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

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

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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

Final

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

  1. [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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