Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date24 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors54 from 42 nations
Winning time55.05 AS
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daichi Suzuki File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Berkoff File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Igor Polyansky File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
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Swimming at the
1988 Summer Olympics
File:Swimming pictogram.svg
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record File:Flag of the United States.svg David Berkoff (USA) 54.91 Austin, United States 13 August 1988
Olympic record File:Flag of the United States.svg Rick Carey (USA) 55.41 Los Angeles, CA, United States 4 August 1984

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nationality Time Record
24 September Heat 6 Igor Polyansky File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 55.04 OR
24 September Heat 7 David Berkoff File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 54.51 WR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 David Berkoff File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 54.51 Q, WR
2 6 Igor Polyansky File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 55.04 Q
3 7 Daichi Suzuki File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 55.90 Q
4 7 Sergei Zabolotnov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 56.13 Q
5 7 Frank Hoffmeister File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 56.19 Q
6 5 Sean Murphy File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 56.20 Q
6 Mark Tewksbury File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Q
8 6 Frank Baltrusch File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 56.45 Q
9 5 Dirk Richter File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 56.52 q
10 6 Franck Schott File:Flag of France.svg France 56.76 q
11 6 Georgi Mihalev File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria 57.06 q
12 5 Jens-Peter Berndt File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 57.08 q, WD
13 5 Jay Mortenson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 57.19 q
14 3 David Lim Fong Jock File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 57.34 q, NR
15 5 Shigemori Maruyama File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 57.54 q
16 4 Manuel Guzmán File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico 57.62 q
17 5 Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 57.70 q
18 6 Lin Laijiu File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 57.74
19 7 Paul Kingsman File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 57.80
20 7 Rogério Romero File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil 57.91
21 6 Lars Sørensen File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 58.01
22 4 Neil Harper File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 58.02
23 4 Martín López-Zubero File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 58.06
24 4 Patrick Ferland File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 58.17
25 3 Neil Cochran File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain 58.25
26 3 Alejandro Alvizuri File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 58.37
27 5 Carl Wilson File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 58.40
28 4 Tamás Deutsch File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 58.65
29 3 Stephen Cullen File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland 58.82
30 5 Pavel Vokoun File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia 58.88
31 4 Renaud Boucher File:Flag of France.svg France 58.90
32 5 Simon Upton File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 59.06
33 3 Ernesto Vela File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 59.19
34 3 Ilias Malamas File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 59.24
35 4 Huang Guoxiong File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 59.36
36 3 Richard Gheel File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland 59.37
37 5 Valerio Giambalvo File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 59.48
38 4 Wladimir Ribeiro File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil 59.76
39 3 Amin Amer File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1:00.76
40 2 Park Dong-pil File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea 1:01.25
41 2 Patrick Sagisi File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam 1:01.86
42 2 Yip Hor Man File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Hong Kong 1:01.91
2 Horst Niehaus File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
44 2 Brett Halford File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 1:02.95
45 2 Eric Greenwood File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 1:03.11
46 2 Pablo Barahona File:Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Honduras 1:03.90
47 2 Bruno N'Diaye File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 1:05.06
48 1 Filippo Piva File:Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg San Marino 1:07.63
49 1 Mohamed Abdullah File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 1:08.91
50 1 Rami Kantari File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 1:09.35
51 1 Mohamed Bin Abid File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 1:10.01
52 1 Yul Mark Du Pont File:Flag of Swaziland.svg Swaziland 1:12.50
1 Paul Yelle File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados DNS

Finals

[3]

Final B

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
9 4 Dirk Richter File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 56.66
10 5 Franck Schott File:Flag of France.svg France 56.98
11 6 Jay Mortenson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 57.06
12 7 Shigemori Maruyama File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 57.13
13 3 Georgi Mihalev File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria 57.17
14 2 David Lim Fong Jock File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 57.72
15 1 Manuel Guzmán File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico 57.95
16 8 Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 58.20

Final A

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Daichi Suzuki File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 55.05 AS
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 David Berkoff File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 55.18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Igor Polyansky File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 55.20
4 6 Sergei Zabolotnov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 55.37
5 1 Mark Tewksbury File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 56.09
6 8 Frank Baltrusch File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 56.10
7 2 Frank Hoffmeister File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 56.19
8 7 Sean Murphy File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 56.32

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 406–407. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 407. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

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