1936 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 100m Freestyle (Men)
sport | swim | ||||||||
discipline | 100 m freestyle | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 45 athletes from 23 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Olympic swimming stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 8, 1936 (preliminary) August 9, 1936 (final) |
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Winning time | 57.6 s | ||||||||
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Swimming competitions at the 1936 Olympic Games |
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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 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin was held on August 8th and 9th. The Hungarian Ferenc Csik became Olympic champion. Silver went to Yusa Masanori from Japan and bronze to his compatriot Arai Shigeo .
Records
Before the start of the Olympic Games, the following records were valid.
World record | 56.4 s | Peter fuck | New Haven , United States | February 11, 1936 |
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Olympic record | 58.0 s | Miyazaki Yasuji | Los Angeles , United States | August 6, 1932 |
The following new records were set:
Olympic record | 57.5 s | Yusa Masanori | Semi-final 2 |
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57.5 s | Taguchi Masaharu | Forward 5 | |
57.6 s | Peter fuck | Forward 1 |
Results
Prelims
The preliminary runs were held on August 8th. The first two athletes of each run and the two fastest athletes of all runs qualified for the semi-finals.
Run 1
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Peter fuck | United States | 57.6 s | Q ( OR ) |
2 | Ferenc Csik | Hungary | 58.3 s | Q |
3 | Rom and Gabrielsen | Great Britain | 1: 01.2 min | |
4th | Robert Hamerton | Canada | 1: 02.1 min | |
5 | Paulo Tarrto | Brazil | 1: 02.6 min | |
6th | Mahmoud Kadri | Egypt | 1: 03.8 min | |
7th | Arturo Álvarez | Peru | 1: 04.9 min | |
8th | Charlie Chan | China | 1: 06.5 min |
Run 2
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Yusa Masanori | Japan | 57.8 s | Q |
2 | Arthur Highland | United States | 59.9 s | Q |
3 | William Kendall | Australia | 1: 01.0 min | q |
4th | Egon Roolaid | Estonia | 1: 01.5 min | |
5 | René Cavalero | France | 1: 02.2 min | |
6th | Bertus Mooi Wilten | Netherlands | 1: 03.4 min | |
7th | Alberto Conrad | Bolivia | 1: 17.5 min |
Run 3
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Mostyn Ffrench-Williams | Great Britain | 1: 00.7 min | Q |
2 | Jikirum Adjaluddin | Philippines | 1: 01.0 min | Q |
3 | Heiko Schwartz | German Empire | 1: 01.8 min | |
4th | Munroe Bourne | Canada | 1: 02.4 min | |
5 | Isaac Morais | Brazil | 1: 03.5 min | |
6th | Günther Zobernig | Austria | 1: 03.9 min |
Run 4
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Arai Shigeo | Japan | 57.7 s | Q |
2 | Helmut Fischer | German Empire | 57.9 s | Q |
3 | Ödön Gróf | Hungary | 1: 01.3 min | |
4th | Leonard Spence | Bermuda | 1: 01.9 min | |
5 | Claude Desusclade | France | 1: 07.2 min | |
6th | Richardos Brousalis | Greece | 1: 07.5 min |
Run 5
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Taguchi Masaharu | Japan | 57.5 s | Q ( OR ) |
2 | John Christensen | Denmark | 1: 01.1 min | Q |
3 | George Larson | Canada | 1: 01.5 min | |
4th | Zaki Saad al-Dine | Egypt | 1: 03.7 min | |
5 | Juan Paz | Peru | 1: 05.6 min | |
6th | Spyridon Mavrogiorgos | Greece | 1: 08.2 min |
Run 6
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Draško Vilfan | Yugoslavia | 1: 00.5 min | Q |
2 | Hermann Heibel | German Empire | 1: 01.4 min | Q |
3 | Frederick Dove | Great Britain | 1: 01.6 min | |
4th | José Obial | Philippines | 1: 01.7 min | |
5 | Leônidas da Silva | Brazil | 1: 03.3 min | |
6th | John Young | Bermuda | 1: 07.8 min |
Run 7
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Arthur Lindegren | United States | 58.3 s | Q |
2 | Oszkár Abay-Nemes | Hungary | 1: 00.2 min | Q |
3 | Heikki Hietanen | Finland | 1: 01.0 min | q |
4th | Piet Stam | Netherlands | 1: 01.3 min | |
5 | Poul Petersen | Denmark | 1: 01.6 min | |
6th | Roger Zirilli | Switzerland | 1: 04.1 min |
Semifinals
The semi-finals took place on August 8th. The first three athletes of each run as well as the fastest fourth placed qualified for the final.
Semi-final 1
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Taguchi Masaharu | Japan | 57.9 s | Q |
2 | Ferenc Csik | Hungary | 58.1 s | Q |
3 | Peter fuck | United States | 58.2 s | Q |
4th | Helmut Fischer | German Empire | 58.7 s | q |
5 | Heikki Hietanen | Finland | 1: 00.5 min | |
Draško Vilfan | Yugoslavia | 1: 00.5 min | ||
Jikirum Adjaluddin | Philippines | 1: 00.5 min | ||
8th | Mostyn Ffrench-Williams | Great Britain | 1: 01.0 min |
Semi-final 2
rank | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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1 | Yusa Masanori | Japan | 57.5 s | Q ( OR ) |
2 | Arai Shigeo | Japan | 57.9 s | Q |
3 | Arthur Lindegren | United States | 58.7 s | Q |
4th | Arthur Highland | United States | 59.4 s | |
5 | William Kendall | Australia | 59.9 s | |
6th | Hermann Heibel | German Empire | 1: 00.3 min | |
7th | Oszkár Abay-Nemes | Hungary | 1: 01.1 min | |
8th | John Christensen | Denmark | 1: 01.6 min |
final
August 9, 1936
rank | athlete | nation | time |
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1 | Ferenc Csik | Hungary | 57.6 s |
2 | Yusa Masanori | Japan | 57.9 s |
3 | Arai Shigeo | Japan | 58.0 s |
4th | Taguchi Masaharu | Japan | 58.1 s |
5 | Helmut Fischer | German Empire | 59.3 s |
6th | Peter fuck | United States | 59.7 s |
7th | Arthur Lindegren | United States | 59.9 s |
Web links
- Results ( Memento from November 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive )