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100 metres Backstroke, Men

Date	30 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants	52 from 37 countries

Swimming rules for backstroke were slightly different in 1992, as no hand touch was required at the turn, a rule put into effect in March 1991. Jeff Rouse was the heavy favorite, having set the world record in August 1991 at the Pan Pacific meet under the new rule. He was also the 1991 World Champion and had won both backstroke events at the 1991 Pan Pacs. Rouse qualified fastest followed by Canada’s Mark Tewksbury, who had been runner-up to him at the 1991 Worlds, but came into Barcelona with a personal best of only 55.19, far from Rouse’s record 53.93. Rouse started fastest and led at the turn but Tewksbury came back strong, and won gold by a hand touch, 0.06 seconds. Rouse knew his win was an upset, stating, “Realistically, on paper, I shouldn’t have been there.” Rouse would come back a few days later and break his world record on the opening leg of the medley relay final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	104	Mark Tewksbury	CAN	54.75 (1 h6)	–	53.98 (1)	Gold
2	627	Jeff Rouse	USA	54.63 (1 h7)	–	54.04 (2)	Silver
3	602	Dave Berkoff	USA	54.84 (2 h6)	–	54.78 (3)	Bronze
4	153	Martín López-Zubero	ESP	55.37 (1 h5)	–	54.96 (4)
5	192	Vladimir Selkov	EUN	55.72 (2 h5)	–	55.49 (5)
6	234	Franck Schott	FRA	55.84 (2 h7)	–	55.72 (6)
7	126	Rodolfo Falcón	CUB	55.99 (3 h7)	–	55.76 (7)
8	285	Dirk Richter	GER	56.03 (3 h5)	–	56.26 (8)
9	52	Yasuhiro Vandewalle	BEL	56.20 (5 h5)	56.36 (1)	–
10	51	Stefaan Maene	BEL	56.34 (4 h7)	56.47 (2)	–
11	295	Tino Weber	GER	56.27 (3 h6)	56.49 (3)	–
12	385	Hajime Itoi	JPN	56.18 (4 h5)	56.64 (4)	–
13	330	Tamás Deutsch	HUN	56.47 (5 h7)	56.70 (5)	–
14	162	Carlos Ventosa	ESP	56.62 (6 h5)	56.78 (6)	–
15	76	Georgi Mihalev	BUL	56.59 (1 h3)	56.85 (7)	–
16	368	Emanuele Merisi	ITA	56.80 (1 h4)	57.71 (8)	–
17	505	Manuel Guzmán	PUR	56.93 (7 h5)	–	–
18	81	Raymond Brown	CAN	56.98 (6 h7)	–	–
19	38	Tom Stachewicz	AUS	57.03 (4 h6)	–	–
20	163	Ilmar Ojase	EST	57.08 (7 h7)	–	–
21	69	Rogério Romero	BRA	57.28 (2 h4)	–	–
22	591	Derya Büyükuncu	TUR	57.38 (5 h6)	–	–
23	355	Stefano Battistelli	ITA	57.40 (8 h7)	–	–
=24	579	Rastislav Bizub	TCH	57.57 (3 h4)	–	–
=24	247	Martin Harris	GBR	57.57 (6 h6)	–	–
26	580	Marcel Blažo	TCH	57.61 (2 h3)	–	–
27	401	Keita Soraoka	JPN	57.64 (4 h4)	–	–
28	349	Eran Groumi	ISR	57.67 (8 h5)	–	–
29	473	Alejandro Alvizuri	PER	57.72 (1 h2)	–	–
30	261	Adam Ruckwood	GBR	57.75 (5 h4)	–	–
31	111	Lin Laijiu	CHN	57.85 (7 h6)	–	–
32	524	Seddon Keyter	RSA	57.94 (6 h4)	–	–
33	464	Simon Percy	NZL	57.96 (8 h6)	–	–
34	75	Dragomir Markov	BUL	58.17 (3 h3)	–	–
35	6	Sebastián Lasave	ARG	58.22 (4 h3)	–	–
36	223	David Holderbach	FRA	58.25 (5 h3)	–	–
37	559	Rudi Dollmayer	SWE	58.26 (6 h3)	–	–
38	503	Ricardo Busquets	PUR	58.42 (7 h3)	–	–
39	458	Thomas Sopp	NOR	58.45 (7 h4)	–	–
40	405	Ji Sang-Jun	KOR	58.62 (8 h3)	–	–
41	326	Olivér Ágh	HUN	59.02 (2 h2)	–	–
42	496	Miguel Arrobas	POR	59.37 (3 h2)	–	–
43	478	Raymond Papa	PHI	59.58 (4 h2)	–	–
44	477	Leo Najera	PHI	59.92 (5 h2)	–	–
45	18	Toby Haenen	AUS	1:00.08 (8 h4)	–	–
46	313	Patrick Sagisi	GUM	1:01.84 (6 h2)	–	–
47	472	Marcos Prono	PAR	1:02.72 (1 h1)	–	–
48	44	Timothy Eneas	BAH	1:03.10 (7 h2)	–	–
49	325	Salvador Jiménez	HON	1:04.60 (2 h1)	–	–
50	198	Carl Probert	FIJ	1:04.92 (3 h1)	–	–
51	410	Jarrah Al-Asmawi	KUW	1:05.53 (4 h1)	–	–
52	598	Abdullah Sultan	UAE	1:08.22 (5 h1)	–	–
DNS	412	Nayef Al-Hasawi	KUW	– (DNS h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	30 July 1992 — 12:30
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Jeff Rouse	USA	54.63	Q
2	–	Mark Tewksbury	CAN	54.75	Q
3	–	Dave Berkoff	USA	54.84	Q
4	–	Martín López-Zubero	ESP	55.37	Q
5	–	Vladimir Selkov	EUN	55.72	Q
6	–	Franck Schott	FRA	55.84	Q
7	–	Rodolfo Falcón	CUB	55.99	Q
8	–	Dirk Richter	GER	56.03	Q
9	–	Hajime Itoi	JPN	56.18	q
10	–	Yasuhiro Vandewalle	BEL	56.20	q
11	–	Tino Weber	GER	56.27	q
12	–	Stefaan Maene	BEL	56.34	q
13	–	Tamás Deutsch	HUN	56.47	q
14	–	Georgi Mihalev	BUL	56.59	q
15	–	Carlos Ventosa	ESP	56.62	q
16	–	Emanuele Merisi	ITA	56.80	q
17	–	Manuel Guzmán	PUR	56.93
18	–	Raymond Brown	CAN	56.98
19	–	Tom Stachewicz	AUS	57.03
20	–	Ilmar Ojase	EST	57.08
21	–	Rogério Romero	BRA	57.28
22	–	Derya Büyükuncu	TUR	57.38
23	–	Stefano Battistelli	ITA	57.40
=24	–	Rastislav Bizub	TCH	57.57
=24	–	Martin Harris	GBR	57.57
26	–	Marcel Blažo	TCH	57.61
27	–	Keita Soraoka	JPN	57.64
28	–	Eran Groumi	ISR	57.67
29	–	Alejandro Alvizuri	PER	57.72
30	–	Adam Ruckwood	GBR	57.75
31	–	Lin Laijiu	CHN	57.85
32	–	Seddon Keyter	RSA	57.94
33	–	Simon Percy	NZL	57.96
34	–	Dragomir Markov	BUL	58.17
35	–	Sebastián Lasave	ARG	58.22
36	–	David Holderbach	FRA	58.25
37	–	Rudi Dollmayer	SWE	58.26
38	–	Ricardo Busquets	PUR	58.42
39	–	Thomas Sopp	NOR	58.45
40	–	Ji Sang-Jun	KOR	58.62
41	–	Olivér Ágh	HUN	59.02
42	–	Miguel Arrobas	POR	59.37
43	–	Raymond Papa	PHI	59.58
44	–	Leo Najera	PHI	59.92
45	–	Toby Haenen	AUS	1:00.08
46	–	Patrick Sagisi	GUM	1:01.84
47	–	Marcos Prono	PAR	1:02.72
48	–	Timothy Eneas	BAH	1:03.10
49	–	Salvador Jiménez	HON	1:04.60
50	–	Carl Probert	FIJ	1:04.92
51	–	Jarrah Al-Asmawi	KUW	1:05.53
52	–	Abdullah Sultan	UAE	1:08.22
DNS	–	Nayef Al-Hasawi	KUW	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Marcos Prono	PAR	1:02.72	30.52 (1)	32.20 (1)
2	–	Salvador Jiménez	HON	1:04.60	31.51 (2)	33.09 (3)
3	–	Carl Probert	FIJ	1:04.92	31.90 (3)	33.02 (2)
4	–	Jarrah Al-Asmawi	KUW	1:05.53	32.06 (4)	33.47 (4)
5	–	Abdullah Sultan	UAE	1:08.22	33.56 (5)	34.66 (5)
DNS	–	Nayef Al-Hasawi	KUW	–	– (–)	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Alejandro Alvizuri	PER	57.72	28.17 (1)	29.55 (1)
2	–	Olivér Ágh	HUN	59.02	28.90 (3)	30.12 (2)
3	–	Miguel Arrobas	POR	59.37	28.84 (2)	30.53 (4)
4	–	Raymond Papa	PHI	59.58	29.44 (5)	30.14 (3)
5	–	Leo Najera	PHI	59.92	28.94 (4)	30.98 (5)
6	–	Patrick Sagisi	GUM	1:01.84	29.91 (6)	31.93 (6)
7	–	Timothy Eneas	BAH	1:03.10	30.72 (7)	32.38 (7)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Georgi Mihalev	BUL	56.59	27.55 (1)	29.04 (1)	q
2	–	Marcel Blažo	TCH	57.61	28.00 (5)	29.61 (3)
3	–	Dragomir Markov	BUL	58.17	27.89 (4)	30.28 (6)
4	–	Sebastián Lasave	ARG	58.22	27.87 (3)	30.35 (7)
5	–	David Holderbach	FRA	58.25	28.50 (7)	29.75 (4)
6	–	Rudi Dollmayer	SWE	58.26	27.67 (2)	30.59 (8)
7	–	Ricardo Busquets	PUR	58.42	28.46 (6)	29.96 (5)
8	–	Ji Sang-Jun	KOR	58.62	29.04 (8)	29.58 (2)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Emanuele Merisi	ITA	56.80	27.59 (1)	29.21 (2)	q
2	–	Rogério Romero	BRA	57.28	27.96 (2)	29.32 (3)
3	–	Rastislav Bizub	TCH	57.57	28.45 (7)	29.12 (1)
4	–	Keita Soraoka	JPN	57.64	28.30 (5)	29.34 (4)
5	–	Adam Ruckwood	GBR	57.75	28.34 (6)	29.41 (5)
6	–	Seddon Keyter	RSA	57.94	28.20 (4)	29.74 (6)
7	–	Thomas Sopp	NOR	58.45	28.11 (3)	30.34 (7)
8	–	Toby Haenen	AUS	1:00.08	29.14 (8)	30.94 (8)

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Martín López-Zubero	ESP	55.37	27.37 (=1)	28.00 (1)	Q
2	–	Vladimir Selkov	EUN	55.72	27.37 (=1)	28.35 (2)	Q
3	–	Dirk Richter	GER	56.03	27.44 (3)	28.59 (=3)	Q
4	–	Hajime Itoi	JPN	56.18	27.50 (5)	28.68 (5)	q
5	–	Yasuhiro Vandewalle	BEL	56.20	27.61 (6)	28.59 (=3)	q
6	–	Carlos Ventosa	ESP	56.62	27.65 (7)	28.97 (6)	q
7	–	Manuel Guzmán	PUR	56.93	27.48 (4)	29.45 (7)
8	–	Eran Groumi	ISR	57.67	27.69 (8)	29.98 (8)

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Mark Tewksbury	CAN	54.75	26.49 (1)	28.26 (2)	Q
2	–	Dave Berkoff	USA	54.84	26.71 (2)	28.13 (1)	Q
3	–	Tino Weber	GER	56.27	27.73 (3)	28.54 (3)	q
4	–	Tom Stachewicz	AUS	57.03	27.93 (5)	29.10 (4)
5	–	Derya Büyükuncu	TUR	57.38	28.12 (8)	29.26 (5)
6	–	Martin Harris	GBR	57.57	27.89 (4)	29.68 (6)
7	–	Lin Laijiu	CHN	57.85	27.99 (6)	29.86 (8)
8	–	Simon Percy	NZL	57.96	28.11 (7)	29.85 (7)

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jeff Rouse	USA	54.63	26.62 (1)	28.01 (1)	Q
2	–	Franck Schott	FRA	55.84	27.45 (=3)	28.39 (2)	Q
3	–	Rodolfo Falcón	CUB	55.99	27.45 (=3)	28.54 (3)	Q
4	–	Stefaan Maene	BEL	56.34	27.59 (5)	28.75 (4)	q
5	–	Tamás Deutsch	HUN	56.47	27.64 (6)	28.83 (5)	q
6	–	Raymond Brown	CAN	56.98	27.23 (2)	29.75 (8)
7	–	Ilmar Ojase	EST	57.08	28.08 (7)	29.00 (6)
8	–	Stefano Battistelli	ITA	57.40	28.13 (8)	29.27 (7)

B Final

Date	30 July 1992 — 20:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Yasuhiro Vandewalle	BEL	56.36	27.61 (3)	28.75 (4)
2	–	Stefaan Maene	BEL	56.47	27.59 (2)	28.88 (6)
3	–	Tino Weber	GER	56.49	28.36 (8)	28.13 (1)
4	–	Hajime Itoi	JPN	56.64	28.06 (6)	28.58 (2)
5	–	Tamás Deutsch	HUN	56.70	28.00 (5)	28.70 (3)
6	–	Carlos Ventosa	ESP	56.78	27.92 (4)	28.86 (5)
7	–	Georgi Mihalev	BUL	56.85	27.51 (1)	29.34 (7)
8	–	Emanuele Merisi	ITA	57.71	28.08 (7)	29.63 (8)

Final Round

Date	30 July 1992 — 20:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Mark Tewksbury	CAN	53.98	26.39 (2)	27.59 (1)	OR
2	–	Jeff Rouse	USA	54.04	26.06 (1)	27.98 (2)
3	–	Dave Berkoff	USA	54.78	26.47 (3)	28.31 (6)
4	–	Martín López-Zubero	ESP	54.96	26.87 (4)	28.09 (4)
5	–	Vladimir Selkov	EUN	55.49	27.09 (5)	28.40 (7)
6	–	Franck Schott	FRA	55.72	27.61 (6)	28.11 (5)
7	–	Rodolfo Falcón	CUB	55.76	27.70 (8)	28.06 (3)
8	–	Dirk Richter	GER	56.26	27.65 (7)	28.61 (8)