- Medalists
- Records
- Results Heats Semifinals Final
- References
- External links
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}{{SwimmingAt1932SummerOlympics}}The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Wednesday August 10, 1932 to Friday August 12, 1932. Sixteen swimmers from nine nations competed. Medalists| {{flagIOCmedalist|Masaji Kiyokawa|JPN|1932 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Toshio Irie|JPN|1932 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Kentaro Kawatsu|JPN|1932 Summer}} |
RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics. | World Record | 1:08.2 | USA}} George Kojac | Amsterdam (NED) | August 9, 1928 |
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| Olympic Record | 1:08.2 | USA}} George Kojac | Amsterdam (NED) | August 9, 1928 |
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ResultsHeatsWednesday August 10, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final. Heat 1| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Masaji Kiyokawa|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 1:08.9 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Robert Kerber|USA|1932 Summer}} | 1:13.0 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Robert Halloran|CAN|1932 Summer}} | 1:14.2 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Eskil Lundahl|SWE|1932 Summer}} | 1:16.4 |
Heat 2| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Dan Zehr|USA|1932 Summer}} | 1:09.9 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ernst Küppers|GER|1932 Summer}} | 1:10.2 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Kentaro Kawatsu|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 1:10.9 | qq | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Willie Francis|GBR|1932 Summer}} | 1:12.9 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Benvenuto Nunes|BRA|1932 Summer}} | 1:21.0 |
Heat 3| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Toshio Irie|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 1:11.3 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Munroe Bourne|CAN|1932 Summer}} | 1:14.3 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jorge de Paula|BRA|1932 Summer}} | 1:29.2 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Marcel Noual|FRA|1932 Summer}} | DSQ |
Heat 4| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|William Karlsen|NOR|1932 Summer}} | 1:13.7 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Gordon Chalmers|USA|1932 Summer}} | 1:17.2 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Dennis Walker|CAN|1932 Summer}} | 1:21.0 |
SemifinalsThursday August 11, 1932: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final. Semifinal 1| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Masaji Kiyokawa|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 1:09.0 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ernst Küppers|GER|1932 Summer}} | 1:09.8 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Kentaro Kawatsu|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 1:10.2 | QQ | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Gordon Chalmers|USA|1932 Summer}} | 1:11.6 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|William Karlsen|NOR|1932 Summer}} | 1:13.3 |
Semifinal 2| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Toshio Irie|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 1:10.9 | QQ | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Dan Zehr|USA|1932 Summer}} | 1:11.6 | QQ | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Robert Kerber|USA|1932 Summer}} | 1:13.0 | QQ | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Munroe Bourne|CAN|1932 Summer}} | 1:13.9 |
FinalFriday August 12, 1932: Ernst Küppers who seems to be the main rival of the Japanese swimmers committed a false start, maybe this was the reason why he was only able to finish fifth. | Place | Swimmer | Time |
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| 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Masaji Kiyokawa|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 1:08.6 | | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Toshio Irie|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 1:09.8 | | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Kentaro Kawatsu|JPN|1932 Summer}} | 1:10.0 | | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Dan Zehr|USA|1932 Summer}} | 1:10.9 | | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ernst Küppers|GER|1932 Summer}} | 1:11.3 | | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Robert Kerber|USA|1932 Summer}} | 1:12.8 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/SWI/mens-100-metres-backstroke.html |title=Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke |accessdate=11 September 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105330/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Olympic Report]
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 7 November 2008|language=pl}}
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