Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 25 July 2021 (heats) 26 July 2021 (semifinals) 27 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 41 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 51.98 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2020 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 | men | women | |
1500 m | men | women | |
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 | mixed | women |
Marathon | |||
10 km | men | women | |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 27 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. [1] It was the event's twenty-sixth appearance, having been held at every edition since 1904 except 1964. Moreover, these Games marked the first time when the men's sprint backstroke event was held in Tokyo, as the event was not included in the swimming program in 1964.
Traditionally, the event has been dominated by Americans, who have won 15 gold medals in 25 Olympic men's 100 metre backstroke competitions, and all gold medals in the event since 1996. This time, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and 2019 World Championship silver medalist Evgeny Rylov edged his compatriot Kliment Kolesnikov and defending Olympic champion and world record holder Ryan Murphy, who did not medal in 2019, to win first gold for Russia in this event and also the first gold medal in swimming for Russia since Larisa Ilchenko won the open water competition in 2008. Rylov subsequently repeated the gold medal performance in his signature 200 metres backstroke race.
Breaking a long run of American dominance in this event, the ROC's defending bronze medallist Evgeny Rylov (51.98) edged his compatriot Kliment Kolesnikov to claim the Committee's first gold in this event and its first in swimming since Larisa Ilchenko won the Women's marathon 10 kilometre in 2008. Leading at the turn by 6 one-hundredths of a second over Rylov, Kolesnikov could not maintain his lead and settled for silver just 0.02 seconds behind in 52.00. The ROC's quinella also denied the U.S. a gold or silver for the first time in this event since 1980 as despite a late charge, the U.S.' defending champion Ryan Murphy could not overtake the ROC duo, settling for bronze in 52.19.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Ryan Murphy (USA) | 51.85 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 August 2016 | [2] [3] |
Olympic record | Ryan Murphy (USA) | 51.85 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 August 2016 | [2] [3] |
No new records were set during the competition.
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event was 53.85 seconds. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) could automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time was 55.47 seconds. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time was eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event could also use their universality place. [4]
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. [5]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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25 July 2021 | 19:51 | Heats |
26 July 2021 | 11:31 | Semifinals |
27 July 2021 | 10:59 | Final |
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals. [6]
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. [7]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | 6 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 52.24 | Q |
2 | 2 | 4 | Kliment Kolesnikov | ROC | 52.29 | Q |
3 | 1 | 5 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 52.76 | Q |
4 | 1 | 4 | Thomas Ceccon | Italy | 52.78 | Q |
5 | 2 | 6 | Evgeny Rylov | ROC | 52.91 | Q |
6 | 2 | 5 | Xu Jiayu | China | 52.94 | Q |
7 | 2 | 2 | Hugo González | Spain | 53.05 | Q |
8 | 1 | 7 | Robert Glință | Romania | 53.20 | Q |
9 | 2 | 3 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 53.21 | |
2 | 8 | Hunter Armstrong | United States | 53.21 | ||
11 | 1 | 8 | Apostolos Christou | Greece | 53.41 | |
12 | 2 | 1 | Isaac Cooper | Australia | 53.43 | |
13 | 1 | 1 | Marek Ulrich | Germany | 53.54 | |
14 | 1 | 2 | Mewen Tomac | France | 53.62 | |
15 | 2 | 7 | Guilherme Guido | Brazil | 53.80 | |
— | 1 | 3 | Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | France | DSQ |
Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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2 | Evgeny Rylov | ROC | 51.98 | ER | |
5 | Kliment Kolesnikov | ROC | 52.00 | ||
4 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 52.19 | ||
4 | 6 | Thomas Ceccon | Italy | 52.30 | NR |
5 | 7 | Xu Jiayu | China | 52.51 | |
6 | 1 | Hugo González | Spain | 52.78 | |
7 | 3 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 52.79 | |
8 | 8 | Robert Glință | Romania | 52.95 |
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