Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates25 July 2021 (heats)
26 July 2021 (semifinals)
27 July 2021 (final)
Competitors41 from 30 nations
Winning time51.98
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Evgeny Rylov  ROC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kliment Kolesnikov  ROC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ryan Murphy  United States
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Swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
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 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen
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The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 27 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's twenty-sixth appearance, having been held at every edition since 1904 except 1964. Moreover, these Games marked the first time when the men's sprint backstroke event was held in Tokyo, as the event was not included in the swimming program in 1964.

Traditionally, the event has been dominated by Americans, who have won 15 gold medals in 25 Olympic men's 100 metre backstroke competitions, and all gold medals in the event since 1996. This time, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and 2019 World Championship silver medalist Evgeny Rylov edged his compatriot Kliment Kolesnikov and defending Olympic champion and world record holder Ryan Murphy, who did not medal in 2019, to win first gold for Russia in this event and also the first gold medal in swimming for Russia since Larisa Ilchenko won the open water competition in 2008. Rylov subsequently repeated the gold medal performance in his signature 200 metres backstroke race.

Records[]

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

World record  Ryan Murphy (USA) 51.85 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 August 2016 [2][3]
Olympic record  Ryan Murphy (USA) 51.85 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 August 2016 [2][3]

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event was 53.85 seconds. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) could automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time was 55.47 seconds. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time was eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event could also use their universality place.[4]

Competition format[]

The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final.[5]

Schedule[]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
25 July 2021 19:51 Heats
26 July 2021 11:31 Semifinals
27 July 2021 10:59 Final

Results[]

Heats[]

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 5 4 Kliment Kolesnikov  ROC 52.15 Q
2 5 3 Thomas Ceccon  Italy 52.49 Q, NR
3 4 4 Xu Jiayu  China 52.70 Q
4 5 5 Mitch Larkin  Australia 52.97 Q
5 5 2 Ryosuke Irie  Japan 52.99 Q
6 6 2 Yohann Ndoye Brouard  France 53.13 Q
7 6 4 Evgeny Rylov  ROC 53.22 Q
6 5 Ryan Murphy  United States 53.22 Q
9 5 6 Hugo González  Spain 53.45 Q
10 4 3 Mewen Tomac  France 53.49 Q
11 4 6 Guilherme Guido  Brazil 53.65 Q
12 6 6 Robert Glință  Romania 53.67 Q
13 4 7 Isaac Cooper  Australia 53.73 Q
14 3 5 Marek Ulrich  Germany 53.74 Q
15 4 5 Hunter Armstrong  United States 53.77 Q
6 3 Apostolos Christou  Greece 53.77 Q
17 4 2 Luke Greenbank  Great Britain 53.79
5 7 Simone Sabbioni  Italy 53.79
19 6 7 Markus Thormeyer  Canada 53.80
20 3 8 Guilherme Basseto  Brazil 53.84
5 8 Lee Ju-ho  South Korea 53.84
22 3 2 Quah Zheng Wen  Singapore 53.94
23 2 6 Kacper Stokowski  Poland 53.99
24 5 1 Pieter Coetze  South Africa 54.05
25 3 4 Ole Braunschweig  Germany 54.14
26 6 1 Cole Pratt  Canada 54.27
27 3 6 Srihari Nataraj  India 54.31
28 2 2 Francisco Santos  Portugal 54.35 NR
29 4 8 Ádám Telegdy  Hungary 54.42
30 2 5 Jan Čejka  Czech Republic 54.69
31 3 7 Yakov Toumarkin  Israel 54.81
32 2 3 Dylan Carter  Trinidad and Tobago 54.82
33 3 1 Mikita Tsmyh  Belarus 54.88
34 1 4 Merdan Atayev  Turkmenistan 55.24
35 3 3 Bernhard Reitshammer  Austria 55.26
36 2 4 Michael Laitarovsky  Israel 55.34
37 2 7 Kaloyan Levterov  Bulgaria 55.60
38 4 1 Daniel Martin  Romania 56.91
39 1 5 Gabriel Castillo  Bolivia 58.24
40 1 3 Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo  Madagascar 59.81
— 6 8 Richárd Bohus  Hungary DSQ

Semifinals[]

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[7]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 1 6 Ryan Murphy  United States 52.24 Q
2 2 4 Kliment Kolesnikov  ROC 52.29 Q
3 1 5 Mitch Larkin  Australia 52.76 Q
4 1 4 Thomas Ceccon  Italy 52.78 Q
5 2 6 Evgeny Rylov  ROC 52.91 Q
6 2 5 Xu Jiayu  China 52.94 Q
7 2 2 Hugo González  Spain 53.05 Q
8 1 7 Robert Glință  Romania 53.20 Q
9 2 3 Ryosuke Irie  Japan 53.21
2 8 Hunter Armstrong  United States 53.21
11 1 8 Apostolos Christou  Greece 53.41
12 2 1 Isaac Cooper  Australia 53.43
13 1 1 Marek Ulrich  Germany 53.54
14 1 2 Mewen Tomac  France 53.62
15 2 7 Guilherme Guido  Brazil 53.80
— 1 3 Yohann Ndoye Brouard  France DSQ

Final[]

[8]

Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Evgeny Rylov  ROC 51.98 ER
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Kliment Kolesnikov  ROC 52.00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Ryan Murphy  United States 52.19
4 6 Thomas Ceccon  Italy 52.30 NR
5 7 Xu Jiayu  China 52.51
6 1 Hugo González  Spain 52.78
7 3 Mitch Larkin  Australia 52.79
8 8 Robert Glință  Romania 52.95

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Stubbs, Roman (13 August 2016). "Michael Phelps wins gold in 4×100-meter medley relay in final Olympic race; Ryan Murphy breaks 100 back world record". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Ryan Murphy Downs 100 Backstroke World Record to Open 400 Medley Relay". Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Heats Results Summary" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Semifinals Results Summary" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ Final results
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