Men's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 11 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 12 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 50.39 OR | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
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 | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Marathon | ||
10 km | men | women |
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 11–12 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. [1]
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]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
World record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 49.82 | Rome, Italy | 1 August 2009 | [11] [12] |
Olympic record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 50.58 | Beijing, China | 16 August 2008 | [13] |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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12 August | Final | Joseph Schooling | Singapore | 50.39 | OR |
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]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | László Cseh | Hungary | 51.57 | Q |
2 | 5 | Michael Phelps | United States | 51.58 | Q |
3 | 2 | Konrad Czerniak | Poland | 51.80 | |
4 | 3 | Piero Codia | Italy | 51.82 | |
5 | 1 | Santo Condorelli | Canada | 51.83 | |
6 | 7 | Grant Irvine | Australia | 51.87 | |
7 | 6 | James Guy | Great Britain | 52.10 | |
8 | 8 | Quah Zheng Wen | Singapore | 52.26 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Joseph Schooling | Singapore | 50.83 | Q, AS |
2 | 6 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 51.43 | Q |
3 | 2 | Li Zhuhao | China | 51.51 | Q |
4 | 5 | Tom Shields | United States | 51.61 | Q |
5 | 1 | Aleksandr Sadovnikov | Russia | 51.71 | Q |
6 | 3 | Mehdy Metella | France | 51.73 | Q |
7 | 7 | David Morgan | Australia | 51.75 | |
8 | 8 | Evgeny Koptelov | Russia | 52.50 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Joseph Schooling | Singapore | 50.39 | OR , AS | |
2 | Michael Phelps | United States | 51.14 | ||
5 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | |||
6 | László Cseh | Hungary | |||
5 | 3 | Li Zhuhao | China | 51.26 | |
6 | 8 | Mehdy Metella | France | 51.58 | |
7 | 7 | Tom Shields | United States | 51.73 | |
8 | 1 | Aleksandr Sadovnikov | Russia | 51.84 |
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