Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Appearance
Men's 100 meter backstroke at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 22–23 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
300 m | women | |
400 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | |
Breaststroke | ||
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | |
The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event.
A total of 12 swimmers from six nations competed in the event, which was held on Sunday, August 22 and on Monday, August 23, 1920.
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:15.6 | Otto Fahr | Magdeburg (GER) | April 29, 1912 |
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Olympic Record | 1:20.8 | Harry Hebner | Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
In the first semi-final Ray Kegeris bettered the Olympic record to 1:17.8 minutes. In the second semi-final Warren Kealoha set a new world record with 1:14.8 minutes.
Results
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]Sunday, August 22, 1920: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Ray Kegeris (USA) | 1:17.8 | Q OR |
2 | Harold Kruger (USA) | 1:19.0 | Q |
3 | Gaspard Lemaire (BEL) | 1:28.0 | |
4 | Asbjørn Wang (NOR) | 1:28.2 | |
5 | Henri Matter (FRA) | ||
6 | George Robertson (GBR) |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Warren Kealoha (USA) | 1:14.8 | Q WR |
2 | Gérard Blitz (BEL) | 1:18.6 | Q |
3 | Perry McGillivray (USA) | 1:20.4 | q |
4 | Per Holmström (SWE) | 1:26.0 | |
5 | George Webster (GBR) | ||
6 | Daniel Lehu (FRA) |
Final
[edit]Monday, August 23, 1920:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | Warren Kealoha (USA) | 1:15.2 |
2 | Ray Kegeris (USA) | 1:16.8 |
3 | Gérard Blitz (BEL) | 1:19.0 |
4 | Perry McGillivray (USA) | 1:19.4 |
5 | Harold Kruger (USA) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
Notes
[edit]- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2008.