- Medalists
- Records
- Results Heats Semifinals Final
- References
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}{{SwimmingAt1936SummerOlympics}}The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Wednesday to Friday, 12 to 14 August 1936. Thirty swimmers from 17 nations competed. Medalists{{flagIOCmedalist|Adolph Kiefer|USA|1936 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Al Vande Weghe|USA|1936 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Masaji Kiyokawa|JPN|1936 Summer}} |
RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics. World Record | 1:04.8 | USA}} Adolph Kiefer | Detroit (USA) | 18 January 1936 |
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Olympic Record | 1:08.2 | USA}} George Kojac | Amsterdam (NED) | 9 August 1928 |
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Adolph Kiefer set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:06.9 minutes. He bettered his record in the first semi-final with 1:06.8 minutes. In the final he improved the Olympic record again when he swam 1:05.9 minutes. ResultsHeatsWednesday 12 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals. Heat 1 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Adolph Kiefer|USA|1936 Summer}} | 1:06.9 | QQ OR | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Masaji Kiyokawa|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 1:07.2 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Hans Schwarz|GER|1936 Summer}} | 1:11.0 | QQ | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Elemér Gombos|HUN|1936 Summer}} | 1:12.4 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jack Middleton|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 1:15.0 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Benvenuto Nunes|BRA|1936 Summer}} | 1:16.9 | Heat 2 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Taylor Drysdale|USA|1936 Summer}} | 1:09.0 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Heinz Schlauch|GER|1936 Summer}} | 1:10.1 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Draško Vilfan|YUG|1936 Summer}} | 1:11.7 | QQ | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Stans Scheffer|NED|1936 Summer}} | 1:13.6 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Árpád Lengyel|HUN|1936 Summer}} | 1:15.2 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Munroe Bourne|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 1:17.2 | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Antônio Amaral Filho|BRA|1936 Summer}} | 1:21.0 | Heat 3 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yasuhiko Kojima|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 1:09.7 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Al Vande Weghe|USA|1936 Summer}} | 1:10.6 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Nils Christiansen|PHI|1936 Summer}} | 1:11.5 | QQ | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Erwin Simon|GER|1936 Summer}} | 1:11.7 | qq | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|György Erdélyi|HUN|1936 Summer}} | 1:14.7 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Marcel Neumann|LUX|1936 Summer}} | 1:18.8 | Heat 4 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jack Besford|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 1:12.0 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Gordon Kerr|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 1:12.9 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Björn Borg|SWE|1936 Summer}} | 1:15.2 | QQ | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Boris Roolaid|EST|1936 Summer}} | 1:21.1 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Emmanouil Mallidis|GRE|1936 Summer}} | 1:21.5 | Heat 5 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Kiichi Yoshida|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 1:10.0 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Percy Oliver|AUS|1936 Summer}} | 1:10.2 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Piet Metman|NED|1936 Summer}} | 1:13.7 | QQ | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ademar Caballero|BRA|1936 Summer}} | 1:17.0 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Børge Bæth|DEN|1936 Summer}} | 1:17.3 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Alfonso Casasempere|CHI|1936 Summer}} | 1:21.0 |
SemifinalsThursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final. Semifinal 1 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Adolph Kiefer|USA|1936 Summer}} | 1:06.8 | QQ OR | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Al Vande Weghe|USA|1936 Summer}} | 1:08.6 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Percy Oliver|AUS|1936 Summer}} | 1:09.4 | QQ | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Kiichi Yoshida|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 1:09.5 | qq | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Nils Christiansen|PHI|1936 Summer}} | 1:11.1 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Erwin Simon|GER|1936 Summer}} | 1:11.7 | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Hans Schwarz|GER|1936 Summer}} | 1:11.8 | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Björn Borg|SWE|1936 Summer}} | 1:16.3 | Semifinal 2 Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Taylor Drysdale|USA|1936 Summer}} | 1:08.6 | QQ | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Masaji Kiyokawa|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 1:09.7 | QQ | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yasuhiko Kojima|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 1:09.9 | QQ | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Heinz Schlauch|GER|1936 Summer}} | 1:10.8 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Gordon Kerr|CAN|1936 Summer}} | 1:11.2 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Draško Vilfan|YUG|1936 Summer}} | 1:13.3 | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jack Besford|GBR|1936 Summer}} | 1:13.6 | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Piet Metman|NED|1936 Summer}} | 1:14.1 |
FinalFriday 14 August 1936: Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Adolph Kiefer|USA|1936 Summer}} | 1:05.9 OR | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Al Vande Weghe|USA|1936 Summer}} | 1:07.7 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Masaji Kiyokawa|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 1:08.4 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Taylor Drysdale|USA|1936 Summer}} | 1:09.4 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Kiichi Yoshida|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 1:09.7 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Yasuhiko Kojima|JPN|1936 Summer}} | 1:10.4 | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Percy Oliver|AUS|1936 Summer}} | 1:10.7 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/SWI/mens-100-metres-backstroke.html |title=Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke |accessdate=13 September 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}
External links- Olympic Report
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 1 December 2008|language=pl}}
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