- Medalists
- Results Heats Semifinals Final
- References
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}{{SwimmingAt1972SummerOlympics}}The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 28 and 29.[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|1972 Summer}} | Mike Stamm|USA|1972 Summer}} | John Murphy|USA|1972 Summer}} |
ResultsHeatsHeat 1 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | 1 | Igor Grivennikov | {{FlagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.05 | 2 | Zoltán Verrasztó | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.13 | 3 | Clay Evans | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.69 | 4 | Rômulo Arantes Filho | {{FlagIOC|BRA|1972 Summer}} | 1:03.18 | 5 | Hsu Tung-hsiung | {{FlagIOC|TPE|1972 Summer}} | 1:03.31 | 6 | Sergio Hasbún | {{FlagIOC|ESA|1972 Summer}} | 1:06.53 | 7 | Sarun Van | {{FlagIOC|CAM|1972 Summer}} | 1:07.26 | Heat 2 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | 1 | Bob Schoutsen | {{FlagIOC|NED|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.76 | 2 | Lars Børgesen | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.23 | 3 | László Cseh Sr. | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.63 | 4 | José Joaquín Santibáñez | {{FlagIOC|MEX|1972 Summer}} | 1:02.46 | 5 | Predrag Miloš | {{FlagIOC|YUG|1972 Summer}} | 1:03.02 | 6 | Gustavo González | {{FlagIOC|ARG|1972 Summer}} | 1:04.16 | 7 | Gerardo Rosario | {{FlagIOC|PHI|1972 Summer}} | 1:06.85 | Heat 3 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | 1 | John Murphy | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 59.93 | 2 | Ejvind Pedersen | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.83 | 3 | Tadashi Honda | {{FlagIOC|JPN|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.89 | 4 | Ian MacKenzie | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.11 | 5 | Helmut Podolan | {{FlagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.49 | 6 | Piotr Dłucik | {{FlagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.94 | 7 | Andreas Weber | {{FlagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} | 1:02.49 | Heat 4 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | 1 | Mike Stamm | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 58.63 | 2 | Lutz Wanja | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.62 | 3 | Pierre Baehr | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.13 | 4 | Colin Cunningham | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.28 | 5 | Anders Sandberg | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.41 | 6 | Neil Martin | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} | 1:05.13 | Heat 5 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | 1 | Mitch Ivey | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 58.15 | 2 | Erik Fish | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.81 | 3 | Nenad Miloš | {{FlagIOC|YUG|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.94 | 4 | Clive Rushton | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.07 | 5 | Mark Crocker | {{FlagIOC|HKG|1972 Summer}} | 1:11.20 | Heat 6 Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | 1 | Roland Matthes | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.01 | 2 | Jürgen Krüger | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.65 | 3 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.83 | 4 | Mike Richards | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} | 1:01.03 | 5 | Róbert Rudolf | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1972 Summer}} | 1:02.34 | 6 | Amin Ahmed Adel Youssef | {{FlagIOC|EGY|1972 Summer}} | 1:04.40 | 7 | Chiang Jin Choon | {{FlagIOC|MAS|1972 Summer}} | 1:07.65 |
Semifinals{{Empty section|date=December 2009}}Final Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes | Roland Matthes | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 56.58 | OR | Mike Stamm | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 57.70 | | John Murphy | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 58.35 | | 4 | Mitch Ivey | {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} | 58.48 | | 5 | Igor Grivennikov | {{FlagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} | 59.50 | | 6 | Lutz Wanja | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 59.80 | | 7 | Jürgen Krüger | {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} | 59.80 | | 8 | Tadashi Honda | {{FlagIOC|JPN|1972 Summer}} | 1:00.41 | |
Key: OR = Olympic record References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/SWI/mens-100-metres-backstroke.html |title=Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke |accessdate=21 November 2016 |work=Sports Reference}}
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