1996 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 100m Freestyle (Men)
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| sport | swim | ||||||||
| discipline | 100 m freestyle | ||||||||
| gender | Men | ||||||||
| Attendees | 61 athletes from 45 countries | ||||||||
| Competition location | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||
| Competition phase | July 22, 1996 | ||||||||
| Winning time | 48.74 s 
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 Swimming competitions at the 1996 Olympic Games |
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| 50 m freestyle | Men | Women |
| 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 | Women |
| 4 × 100 m layers | Men | Women |
The men's 100-meter freestyle swimming competition at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta was held on July 28th. The Russian Alexander Popov , who had already been Olympic champion in this discipline four years earlier, was able to defend his title. Silver went to Gary Hall Junior from the United States. The Brazilian Gustavo Borges , who won silver in Barcelona in 1992, swam to bronze.
Records
Before the start of the Olympic Games, the following records were valid.
| World record | 48.42 s |
 Matt Biondi
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Austin , United States | August 10, 1988 |
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| Olympic record | 48.63 s |
Matt Biondi
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Seoul , South Korea | September 22, 1988 |
No new world or Olympic records have been set.
Results
Prelims
The eight fastest swimmers of all runs qualified for the A final. Places 9 to 16 for the B final.
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B final
| rank | train | athlete | nation | Time (s) | Note |
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| 9 | 3 | Jon Olsen |
United States
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49.80 | |
| 10 | 4th | Christian Tröger |
 Germany
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49.90 | |
| 11 | 8th | Bjorn Zikarsky |
Germany
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49.91 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sion Brinn |
 Jamaica
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50.09 | NO |
| 13 | 2 | Chris Fydler |
 Australia
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50.31 | |
| 14th | 7th | Rostyslav Svanidze |
 Ukraine
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50.43 | |
| 15th | 5 | Stephen Clarke |
 Canada
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50.45 | |
| 16 | 6th | Bartosz Kizierowski |
 Poland
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50.51 |
A final
| rank | train | athlete | nation | Time (s) | Note |
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| 1 | 4th | Alexander Popov |
 Russia
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48.74 | NO |
| 2 | 5 | Gary Hall Junior |
United States
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48.81 | |
| 3 | 2 | Gustavo Borges |
 Brazil
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49.02 | |
| 4th | 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband |
 Netherlands
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49.13 | NO |
| 5 | 6th | Fernando Scherer |
Brazil
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49.57 | |
| 6th | 1 | Pavlo Khnykin |
Ukraine
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49.65 | |
| 7th | 8th | Ricardo Busquets |
 Puerto Rico
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49.68 | |
| 8th | 7th | Francisco Sánchez |
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49.84 |
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