Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly

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Men's 100 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates11 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
12 August 2016 (final)
Competitors43 from 32 nations
Winning time50.39 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Joseph Schooling Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Silver medal icon.svg Michael Phelps Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Chad le Clos Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svg László Cseh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  2012
2020  

The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 11–12 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. [1]

Summary

Michael Phelps fell short of his attempt to fulfill an Olympic four-peat in the sprint butterfly event, due to a brilliant performance of Joseph Schooling, who became Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medalist. The Singapore National Olympic Council awarded Schooling S$1 million (about US$740,000) under the Multi-Million Dollar Award Programme (MAP). [2] Singapore's unique "rewards for sports excellence" were the world's largest Olympic cash prize. [3] Leading from the start, Schooling defeated the field of experienced sprinters, including all-time medal leader and his personal hero Phelps, to establish a new Olympic record of 50.39 for a gold-medal triumph. [4] [5] Schooling did not only erase Phelps' eight-year-old record by 0.19 seconds, but also produced the fastest time of the event in textile. [6]

Three-quarters of a second later, Phelps touched the wall at the same moment as two of his rivals Chad le Clos of South Africa and four-time Olympian László Cseh of Hungary, leaving them with a matching 51.14 in a historic three-way tie for the silver. [7] [8] Despite missing out an Olympic title defense, Phelps continued to extend his Olympic résumé with a twenty-seventh career medal.

Separated by the leader of the field by almost a second, Chinese swimmer and 2014 Youth Olympic champion Li Zhuhao picked up the fifth spot with a junior world record of 51.26. Meanwhile, France's Mehdy Metella (51.58), Phelps' teammate Tom Shields (51.73), and Russia's Aleksandr Sadovnikov (51.84) closed out the championship field. [8]

Notable swimmers failed to reach the top eight roster, featuring Schooling's countryman Quah Zheng Wen; London 2012 finalists Steffen Deibler (Germany), Joeri Verlinden (Netherlands), and Konrad Czerniak (Poland); Canada's Santo Condorelli, who produced a surprising top 16 finish from an unseeded prelims heat; and Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini, who missed another chance to reproduce a top eight feat from Beijing 2008 in his fourth Olympic appearance. [9] [10]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Phelps  (USA)49.82 Rome, Italy 1 August 2009 [11] [12]
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Michael Phelps  (USA)50.58 Beijing, China 16 August 2008 [13]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
12 AugustFinal Joseph Schooling Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 50.39 OR

Competition format

The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round. [1]

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
165 Joseph Schooling Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 51.41Q
244 László Cseh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 51.52Q
355 Tom Shields Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.58Q
464 Michael Phelps Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.60Q
553 Mehdy Metella Flag of France.svg  France 51.71Q
643 Piero Codia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51.72Q
754 Chad le Clos Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 51.75Q
835 James Guy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51.78Q
63 Li Zhuhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Q
1045 Konrad Czerniak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51.81Q
57 David Morgan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Q
1261 Grant Irvine Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.84Q
1362 Aleksandr Sadovnikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51.91Q
1424 Santo Condorelli Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.99Q
1546 Evgeny Koptelov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 52.01Q
1637 Quah Zheng Wen Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 52.08Q
1747 Jérémy Stravius Flag of France.svg  France 52.10
1841 Steffen Deibler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52.14
1938 Luis Martínez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 52.22
2067 Takuro Fujii Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 52.36
2134 Henrique Martins Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 52.42
2251 Joeri Verlinden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 52.48
2332 Liubomyr Lemeshko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 52.51
2448 Santiago Grassi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 52.56
2552 Matteo Rivolta Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 52.67
2658 Bence Pulai Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 52.73
2731 Zhang Qibin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 52.84
2842 Pavel Sankovich Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 53.00
2968 Albert Subirats Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 53.23
3025 Ryan Pini Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 53.24
66 Yauhen Tsurkin Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
3236 Long Yuan Gutiérrez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 53.34
3356 Paweł Korzeniowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 53.71
3433 Marcos Macedo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 53.87
3523 Glenn Victor Sutanto Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 54.25
3626 Abbas Qali Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Athletes 54.63
3728 Anthonny Sitraka Ralefy Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 54.72
3821 Ralph Goveia Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 54.84
3922 Allan Gutiérrez Castro Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 55.20
4027 Rami Anis Olympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team 56.23
4114 Oumar Toure Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 57.56
4215 Hannibal Gaskin Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 58.57
4313 Thint Myaat Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1:02.54

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 László Cseh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 51.57Q
25 Michael Phelps Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.58Q
32 Konrad Czerniak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51.80
43 Piero Codia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51.82
51 Santo Condorelli Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51.83
67 Grant Irvine Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.87
76 James Guy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.10
88 Quah Zheng Wen Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 52.26

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 Joseph Schooling Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 50.83Q, AS
26 Chad le Clos Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 51.43Q
32 Li Zhuhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 51.51Q
45 Tom Shields Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.61Q
51 Aleksandr Sadovnikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51.71Q
63 Mehdy Metella Flag of France.svg  France 51.73Q
77 David Morgan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.75
88 Evgeny Koptelov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 52.50

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Joseph Schooling Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 50.39 OR , AS
Silver medal icon.svg2 Michael Phelps Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.14
5 Chad le Clos Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
6 László Cseh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
53 Li Zhuhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 51.26
68 Mehdy Metella Flag of France.svg  France 51.58
77 Tom Shields Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.73
81 Aleksandr Sadovnikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51.84

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