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Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 yard backstroke

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Men's 100 yard backstroke
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueForest Park
DateSeptember 6
Competitors6 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Walter Brack  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georg Hoffmann  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georg Zacharias  Germany
1908
(100 m) →

The men's 100 yard backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first time the event was held at such a distance at the Olympics and the only time yards rather than metres were used.

6 swimmers from 2 nations competed.

Results

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Final

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Final
Gold  Walter Brack (GER) 1:16.8
Silver  Georg Hoffmann (GER)
Bronze  Georg Zacharias (GER)
4.  Bill Orthwein (USA)
5-6  David Hammond (USA)
 Edwin Swatek (USA)

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 100 Yard Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

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