Date | 14 – 15 August 2004 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Olympiako Kentro Ugrou Stivou, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Athina (Main Pool) |
Participants | 60 from 55 countries |
In 2013 Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima emerged as the world’s premier breaststroke swimmer when he set a brace of world records in winning both breaststroke golds at the World Championship in Barcelona. He would have been an overwhelming favourite to repeat this feat in Athens had it not been for the performance of Brendan Hansen at the US Olympic trials. Suddenly Kitajima found himself not only now just a former world record holder but not even favourite for the titles.
The two men traded Olympic records through the heats and semi-finals in preparation for their eventual showdown as the rest of the competitors were outclassed by the duo. The final lived up to expectations as the Japanese swimmer made a superior start before being pegged back and then overtaken by his American rival. Hansen had a small lead at the 50 m mark but Kitajima was not to be denied and soon moved passed Hansen and into what was to be a winning lead. After the race American Olympic backstroke champion Aaron Peirsol accused Kitajima of using an illegal dolphin kick at the start of the race, a charge the Japanese team vehemently denied.
In 2008 Kitajima became the first man in Olympic history to successfully defend his title in this event.
Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
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1 | Kosuke Kitajima | ![]() | 1:00.03 (1 h7) | 1:00.27 (1 h2) | 1:00.08 (1) | Gold | ||
2 | Brendan Hansen | ![]() | 1:00.25 (1 h8) | 1:00.01 (1 h1) | 1:00.25 (2) | Silver | ||
3 | Hugues Duboscq | ![]() | 1:01.15 (3 h7) | 1:01.17 (3 h1) | 1:00.88 (3) | Bronze | ||
4 | Mark Gangloff | ![]() | 1:00.81 (1 h6) | 1:01.07 (=2 h2) | 1:01.17 (4) | |||
5 | Vlad Polyakov | ![]() | 1:01.16 (3 h6) | 1:01.36 (5 h2) | 1:01.34 (5) | |||
6 | James Gibson | ![]() | 1:00.99 (2 h7) | 1:01.07 (=2 h2) | 1:01.36 (6) | |||
7 | Darren Mew | ![]() | 1:00.89 (2 h6) | 1:00.83 (2 h1) | 1:01.66 (7) | |||
8 | Oleh Lisohor | ![]() | 1:01.21 (3 h8) | 1:01.07 (=2 h2) | 1:02.42 (8) | |||
9 | Roman Sludnov | ![]() | 1:01.65 (4 h6) | 1:01.54 (4 h1) | – | |||
10 | Jens Kruppa | ![]() | 1:01.19 (2 h8) | 1:01.68 (5 h1) | – | |||
11 | René Kolonko | ![]() | 1:02.09 (6 h7) | 1:01.82 (6 h1) | – | |||
12 | Dmitry Komornikov | ![]() | 1:02.05 (6 h6) | 1:01.83 (6 h2) | – | |||
13 | Jarno Pihlava | ![]() | 1:01.99 (4 h7) | 1:01.86 (7 h2) | – | |||
14 | Richárd Bodor | ![]() | 1:01.91 (5 h6) | 1:01.88 (7 h1) | – | |||
15 | Eduardo Fischer | ![]() | 1:01.84 (4 h8) | 1:02.07 (8 h2) | – | |||
16 | Thijs van Valkengoed | ![]() | 1:02.03 (5 h7) | 1:02.36 (8 h1) | – | |||
17 | Emil Tahirovič | ![]() | 1:02.12 (7 h7) | – | – | |||
18 | Morgan Knabe | ![]() | 1:02.13 (5 h8) | – | – | |||
=19 | Scott Dickens | ![]() | 1:02.16 (=6 h8) | – | – | |||
=19 | Jim Piper | ![]() | 1:02.16 (=6 h8) | – | – | |||
21 | Alexander Dale Oen | ![]() | 1:02.25 (8 h8) | – | – | |||
22 | Martin Gustavsson | ![]() | 1:02.53 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
23 | Jakob Sveinsson | ![]() | 1:02.97 (1 h4) | – | – | |||
24 | Terence Parkin | ![]() | 1:03.05 (1 h5) | – | – | |||
25 | Maxim Podoprigora | ![]() | 1:03.08 (2 h5) | – | – | |||
26 | Vanja Rogulj | ![]() | 1:03.16 (8 h7) | – | – | |||
27 | Alwin de Prins | ![]() | 1:03.32 (3 h5) | – | – | |||
28 | Daniel Málek | ![]() | 1:03.35 (4 h5) | – | – | |||
29 | Mladen Tepavčević | ![]() | 1:03.52 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
30 | Wang Haibo | ![]() | 1:03.54 (8 h6) | – | – | |||
31 | Yu Seung-Hyeon | ![]() | 1:03.56 (1 h3) | – | – | |||
32 | Sofiane Daid | ![]() | 1:03.63 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
33 | José Couto | ![]() | 1:03.72 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
34 | Remo Lütolf | ![]() | 1:03.82 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
35 | Chen Cho-Yi | ![]() | 1:03.94 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
=36 | Ben Labowitch | ![]() | 1:03.99 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
=36 | Arsenio López | ![]() | 1:03.99 (2 h4) | – | – | |||
38 | Aurimas Valaitis | ![]() | 1:04.11 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
39 | Christos Papadopoulos | ![]() | 1:04.43 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
40 | Malick Fall | ![]() | 1:04.50 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
41 | Bradley Ally | ![]() | 1:04.71 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
42 | Wickus Nienaber | ![]() | 1:04.74 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
43 | Cristian Mauro Soldano | ![]() | 1:05.05 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
44 | Tam Chi Kin | ![]() | 1:05.11 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
45 | Álvaro Fortuny | ![]() | 1:05.41 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
46 | Kyriakos Dimosthenous | ![]() | 1:05.54 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
=47 | Andrei Capitanciuc | ![]() | 1:05.65 (=2 h2) | – | – | |||
=47 | Ahmad Al-Kudmani | ![]() | 1:05.65 (=2 h2) | – | – | |||
49 | Aleksandr Baldin | ![]() | 1:06.04 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
50 | Timmy Chua | ![]() | 1:06.37 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
51 | Pāvels Murāns | ![]() | 1:06.45 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
52 | Nguyễn Hữu Việt | ![]() | 1:06.70 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
53 | Eric Williams | ![]() | 1:07.69 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
54 | Jean-Luc Razakarivony | ![]() | 1:07.74 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
55 | Yevgeny Petrashov | ![]() | 1:07.78 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
56 | Oleg Sidorov | ![]() | 1:08.30 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
57 | Chisela Kanchela | ![]() | 1:09.95 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
58 | Amar Shah | ![]() | 1:10.17 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
59 | Alice Shrestha | ![]() | 1:12.25 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
Ratapong Sirisanont | ![]() | – (DQ h4) | – | – |
Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 5 | Eric Williams | ![]() | 1:07.69 | 0.78 | |||
2 | 4 | Chisela Kanchela | ![]() | 1:09.95 | 0.75 | |||
3 | 3 | Amar Shah | ![]() | 1:10.17 | 0.78 | |||
4 | 6 | Alice Shrestha | ![]() | 1:12.25 | 0.68 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Tam Chi Kin | ![]() | 1:05.11 | 0.76 | |||
=2 | 1 | Ahmad Al-Kudmani | ![]() | 1:05.65 | 0.76 | |||
=2 | 7 | Andrei Capitanciuc | ![]() | 1:05.65 | 0.79 | |||
4 | 6 | Timmy Chua | ![]() | 1:06.37 | 0.71 | |||
5 | 2 | Pāvels Murāns | ![]() | 1:06.45 | 0.85 | |||
6 | 8 | Jean-Luc Razakarivony | ![]() | 1:07.74 | 0.86 | |||
7 | 5 | Yevgeny Petrashov | ![]() | 1:07.78 | 0.88 | |||
8 | 3 | Oleg Sidorov | ![]() | 1:08.30 | 0.80 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Yu Seung-Hyeon | ![]() | 1:03.56 | 0.65 | |||
2 | 6 | Chen Cho-Yi | ![]() | 1:03.94 | 0.66 | |||
3 | 5 | Ben Labowitch | ![]() | 1:03.99 | 0.83 | |||
4 | 7 | Aurimas Valaitis | ![]() | 1:04.11 | 0.76 | |||
5 | 2 | Álvaro Fortuny | ![]() | 1:05.41 | 0.75 | |||
6 | 1 | Kyriakos Dimosthenous | ![]() | 1:05.54 | 0.79 | |||
7 | 3 | Aleksandr Baldin | ![]() | 1:06.04 | 0.89 | |||
8 | 8 | Nguyễn Hữu Việt | ![]() | 1:06.70 | 0.79 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Jakob Sveinsson | ![]() | 1:02.97 | 0.87 | |||
2 | 7 | Arsenio López | ![]() | 1:03.99 | 0.75 | |||
3 | 1 | Christos Papadopoulos | ![]() | 1:04.43 | 0.83 | |||
4 | 3 | Malick Fall | ![]() | 1:04.50 | 0.83 | |||
5 | 2 | Bradley Ally | ![]() | 1:04.71 | 0.86 | |||
6 | 8 | Wickus Nienaber | ![]() | 1:04.74 | 0.74 | |||
7 | 6 | Cristian Mauro Soldano | ![]() | 1:05.05 | 0.74 | |||
5 | Ratapong Sirisanont | ![]() | – | [0.77] | 1 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 6 | Terence Parkin | ![]() | 1:03.05 | 0.87 | |||
2 | 2 | Maxim Podoprigora | ![]() | 1:03.08 | 0.81 | |||
3 | 1 | Alwin de Prins | ![]() | 1:03.32 | 0.92 | |||
4 | 3 | Daniel Málek | ![]() | 1:03.35 | 0.81 | |||
5 | 8 | Mladen Tepavčević | ![]() | 1:03.52 | 0.86 | |||
6 | 7 | Sofiane Daid | ![]() | 1:03.63 | 0.80 | |||
7 | 5 | José Couto | ![]() | 1:03.72 | 0.80 | |||
8 | 4 | Remo Lütolf | ![]() | 1:03.82 | 0.84 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 5 | Mark Gangloff | ![]() | 1:00.81 | 0.71 | |||
2 | 4 | Darren Mew | ![]() | 1:00.89 | 0.80 | |||
3 | 1 | Vlad Polyakov | ![]() | 1:01.16 | 0.76 | |||
4 | 3 | Roman Sludnov | ![]() | 1:01.65 | 0.83 | |||
5 | 6 | Richárd Bodor | ![]() | 1:01.91 | 0.75 | |||
6 | 2 | Dmitry Komornikov | ![]() | 1:02.05 | 0.89 | |||
7 | 7 | Martin Gustavsson | ![]() | 1:02.53 | 0.78 | |||
8 | 8 | Wang Haibo | ![]() | 1:03.54 | 0.81 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Kosuke Kitajima | ![]() | 1:00.03 | 0.70 | |||
2 | 3 | James Gibson | ![]() | 1:00.99 | 0.77 | |||
3 | 5 | Hugues Duboscq | ![]() | 1:01.15 | 0.78 | |||
4 | 7 | Jarno Pihlava | ![]() | 1:01.99 | 0.74 | |||
5 | 6 | Thijs van Valkengoed | ![]() | 1:02.03 | 0.78 | |||
6 | 1 | René Kolonko | ![]() | 1:02.09 | 0.86 | |||
7 | 2 | Emil Tahirovič | ![]() | 1:02.12 | 0.78 | |||
8 | 8 | Vanja Rogulj | ![]() | 1:03.16 | 0.72 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Brendan Hansen | ![]() | 1:00.25 | 0.69 | |||
2 | 7 | Jens Kruppa | ![]() | 1:01.19 | 0.85 | |||
3 | 3 | Oleh Lisohor | ![]() | 1:01.21 | 0.80 | |||
4 | 1 | Eduardo Fischer | ![]() | 1:01.84 | 0.77 | |||
5 | 5 | Morgan Knabe | ![]() | 1:02.13 | 0.82 | |||
=6 | 6 | Jim Piper | ![]() | 1:02.16 | 0.80 | |||
=6 | 2 | Scott Dickens | ![]() | 1:02.16 | 0.77 | |||
8 | 8 | Alexander Dale Oen | ![]() | 1:02.25 | 0.81 |
Fastest eight advanced to the final.
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Brendan Hansen | ![]() | 1:00.01 | 0.74 | |||
2 | 5 | Darren Mew | ![]() | 1:00.83 | 0.78 | |||
3 | 3 | Hugues Duboscq | ![]() | 1:01.17 | 0.75 | |||
4 | 2 | Roman Sludnov | ![]() | 1:01.54 | 0.81 | |||
5 | 6 | Jens Kruppa | ![]() | 1:01.68 | 0.83 | |||
6 | 8 | René Kolonko | ![]() | 1:01.82 | 0.87 | |||
7 | 7 | Richárd Bodor | ![]() | 1:01.88 | 0.76 | |||
8 | 1 | Thijs van Valkengoed | ![]() | 1:02.36 | 0.79 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
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1 | 4 | Kosuke Kitajima | ![]() | 1:00.27 | 0.72 | |||
=2 | 2 | Mark Gangloff | ![]() | 1:01.07 | 0.75 | |||
=2 | 3 | James Gibson | ![]() | 1:01.07 | 0.82 | |||
=2 | 5 | Oleh Lisohor | ![]() | 1:01.07 | 0.81 | |||
5 | 6 | Vlad Polyakov | ![]() | 1:01.36 | 0.79 | |||
6 | 8 | Dmitry Komornikov | ![]() | 1:01.83 | 0.89 | |||
7 | 1 | Jarno Pihlava | ![]() | 1:01.86 | 0.82 | |||
8 | 7 | Eduardo Fischer | ![]() | 1:02.07 | 0.81 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Kosuke Kitajima | ![]() | 1:00.08 | 0.72 | |||
2 | 4 | Brendan Hansen | ![]() | 1:00.25 | 0.70 | |||
3 | 1 | Hugues Duboscq | ![]() | 1:00.88 | 0.73 | |||
4 | 6 | Mark Gangloff | ![]() | 1:01.17 | 0.72 | |||
5 | 8 | Vlad Polyakov | ![]() | 1:01.34 | 0.80 | |||
6 | 7 | James Gibson | ![]() | 1:01.36 | 0.77 | |||
7 | 3 | Darren Mew | ![]() | 1:01.66 | 0.79 | |||
8 | 2 | Oleh Lisohor | ![]() | 1:02.42 | 0.80 |