The men's 50-metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 30 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 76 from 41 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21.91 OR | ||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Tom Jager (USA) |
21.81 | Nashville, United States | 24 March 1990 |
| Olympic record |  Matt Biondi (USA) |
22.14 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Final A | Alexander Popov |  Unified Team |
21.91 | OR |
Competition format edit
The competition consisted of two rounds: heats and finals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the heats advanced to final A, where they competed for the top 8 places. The swimmers with the next 8 times in the heats swam in final B, for ninth through the sixteenth place. Swim-offs were used as necessary to determine advancement.
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | Darren Lange |  Australia |
22.69 | |
| 10 | 4 | Raimundas Mažuolis |  Lithuania |
22.71 | |
| 11 | 5 | Mark Pinger |  Germany |
22.88 | |
| 6 | Pär Lindström |  Sweden |
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| 13 | 1 | Gustavo Borges |  Brazil |
23.01 | |
| 14 | 3 | René Gusperti |  Italy |
23.04 | |
| 15 | 7 | Angus Waddell | Australia |
23.06 | |
| 16 | 8 | Dano Halsall |  Switzerland |
23.18 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Alexander Popov | Unified Team |
21.91 | OR |
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5 | Matt Biondi | United States |
22.09 | |
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3 | Tom Jager | United States |
22.30 | |
| 4 | 2 | Peter Williams |  South Africa |
22.50 | |
| 1 | Christophe Kalfayan |  France |
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| 6 | 8 | Mark Foster |  Great Britain |
22.52 | |
| 7 | 6 | Gennadiy Prigoda | Unified Team |
22.54 | |
| 8 | 7 | Nils Rudolph | Germany |
22.73 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 50 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 357. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 357. Retrieved 27 August 2017.