Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
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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.
Medalists
Gold | Roland Matthes![]() |
Silver | Charlie Hickcox![]() |
Bronze | Ronnie Mills![]() |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Larry Barbiere | ![]() | 1:01.9 | |
2 | Franco Chino | ![]() | 1:02.0 | |
3 | Reinhard Blechert | ![]() | 1:02.7 | |
4 | Luis Angel Acosta | ![]() | 1:06.5 | |
5 | Friedrich Jokisch | ![]() | 1:13.7 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 1:01.0 | |
2 | Santiago Esteva | ![]() | 1:03.0 | |
3 | Ejvind Pedersen | ![]() | 1:03.5 | |
4 | Yevgeny Spiridonov | ![]() | 1:04.2 | |
5 | Jesús Cabrera | ![]() | 1:04.8 | |
6 | Eliseo Vidal | ![]() | 1:06.4 | |
7 | Ronnie Wong | ![]() | 1:11.3 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jim Shaw | ![]() | 1:01.8 | |
2 | Viktor Mazanov | ![]() | 1:03.1 | |
3 | Roddy Jones | ![]() | 1:04.1 | |
4 | José Joaquín Santibáñez | ![]() | 1:04.2 | |
5 | Herman Verbauwen | ![]() | 1:04.6 | |
6 | Gary Goodner | ![]() | 1:06.3 | |
7 | Yacoub Masboungi | ![]() | 1:11.6 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charlie Hickcox | ![]() | 1:01.1 | |
2 | Franco Del Campo | ![]() | 1:02.3 | |
3 | Danijel Vrhovšek | ![]() | 1:02.9 | |
4 | Joseph Jackson | ![]() | 1:03.0 | |
5 | Gerald Evard | ![]() | 1:05.8 | |
6 | Arturo Carranza | ![]() | 1:17.4 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yuriy Hromak | ![]() | 1:03.2 | |
2 | Leonardo Baremboin | ![]() | 1:04.0 | |
3 | László Cseh Sr. | ![]() | 1:04.6 | |
4 | Hans Tegeback | ![]() | 1:05.1 | |
5 | Jaime Rivera | ![]() | 1:05.1 | |
6 | Francisco Ramis | ![]() | 1:07.2 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ronnie Mills | ![]() | 1:01.8 | |
2 | Bob Schoutsen | ![]() | 1:02.8 | |
3 | Karl Byrom | ![]() | 1:03.2 | |
4 | Kishio Tanaka | ![]() | 1:04.0 | |
5 | César Filardi | ![]() | 1:04.6 | |
6 | Antonio Cruz | ![]() | 1:11.8 |
Semifinals
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charlie Hickcox | ![]() | 1:01.6 | |
2 | Jim Shaw | ![]() | 1:01.9 | |
3 | Reinhard Blechert | ![]() | 1:02.2 | |
4 | Yuriy Hromak | ![]() | 1:02.4 | |
5 | Franco Chino | ![]() | 1:02.7 | |
6 | Danijel Vrhovšek | ![]() | 1:02.7 | |
7 | Joseph Jackson | ![]() | 1:02.8 | |
8 | Ejvind Pedersen | ![]() | 1:03.6 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 1:01.3 | |
2 | Larry Barbiere | ![]() | 1:01.6 | |
3 | Ronnie Mills | ![]() | 1:01.8 | |
4 | Franco Del Campo | ![]() | 1:02.1 | |
5 | Bob Schoutsen | ![]() | 1:02.1 | |
6 | Karl Byrom | ![]() | 1:02.3 | |
7 | Santiago Esteva | ![]() | 1:02.4 | |
8 | Viktor Mazanov | ![]() | 1:02.5 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Roland Matthes | ![]() | 58.7 | OR |
![]() | Charlie Hickcox | ![]() | 1:00.2 | |
![]() | Ronnie Mills | ![]() | 1:00.5 | |
4 | Larry Barbiere | ![]() | 1:01.1 | |
5 | Jim Shaw | ![]() | 1:01.4 | |
6 | Bob Schoutsen | ![]() | 1:01.8 | |
7 | Reinhard Blechert | ![]() | 1:01.9 | |
8 | Franco Del Campo | ![]() | 1:02.0 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2016.