | United States |
1:08.1 | |
| 2 | Yevhen Mykhailov | Soviet Union |
1:09.3 | |
| 3 | Bill Mahony |  Canada |
1:09.7 | |
| 4 | Osvaldo Boretto |  Argentina |
1:10.3 | |
| 5 | Felipe Muñoz | Mexico |
1:10.6 | |
| 6 | Yohan Kende |  Israel |
1:12.3 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian O'Brien |  Australia |
1:08.9 | |
| 2 | Alberto Forelli | Argentina |
1:09.3 | |
| 3 | Thomas Johnsson |  Sweden |
1:10.0 | |
| 4 | José Durán |  Spain |
1:12.3 | |
| 5 | Javier Jiménez | Mexico |
1:16.3 | |
| 6 | Eduardo Ramos | El Salvador |
1:31.2 |
Semifinals edit
Heat Two edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Pankin | Soviet Union |
1:08.1 | |
| 2 | Alberto Forelli | Argentina |
1:08.9 | |
| 3 | Dave Perkowski | United States |
1:09.0 | |
| 4 | Felipe Muñoz | Mexico |
1:09.4 | |
| 5 | Ladislau Koszta | Romania |
1:09.8 | |
| 6 | Thomas Aretz | West Germany |
1:11.2 | |
| 7 | Osvaldo Boretto | Argentina |
1:11.8 | |
| 8 | Nobutaka Taguchi | Japan |
DQ |
Heat Three edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union |
1:07.9 | |
| 2 | Don McKenzie | United States |
1:08.1 | |
| 3 | José Sylvio Fiolo | Brazil |
1:08.6 | |
| 4 | Yevhen Mykhailov | Soviet Union |
1:08.8 | |
| 5 | Bill Mahony | Canada |
1:09.7 | |
| 6 | Gregor Betz | West Germany |
1:09.8 | |
| 7 | Józef Klukowski | Poland |
1:10.9 | |
| 8 | Ken Merten | United States |
1:11.6 | ' |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Don McKenzie | United States |
1:07.7 | OR |
 |
Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union |
1:08.0 | |
 |
Nikolai Pankin | Soviet Union |
1:08.0 | |
| 4 | José Sylvio Fiolo | Brazil |
1:08.1 | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Mikhaylov | Soviet Union |
1:08.4 | |
| 6 | Ian O'Brien | Australia |
1:08.6 | |
| 7 | Alberto Forelli | Argentina |
1:08.7 | |
| 8 | Egon Henninger | East Germany |
1:09.7 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.