The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place 30–31 July. The heats and the semi were held on 30 July, the final on 31 July.
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 30–31 July 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.65 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results edit
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Matt Welsh |  Australia |
25.65 | GR |
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6 | Alex Lim |  Malaysia |
25.67 | |
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3 | Gerhard Zandberg |  South Africa |
25.89 | |
| 4 | 5 | Riley Janes |  Canada |
26.05 | |
| 5 | 7 | James Veldman | Canada |
26.20 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ethan Rolff | Australia |
26.47 | |
| 7 | 8 | Martin Harris |  England |
26.56 | |
| 8 | 1 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
26.67 |
Key: WR = World record
Semifinals edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Matt Welsh | Australia |
25.86 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Riley Janes | Canada |
25.96 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa |
26.05 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Alex Lim | Malaysia |
26.20 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Ethan Rolff | Australia |
26.23 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | James Veldman | Canada |
26.33 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
26.45 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Martin Harris | England |
26.49 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Gregor Tait |  Scotland |
26.52 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Adam Ruckwood | England |
26.54 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Ryan Pini |  Papua New Guinea |
26.64 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Simon Burnett | England |
26.78 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Cameron Gibson |  New Zealand |
26.97 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Nicholas Neckles |  Barbados |
27.12 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Jonathan Winter | New Zealand |
27.43 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Mark Chay |  Singapore |
27.50 |
