Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke
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The men's 100 metre backstroke
was a swimming
event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Wednesday August 12, 1936 to Friday August 14, 1936.
Thirty swimmers from 17 nations competed.
Adolph Kiefer
set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:06.9 minutes. He bettered his record in the first semi-final with 1:06.8 minutes. In the final he improved the Olympic record again when he swam 1:05.9 minutes.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Backstroke
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event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 8, 1936 to Saturday August 15, 1936. There was a total of 248 participants from 29 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's...
programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Wednesday August 12, 1936 to Friday August 14, 1936.
Thirty swimmers from 17 nations competed.
Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 1:04.8 |  Adolph KieferAdolph Kiefer Adolph Gustav "Sonny Boy" Kiefer was an American swimmer and the first man in the world to swim 100 yards backstroke under 1 minute. His backstroke records stood for 15 years... |
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| Olympic Record | 1:08.2 | George Kojac George Kojac George Harold Kojac was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medals in the 100 m backstroke event and in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fourth in the 100 m freestyle event.He was born in New York City and died in... |
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Adolph Kiefer
Adolph Kiefer
Adolph Gustav "Sonny Boy" Kiefer was an American swimmer and the first man in the world to swim 100 yards backstroke under 1 minute. His backstroke records stood for 15 years...
set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:06.9 minutes. He bettered his record in the first semi-final with 1:06.8 minutes. In the final he improved the Olympic record again when he swam 1:05.9 minutes.
Heats
Wednesday August 12, 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:06.9 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 1:07.2 | ||
| 3 | 1:11.0 | ||
| 4 | 1:12.4 | ||
| 5 | 1:15.0 | ||
| 6 | 1:16.9 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:09.0 | ||
| 2 | 1:10.1 | ||
| 3 | 1:11.7 | ||
| 4 | 1:13.6 | ||
| 5 | 1:15.2 | ||
| 6 | 1:17.2 | ||
| 7 | 1:21.0 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:09.7 | ||
| 2 | 1:10.6 | ||
| 3 | 1:11.5 | ||
| 4 | 1:11.7 | ||
| 5 | 1:14.7 | ||
| 6 | 1:18.8 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:12.0 | ||
| 2 | 1:12.9 | ||
| 3 | 1:15.2 | ||
| 4 | 1:21.1 | ||
| 5 | 1:21.5 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:10.0 | ||
| 2 | 1:10.2 | ||
| 3 | 1:13.7 | ||
| 4 | 1:17.0 | ||
| 5 | 1:17.3 | ||
| 6 | 1:21.0 |
Semifinals
Thursday August 13, 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:06.8 | QQ OR | |
| 2 | 1:08.6 | ||
| 3 | 1:09.4 | ||
| 4 | 1:09.5 | ||
| 5 | 1:11.1 | ||
| 6 | 1:11.7 | ||
| 7 | 1:11.8 | ||
| 8 | 1:16.3 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:08.6 | ||
| 2 | 1:09.7 | ||
| 3 | 1:09.9 | ||
| 4 | 1:10.8 | ||
| 5 | 1:11.2 | ||
| 6 | 1:13.3 | ||
| 7 | 1:13.6 | ||
| 8 | 1:14.1 |
Final
Friday August 14, 1936:| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:05.9 OR | |
| 2 | 1:07.7 | |
| 3 | 1:08.4 | |
| 4 | 1:09.4 | |
| 5 | 1:09.7 | |
| 6 | 1:10.4 | |
| 7 | 1:10.7 |