Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 25 July 2021 (heats) 26 July 2021 (semifinals) 27 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 41 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 51.98 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
Freestyle | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
800 m | men | women | |
1500 m | men | women | |
Backstroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Breaststroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Butterfly | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Individual medley | |||
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
Freestyle relay | |||
4×100 m | men | women | |
4×200 m | men | women | |
Medley relay | |||
4×100 m | men | mixed | women |
Marathon | |||
10 km | men | women | |
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 | ![]() |
51.85 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 August 2016 | [2][3] |
Olympic record | ![]() |
51.85 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 August 2016 | [2][3] |
No new records were set during the competition.
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 |
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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]
Semifinals[]
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[7]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | 6 | Ryan Murphy | ![]() |
52.24 | Q |
2 | 2 | 4 | Kliment Kolesnikov | ![]() |
52.29 | Q |
3 | 1 | 5 | Mitch Larkin | ![]() |
52.76 | Q |
4 | 1 | 4 | Thomas Ceccon | ![]() |
52.78 | Q |
5 | 2 | 6 | Evgeny Rylov | ![]() |
52.91 | Q |
6 | 2 | 5 | Xu Jiayu | ![]() |
52.94 | Q |
7 | 2 | 2 | Hugo González | ![]() |
53.05 | Q |
8 | 1 | 7 | Robert Glință | ![]() |
53.20 | Q |
9 | 2 | 3 | Ryosuke Irie | ![]() |
53.21 | |
2 | 8 | Hunter Armstrong | ![]() |
53.21 | ||
11 | 1 | 8 | Apostolos Christou | ![]() |
53.41 | |
12 | 2 | 1 | Isaac Cooper | ![]() |
53.43 | |
13 | 1 | 1 | Marek Ulrich | ![]() |
53.54 | |
14 | 1 | 2 | Mewen Tomac | ![]() |
53.62 | |
15 | 2 | 7 | Guilherme Guido | ![]() |
53.80 | |
— | 1 | 3 | Yohann Ndoye Brouard | ![]() |
DSQ |
Final[]
Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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2 | Evgeny Rylov | ![]() |
51.98 | ER |
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5 | Kliment Kolesnikov | ![]() |
52.00 | |
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4 | Ryan Murphy | ![]() |
52.19 | |
4 | 6 | Thomas Ceccon | ![]() |
52.30 | NR |
5 | 7 | Xu Jiayu | ![]() |
52.51 | |
6 | 1 | Hugo González | ![]() |
52.78 | |
7 | 3 | Mitch Larkin | ![]() |
52.79 | |
8 | 8 | Robert Glință | ![]() |
52.95 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Ryan Murphy Downs 100 Backstroke World Record to Open 400 Medley Relay". Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Heats Results Summary" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Semifinals Results Summary" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Final results
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