Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke


The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Wednesday to Friday, 12 to 14 August 1936.
Thirty swimmers from 17 nations competed.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
World Record1:04.8 Adolph KieferDetroit 18 January 1936
Olympic Record1:08.2 George KojacAmsterdam 9 August 1928

Adolph Kiefer set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:06.9 minutes. He bettered his record in the first semi-final with 1:06.8 minutes. In the final he improved the Olympic record again when he swam 1:05.9 minutes.

Results

Heats

Wednesday 12 August 1936: The fastest three in each heat and the fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:06.9QQ OR
21:07.2QQ
31:11.0QQ
41:12.4
51:15.0
61:16.9

Heat 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:09.0QQ
21:10.1QQ
31:11.7QQ
41:13.6
51:15.2
61:17.2
71:21.0

Heat 3
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:09.7QQ
21:10.6QQ
31:11.5QQ
41:11.7qq
51:14.7
61:18.8

Heat 4
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:12.0QQ
21:12.9QQ
31:15.2QQ
41:21.1
51:21.5

Heat 5
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:10.0QQ
21:10.2QQ
31:13.7QQ
41:17.0
51:17.3
61:21.0

Semifinals

Thursday 13 August 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:06.8QQ OR
21:08.6QQ
31:09.4QQ
41:09.5qq
51:11.1
61:11.7
71:11.8
81:16.3

Semifinal 2
PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
11:08.6QQ
21:09.7QQ
31:09.9QQ
41:10.8
51:11.2
61:13.3
71:13.6
81:14.1

Final

Friday 14 August 1936:
PlaceSwimmerTime
11:05.9 OR
21:07.7
31:08.4
41:09.4
51:09.7
61:10.4
71:10.7