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 edit
| Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany
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| Silver | Charlie Hickcox United States
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| Bronze | Ronnie Mills United States
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Barbiere |  United States |
1:01.9 | |
| 2 | Franco Chino |  Italy |
1:02.0 | |
| 3 | Reinhard Blechert |  West Germany |
1:02.7 | |
| 4 | Luis Angel Acosta |  Mexico |
1:06.5 | |
| 5 | Friedrich Jokisch |  El Salvador |
1:13.7 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | East Germany |
1:01.0 | |
| 2 | Santiago Esteva |  Spain |
1:03.0 | |
| 3 | Ejvind Pedersen |  Denmark |
1:03.5 | |
| 4 | Yevgeny Spiridonov |  Soviet Union |
1:04.2 | |
| 5 | Jesús Cabrera | Spain |
1:04.8 | |
| 6 | Eliseo Vidal |  Cuba |
1:06.4 | |
| 7 | Ronnie Wong |  Hong Kong |
1:11.3 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Shaw |  Canada |
1:01.8 | |
| 2 | Viktor Mazanov | Soviet Union |
1:03.1 | |
| 3 | Roddy Jones |  Great Britain |
1:04.1 | |
| 4 | José Joaquín Santibáñez | Mexico |
1:04.2 | |
| 5 | Herman Verbauwen |  Belgium |
1:04.6 | |
| 6 | Gary Goodner |  Puerto Rico |
1:06.3 | |
| 7 | Yacoub Masboungi |  Lebanon |
1:11.6 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Hickcox | United States |
1:01.1 | |
| 2 | Franco Del Campo | Italy |
1:02.3 | |
| 3 | Danijel Vrhovšek |  Yugoslavia |
1:02.9 | |
| 4 | Joseph Jackson | Great Britain |
1:03.0 | |
| 5 | Gerald Evard |  Switzerland |
1:05.8 | |
| 6 | Arturo Carranza | El Salvador |
1:17.4 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Hromak | Soviet Union |
1:03.2 | |
| 2 | Leonardo Baremboin |  Argentina |
1:04.0 | |
| 3 | László Cseh Sr. |  Hungary |
1:04.6 | |
| 4 | Hans Tegeback |  Sweden |
1:05.1 | |
| 5 | Jaime Rivera | Mexico |
1:05.1 | |
| 6 | Francisco Ramis | Puerto Rico |
1:07.2 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Mills | United States |
1:01.8 | |
| 2 | Bob Schoutsen |  Netherlands |
1:02.8 | |
| 3 | Karl Byrom |  Australia |
1:03.2 | |
| 4 | Kishio Tanaka |  Japan |
1:04.0 | |
| 5 | César Filardi |  Brazil |
1:04.6 | |
| 6 | Antonio Cruz |  Guatemala |
1:11.8 |
Semifinals edit
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Hickcox | United States |
1:01.6 | |
| 2 | Jim Shaw | Canada |
1:01.9 | |
| 3 | Reinhard Blechert | West Germany |
1:02.2 | |
| 4 | Yuriy Hromak | Soviet Union |
1:02.4 | |
| 5 | Franco Chino | Italy |
1:02.7 | |
| 6 | Danijel Vrhovšek | Yugoslavia |
1:02.7 | |
| 7 | Joseph Jackson | Great Britain |
1:02.8 | |
| 8 | Ejvind Pedersen | Denmark |
1:03.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | East Germany |
1:01.3 | |
| 2 | Larry Barbiere | United States |
1:01.6 | |
| 3 | Ronnie Mills | United States |
1:01.8 | |
| 4 | Franco Del Campo | Italy |
1:02.1 | |
| 5 | Bob Schoutsen | Netherlands |
1:02.1 | |
| 6 | Karl Byrom | Australia |
1:02.3 | |
| 7 | Santiago Esteva | Spain |
1:02.4 | |
| 8 | Viktor Mazanov | Soviet Union |
1:02.5 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Roland Matthes | East Germany |
58.7 | OR |
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Charlie Hickcox | United States |
1:00.2 | |
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Ronnie Mills | United States |
1:00.5 | |
| 4 | Larry Barbiere | United States |
1:01.1 | |
| 5 | Jim Shaw | Canada |
1:01.4 | |
| 6 | Bob Schoutsen | Netherlands |
1:01.8 | |
| 7 | Reinhard Blechert | West Germany |
1:01.9 | |
| 8 | Franco Del Campo | Italy |
1:02.0 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References edit
- ^ "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.