Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Canada. The event took place on 18 and 19 July.[1][2]

Heats

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The fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.[2]

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lutz Wanja   East Germany 58.38 Q
2 Mark Tonelli   Australia 58.53 Q
3 Miloslav Roľko   Czechoslovakia 1:00.41
4 Steve Hardy   Canada 1:00.69
5 Tadashi Honda   Japan 1:01.00
6 Ivan Mikolutsky   Soviet Union 1:03.86
7 Frank Richardson   Nicaragua 1:12.38

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Carlos Berrocal   Puerto Rico 58.71 Q
2 Paul Jouanneau   Brazil 59.35 Q
3 Steve Pickell   Canada 59.65 Q
4 José Urueta   Mexico 1:00.85
5 Mikael Brandén   Sweden 1:01.05
6 Chiang Jin Choon   Malaysia 1:05.86

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Bob Jackson   United States 58.02 Q
2 Rômulo Arantes Filho   Brazil 58.46 Q
3 Jim Carter   Great Britain 1:00.39
4 Gary Abraham   Great Britain 1:00.61
5 Robert Howard   Ireland 1:00.77
6 Mike Scarth   Canada 1:01.33
7 António de Melo   Portugal 1:05.76

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Roland Matthes   East Germany 57.98 Q
2 Glenn Patching   Australia 59.49 Q
3 Ryszard Żugaj   Poland 1:00.16 Q
4 Róbert Rudolf   Hungary 1:00.58
5 Nenad Miloš   Yugoslavia 1:00.70
6 Ramón Volcan   Venezuela 1:01.20
7 Lionel Beylot-Bourcelot   France 1:01.58

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mark Kerry   Australia 57.99 Q
2 Peter Rocca   United States 58.12 Q
3 Igor Omelchenko   Soviet Union 59.03 Q
4 Reinhold Becker   West Germany 1:00.57
5 Predrag Miloš   Yugoslavia 1:01.05
6 Conrado Porta   Argentina 1:01.13
7 Gerardo Rosario   Philippines 1:02.08

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 John Naber   United States 56.80 Q
2 Zoltán Verrasztó   Hungary 59.30 Q
3 Santiago Esteva   Spain 59.88 Q
4 Krasimir Stoykov   Bulgaria 1:00.24
5 Ignacio Álvarez   Mexico 1:00.80
6 Enrico Bisso   Italy 1:01.32
7 Thomas Hofer   Switzerland 1:01.90

Semifinals

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The fastest 8 advanced to the finals.[2]

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Roland Matthes   East Germany 57.48 Q
2 Lutz Wanja   East Germany 57.50 Q
3 Bob Jackson   United States 57.65 Q
4 Mark Tonelli   Australia 58.14 Q
5 Steve Pickell   Canada 58.21
6 Igor Omelchenk'o   Soviet Union 58.77
7 Paul Jouanneau   Brazil 59.59
8 Ryszard Żugaj   Poland 59.90

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 John Naber   United States 56.19 Q, WR
2 Peter Rocca   United States 56.88 Q
3 Carlos Berrocal   Puerto Rico 57.53 Q
4 Mark Kerry   Australia 58.04 Q
5 Glenn Patching   Australia 58.15
6 Rômulo Arantes Filho   Brazil 58.49
7 Zoltán Verrasztó   Hungary 58.63
8 Santiago Esteva   Spain 59.71

Final

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Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  John Naber   United States 55.49 WR
  Peter Rocca   United States 56.34
  Roland Matthes   East Germany 57.22
4 Carlos Berrocal   Puerto Rico 57.28
5 Lutz Wanja   East Germany 57.49
6 Bob Jackson   United States 57.69
7 Mark Kerry   Australia 57.94
8 Mark Tonelli   Australia 58.42

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Olympedia – 100 metres Backstroke, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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