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

The Men's 100 metre Backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

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Semi finals

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
1	Roland Matthes Roland Matthes Roland Matthes is a German Olympic backstroke swimmer.-Swimming career:Roland Matthes is the most successful backstroke swimmer of all times. In a period of seven years he won all backstroke competitions he entered...	GDR	57.48 #
2	Lutz Wanja	GDR	57.50 #
3	Bob Jackson Bob Jackson (swimmer) Robert Scott Jackson is a former international backstroke swimmer from the United States, who participated for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada....	USA	57.65 #
4	Mark Tonelli Mark Tonelli Mark Lyndon Tonelli is a former Australian backstroke, butterfly and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as a makeshift butterfly swimmer in the self-named Quietly Confident Quartet...	AUS	58.14 #
5	Stephen Pickell Stephen Pickell Stephen Pickele was a Canadyan swimmer, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He did so alongside Graham Smith, Clay Evans, and Gary MacDonald.-References:**...	CAN	58.21
6	Igor Omelchenko	URS	58.77
7	Paul Jouanneau	BRA	59.59
8	Ryszard Zugaj	POL	59.90

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
1	John Naber John Naber John Phillips Naber is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke and five-time Olympic medallist .-Career:...	USA	56.19 # WR
2	Peter Rocca Peter Rocca Peter Rocca is a former international backstroke swimmer from the United States. Peter broke onto the international swimming scene winning two gold medals in the Men's Backstroke events at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico...	USA	56.88 #
3	Carlos Berrocal Carlos Berrocal Carlos Berrocal is a former backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada....	PUR	57.53 #
4	Mark Kerry Mark Kerry Marcus "Mark" Anthony Kerry is a former Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won three Olympic medals, including a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as the backstroker for the Quietly Confident Quartet...	AUS	58.04 #
5	Glen Patching	AUS	58.15
6	Romulo Arantes	BRA	58.49
7	Zoltán Verraszto Zoltán Verrasztó Zoltán Verrasztó is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Hungary.He won two medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Verrasztó claimed silver in the men's 200 m backstroke, and bronze in the men's 400 m individual medley...	HUN	58.63
8	Santiago Esteva	ESP	59.71

Final

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY	TIME
	John Naber John Naber John Phillips Naber is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke and five-time Olympic medallist .-Career:...	USA	55.49 WR
	Peter Rocca Peter Rocca Peter Rocca is a former international backstroke swimmer from the United States. Peter broke onto the international swimming scene winning two gold medals in the Men's Backstroke events at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico...	USA	56.34
	Roland Matthes Roland Matthes Roland Matthes is a German Olympic backstroke swimmer.-Swimming career:Roland Matthes is the most successful backstroke swimmer of all times. In a period of seven years he won all backstroke competitions he entered...	GDR	57.22
4	Carlos Berrocal Carlos Berrocal Carlos Berrocal is a former backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada....	PUR	57.28
5	Lutz Wanja	GDR	57.49
6	Bob Jackson Bob Jackson (swimmer) Robert Scott Jackson is a former international backstroke swimmer from the United States, who participated for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada....	USA	57.69
7	Mark Kerry Mark Kerry Marcus "Mark" Anthony Kerry is a former Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won three Olympic medals, including a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as the backstroker for the Quietly Confident Quartet...	AUS	57.94
8	Mark Tonelli Mark Tonelli Mark Lyndon Tonelli is a former Australian backstroke, butterfly and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as a makeshift butterfly swimmer in the self-named Quietly Confident Quartet...	AUS	58.42

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