| | Event type
100 metres Butterfly, Men
| Date | 11 – 12 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 43 from 32 countries |
Michael Phelps was going for his fourth consecutive gold medal in this event, a feat he had just accomplished in the 200 IM the day before. Phelps was considered one of the four medal contenders, along with the podium from the 2015 World Championships – Hungary’s László Cseh, South African Chad le Clos, and Singapore’s Joseph Schooling.
In the final, it was really not close for gold, as Schooling won Singapore’s first ever gold medal, in any sport, winning in 50.39, over second place 51.14. The podium was exactly as predicted as all four of the contenders made it, but nobody saw a three-way tie for the silver occurring. Cseh, Phelps, and le Clos all tied for second. This was the first ever three-way tie for any medal in swimming. It was only the eighth three-way tie for silver in any Olympic sport, the first since the 1968 Winter Olympics in women’s 500 metre speed skating, and the first at the Summer Olympics since the 1964 men’s gymnastics all-around.
| Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Schooling |  SGP | 51.41 (1 h6) | 50.83 (1 h2) | 50.39 (1) | Gold | ||
| =2 | Michael Phelps |  USA | 51.60 (2 h6) | 51.58 (2 h1) | 51.14 (=2) | Silver | ||
| =2 | Chad le Clos |  RSA | 51.75 (3 h5) | 51.43 (2 h2) | 51.14 (=2) | Silver | ||
| =2 | László Cseh, Jr. |  HUN | 51.52 (1 h4) | 51.57 (1 h1) | 51.14 (=2) | Silver | ||
| 5 | Li Zhuhao |  CHN | 51.78 (3 h6) | 51.51 (3 h2) | 51.26 (5) | |||
| 6 | Mehdy Metella |  FRA | 51.71 (2 h5) | 51.73 (6 h2) | 51.58 (6) | |||
| 7 | Tom Shields | USA | 51.58 (1 h5) | 51.61 (4 h2) | 51.73 (7) | |||
| 8 | Aleksandr Sadovnikov |  RUS | 51.91 (5 h6) | 51.71 (5 h2) | 51.84 (8) | |||
| 9 | David Morgan |  AUS | 51.81 (4 h5) | 51.75 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 10 | Konrad Czerniak |  POL | 51.81 (3 h4) | 51.80 (3 h1) | – | |||
| 11 | Piero Codia |  ITA | 51.72 (2 h4) | 51.82 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 12 | Santo Condorelli |  CAN | 51.99 (1 h2) | 51.83 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 13 | Grant Irvine | AUS | 51.84 (4 h6) | 51.87 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 14 | James Guy |  GBR | 51.78 (1 h3) | 52.10 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 15 | Quah Zheng Wen | SGP | 52.08 (2 h3) | 52.26 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 16 | Yevgeny Koptelov | RUS | 52.01 (4 h4) | 52.50 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 17 | Jérémy Stravius | FRA | 52.10 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 18 | Steffen Deibler |  GER | 52.14 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Luis Martínez |  GUA | 52.22 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Takuro Fujii |  JPN | 52.36 (6 h6) | – | – | |||
| 21 | Henrique Martins |  BRA | 52.42 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 22 | Joeri Verlinden |  NED | 52.48 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 23 | Liubomyr Lemeshko |  UKR | 52.51 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 24 | Santi Grassi |  ARG | 52.56 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Matteo Rivolta | ITA | 52.67 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Bence Pulai | HUN | 52.73 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 27 | Zhang Qibin | CHN | 52.84 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 28 | Paval Sankovich |  BLR | 53.00 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 29 | Albert Subirats |  VEN | 53.23 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
| 30 | Ryan Pini |  PNG | 53.24 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 31 | Yauhen Tsurkin | BLR | 53.24 (8 h6) | – | – | |||
| 32 | Long Gutiérrez |  MEX | 53.34 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 33 | Paweł Korzeniowski | POL | 53.71 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
| 34 | Marcos Macedo | BRA | 53.87 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 35 | Glenn Sutanto |  INA | 54.25 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 36 | Abbas Qali |  IOA | 54.63 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 37 | Anthonny Sitraka Ralefy |  MAD | 54.72 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 38 | Ralph Goveia |  ZAM | 54.84 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 39 | Allan Gutiérrez |  HON | 55.20 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 40 | Rami Anis |  EOR | 56.23 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 41 | Oumar Touré |  MLI | 57.56 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 42 | Hannibal Gaskin |  GUY | 58.57 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 43 | Thint Myaat |  MYA | 1:02.54 (3 h1) | – | – |
Round One (11 August 2016 — 14:16)
Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals
Heat One (14:16)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Oumar Touré | MLI | 57.56 | 0.71 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Hannibal Gaskin | GUY | 58.57 | 0.60 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Thint Myaat | MYA | 1:02.54 | 0.77 |
Heat Two (14:19)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Santo Condorelli | CAN | 51.99 | 0.65 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Ryan Pini | PNG | 53.24 | 0.70 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Glenn Sutanto | INA | 54.25 | 0.67 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Abbas Qali | IOA | 54.63 | 0.61 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Anthonny Sitraka Ralefy | MAD | 54.72 | 0.62 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Ralph Goveia | ZAM | 54.84 | 0.61 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Allan Gutiérrez | HON | 55.20 | 0.67 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Rami Anis | EOR | 56.23 | 0.75 |
Heat Three (14:22)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | James Guy | GBR | 51.78 | 0.64 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Quah Zheng Wen | SGP | 52.08 | 0.63 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Luis Martínez | GUA | 52.22 | 0.64 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Henrique Martins | BRA | 52.42 | 0.69 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Liubomyr Lemeshko | UKR | 52.51 | 0.67 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Zhang Qibin | CHN | 52.84 | 0.70 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Long Gutiérrez | MEX | 53.34 | 0.65 | |||
| 8 | 3 | Marcos Macedo | BRA | 53.87 | 0.65 |
Heat Four (14:25)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN | 51.52 | 0.75 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Piero Codia | ITA | 51.72 | 0.65 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Konrad Czerniak | POL | 51.81 | 0.71 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Yevgeny Koptelov | RUS | 52.01 | 0.74 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Jérémy Stravius | FRA | 52.10 | 0.70 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Steffen Deibler | GER | 52.14 | 0.64 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Santi Grassi | ARG | 52.56 | 0.64 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Paval Sankovich | BLR | 53.00 | 0.71 |
Heat Five (14:28)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tom Shields | USA | 51.58 | 0.78 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Mehdy Metella | FRA | 51.71 | 0.66 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Chad le Clos | RSA | 51.75 | 0.65 | |||
| 4 | 7 | David Morgan | AUS | 51.81 | 0.67 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Joeri Verlinden | NED | 52.48 | 0.68 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Matteo Rivolta | ITA | 52.67 | 0.67 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Bence Pulai | HUN | 52.73 | 0.72 | |||
| 8 | 6 | Paweł Korzeniowski | POL | 53.71 | 0.74 |
Heat Six (14:31)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Joseph Schooling | SGP | 51.41 | 0.61 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Michael Phelps | USA | 51.60 | 0.75 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Li Zhuhao | CHN | 51.78 | 0.73 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Grant Irvine | AUS | 51.84 | 0.69 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Aleksandr Sadovnikov | RUS | 51.91 | 0.68 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Takuro Fujii | JPN | 52.36 | 0.64 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Albert Subirats | VEN | 53.23 | 0.69 | |||
| 8 | 6 | Yauhen Tsurkin | BLR | 53.24 | 0.65 |
Semi-Finals (11 August 2016 — 23:34)
Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final
Heat One (23:34)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN | 51.57 | 0.78 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Michael Phelps | USA | 51.58 | 0.67 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Konrad Czerniak | POL | 51.80 | 0.70 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Piero Codia | ITA | 51.82 | 0.67 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Santo Condorelli | CAN | 51.83 | 0.65 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Grant Irvine | AUS | 51.87 | 0.68 | |||
| 7 | 6 | James Guy | GBR | 52.10 | 0.64 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Quah Zheng Wen | SGP | 52.26 | 0.64 |
Heat Two (23:42)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Joseph Schooling | SGP | 50.83 | 0.61 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Chad le Clos | RSA | 51.43 | 0.65 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Li Zhuhao | CHN | 51.51 | 0.68 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Tom Shields | USA | 51.61 | 0.77 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Aleksandr Sadovnikov | RUS | 51.71 | 0.67 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Mehdy Metella | FRA | 51.73 | 0.66 | |||
| 7 | 7 | David Morgan | AUS | 51.75 | 0.63 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Yevgeny Koptelov | RUS | 52.50 | 0.73 |
Final (12 August 2016 — 22:12)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Joseph Schooling | SGP | 50.39 | 0.61 | |||
| =2 | 2 | Michael Phelps | USA | 51.14 | 0.70 | |||
| =2 | 5 | Chad le Clos | RSA | 51.14 | 0.61 | |||
| =2 | 6 | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN | 51.14 | 0.69 | |||
| 5 | 3 | Li Zhuhao | CHN | 51.26 | 0.70 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Mehdy Metella | FRA | 51.58 | 0.70 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Tom Shields | USA | 51.73 | 0.74 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Aleksandr Sadovnikov | RUS | 51.84 | 0.68 |