Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 4 and 6 August, at the Empire Pool. [1] This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.

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Medalists

Gold Allen Stack
US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Silver Bob Cowell
US flag 48 stars.svg United States
Bronze Georges Vallerey
Flag of France.svg France

Results

Heats

The fastest two in each heat and the four fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Jackie Wiid  (RSA)1:08.5QQ
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kees Kievit  (NED)1:10.8QQ
3Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  José Vegazzi  (ARG)1:13.8
4Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Francisco Calamita  (ESP)1:14.2
5Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Eric Jubb  (CAN)1:14.3
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Per-Olof Olsson  (SWE)1:14.6
7Flag of India.svg  Khamlillal Shah  (IND)1:19.9

Heat 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of Australia.svg  Bruce Bourke  (AUS)1:11.3QQ
2Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Ilo da Fonseca  (BRA)1:11.9QQ
3Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Kovář  (TCH)1:12.9
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Carlos Noriega  (URU)1:15.0
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Lundén  (SWE)1:15.6
6Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Tonatiuh Gutiérrez  (MEX)1:15.6
7Flag of Pakistan.svg  Jaffar Ali Shah  (PAK)1:30.2

Heat 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  John Brockaway  (GBR)1:09.2QQ
2Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Mario Chávez  (ARG)1:09.7QQ
3Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Clemente Mejía  (MEX)1:09.8qq
4Flag of France.svg  Lucien Zins  (FRA)1:10.9qq
5Flag of Portugal.svg  Mário Simas  (POR)1:12.8
6Flag of Austria.svg  Fritz Zwazl  (AUT)1:13.5
7Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Nikolaos Melanofeidis  (GRE)1:22.0

Heat 4

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Allen Stack  (USA)1:06.6QQ
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Bert Kinnear  (GBR)1:09.7QQ
3Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Paulo Silva  (BRA)1:10.0qq
4Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tony Summers  (GBR)1:11.2
5Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Gyula Válent  (HUN)1:11.8
6Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Manuel Guerra  (ESP)1:14.8
7Flag of India.svg Prahtip Mitra (IND)1:24.5

Heat 5

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Bob Cowell  (USA)1:06.9QQ
2Flag of France.svg  René Pirolley  (FRA)1:11.4QQ
3Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Donald Shanks  (BER)1:17.1
4Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Dorri El-Said  (EGY)1:19.0
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Guðmundur Ingólfsson  (ISL)1:19.4

Heat 6

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1Flag of France.svg  Georges Vallerey, Jr.  (FRA)1:07.4QQ
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Howard Patterson  (USA)1:09.3QQ
3Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Hélio Silva  (BRA)1:10.5qq
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Federico Neumayer  (ARG)1:10.8
5Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Peter Mingie  (CAN)1:13.2
6Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Hans Blumer  (SUI)1:18.5

Semifinals

The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest from across the semi-finals advanced.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Allen Stack  (USA)1:07.3QQ
2Flag of France.svg  Georges Vallerey, Jr.  (FRA)1:08.3QQ
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  John Brockaway  (GBR)1:09.1QQ
4Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Clemente Mejía  (MEX)1:09.6qq
5Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Mario Chávez  (ARG)1:09.8qq
6Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Paulo Silva  (BRA)1:09.8
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kees Kievit  (NED)1:11.3
8Flag of Australia.svg  Bruce Bourke  (AUS)1:11.4

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Bob Cowell  (USA)1:08.5QQ
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Bert Kinnear  (GBR)1:09.2QQ
3Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Jackie Wiid  (RSA)1:09.2QQ
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Howard Patterson  (USA)1:09.9
5Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Hélio Silva  (BRA)1:10.1
6Flag of France.svg  Lucien Zins  (FRA)1:11.5
7Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Ilo da Fonseca  (BRA)1:11.6
8Flag of France.svg  René Pirolley  (FRA)1:12.9

Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Allen Stack US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:06.4
Silver medal icon.svg Bob Cowell US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:06.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Georges Vallerey Flag of France.svg  France 1:07.8
4 Mario Chávez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 1:09.0
4 Clemente Mejía Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 1:09.0
6 Jackie Wiid Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1:09.1
7 John Brockway Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:09.2
8 Bert Kinnear Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:09.6

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.