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100 metres Backstroke, Men

100 metres Backstroke, Men

Date	28 – 29 August 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Schwimmhalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	39 from 26 countries

Roland Matthes had won this event and the 200 backstroke in 1968. Since Mexico City he had bettered the world record in the 100 back four times and the 200 back five times. Other than Mark Spitz, and possibly including him, there was no heavier favorite in Munich. Matthes did not disappoint. He took the lead in the final from the start, with American Mike Stamm close at the turn. But he could not match Matthes on the in-run and Matthes defeated Stamm by over a second, with Americans and Mitch Ivey placing third and fourth, respectively. Four days later Matthes would complete the double-double by again winning gold in the 200 backstroke.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	207	Roland Matthes	👁 Image GDR	1:00.01 (1 h6)	58.44 (1 h1)	56.58 (1)	Gold
2	572	Mike Stamm	👁 Image USA	58.63 (1 h4)	58.74 (2 h1)	57.70 (2)	Silver
3	568	John Murphy	👁 Image USA	59.93 (1 h3)	58.64 (2 h2)	58.35 (3)	Bronze
4	562	Mitch Ivey	👁 Image USA	58.15 (1 h5)	57.99 (1 h2)	58.48 (4)
5	–	Igor Grivennikov	👁 Image URS	1:00.05 (1 h1)	59.15 (3 h2)	59.50 (5)
6	215	Lutz Wanja	👁 Image GDR	1:00.62 (2 h4)	59.83 (3 h1)	59.80 (6)
7	204	Jürgen Krüger	👁 Image GDR	1:00.65 (2 h6)	1:00.06 (4 h2)	59.93 (7)
8	340	Tadashi Honda	👁 Image JPN	1:00.89 (3 h3)	1:00.43 (4 h1)	1:00.41 (8)
9	275	Bob Schoutsen	👁 Image NED	1:00.76 (1 h2)	1:00.48 (5 h1)	–
10	111	Ejvind Pedersen	👁 Image DEN	1:00.83 (2 h3)	1:00.53 (5 h2)	–
11	153	Jean-Paul Berjeau	👁 Image FRA	1:00.83 (3 h6)	1:00.59 (6 h1)	–
12	73	Erik Fish	👁 Image CAN	1:00.81 (2 h5)	1:00.73 (6 h2)	–
13	82	Ian MacKenzie	👁 Image CAN	1:01.11 (4 h3)	1:00.92 (7 h1)	–
14	185	Clive Rushton	👁 Image GBR	1:01.07 (4 h5)	1:01.25 (7 h2)	–
15	184	Mike Richards	👁 Image GBR	1:01.03 (4 h6)	1:01.27 (8 h1)	–
16	–	Nenad Miloš	👁 Image YUG	1:00.94 (3 h5)	1:01.29 (8 h2)	–
=17	152	Pierre Baehr	👁 Image FRA	1:01.13 (3 h4)	–	–
=17	293	Zoltán Verrasztó	👁 Image HUN	1:01.13 (2 h1)	–	–
19	109	Lars Børgesen	👁 Image DEN	1:01.23 (2 h2)	–	–
20	173	Colin Cunningham	👁 Image GBR	1:01.28 (4 h4)	–	–
21	502	Anders Sandberg	👁 Image SWE	1:01.41 (5 h4)	–	–
22	30	Helmut Podolan	👁 Image AUT	1:01.49 (5 h3)	–	–
23	285	László Cseh, Sr.	👁 Image HUN	1:01.63 (3 h2)	–	–
24	72	Clay Evans	👁 Image CAN	1:01.69 (3 h1)	–	–
25	437	Piotr Dłucik	👁 Image POL	1:01.94 (6 h3)	–	–
26	288	Róbert Rudolf	👁 Image HUN	1:02.34 (5 h6)	–	–
27	388	José Joaquín Santibáñez	👁 Image MEX	1:02.46 (4 h2)	–	–
28	250	Andreas Weber	👁 Image FRG	1:02.49 (7 h3)	–	–
29	590	Predrag Miloš	👁 Image YUG	1:03.02 (5 h2)	–	–
30	46	Rômulo Arantes	👁 Image BRA	1:03.18 (4 h1)	–	–
31	467	Hsu Tung-Hsiung	👁 Image TPE	1:03.31 (5 h1)	–	–
32	–	Gustavo González	👁 Image ARG	1:04.16 (6 h2)	–	–
33	127	Adel Youssef Amin	👁 Image EGY	1:04.40 (6 h6)	–	–
34	13	Neil Martin	👁 Image AUS	1:05.13 (6 h4)	–	–
35	–	Sergio Hasbún	👁 Image ESA	1:06.53 (6 h1)	–	–
36	429	Gerardo Rosario	👁 Image PHI	1:06.85 (7 h2)	–	–
37	–	Sarun Van	👁 Image CAM	1:07.26 (7 h1)	–	–
38	372	Chiang Jin Choon	👁 Image MAS	1:07.65 (7 h6)	–	–
39	265	Mark Crocker	👁 Image HKG	1:11.20 (5 h5)	–	–
–	Reynaldo Patiño	👁 Image ESA	– (DNS h5)	–	–
366	Bruno Bassoul	👁 Image LBN	– (DNS h6)	–	–
322	Giuseppe D'Altrui	👁 Image ITA	– (DNS h4)	–	–
60	Dimitar Kolarov	👁 Image BUL	– (DNS h5)	–	–
455	Kim Brant	👁 Image RHO	–	–	–

Round One

Date	28 August 1972 — 11:15
Format	Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mitch Ivey	👁 Image USA	58.15
2	Mike Stamm	👁 Image USA	58.63
3	John Murphy	👁 Image USA	59.93
4	Roland Matthes	👁 Image GDR	1:00.01
5	Igor Grivennikov	👁 Image URS	1:00.05
6	Lutz Wanja	👁 Image GDR	1:00.62
7	Jürgen Krüger	👁 Image GDR	1:00.65
8	Bob Schoutsen	👁 Image NED	1:00.76
9	Erik Fish	👁 Image CAN	1:00.81
=10	Ejvind Pedersen	👁 Image DEN	1:00.83
=10	Jean-Paul Berjeau	👁 Image FRA	1:00.83
12	Tadashi Honda	👁 Image JPN	1:00.89
13	Nenad Miloš	👁 Image YUG	1:00.94
14	Mike Richards	👁 Image GBR	1:01.03
15	Clive Rushton	👁 Image GBR	1:01.07
16	Ian MacKenzie	👁 Image CAN	1:01.11
=17	Zoltán Verrasztó	👁 Image HUN	1:01.13
=17	Pierre Baehr	👁 Image FRA	1:01.13
19	Lars Børgesen	👁 Image DEN	1:01.23
20	Colin Cunningham	👁 Image GBR	1:01.28
21	Anders Sandberg	👁 Image SWE	1:01.41
22	Helmut Podolan	👁 Image AUT	1:01.49
23	László Cseh, Sr.	👁 Image HUN	1:01.63
24	Clay Evans	👁 Image CAN	1:01.69
25	Piotr Dłucik	👁 Image POL	1:01.94
26	Róbert Rudolf	👁 Image HUN	1:02.34
27	José Joaquín Santibáñez	👁 Image MEX	1:02.46
28	Andreas Weber	👁 Image FRG	1:02.49
29	Predrag Miloš	👁 Image YUG	1:03.02
30	Rômulo Arantes	👁 Image BRA	1:03.18
31	Hsu Tung-Hsiung	👁 Image TPE	1:03.31
32	Gustavo González	👁 Image ARG	1:04.16
33	Adel Youssef Amin	👁 Image EGY	1:04.40
34	Neil Martin	👁 Image AUS	1:05.13
35	Sergio Hasbún	👁 Image ESA	1:06.53
36	Gerardo Rosario	👁 Image PHI	1:06.85
37	Sarun Van	👁 Image CAM	1:07.26
38	Chiang Jin Choon	👁 Image MAS	1:07.65
39	Mark Crocker	👁 Image HKG	1:11.20
Giuseppe D'Altrui	👁 Image ITA	–
Dimitar Kolarov	👁 Image BUL	–
Reynaldo Patiño	👁 Image ESA	–
Bruno Bassoul	👁 Image LBN	–

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m
1	Igor Grivennikov	👁 Image URS	1:00.05	28.86 (1)	31.19 (1)
2	Zoltán Verrasztó	👁 Image HUN	1:01.13	29.14 (2)	31.99 (3)
3	Clay Evans	👁 Image CAN	1:01.69	30.26 (5)	31.43 (2)
4	Rômulo Arantes	👁 Image BRA	1:03.18	29.32 (3)	33.86 (5)
5	Hsu Tung-Hsiung	👁 Image TPE	1:03.31	29.97 (4)	33.34 (4)
6	Sergio Hasbún	👁 Image ESA	1:06.53	30.66 (6)	35.87 (6)
7	Sarun Van	👁 Image CAM	1:07.26	31.13 (7)	36.13 (7)

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m
1	Bob Schoutsen	👁 Image NED	1:00.76	29.41 (2)	31.35 (1)
2	Lars Børgesen	👁 Image DEN	1:01.23	29.73 (3)	31.50 (2)
3	László Cseh, Sr.	👁 Image HUN	1:01.63	29.14 (1)	32.49 (4)
4	José Joaquín Santibáñez	👁 Image MEX	1:02.46	30.47 (5)	31.99 (3)
5	Predrag Miloš	👁 Image YUG	1:03.02	30.03 (4)	32.99 (6)
6	Gustavo González	👁 Image ARG	1:04.16	31.66 (7)	32.50 (5)
7	Gerardo Rosario	👁 Image PHI	1:06.85	31.64 (6)	35.21 (7)

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m
1	John Murphy	👁 Image USA	59.93	28.50 (1)	31.43 (2)
2	Ejvind Pedersen	👁 Image DEN	1:00.83	29.43 (=5)	31.40 (1)
3	Tadashi Honda	👁 Image JPN	1:00.89	29.43 (=5)	31.46 (3)
4	Ian MacKenzie	👁 Image CAN	1:01.11	29.10 (2)	32.01 (4)
5	Helmut Podolan	👁 Image AUT	1:01.49	29.18 (3)	32.31 (5)
6	Piotr Dłucik	👁 Image POL	1:01.94	29.41 (4)	32.53 (6)
7	Andreas Weber	👁 Image FRG	1:02.49	29.84 (7)	32.65 (7)

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m
1	Mike Stamm	👁 Image USA	58.63	28.00 (1)	30.63 (1)
2	Lutz Wanja	👁 Image GDR	1:00.62	29.00 (3)	31.62 (2)
3	Pierre Baehr	👁 Image FRA	1:01.13	29.30 (5)	31.83 (3)
4	Colin Cunningham	👁 Image GBR	1:01.28	28.99 (2)	32.29 (5)
5	Anders Sandberg	👁 Image SWE	1:01.41	29.13 (4)	32.28 (4)
6	Neil Martin	👁 Image AUS	1:05.13	30.71 (6)	34.42 (6)
Giuseppe D'Altrui	👁 Image ITA	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m
1	Mitch Ivey	👁 Image USA	58.15	27.95 (1)	30.20 (1)
2	Erik Fish	👁 Image CAN	1:00.81	29.00 (2)	31.81 (3)
3	Nenad Miloš	👁 Image YUG	1:00.94	29.47 (4)	31.47 (2)
4	Clive Rushton	👁 Image GBR	1:01.07	29.02 (3)	32.05 (4)
5	Mark Crocker	👁 Image HKG	1:11.20	33.55 (5)	37.65 (5)
Dimitar Kolarov	👁 Image BUL	–	– (–)	– (–)
Reynaldo Patiño	👁 Image ESA	–	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m
1	Roland Matthes	👁 Image GDR	1:00.01	29.63 (2)	30.38 (1)
2	Jürgen Krüger	👁 Image GDR	1:00.65	29.74 (4)	30.91 (2)
3	Jean-Paul Berjeau	👁 Image FRA	1:00.83	29.67 (3)	31.16 (3)
4	Mike Richards	👁 Image GBR	1:01.03	29.08 (1)	31.95 (4)
5	Róbert Rudolf	👁 Image HUN	1:02.34	29.96 (5)	32.38 (5)
6	Adel Youssef Amin	👁 Image EGY	1:04.40	30.36 (6)	34.04 (6)
7	Chiang Jin Choon	👁 Image MAS	1:07.65	31.68 (7)	35.97 (7)
Bruno Bassoul	👁 Image LBN	–	– (–)	– (–)

Semi-Finals

Date	28 August 1972 — 17:30
Format	Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mitch Ivey	👁 Image USA	57.99
2	Roland Matthes	👁 Image GDR	58.44
3	John Murphy	👁 Image USA	58.64
4	Mike Stamm	👁 Image USA	58.74
5	Igor Grivennikov	👁 Image URS	59.15
6	Lutz Wanja	👁 Image GDR	59.83
7	Jürgen Krüger	👁 Image GDR	1:00.06
8	Tadashi Honda	👁 Image JPN	1:00.43
9	Bob Schoutsen	👁 Image NED	1:00.48
10	Ejvind Pedersen	👁 Image DEN	1:00.53
11	Jean-Paul Berjeau	👁 Image FRA	1:00.59
12	Erik Fish	👁 Image CAN	1:00.73
13	Ian MacKenzie	👁 Image CAN	1:00.92
14	Clive Rushton	👁 Image GBR	1:01.25
15	Mike Richards	👁 Image GBR	1:01.27
16	Nenad Miloš	👁 Image YUG	1:01.29

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m
1	Roland Matthes	👁 Image GDR	58.44	28.33 (2)	30.11 (1)
2	Mike Stamm	👁 Image USA	58.74	28.09 (1)	30.65 (2)
3	Lutz Wanja	👁 Image GDR	59.83	28.81 (4)	31.02 (3)
4	Tadashi Honda	👁 Image JPN	1:00.43	29.35 (8)	31.08 (4)
5	Bob Schoutsen	👁 Image NED	1:00.48	29.33 (6)	31.15 (5)
6	Jean-Paul Berjeau	👁 Image FRA	1:00.59	29.34 (7)	31.25 (6)
7	Ian MacKenzie	👁 Image CAN	1:00.92	28.76 (3)	32.16 (8)
8	Mike Richards	👁 Image GBR	1:01.27	29.22 (5)	32.05 (7)

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m
1	Mitch Ivey	👁 Image USA	57.99	27.97 (1)	30.02 (1)
2	John Murphy	👁 Image USA	58.64	28.10 (2)	30.54 (3)
3	Igor Grivennikov	👁 Image URS	59.15	28.72 (3)	30.43 (2)
4	Jürgen Krüger	👁 Image GDR	1:00.06	29.06 (6)	31.00 (4)
5	Ejvind Pedersen	👁 Image DEN	1:00.53	29.28 (7)	31.25 (5)
6	Erik Fish	👁 Image CAN	1:00.73	29.04 (5)	31.69 (6)
7	Clive Rushton	👁 Image GBR	1:01.25	29.34 (8)	31.91 (7)
8	Nenad Miloš	👁 Image YUG	1:01.29	29.02 (4)	32.27 (8)

Final Round

Date	29 August 1972 — 18:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m
1	5	Roland Matthes	👁 Image GDR	56.58	27.41 (1)	29.17 (1)
2	6	Mike Stamm	👁 Image USA	57.70	27.47 (2)	30.23 (2)
3	3	John Murphy	👁 Image USA	58.35	27.78 (4)	30.57 (3)
4	4	Mitch Ivey	👁 Image USA	58.48	27.53 (3)	30.95 (4)
5	2	Igor Grivennikov	👁 Image URS	59.50	28.21 (5)	31.29 (6)
6	7	Lutz Wanja	👁 Image GDR	59.80	28.58 (7)	31.22 (5)
7	1	Jürgen Krüger	👁 Image GDR	59.93	28.34 (6)	31.59 (8)
8	8	Tadashi Honda	👁 Image JPN	1:00.41	28.98 (8)	31.43 (7)

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/6213

⇱ Olympedia – 100 metres Backstroke, Men

100 metres Backstroke, Men

Round One

Heat #1

Heat #2

Heat #3

Heat #4

Heat #5

Heat #6

Semi-Finals

Heat #1

Heat #2

Final Round