Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The final of the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984.[1]

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueMcDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date3 August 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors49 from 34 nations
Winning time55.79
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rick Carey  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dave Wilson  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mike West  Canada
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Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record   Rick Carey (USA) 55.19 Caracas, Venezuela 21 August 1983
Olympic record   John Naber (USA) 55.49 Montreal, Canada 19 July 1976

Results

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Heats

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Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 4 Rick Carey   United States 55.74 Q
2 6 4 Dave Wilson   United States 56.71 Q
3 2 5 Mark Kerry   Australia 57.15 Q
4 5 5 Gary Hurring   New Zealand 57.42 Q
5 2 4 Hans Kroes   Netherlands 57.48 Q
6 3 4 Sandy Goss   Canada 57.60 Q
7 4 4 Bengt Baron   Sweden 57.66 Q
8 5 4 Mike West   Canada 57.76 Q
9 7 3 Ricardo Aldabe   Spain 57.90 q
7 5 Stefan Peter   West Germany q
11 4 3 Nicolai Klapkarek   West Germany 58.19 q
12 4 6 Frédéric Delcourt   France 58.22 q
13 4 5 Paul Kingsman   New Zealand 58.33 q
14 1 4 David Orbell   Australia 58.35 q
15 5 3 Daichi Suzuki   Japan 58.37 q
16 6 5 Hans Fredin   Sweden 58.39 q
17 3 5 Neil Harper   Great Britain 58.50
18 5 2 Paolo Falchini   Italy 58.65
19 6 3 Ilias Malamas   Greece 58.69
20 2 3 Kristofer Stivenson   Greece 58.76
21 4 2 Lukman Niode   Indonesia 58.77
22 3 6 Patrick Ferland   Switzerland 58.78
23 5 6 Wang Hao   China 59.13
24 6 2 Fabrizio Bortolon   Italy 59.27
25 1 5 Giovanni Frigo   Venezuela 59.34
26 3 3 Sharif Nour   Egypt 59.63
27 2 6 Allan Marsh   Jamaica 1:00.04
28 6 6 Ian Collins   Great Britain 1:00.08
29 3 2 David Lim Fong Jock   Singapore 1:00.65
30 7 2 Li Zhongyi   China 1:00.66
31 7 6 David Morley   Bahamas 1:01.29
32 4 7 Ernesto Vela   Mexico 1:01.42
33 3 7 Emad El-Shafei   Egypt 1:02.04
34 6 7 Fernando Rodríguez   Peru 1:02.27
35 7 7 Alejandro Alvizuri   Peru 1:02.63
36 2 7 Hugo Goossen   Suriname 1:03.77
37 5 7 Erik Rosskopf   Virgin Islands 1:03.82
38 2 1 Salvador Salguero   El Salvador 1:04.99
39 1 7 Ernesto-José Degenhart   Guatemala 1:05.63
40 7 1 Warren Sorby   Fiji 1:05.81
41 6 1 Collier Woolard   Virgin Islands 1:06.86
42 5 1 Joaquim Cruz   Mozambique 1:10.86
43 1 1 David Palma   Honduras 1:13.28
44 3 1 Ibrahim El-Baba   Lebanon 1:13.76
4 1 Rami Kantari   Lebanon DSQ
1 2 Kemal Sadri Özün   Turkey DNS
1 3 Andrew Phillips   Jamaica DNS
1 6 Daniel Mulumba   Uganda DNS
2 2 Alexander Pilhatsch   Austria DNS

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 7 David Orbell   Australia 58.05
10 2 Paul Kingsman   New Zealand 58.19
11 1 Daichi Suzuki   Japan 58.30
5 Stefan Peter   West Germany
13 4 Ricardo Aldabe   Spain 58.31
8 Hans Fredin   Sweden
15 3 Nicolai Klapkarek   West Germany 58.56
6 Frédéric Delcourt   France DSQ

Final A

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Rick Carey   United States 55.79
  5 Dave Wilson   United States 56.35
  8 Mike West   Canada 56.49
4 6 Gary Hurring   New Zealand 56.90 NR
5 3 Mark Kerry   Australia 57.18
6 1 Bengt Baron   Sweden 57.34
7 7 Sandy Goss   Canada 57.46
8 2 Hans Kroes   Netherlands 58.07

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. pp. 507–508. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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