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The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 23 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 52 from 44 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 54.10 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Jeff Rouse (USA) | 53.86 | Barcelona, Spain | 31 July 1992 |
Olympic record | Jeff Rouse (USA) | 53.86 | Barcelona, Spain | 31 July 1992 |
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 8 | Keitaro Konnai | Japan | 55.74 | |
10 | 7 | Neil Willey | Great Britain | 56.07 | |
11 | 6 | Hajime Itoi | Japan | 56.23 | |
12 | 5 | Mariusz Siembida | Poland | 56.31 | |
13 | 3 | Darius Grigalionis | Lithuania | 56.33 | |
14 | 2 | Stev Theloke | Germany | 56.63 | |
15 | 1 | Steven Dewick | Australia | 56.82 | |
16 | 4 | Robert Braknis | Canada | 57.00 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Jeff Rouse | United States | 54.10 | ||
3 | Rodolfo Falcón | Cuba | 54.98 | ||
5 | Neisser Bent | Cuba | 55.02 | ||
4 | 6 | Martín López-Zubero | Spain | 55.22 | |
5 | 2 | Tripp Schwenk | United States | 55.30 | |
6 | 8 | Emanuele Merisi | Italy | 55.53 | |
7 | 7 | Ralf Braun | Germany | 55.56 | |
8 | 1 | Franck Schott | France | 55.76 |
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