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Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between 4 and 6 December.[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.

Medalists

GoldDavid Theile
 Australia
SilverJohn Monckton
 Australia
BronzeFrank McKinney
 United States

Results

Heats

Four heats were held; the swimmers with the sixteen fastest times advanced to the Semifinals. The athletes that advanced are highlighted.

Heat One

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Heat Two

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Heat Three

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Heat Four

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Semifinals

Two heats were held; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.

Semifinal One

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Semifinal Two

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Final

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Key: WR = World record

References

  1. [1]
    "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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