The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 28 and 29.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany
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| Silver | Mike Stamm United States
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| Bronze | John Murphy United States
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Grivennikov |  Soviet Union |
1:00.05 | |
| 2 | Zoltán Verrasztó |  Hungary |
1:01.13 | |
| 3 | Clay Evans |  Canada |
1:01.69 | |
| 4 | Rômulo Arantes Filho |  Brazil |
1:03.18 | |
| 5 | Hsu Tung-hsiung |  Chinese Taipei |
1:03.31 | |
| 6 | Sergio Hasbún |  El Salvador |
1:06.53 | |
| 7 | Sarun Van |  Khmer Republic |
1:07.26 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Schoutsen |  Netherlands |
1:00.76 | |
| 2 | Lars Børgesen |  Denmark |
1:01.23 | |
| 3 | László Cseh Sr. | Hungary |
1:01.63 | |
| 4 | José Joaquín Santibáñez |  Mexico |
1:02.46 | |
| 5 | Predrag Miloš |  Yugoslavia |
1:03.02 | |
| 6 | Gustavo González |  Argentina |
1:04.16 | |
| 7 | Gerardo Rosario |  Philippines |
1:06.85 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Murphy |  United States |
59.93 | |
| 2 | Ejvind Pedersen | Denmark |
1:00.83 | |
| 3 | Tadashi Honda |  Japan |
1:00.89 | |
| 4 | Ian MacKenzie | Canada |
1:01.11 | |
| 5 | Helmut Podolan |  Austria |
1:01.49 | |
| 6 | Piotr Dłucik |  Poland |
1:01.94 | |
| 7 | Andreas Weber |  West Germany |
1:02.49 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Stamm | United States |
58.63 | |
| 2 | Lutz Wanja |  East Germany |
1:00.62 | |
| 3 | Pierre Baehr |  France |
1:01.13 | |
| 4 | Colin Cunningham |  Great Britain |
1:01.28 | |
| 5 | Anders Sandberg |  Sweden |
1:01.41 | |
| 6 | Neil Martin |  Australia |
1:05.13 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Ivey | United States |
58.15 | |
| 2 | Erik Fish | Canada |
1:00.81 | |
| 3 | Nenad Miloš | Yugoslavia |
1:00.94 | |
| 4 | Clive Rushton | Great Britain |
1:01.07 | |
| 5 | Mark Crocker |  Hong Kong |
1:11.20 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | East Germany |
1:00.01 | |
| 2 | Jürgen Krüger | East Germany |
1:00.65 | |
| 3 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | France |
1:00.83 | |
| 4 | Mike Richards | Great Britain |
1:01.03 | |
| 5 | Róbert Rudolf | Hungary |
1:02.34 | |
| 6 | Amin Ahmed Adel Youssef |  Egypt |
1:04.40 | |
| 7 | Chiang Jin Choon |  Malaysia |
1:07.65 |
Semifinals edit
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Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Roland Matthes | East Germany |
56.58 | OR |
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Mike Stamm | United States |
57.70 | |
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John Murphy | United States |
58.35 | |
| 4 | Mitch Ivey | United States |
58.48 | |
| 5 | Igor Grivennikov | Soviet Union |
59.50 | |
| 6 | Lutz Wanja | East Germany |
59.80 | |
| 7 | Jürgen Krüger | East Germany |
59.80 | |
| 8 | Tadashi Honda | Japan |
1:00.41 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.