The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | |||||||||
| Date | 20 July 1996 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 41 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:00.65 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Károly Güttler (HUN) |
1:00.95 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 3 August 1993 |
| Olympic record |  Nelson Diebel (USA) |
1:01.50 | Barcelona, Spain | 26 July 1992 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July | Heat 6 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve |  Belgium |
1:00.60 | WR |
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 | 8 | Vladimir Latocha |  France |
1:02.28 | |
| 10 | 4 | Daniel Málek |  Czech Republic |
1:02.39 | NR |
| 11 | 1 | Richard Maden |  Great Britain |
1:02.51 | |
| 12 | 5 | Akira Hayashi |  Japan |
1:02.75 | |
| 13 | 2 | Oleksandr Dzhaburiya |  Ukraine |
1:02.91 | |
| 14 | 7 | Paul Kent |  New Zealand |
1:03.05 | |
| 15 | 3 | Marc Capdevila |  Spain |
1:03.51 | |
| 6 | Roman Ivanovsky |  Russia |
DSQ |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | Belgium |
1:00.65 | |
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5 | Jeremy Linn | United States |
1:00.77 | AM |
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3 | Mark Warnecke |  Germany |
1:01.33 | NR |
| 4 | 2 | Károly Güttler |  Hungary |
1:01.49 | |
| 5 | 6 | Phil Rogers |  Australia |
1:01.64 | OC |
| 6 | 1 | Kurt Grote | United States |
1:01.69 | |
| 7 | 8 | Zeng Qiliang |  China |
1:02.01 | |
| 8 | 7 | Stanislav Lopukhov | Russia |
1:02.13 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. pp. 43–44. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 44. Retrieved 9 September 2017.