Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Wednesday to Friday, 12 to 14 August 1936.

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Thirty swimmers from 17 nations competed.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Adolph Kiefer
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 		Al Vande Weghe
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 		Masaji Kiyokawa
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World Record1:04.8 Flag of the United States.svg Adolph Kiefer Detroit (USA)18 January 1936
Olympic Record1:08.2 Flag of the United States.svg George Kojac Amsterdam (NED)9 August 1928

Adolph Kiefer set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:06.9 minutes. He bettered his record in the first semi-final with 1:06.8 minutes. In the final he improved the Olympic record again when he swam 1:05.9 minutes.

Results

Heats

Wednesday 12 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Adolph Kiefer  (USA)1:06.9QQ OR
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Masaji Kiyokawa  (JPN)1:07.2QQ
3Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Hans Schwarz  (GER)1:11.0QQ
4Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Elemér Gombos  (HUN)1:12.4
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jack Middleton  (GBR)1:15.0
6Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Benvenuto Nunes  (BRA)1:16.9

Heat 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Taylor Drysdale  (USA)1:09.0QQ
2Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Heinz Schlauch  (GER)1:10.1QQ
3Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Draško Vilfan  (YUG)1:11.7QQ
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Stans Scheffer  (NED)1:13.6
5Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Árpád Lengyel  (HUN)1:15.2
6Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Munroe Bourne  (CAN)1:17.2
7Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Antônio Amaral Filho  (BRA)1:21.0

Heat 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yasuhiko Kojima  (JPN)1:09.7QQ
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Al Vande Weghe  (USA)1:10.6QQ
3Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Nils Christiansen  (PHI)1:11.5QQ
4Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Erwin Simon  (GER)1:11.7qq
5Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  György Erdélyi  (HUN)1:14.7
6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Marcel Neumann  (LUX)1:18.8

Heat 4

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jack Besford  (GBR)1:12.0QQ
2Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Gordon Kerr  (CAN)1:12.9QQ
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Björn Borg  (SWE)1:15.2QQ
4Flag of Estonia.svg  Boris Roolaid  (EST)1:21.1
5Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Emmanouil Mallidis  (GRE)1:21.5

Heat 5

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kiichi Yoshida  (JPN)1:10.0QQ
2Flag of Australia.svg  Percy Oliver  (AUS)1:10.2QQ
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Piet Metman  (NED)1:13.7QQ
4Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Ademar Caballero  (BRA)1:17.0
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Børge Bæth  (DEN)1:17.3
6Flag of Chile.svg  Alfonso Casasempere  (CHI)1:21.0

Semifinals

Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Adolph Kiefer  (USA)1:06.8QQ OR
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Al Vande Weghe  (USA)1:08.6QQ
3Flag of Australia.svg  Percy Oliver  (AUS)1:09.4QQ
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kiichi Yoshida  (JPN)1:09.5qq
5Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Nils Christiansen  (PHI)1:11.1
6Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Erwin Simon  (GER)1:11.7
7Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Hans Schwarz  (GER)1:11.8
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Björn Borg  (SWE)1:16.3

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Taylor Drysdale  (USA)1:08.6QQ
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Masaji Kiyokawa  (JPN)1:09.7QQ
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yasuhiko Kojima  (JPN)1:09.9QQ
4Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Heinz Schlauch  (GER)1:10.8
5Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Gordon Kerr  (CAN)1:11.2
6Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Draško Vilfan  (YUG)1:13.3
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jack Besford  (GBR)1:13.6
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Piet Metman  (NED)1:14.1

Final

Friday 14 August 1936:

PlaceSwimmerTime
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Adolph Kiefer  (USA)1:05.9 OR
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Al Vande Weghe  (USA)1:07.7
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Masaji Kiyokawa  (JPN)1:08.4
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Taylor Drysdale  (USA)1:09.4
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kiichi Yoshida  (JPN)1:09.7
6Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yasuhiko Kojima  (JPN)1:10.4
7Flag of Australia.svg  Percy Oliver  (AUS)1:10.7

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References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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