1984 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 100m Freestyle (Men)
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| sport | swim | ||||||||
| discipline | 100 m freestyle | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 68 athletes from 43 countries | ||||||||
| Competition location | Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||
| Competition phase | July 31, 1984 | ||||||||
| Winning time | 49.80 s 
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 Swimming competitions at the 1984 Olympic Games |
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| 100 m freestyle | Men | Women |
| 200 m freestyle | Men | Women |
| 400 m freestyle | Men | Women |
| 800 m freestyle | Women | |
| 1500 m freestyle | Men | |
| 100 m back | Men | Women |
| 200 m back | Men | Women |
| 100 m chest | Men | Women |
| 200 m chest | Men | Women |
| 100 m butterfly | Men | Women |
| 200 m butterfly | Men | Women |
| 200 m layers | Men | Women |
| 400 m layers | Men | Women |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle | Men | Women |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle | Men | |
| 4 × 100 m layers | Men | Women |
The men's 100 meter freestyle swimming competition at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles was held on July 31. Although put Mark Stockwell protest against the validity of the A-finals one because it a false start by the American Rowdy Gaines suspected. However, the FINA rejected this protest and declared Gaines the Olympic champion and Stockwell the silver medalist. The Swede Per Johansson won bronze .
Records
Before the start of the Olympic Games, the following records were valid.
| World record | 50.59 s |
 Ambrose Gaines
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Austin , United States | April 3, 1981 |
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| Olympic record | 49.99 s |
James Montgomery
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Montreal , Canada | July 25, 1976 |
The following new records were set:
| Olympic record | 49.80 s |
Ambrose Gaines
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Results
Prelims
The eight fastest athletes qualified for the A-final, places 9 to 16 for the B-final.
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B final
| rank | train | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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| 9 | 7th | Ang Peng Siong |
 Singapore
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51.09 s | NO |
| 10 | 3 | Stéfan Voléry |
 Switzerland
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51.42 s | |
| 11 | 1 | David Lowe |
 Great Britain
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51.48 s | |
| 12 | 8th | Fabrizio Rampazzo |
 Italy
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51.56 s | |
| 13 | 4th | Hans Kroes |
 Netherlands
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51.64 s | |
| 5 | Thomas Lejdström |
 Sweden
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51.64 s | ||
| 15th | 6th | Edsard Schlingemann |
Netherlands
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51.74 s | |
| 16 | 2 | Peter Rohde |
 Denmark
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51.98 s |
A final
| rank | train | athlete | nation | time | Note |
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| 1 | 3 | Ambrose Gaines |
United States
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49.80 s | OR |
| 2 | 4th | Mark Stockwell |
 Australia
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50.24 s | CR |
| 3 | 6th | Per Johansson |
Sweden
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50.31 s | |
| 4th | 5 | Mike Heath |
United States
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50.41 s | |
| 5 | 2 | Dano Halsall |
Switzerland
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50.50 s | NO |
| 6th | 7th | Alberto Mestre |
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50.70 s | NO |
| 8th | Stéphan Caron |
 France
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50.70 s | NO | |
| 8th | 1 | Dirk Korthals |
 BR Germany
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50.93 s |
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