Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke

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Men's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney International Aquatic Centre
DateSeptember 16, 2000 (heats &
semifinals)
September 17, 2000 (final)
Competitors66 from 61 nations
Winning time1:00.46 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Domenico Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Ed Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Roman Sloudnov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 16–17 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia. [1]

Domenico Fioravanti made an Olympic milestone to become Italy's first ever gold medalist in swimming. He stormed home on the final lap to establish a new Olympic standard of 1:00.46, cutting off Frédérik Deburghgraeve's 1996 record by 0.14 seconds. [2] U.S. swimmer Ed Moses enjoyed a strong lead on the first length of the pool, but ended up only with a silver in 1:00.73. Meanwhile, Russia's world record holder Roman Sloudnov took the bronze in 1:00.91. [3] [4]

Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, who later emerged as the world's top breaststroke swimmer of the decade, pulled off a fourth-place finish in 1:01.34. Czech Republic's Daniel Málek earned a fifth spot in a national record of 1:01.50, and was followed in sixth by Canada's Morgan Knabe with a time of 1:01.58. South Africa's Brett Petersen (1:01.63) and Switzerland's Remo Lütolf (1:01.88) closed out the field. [4]

Notable swimmers failed to reach the top 8 final, featuring four-time Olympians Károly Güttler of Hungary and Mark Warnecke of Germany, Australia's overwhelming favorite Phil Rogers, and New Zealand's Steven Ferguson, the son of former Olympic champion Ian Ferguson, who later became one of the most successful kayakers in the sport. [5]

Shortly before the next Olympics, Fioravanti was forced to retire from swimming after failing a routine medical test carried by the Italian National Olympic Committee. Tests revealed that he was diagnosed with a genetic heart anomaly. [6] [7]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of Russia.svg  Roman Sloudnov  (RUS)1:00.36 Moscow, Russia 15 June 2000 [8]
Olympic recordFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frédérik Deburghgraeve  (BEL)1:00.60 Atlanta, United States 20 July 1996 [8]

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
17 SeptemberFinal Domenico Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:00.46 OR

Results

Heats

[8]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
185 Domenico Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:01.32Q, NR
281 Daniel Málek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:01.56Q, NR
384 Ed Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:01.59Q
477 Károly Güttler Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:01.66Q
575 Kosuke Kitajima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:01.68Q
673 Morgan Knabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:01.81Q
776 Dmitry Komornikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:01.87Q
898 Marcel Wouda Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:02.00Q, NR
997 Jens Kruppa Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:02.09Q
1094 Roman Sloudnov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:02.15Q
1183 Brett Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:02.20Q
1295 Jarno Pihlava Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:02.21Q
1392 Oleg Lisogor Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:02.24Q
1478 Hugues Duboscq Flag of France.svg  France 1:02.40Q
1586 Darren Mew Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:02.42Q
1682 Remo Lütolf Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:02.54Q
1765 Phil Rogers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:02.77
1888 José Couto Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1:02.79
1966 Elvin Chia Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1:02.81
2096 Mark Warnecke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:02.85
2193 Akira Hayashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:02.86
2264 Patrick Schmollinger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:02.87
2372 Adam Whitehead Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:02.91
2462 Marek Krawczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:03.00
2574 Pat Calhoun Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:03.03
2691 Patrik Isaksson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:03.05
2763 Steven Ferguson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:03.06
2871 Terence Parkin Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:03.11
2987 Zhu Yi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:03.20
3067 Vanja Rogulj Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1:03.58
3161 Eduardo Fischer Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:03.72
3268 Raiko Pachel Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1:03.99
55 Tal Stricker Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
3443 Valērijs Kalmikovs Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 1:04.02
47 Arsenio López Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
3631 Vadim Tatarov Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova 1:04.12 NR
3734 Francisco Suriano Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1:04.31 NR
3856 Alvaro Fortuny Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1:04.35
3953 Alwin de Prins Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1:04.37
4052 Yang Shang-hsuan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1:04.54
4145 Andrew Bree Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 1:04.58
4242 Nikola Savčić Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 1:04.64
4354 Alfredo Jacobo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:04.67
4458 Iván Rodríguez Mesa Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1:04.68
4548 Joe Kyong-fan Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1:04.71
4657 Aliaksandr Hukau Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:04.96
4735 Wickus Nienaber Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland 1:04.98
4824 Juan José Madrigal Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1:05.14 NR
4932 Jorg Lindemeier Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1:05.25
5033 Matthew Kwok Hon Ming Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1:05.28
5123 Sylvain Fauré Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1:05.51
5244 Hjalti Gudmundsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1:05.55
5351 Sergio Andres Ferreyra Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 1:05.75
5437 Aleksandr Savitsky Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 1:05.95
5526 Jean Luc Razakarivony Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1:05.97
5625 Ahmed Al-Kudmani Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1:06.07
5741 Daniel Liew Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1:06.41
5838 Krasimir Zahov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1:07.09
5946 Yevgeny Petrashov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 1:07.32
6036 Hakan Kiper Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1:07.46
6113 Antonio Leon Candia Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 1:08.12 NR
6222 Malick Fall Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1:08.60
6315 Kieran Chan Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1:13.34
6427 Karar Samedul Islam Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1:14.93
6514 Joe Atuhaire Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1:22.35
21 Facinet Bangoura Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea DSQ

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
12 Roman Sloudnov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:01.15Q
24 Daniel Málek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:01.60Q
33 Morgan Knabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:01.70Q
48 Remo Lütolf Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:01.81Q, NR
55 Károly Güttler Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:01.83
67 Jarno Pihlava Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:01.92
76 Marcel Wouda Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:01.94 NR
81 Hugues Duboscq Flag of France.svg  France 1:02.89

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 Domenico Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:00.84Q, NR
25 Ed Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:01.22Q
33 Kosuke Kitajima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:01.31Q, AS
47 Brett Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:01.42Q, AF
56 Dmitry Komornikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:01.88
62 Jens Kruppa Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:01.92
78 Darren Mew Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:01.98
81 Oleg Lisogor Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:02.00

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Domenico Fioravanti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:00.46 OR
Silver medal icon.svg3 Ed Moses Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:00.73
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Roman Sloudnov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:00.91
46 Kosuke Kitajima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:01.34
57 Daniel Málek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:01.50 NR
61 Morgan Knabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:01.58 NR
72 Brett Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:01.63
88 Remo Lütolf Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:01.88

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