1932 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 100m Freestyle (Men)
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sport | swim | ||||||||
discipline | 100 m freestyle | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 22 athletes from 10 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Los Angeles Swimming Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 6, 1932 (preliminary, semi-finals) August 7, 1932 (final) |
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Winning time | 58.2 s | ||||||||
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100 m freestyle | Men | Women |
400 m freestyle | Men | Women |
1500 m freestyle | Men | |
100 m back | Men | Women |
200 m chest | Men | Women |
4 × 100 m freestyle | Women | |
4 × 200 m freestyle | Men |
The men's 100 meter freestyle swimming competition at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles was held on August 6th and 7th. The Japanese Yasuji Miyazaki became Olympic champion. Silver went to his compatriot Tatsugo Kawaishi and bronze to Albert Schwartz .
Records
Before the start of the Olympic Games, the following records were valid.
World record | 57.4 s |
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Miami , United States | February 17, 1924 |
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Olympic record | 58.6 s |
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Amsterdam , Netherlands | August 11, 1928 |
The following new records were set:
Olympic record | 58.0 s |
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Semi-final 2 |
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Results
Prelims
The preliminary runs were held on August 6th. The first two athletes of each run as well as the fastest athlete of all runs qualified for the semifinals.
Run 1
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Manuella Kalili |
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59.6 s | Q |
2 | István Bárány |
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1: 00.4 min | Q |
3 | Munroe Bourne |
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1: 01.1 min | |
4th | Reginald Sutton |
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1: 02.9 min | |
5 | Leopoldo Tahier |
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1: 05.3 min | |
6th | Manoel Villar |
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1: 08.4 min |
Run 2
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Walter Spence |
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59.3 s | Q |
2 | Albert Schwartz |
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59.6 s | Q |
3 | Tatsugo Kawaishi |
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59.8 s | q |
4th | András Wanié |
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1: 02.8 min | |
5 | Mostyn Ffrench-Williams |
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1: 05.9 min |
Run 3
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Zenjiro Takahashi |
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59.5 s | Q |
2 | Raymond Thompson |
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1: 02.0 min | Q |
3 | Alfredo Rocca |
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1: 04.2 min | |
4th | Joseph Whiteside |
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1: 04.7 min | |
5 | Eskil Lundahl |
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1: 06.2 min | |
6th | João Pereira |
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1: 08.2 min |
Run 4
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Yasuji Miyazaki |
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58.7 s | Q |
2 | András Székely |
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1: 01.5 min | Q |
3 | Abdurahman Ali |
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1: 02.2 min | |
4th | Noel Ryan |
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1: 02.9 min | |
5 | Robert Halloran |
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1: 06.9 min |
Semifinals
The semi-finals took place on August 6th. The first three athletes of each run qualified for the final.
Semi-final 1
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Yasuji Miyazaki |
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58.0 s | Q ( OR ) |
2 | Raymond Thompson |
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59.3 s | Q |
3 | Manuella Kalili |
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59.3 s | Q |
4th | István Bárány |
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59.4 s | |
5 | András Székely |
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1: 01.4 min |
Semi-final 2
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Tatsugo Kawaishi |
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59.0 s | Q |
2 | Albert Schwartz |
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59.2 s | Q |
3 | Zenjiro Takahashi |
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59.5 s | Q |
4th | Walter Spence |
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59.6 s |
final
August 7, 1932
rank | athlete | nation | time |
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1 | Yasuji Miyazaki |
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58.2 s |
2 | Tatsugo Kawaishi |
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58.6 s |
3 | Albert Schwartz |
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58.8 s |
4th | Manuella Kalili |
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59.2 s |
5 | Zenjiro Takahashi |
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59.2 s |
6th | Raymond Thompson |
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59.5 s |