The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow was held on 21 and 22 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1]
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21 July (heats) 22 July (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:03.34 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Gerald Mörken (FRG) |
1:02.86 | Jönköping, Sweden | 18 August 1977 |
| Olympic record |  John Hencken (USA) |
1:03.11 | Montreal, Canada | 20 July 1976 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Duncan Goodhew |  Great Britain |
1:03.34 | |
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Arsens Miskarovs |  Soviet Union |
1:03.82 | |
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Peter Evans | Australia |
1:03.96 | |
| 4 | Aleksandr Fedorovsky | Soviet Union |
1:04.00 | |
| 5 | János Dzvonyár |  Hungary |
1:04.67 | |
| 6 | Lindsay Spencer | Australia |
1:05.04 | |
| 7 | Pablo Restrepo |  Colombia |
1:05.91 | |
| Albán Vermes | Hungary |
DSQ |
References edit
- ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results". Fizkultura i sport. pp. 450, 466. Retrieved 27 December 2018.