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100 metres Breaststroke, Men

Date	16 – 17 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	66 from 60 countries

In June and July 2000 Roman Sludnov of Russia and America’s Ed Moses posted the two fastest times in history and the scene was set for the two men to dispute the Olympic title and possibly even break the one-minute barrier for the event. Even when Domenico Fioravanti, the Italian who held the European title, set the fastest time in both qualifying rounds few thought that that he could beat the duo to the Olympic championships.

Fioravanti had other ideas and, with neither Sludnov nor Moses quite up to their top form, the Italian broke the Olympic record on the way to becoming his nation’s first ever Olympic swimming champion. A few days later he added another gold in the 200 metres breaststroke but he was denied an opportunity to defend these titles. Shortly before the Athens Games he was forced to retire due to a genetic heart abnormality

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Domenico Fioravanti	ITA	1:01.32 (1 h8)	1:00.84 (1 h2)	1:00.46 (1)	Gold
2	Ed Moses	USA	1:01.59 (3 h8)	1:01.22 (2 h2)	1:00.73 (2)	Silver
3	Roman Sludnov	RUS	1:02.15 (3 h9)	1:01.15 (1 h1)	1:00.91 (3)	Bronze
4	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	1:01.68 (2 h7)	1:01.31 (3 h2)	1:01.34 (4)
5	Daniel Málek	CZE	1:01.56 (2 h8)	1:01.60 (2 h1)	1:01.50 (5)
6	Morgan Knabe	CAN	1:01.81 (3 h7)	1:01.70 (3 h1)	1:01.58 (6)
7	Brett Petersen	RSA	1:02.20 (4 h8)	1:01.42 (4 h2)	1:01.63 (7)
8	Remo Lütolf	SUI	1:02.54 (6 h8)	1:01.81 (4 h1)	1:01.88 (8)
9	Károly Güttler	HUN	1:01.66 (1 h7)	1:01.83 (5 h1)	–
10	Dmitry Komornikov	RUS	1:01.87 (4 h7)	1:01.88 (5 h2)	–
11	Jarno Pihlava	FIN	1:02.21 (4 h9)	1:01.92 (6 h1)	–
12	Jens Kruppa	GER	1:02.09 (2 h9)	1:01.92 (6 h2)	–
13	Marcel Wouda	NED	1:02.00 (1 h9)	1:01.94 (7 h1)	–
14	Darren Mew	GBR	1:02.42 (5 h8)	1:01.98 (7 h2)	–
15	Oleh Lisohor	UKR	1:02.24 (5 h9)	1:02.00 (8 h2)	–
16	Hugues Duboscq	FRA	1:02.40 (5 h7)	1:02.89 (8 h1)	–
17	Phil Rogers	AUS	1:02.77 (1 h6)	–	–
18	José Couto	POR	1:02.79 (7 h8)	–	–
19	Elvin Chia	MAS	1:02.81 (2 h6)	–	–
20	Mark Warnecke	GER	1:02.85 (6 h9)	–	–
21	Akira Hayashi	JPN	1:02.86 (7 h9)	–	–
22	Patrick Schmollinger	AUT	1:02.87 (3 h6)	–	–
23	Adam Whitehead	GBR	1:02.91 (6 h7)	–	–
24	Marek Krawczyk	POL	1:03.00 (4 h6)	–	–
25	Pat Calhoun	USA	1:03.03 (7 h7)	–	–
26	Patrik Isaksson	SWE	1:03.05 (8 h9)	–	–
27	Steven Ferguson	NZL	1:03.06 (5 h6)	–	–
28	Terence Parkin	RSA	1:03.11 (8 h7)	–	–
29	Zhu Yi	CHN	1:03.20 (8 h8)	–	–
30	Vanja Rogulj	CRO	1:03.58 (6 h6)	–	–
31	Eduardo Fischer	BRA	1:03.72 (7 h6)	–	–
=32	Raiko Pachel	EST	1:03.99 (8 h6)	–	–
=32	Tal Stricker	ISR	1:03.99 (1 h5)	–	–
=34	Valērijs Kalmikovs	LAT	1:04.02 (=1 h4)	–	–
=34	Arsenio López	PUR	1:04.02 (=1 h4)	–	–
36	Vadim Tatarov	MDA	1:04.12 (1 h3)	–	–
37	Francisco Suriano	ESA	1:04.31 (2 h3)	–	–
38	Álvaro Fortuny	GUA	1:04.35 (2 h5)	–	–
39	Alwin de Prins	LUX	1:04.37 (3 h5)	–	–
40	Yang Shang-Hsuan	TPE	1:04.54 (4 h5)	–	–
41	Andrew Bree	IRL	1:04.58 (3 h4)	–	–
42	Nikola Savčić	SCG	1:04.64 (4 h4)	–	–
43	Alfredo Jacobo	MEX	1:04.67 (5 h5)	–	–
44	Iván Rodríguez	PAN	1:04.68 (6 h5)	–	–
45	Jo Gyeong-Hwan	KOR	1:04.71 (5 h4)	–	–
46	Aliaksandr Hukau	BLR	1:04.96 (7 h5)	–	–
47	Wickus Nienaber	SWZ	1:04.98 (3 h3)	–	–
48	Juan José Madrigal	CRC	1:05.14 (1 h2)	–	–
49	Jörg Lindemeier	NAM	1:05.25 (4 h3)	–	–
50	Matthew Kwok	HKG	1:05.28 (5 h3)	–	–
51	Sylvain Fauré	MON	1:05.51 (2 h2)	–	–
52	Hjalti Guðmundsson	ISL	1:05.55 (6 h4)	–	–
53	Sergio Ferreyra	ARG	1:05.75 (8 h5)	–	–
54	Aleksandr Savitsky	KAZ	1:05.95 (6 h3)	–	–
55	Jean-Luc Razakarivony	MAD	1:05.97 (3 h2)	–	–
56	Ahmad Al-Kudmani	KSA	1:06.07 (4 h2)	–	–
57	Daniel Liew	SGP	1:06.41 (7 h4)	–	–
58	Krasimir Zahov	BUL	1:07.09 (7 h3)	–	–
59	Yevgeny Petrashov	KGZ	1:07.32 (8 h4)	–	–
60	Hakan Kiper	TUR	1:07.46 (8 h3)	–	–
61	Antonio León	PAR	1:08.12 (1 h1)	–	–
62	Malick Fall	SEN	1:08.60 (5 h2)	–	–
63	Kieran Chan	PNG	1:13.34 (2 h1)	–	–
64	Karar Samedul Islam	BAN	1:14.93 (6 h2)	–	–
65	Joe Atuhaire	UGA	1:22.35 (3 h1)	–	–
DQ	Facinet Bangoura	GUI	– (DQ h2)	–	–

Round One (16 September 2000)

Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat One (11:45)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	3	Antonio León	PAR	31.67 (1) 36.45 (1)	1:08.12	0.85
2	5	Kieran Chan	PNG	34.09 (2) 39.25 (2)	1:13.34	0.95
3	4	Joe Atuhaire	UGA	36.98 (3) 45.37 (3)	1:22.35	0.93

Heat Two (11:48)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Juan José Madrigal	CRC	30.66 (3) 34.48 (1)	1:05.14	0.80
2	3	Sylvain Fauré	MON	30.59 (1) 34.92 (3)	1:05.51	0.78
3	6	Jean-Luc Razakarivony	MAD	31.38 (4) 34.59 (2)	1:05.97	0.89
4	5	Ahmad Al-Kudmani	KSA	30.64 (2) 35.43 (4)	1:06.07	0.75
5	2	Malick Fall	SEN	32.08 (5) 36.52 (5)	1:08.60	0.85
6	7	Karar Samedul Islam	BAN	34.47 (6) 40.46 (6)	1:14.93	0.84
DQ	1	Facinet Bangoura	GUI	– (–) –	–	–	1

Heat Three (11:51)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	1	Vadim Tatarov	MDA	29.95 (3) 34.17 (1)	1:04.12	0.92
2	4	Francisco Suriano	ESA	29.91 (2) 34.40 (2)	1:04.31	0.76
3	5	Wickus Nienaber	SWZ	29.83 (1) 35.15 (4)	1:04.98	0.77
4	2	Jörg Lindemeier	NAM	30.46 (5) 34.79 (3)	1:05.25	0.80
5	3	Matthew Kwok	HKG	30.08 (4) 35.20 (5)	1:05.28	0.66
6	7	Aleksandr Savitsky	KAZ	30.54 (6) 35.41 (6)	1:05.95	0.82
7	8	Krasimir Zahov	BUL	30.70 (7) 36.39 (8)	1:07.09	0.84
8	6	Hakan Kiper	TUR	31.35 (8) 36.11 (7)	1:07.46	0.89

Heat Four (11:54)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
=1	3	Arsenio López	PUR	30.24 (=2) 33.78 (3)	1:04.02	0.76
=1	7	Valērijs Kalmikovs	LAT	30.49 (6) 33.53 (1)	1:04.02	0.80
3	5	Andrew Bree	IRL	30.84 (7) 33.74 (2)	1:04.58	0.84
4	2	Nikola Savčić	SCG	29.71 (1) 34.93 (5)	1:04.64	0.81
5	8	Jo Gyeong-Hwan	KOR	30.48 (5) 34.23 (4)	1:04.71	0.80
6	4	Hjalti Guðmundsson	ISL	30.28 (4) 35.27 (6)	1:05.55	0.79
7	1	Daniel Liew	SGP	30.24 (=2) 36.17 (8)	1:06.41	0.72
8	6	Yevgeny Petrashov	KGZ	31.56 (8) 35.76 (7)	1:07.32	0.97

Heat Five (11:57)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Tal Stricker	ISR	29.95 (3) 34.04 (2)	1:03.99	0.77
2	6	Álvaro Fortuny	GUA	29.45 (1) 34.90 (=6)	1:04.35	0.78
3	3	Alwin de Prins	LUX	30.39 (7) 33.98 (1)	1:04.37	0.84
4	2	Yang Shang-Hsuan	TPE	30.28 (5) 34.26 (3)	1:04.54	0.78
5	4	Alfredo Jacobo	MEX	29.77 (2) 34.90 (=6)	1:04.67	0.78
6	8	Iván Rodríguez	PAN	30.10 (4) 34.58 (5)	1:04.68	0.87
7	7	Aliaksandr Hukau	BLR	30.62 (8) 34.34 (4)	1:04.96	0.90
8	1	Sergio Ferreyra	ARG	30.34 (6) 35.41 (8)	1:05.75	0.77

Heat Six (12:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Phil Rogers	AUS	29.40 (3) 33.37 (3)	1:02.77	0.74
2	6	Elvin Chia	MAS	29.66 (6) 33.15 (1)	1:02.81	0.83
3	4	Patrick Schmollinger	AUT	29.36 (2) 33.51 (4)	1:02.87	0.83
4	2	Marek Krawczyk	POL	29.76 (7) 33.24 (2)	1:03.00	0.74
5	3	Steven Ferguson	NZL	29.33 (1) 33.73 (6)	1:03.06	0.79
6	7	Vanja Rogulj	CRO	29.64 (5) 33.94 (7)	1:03.58	0.78
7	1	Eduardo Fischer	BRA	30.15 (8) 33.57 (5)	1:03.72	0.75
8	8	Raiko Pachel	EST	29.61 (4) 34.38 (8)	1:03.99	0.84

Heat Seven (12:03)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	7	Károly Güttler	HUN	28.73 (1) 32.93 (4)	1:01.66	0.78	Q
2	5	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	29.36 (5) 32.32 (2)	1:01.68	0.67	Q
3	3	Morgan Knabe	CAN	28.79 (2) 33.02 (5)	1:01.81	0.79	Q
4	6	Dmitry Komornikov	RUS	29.63 (7) 32.24 (1)	1:01.87	0.80	Q
5	8	Hugues Duboscq	FRA	29.14 (3) 33.26 (6)	1:02.40	0.80	Q
6	2	Adam Whitehead	GBR	29.54 (6) 33.37 (7)	1:02.91	0.78
7	4	Pat Calhoun	USA	29.33 (4) 33.70 (8)	1:03.03	0.68
8	1	Terence Parkin	RSA	30.36 (8) 32.75 (3)	1:03.11	0.75

Heat Eight (12:07)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	5	Domenico Fioravanti	ITA	29.13 (4) 32.19 (1)	1:01.32	0.79	Q
2	1	Daniel Málek	CZE	29.25 (=5) 32.31 (2)	1:01.56	0.86	Q
3	4	Ed Moses	USA	28.81 (2) 32.78 (3)	1:01.59	0.73	Q
4	3	Brett Petersen	RSA	28.92 (3) 33.28 (5)	1:02.20	0.74	Q
5	6	Darren Mew	GBR	28.79 (1) 33.63 (7)	1:02.42	0.93	Q
6	2	Remo Lütolf	SUI	29.29 (7) 33.25 (4)	1:02.54	0.89	Q
7	8	José Couto	POR	29.25 (=5) 33.54 (6)	1:02.79	0.78
8	7	Zhu Yi	CHN	29.55 (8) 33.65 (8)	1:03.20	0.86

Heat Nine (12:11)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	8	Marcel Wouda	NED	29.49 (6) 32.51 (2)	1:02.00	0.91	Q
2	7	Jens Kruppa	GER	29.04 (=3) 33.05 (3)	1:02.09	0.82	Q
3	4	Roman Sludnov	RUS	29.78 (8) 32.37 (1)	1:02.15	0.77	Q
4	5	Jarno Pihlava	FIN	28.78 (1) 33.43 (6)	1:02.21	0.73	Q
5	2	Oleh Lisohor	UKR	29.09 (5) 33.15 (4)	1:02.24	0.75	Q
6	6	Mark Warnecke	GER	28.96 (2) 33.89 (7)	1:02.85	0.73
7	3	Akira Hayashi	JPN	29.57 (7) 33.29 (5)	1:02.86	0.66
8	1	Patrik Isaksson	SWE	29.04 (=3) 34.01 (8)	1:03.05	0.82

Semi-Finals (16 September 2000)

Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Heat One (19:43)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	2	Roman Sludnov	RUS	28.80 (1) 32.35 (1)	1:01.15	0.79	Q
2	4	Daniel Málek	CZE	29.12 (8) 32.48 (2)	1:01.60	0.78	Q
3	3	Morgan Knabe	CAN	28.95 (=4) 32.75 (3)	1:01.70	0.77	Q
4	8	Remo Lütolf	SUI	28.84 (2) 32.97 (6)	1:01.81	0.79	Q
5	5	Károly Güttler	HUN	28.95 (=4) 32.88 (4)	1:01.83	0.76
6	7	Jarno Pihlava	FIN	28.90 (3) 33.02 (7)	1:01.92	0.72
7	6	Marcel Wouda	NED	29.05 (6) 32.89 (5)	1:01.94	0.89
8	1	Hugues Duboscq	FRA	29.11 (7) 33.78 (8)	1:02.89	0.78

Heat Two (19:48)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Domenico Fioravanti	ITA	28.82 (5) 32.02 (1)	1:00.84	0.86	Q
2	5	Ed Moses	USA	28.46 (2) 32.76 (4)	1:01.22	0.77	Q
3	3	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	28.97 (7) 32.34 (2)	1:01.31	0.68	Q
4	7	Brett Petersen	RSA	28.17 (1) 33.25 (6)	1:01.42	0.71	Q
5	6	Dmitry Komornikov	RUS	29.38 (8) 32.50 (3)	1:01.88	0.81
6	2	Jens Kruppa	GER	28.93 (6) 32.99 (5)	1:01.92	0.82
7	8	Darren Mew	GBR	28.62 (3) 33.36 (8)	1:01.98	0.78
8	1	Oleh Lisohor	UKR	28.67 (4) 33.33 (7)	1:02.00	0.75

Final (17 September 2000 — 19:33)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	Time	Reaction
1	4	Domenico Fioravanti	ITA	28.91 (=5) 31.55 (1)	1:00.46	0.77	OR
2	3	Ed Moses	USA	28.60 (1) 32.13 (3)	1:00.73	0.74
3	5	Roman Sludnov	RUS	29.23 (8) 31.68 (2)	1:00.91	0.77
4	6	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	28.92 (7) 32.42 (4)	1:01.34	0.68
5	7	Daniel Málek	CZE	28.91 (=5) 32.59 (5)	1:01.50	0.80
6	1	Morgan Knabe	CAN	28.88 (3) 32.70 (6)	1:01.58	0.75
7	2	Brett Petersen	RSA	28.89 (4) 32.74 (7)	1:01.63	0.75
8	8	Remo Lütolf	SUI	28.64 (2) 33.24 (8)	1:01.88	0.83