100 metres Backstroke, Men
| Date | 3 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California |
| Participants | 45 from 31 countries |
At the 1982 World Championships Dirk Richter (GDR) had won in a close battle over American Rick Carey, but in 1983 Carey moved well ahead in this event, setting three world records. In Richter’s absence, Carey was heavily favored in Los Angeles. He came through, winning in 55.79 although it off his world record time of 55.19. Carey had already won the 200 back in LA, and had pouted on the victory podium, upset with his winning time. It earned him boos from the crowd and the media did not portray him kindly, calling him a sore winner. This time he smiled and acted more appreciative of the gold. Behind him Dave Wilson of the US won silver and Mike West of Canada took bronze.
The fourth spot went to New Zealand’s Gary Hurring who was hoping to become New Zealand’s first Olympic swimming medalist since his mother, Jean Stewart, won a bronze in the 100 back for women in 1952. From a line of backstroke swimmers, Hurring’s father, Lincoln, also swam the 100 back at the 1952 (and 1956) Olympics. A few weeks after the Olympics, Dirk Richter won the Friendship Games 100 back in 55.67.
| Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | B Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Carey |  USA | 55.74 (1 h7) | – | 55.79 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Dave Wilson | USA | 56.71 (1 h6) | – | 56.35 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Mike West |  CAN | 57.76 (2 h5) | – | 56.49 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Gary Hurring |  NZL | 57.42 (1 h5) | – | 56.90 (4) | |||
| 5 | Mark Kerry |  AUS | 57.15 (1 h2) | – | 57.18 (5) | |||
| 6 | Bengt Baron |  SWE | 57.66 (1 h4) | – | 57.34 (6) | |||
| 7 | Sandy Goss | CAN | 57.60 (1 h3) | – | 57.46 (7) | |||
| 8 | Hans Kroes |  NED | 57.48 (2 h2) | – | 58.07 (8) | |||
| 9 | David Orbell | AUS | 58.35 (1 h1) | 58.05 (1) | – | |||
| 10 | Paul Kingsman | NZL | 58.33 (4 h4) | 58.19 (2) | – | |||
| =11 | Stefan Peter |  FRG | 57.90 (=2 h7) | 58.30 (=3) | – | |||
| =11 | Daichi Suzuki |  JPN | 58.37 (3 h5) | 58.30 (=3) | – | |||
| =13 | Ricardo Aldabe |  ESP | 57.90 (=2 h7) | 58.31 (=5) | – | |||
| =13 | Hans Fredin | SWE | 58.39 (2 h6) | 58.31 (=5) | – | |||
| 15 | Nicolaj Klapkarek | FRG | 58.19 (2 h4) | 58.56 (7) | – | |||
| 16 | Frédéric Delcourt |  FRA | 58.22 (3 h4) | – ( | – | |||
| 17 | Neil Harper |  GBR | 58.50 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| 18 | Paolo Falchini |  ITA | 58.65 (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Ilias Malamas |  GRE | 58.69 (3 h6) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Kristofer Stivenson | GRE | 58.76 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 21 | Lukman Niode |  INA | 58.77 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 22 | Patrick Ferland |  SUI | 58.78 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 23 | Wang Hao |  CHN | 59.13 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 24 | Fabrizio Bortolon | ITA | 59.27 (4 h6) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Giovanni Frigo |  VEN | 59.34 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Sharif Nour |  EGY | 59.63 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 27 | Allan Marsh |  JAM | 1:00.04 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 28 | Ian Collins | GBR | 1:00.08 (5 h6) | – | – | |||
| 29 | David Lim |  SGP | 1:00.65 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 30 | Li Zhongyi | CHN | 1:00.66 (4 h7) | – | – | |||
| 31 | Dave Morley |  BAH | 1:01.29 (5 h7) | – | – | |||
| 32 | Ernesto Vela |  MEX | 1:01.42 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 33 | Emad El-Shafei | EGY | 1:02.04 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 34 | Fernando Rodríguez |  PER | 1:02.27 (6 h6) | – | – | |||
| 35 | Alejandro Alvizuri | PER | 1:02.63 (6 h7) | – | – | |||
| 36 | Hugo Goossen |  SUR | 1:03.77 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 37 | Erik Rosskopf |  ISV | 1:03.82 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 38 | Salvador Salguero |  ESA | 1:04.99 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 39 | Ernesto José Degenhart |  GUA | 1:05.63 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 40 | Warren Sorby |  FIJ | 1:05.81 (7 h7) | – | – | |||
| 41 | Collier Woolard | ISV | 1:06.86 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
| 42 | Pedro Cruz |  MOZ | 1:10.86 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 43 | David Galo |  HON | 1:13.28 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 44 | Ibrahim El-Baba |  LBN | 1:13.76 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| Rami Kantari | LBN | – (DQ h4) | – | – | ||||
| Alexander Pilhatsch |  AUT | – (DNS h2) | – | – | ||||
| Andrew Phillips | JAM | – (DNS h1) | – | – | ||||
| Kemal Sadri Özün |  TUR | – (DNS h1) | – | – | ||||
| Daniel Mulumba |  UGA | – (DNS h1) | – | – |
Round One (3 August 1984 — 9:25)
Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.
Heat One
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | David Orbell | AUS | 58.35 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Giovanni Frigo | VEN | 59.34 | |||
| 3 | 7 | Ernesto José Degenhart | GUA | 1:05.63 | |||
| 4 | 1 | David Galo | HON | 1:13.28 | |||
| 3 | Andrew Phillips | JAM | – | ||||
| 2 | Kemal Sadri Özün | TUR | – | ||||
| 6 | Daniel Mulumba | UGA | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Kerry | AUS | 57.15 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Hans Kroes | NED | 57.48 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Kristofer Stivenson | GRE | 58.76 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Allan Marsh | JAM | 1:00.04 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Hugo Goossen | SUR | 1:03.77 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Salvador Salguero | ESA | 1:04.99 | |||
| 2 | Alexander Pilhatsch | AUT | – |
Heat Three
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sandy Goss | CAN | 57.60 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Neil Harper | GBR | 58.50 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Patrick Ferland | SUI | 58.78 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Sharif Nour | EGY | 59.63 | |||
| 5 | 2 | David Lim | SGP | 1:00.65 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Emad El-Shafei | EGY | 1:02.04 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Ibrahim El-Baba | LBN | 1:13.76 |
Heat Four
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Bengt Baron | SWE | 57.66 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Nicolaj Klapkarek | FRG | 58.19 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Frédéric Delcourt | FRA | 58.22 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Paul Kingsman | NZL | 58.33 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Lukman Niode | INA | 58.77 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Ernesto Vela | MEX | 1:01.42 | |||
| 1 | Rami Kantari | LBN | – |
Heat Five
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Gary Hurring | NZL | 57.42 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Mike West | CAN | 57.76 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Daichi Suzuki | JPN | 58.37 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Paolo Falchini | ITA | 58.65 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Wang Hao | CHN | 59.13 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Erik Rosskopf | ISV | 1:03.82 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Pedro Cruz | MOZ | 1:10.86 |
Heat Six
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dave Wilson | USA | 56.71 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Hans Fredin | SWE | 58.39 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Ilias Malamas | GRE | 58.69 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Fabrizio Bortolon | ITA | 59.27 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Ian Collins | GBR | 1:00.08 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Fernando Rodríguez | PER | 1:02.27 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Collier Woolard | ISV | 1:06.86 |
Heat Seven
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rick Carey | USA | 55.74 | |||
| =2 | 3 | Ricardo Aldabe | ESP | 57.90 | |||
| =2 | 5 | Stefan Peter | FRG | 57.90 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Li Zhongyi | CHN | 1:00.66 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Dave Morley | BAH | 1:01.29 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Alejandro Alvizuri | PER | 1:02.63 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Warren Sorby | FIJ | 1:05.81 |
B Final (3 August 1984 — 17:45)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | David Orbell | AUS | 58.05 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Paul Kingsman | NZL | 58.19 | |||
| =3 | 1 | Daichi Suzuki | JPN | 58.30 | |||
| =3 | 5 | Stefan Peter | FRG | 58.30 | |||
| =5 | 4 | Ricardo Aldabe | ESP | 58.31 | |||
| =5 | 8 | Hans Fredin | SWE | 58.31 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Nicolaj Klapkarek | FRG | 58.56 | |||
| 6 | Frédéric Delcourt | FRA | – |
Final (3 August 1984 — 17:40)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rick Carey | USA | 55.79 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Dave Wilson | USA | 56.35 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Mike West | CAN | 56.49 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Gary Hurring | NZL | 56.90 | |||
| 5 | 3 | Mark Kerry | AUS | 57.18 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Bengt Baron | SWE | 57.34 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Sandy Goss | CAN | 57.46 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Hans Kroes | NED | 58.07 |