- Medalists
- Results Heats Semifinals Final
- References
{{moresources|date=November 2017}}{{use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}{{SwimmingAt1968SummerOlympics}}The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 21 and 22 October.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool. MedalistsRoland Matthes|GDR|1968 Summer}} | Charlie Hickcox|USA|1968 Summer}} | Ronnie Mills|USA|1968 Summer}} |
ResultsHeatsHeat 1 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Larry Barbiere | USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.9 | 2 | Franco Chino | ITA|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.0 | 3 | Reinhard Blechert | FRG|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.7 | 4 | Luis Angel Acosta | MEX|1968 Summer}} | 1:06.5 | 5 | Friedrich Jokisch | ESA|1968 Summer}} | 1:13.7 | Heat 2 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Roland Matthes | GDR|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.0 | 2 | Santiago Esteva | ESP|1968 Summer}} | 1:03.0 | 3 | Ejvind Pedersen | DEN|1968 Summer}} | 1:03.5 | 4 | Yevgeny Spiridonov | URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:04.2 | 5 | Jesús Cabrera | ESP|1968 Summer}} | 1:04.8 | 6 | Eliseo Vidal | CUB|1968 Summer}} | 1:06.4 | 7 | Ronnie Wong | HKG|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.3 | Heat 3 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Jim Shaw | CAN|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.8 | 2 | Viktor Mazanov | URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:03.1 | 3 | Roddy Jones | GBR|1968 Summer}} | 1:04.1 | 4 | José Joaquín Santibáñez | MEX|1968 Summer}} | 1:04.2 | 5 | Herman Verbauwen | BEL|1968 Summer}} | 1:04.6 | 6 | Gary Goodner | PUR|1968 Summer}} | 1:06.3 | 7 | Yacoub Masboungi | LIB|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.6 | Heat 4 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Charlie Hickcox | USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.1 | 2 | Franco Del Campo | ITA|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.3 | 3 | Danijel Vrhovšek | YUG|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.9 | 4 | Joseph Jackson | GBR|1968 Summer}} | 1:03.0 | 5 | Gerald Evard | SUI|1968 Summer}} | 1:05.8 | 6 | Arturo Carranza | ESA|1968 Summer}} | 1:17.4 | Heat 5 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Yuriy Hromak | URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:03.2 | 2 | Leonardo Baremboin | ARG|1968 Summer}} | 1:04.0 | 3 | László Cseh Sr. | HUN|1968 Summer}} | 1:04.6 | 4 | Hans Tegeback | SWE|1968 Summer}} | 1:05.1 | 5 | Jaime Rivera | MEX|1968 Summer}} | 1:05.1 | 6 | Francisco Ramis | PUR|1968 Summer}} | 1:07.2 | Heat 6 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Ronnie Mills | USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.8 | 2 | Bob Schoutsen | NED|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.8 | 3 | Karl Byrom | AUS|1968 Summer}} | 1:03.2 | 4 | Kishio Tanaka | JPN|1968 Summer}} | 1:04.0 | 5 | César Filardi | BRA|1968 Summer}} | 1:04.6 | 6 | Antonio Cruz | GUA|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.8 |
SemifinalsHeat 2 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Charlie Hickcox | USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.6 | 2 | Jim Shaw | CAN|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.9 | 3 | Reinhard Blechert | FRG|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.2 | 4 | Yuriy Hromak | URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.4 | 5 | Franco Chino | ITA|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.7 | 6 | Danijel Vrhovšek | YUG|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.7 | 7 | Joseph Jackson | GBR|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.8 | 8 | Ejvind Pedersen | DEN|1968 Summer}} | 1:03.6 | Heat 2 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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1 | Roland Matthes | GDR|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.3 | 2 | Larry Barbiere | USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.6 | 3 | Ronnie Mills | USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.8 | 4 | Franco Del Campo | ITA|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.1 | 5 | Bob Schoutsen | NED|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.1 | 6 | Karl Byrom | AUS|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.3 | 7 | Santiago Esteva | ESP|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.4 | 8 | Viktor Mazanov | URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.5 |
Final Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | Roland Matthes | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 58.7 | OR | Charlie Hickcox | {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:00.2 | | Ronnie Mills | {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:00.5 | | 4 | Larry Barbiere | {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.1 | | 5 | Jim Shaw | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.4 | | 6 | Bob Schoutsen | {{FlagIOC|NED|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.8 | | 7 | Reinhard Blechert | {{FlagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 1:01.9 | | 8 | Franco Del Campo | {{FlagIOC|ITA|1968 Summer}} | 1:02.0 | |
Key: OR = Olympic record References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/SWI/mens-100-metres-backstroke.html |title=Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke |accessdate=6 November 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}
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