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

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Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
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Swimming at the 1936 Olympics
Venue Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin
Dates8–9 August
Competitors45 from 23 nations
Winning time57.6
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ferenc Csik
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Masanori Yusa
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Shigeo Arai
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
  1932
1948  

The men's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the ninth appearance of the event, which had not been featured only at the 1900 Games. The competition was held on Saturday and Sunday, 8 and 9 August 1936. Forty-five swimmers from 23 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three swimmers each since the 1924 Games. The event was won by Ferenc Csik of Hungary, the nation's first victory in the event since 1904 and third overall (second all-time behind the United States with 5). For the second consecutive Games, Japan took two medals in the 100 metre freestyle, this time silver (Masanori Yusa) and bronze (Shigeo Arai). The United States' seven-Games medal streak in the event ended as the nation's best result was sixth place by Peter Fick.

Background

This was the ninth appearance of the men's 100 metre freestyle. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1900 (when the shortest freestyle was the 200 metres), though the 1904 version was measured in yards rather than metres. [2]

None of the six finalists from 1932 returned. American Peter Fick, the world record holder, was a slight favorite. The Japanese team was strong once again. European champion Ferenc Csik of Hungary was considered a tier below the Americans and Japanese. [2]

Bermuda, Bolivia, the Republic of China, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, and Peru each made their debut in the event. The United States made its ninth appearance, having competed at each edition of the event to date.

Competition format

This freestyle swimming competition used a three-round (quarterfinals, semifinals, final) format. The advancement rule was a modification of the one used since 1912, allowing the top swimmers in each race plus one or more wild cards to advance. For this event, the top two in each preliminary heat plus the next two fastest swimmers would advance to the semifinals; the top three in each semifinal plus the fastest fourth-place swimmer would move on to the final. There were 7 heats of between 6 and 8 swimmers, allowing 16 swimmers to advance to the semifinals. The 2 semifinals had 8 swimmers each; 7 advanced to the final.

Each race involved two lengths of the 50-metre pool.

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Peter Fick  (USA)56.4 New Haven, United States 11 February 1936
Olympic recordFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yasuji Miyazaki  (JPN)58.0 Los Angeles, United States 6 August 1932

Peter Fick set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 57.6 seconds. In the fifth heat Masaharu Taguchi bettered the Olympic record with 57.5 seconds. Masanori Yusa equalized this record in the second semifinal with 57.5 seconds.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 8 August 19369:00
15:00
Heats
Semifinals
Sunday, 9 August 193615:20Final

Results

Heats

Saturday 8 August 1936: The fastest two in each heat and the next two fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Peter Fick US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 57.6Q, OR
2 Ferenc Csik Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 58.3Q
3 Romund Gabrielsen Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:01.2
4 Bob Hamerton Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 1:02.1
5 Paulo Tarrto Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1:02.6
6 Mahmoud Kadri Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 1:03.8
7 Arturo Álvarez Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Peru 1:04.9
8 Charlie Chan Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 1:06.5

Heat 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Masanori Yusa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.8Q
2 Arthur Highland US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 59.9Q
3 William Kendall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:01.0q
4 Egon Roolaid Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1:01.5
5 René Cavalero Flag of France.svg  France 1:02.2
6 Sjoerd Mooi Wilten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:03.4
7 Alberto Conrad Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 1:17.5

Heat 3

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Mostyn Ffrench-Williams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:00.7Q
2 Jikirum Adjaluddin Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 1:01.0Q
3 Heiko Schwartz Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1:01.8
4 Munroe Bourne Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 1:02.4
5 Isaac Moraes Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1:03.5
6 Günther Zobernig Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:03.9

Heat 4

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Shigeo Arai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.7Q
2 Helmuth Fischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 57.9Q
3 Ödön Gróf Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1:01.3
4 Leonard Spence Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 1:01.9
5 Claude Desusclade Flag of France.svg  France 1:07.2
6 Rikhardos Brousalis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1:07.5

Heat 5

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Masaharu Taguchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.5Q, OR
2 John Christensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:01.1Q
3 George Larson Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 1:01.5
4 Zaki Saad al-Dine Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 1:03.7
5Juan PazFlag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Peru 1:05.6
6 Spyridon Mavrogiorgos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1:08.2

Heat 6

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Draško Vilfan Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1:00.5Q
2 Hermann Heibel Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1:01.4Q
3 Frederick Dove Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:01.6
4 José Obial Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 1:01.7
5 Leônidas da Silva Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1:03.3
6 John Young Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 1:07.8

Heat 7

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Arthur Lindegren US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 58.3Q
2 Oszkár Abay-Nemes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1:00.2Q
3 Heikki Hietanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:01.0q
4 Piet Stam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:01.3
5 Poul Petersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:01.6
6 Roger Zirilli Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:04.1

Semifinals

Saturday 8 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Masaharu Taguchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.9Q
2 Ferenc Csik Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 58.1Q
3 Peter Fick US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 58.2Q
4 Helmuth Fischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 58.7q
5 Heikki Hietanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:00.5
Draško Vilfan Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1:00.5
Jikirum Adjaluddin Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 1:00.5
8 Mostyn Ffrench-Williams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:01.0

Semifinal 2

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1 Masanori Yusa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.5Q, =OR
2 Shigeo Arai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.9Q
3 Arthur Lindegren US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 58.7Q
4 Arthur Highland US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 59.4
5 William Kendall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 59.9
6 Hermann Heibel Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1:00.3
7 Oszkár Abay-Nemes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1:01.1
8 John Christensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:01.6

Final

Sunday 9 August 1936:

RankSwimmerNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ferenc Csik Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 57.6
Silver medal icon.svg Masanori Yusa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.9
Bronze medal icon.svg Shigeo Arai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 58.0
4 Masaharu Taguchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 58.1
5 Helmuth Fischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 59.3
6 Peter Fick US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 59.7
7 Arthur Lindegren US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 59.9

Results summary

RankSwimmerNationHeatsSemifinalsFinalNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ferenc Csik Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 58.358.157.6
Silver medal icon.svg Masanori Yusa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.857.557.9 =OR
Bronze medal icon.svg Shigeo Arai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.757.958.0
4 Masaharu Taguchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 57.557.958.1 OR
5 Helmuth Fischer Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 57.958.759.3
6 Peter Fick US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 57.658.259.7
7 Arthur Lindegren US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 58.358.759.9
8 Arthur Highland US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 59.959.4Did not advance
9 William Kendall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:01.059.9Did not advance
10 Hermann Heibel Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1:01.41:00.3Did not advance
11 Heikki Hietanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:01.01:00.5Did not advance
Draško Vilfan Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1:00.51:00.5Did not advance
Jikirum Adjaluddin Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 1:01.01:00.5Did not advance
14 Mostyn Ffrench-Williams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:00.71:01.0Did not advance
15 Oszkár Abay-Nemes Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1:00.21:01.1Did not advance
16 John Christensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:01.11:01.6Did not advance
17 Romund Gabrielsen Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:01.2did not advance
18 Ödön Gróf Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1:01.3did not advance
Piet Stam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:01.3did not advance
20 George Larson Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 1:01.5did not advance
Egon Roolaid Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1:01.5did not advance
22 Frederick Dove Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:01.6did not advance
Poul Petersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:01.6did not advance
24 José Obial Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 1:01.7did not advance
25 Heiko Schwartz Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 1:01.8did not advance
26 Leonard Spence Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 1:01.9did not advance
27 Bob Hamerton Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 1:02.1did not advance
28 René Cavalero Flag of France.svg  France 1:02.2did not advance
29 Munroe Bourne Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 1:02.4did not advance
30 Paulo Tarrto Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1:02.6did not advance
31 Leônidas da Silva Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1:03.3did not advance
32 Sjoerd Mooi Wilten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:03.4did not advance
33 Isaac Moraes Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1:03.5did not advance
34 Zaki Saad al-Dine Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 1:03.7did not advance
35 Mahmoud Kadri Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Egypt 1:03.8did not advance
36 Günther Zobernig Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:03.9did not advance
37 Roger Zirilli Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:04.1did not advance
38 Arturo Álvarez Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Peru 1:04.9did not advance
39 Juan Paz Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Peru 1:05.6did not advance
40 Charlie Chan Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 1:06.5did not advance
41 Claude Desusclade Flag of France.svg  France 1:07.2did not advance
42 Rikhardos Brousalis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1:07.5did not advance
43 John Young Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 1:07.8did not advance
44 Spyridon Mavrogiorgos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1:08.2did not advance
45 Alberto Conrad Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 1:17.5did not advance

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "100 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 December 2020.