| Men's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 30 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 53 from 39 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 53.08 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The final of the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 1984. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | 53.38 | Indianapolis, United States | 26 June 1984 | |
| Olympic record | 54.27 | Munich, West Germany | 31 August 1972 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Heat 7 | Pablo Morales | 53.78 | OR | |
| 30 July | Final A | Michael Gross | 53.08 | WR |
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). [2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Tom Ponting | 55.31 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Théophile David | 55.40 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Dano Halsall | 55.51 | ||
| 12 | 3 | David López-Zubero | 55.61 | ||
| 6 | Kristofer Stivenson | ||||
| 14 | 2 | Cees Vervoorn | 55.75 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Søren Østberg | 56.04 | ||
| 7 | Fabrizio Rampazzo | DNS |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Michael Gross | 53.08 | WR | ||
| 4 | Pablo Morales | 53.23 | AM | ||
| 7 | Glenn Buchanan | 53.85 | OC | ||
| 4 | 3 | Rafael Vidal | 54.27 | NR | |
| 5 | 6 | Andy Jameson | 54.28 | NR | |
| 6 | 1 | Anthony Mosse | 54.93 | NR | |
| 7 | 8 | Andreas Behrend | 54.95 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Bengt Baron | 55.14 |