The men's 100 yard backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first time the event was held at such a distance at the Olympics and the only time yards rather than metres were used.
| Men's 100 yard backstroke at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Forest Park | ||||||||||||
| Date | September 6 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
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6 swimmers from 2 nations competed.
Results edit
Final edit
| Final | ||
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 Walter Brack (GER) |
1:16.8 |
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Georg Hoffmann (GER) |
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Georg Zacharias (GER) |
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| 4. |  Bill Orthwein (USA) |
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| 5-6 | David Hammond (USA) |
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| Edwin Swatek (USA) |
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References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 100 Yard Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Sources edit
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2006.