The men's 100 metre breaststroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Pool, Montreal. The event took place on 19 and 20 July.[1][2]
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Pool, Montreal | ||||||||||||
| Date | 19 July (heats and semifinals) 20 July (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:03.11 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Heats
Summarize
Perspective
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duncan Goodhew |  Great Britain | 1:04.92 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Nikolay Pankin |  Soviet Union | 1:05.38 | Q |
| 3 | Ove Wisløff |  Norway | 1:06.85 | |
| 4 | Tateki Shinya |  Japan | 1:07.59 | |
| 5 | Cezary Śmiglak |  Poland | 1:08.02 | |
| 6 | Mel Zajac |  Canada | 1:08.52 | |
| 7 | Campari Knoepffler |  Nicaragua | 1:15.18 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvydas Juozaitis | Soviet Union | 1:04.78 | Q, OR |
| 2 | Peter Lang |  West Germany | 1:05.25 | Q |
| 3 | Walter Kusch | West Germany | 1:05.88 | Q |
| 4 | Steffen Kriechbaum |  Austria | 1:08.09 | |
| 5 | Tuomo Kerola |  Finland | 1:08.22 | |
| 6 | Carlos Nazario |  Puerto Rico | 1:08.33 | |
| 7 | Henrique Vicêncio |  Portugal | 1:13.55 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Leigh | Great Britain | 1:06.12 | Q |
| 2 | Giorgio Lalle |  Italy | 1:06.38 | Q |
| 3 | Anders Norling |  Sweden | 1:06.52 | |
| 4 | Vladimir Dementyev | Soviet Union | 1:06.96 | |
| 5 | Gustavo Lozano |  Mexico | 1:08.89 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1T | David Wilkie | Great Britain | 1:05.19 | Q |
| 1T | Graham Smith | Canada | 1:05.19 | Q |
| 3 | Larry Dowler |  United States | 1:05.32 | Q |
| 4 | Sérgio Ribeiro |  Brazil | 1:06.07 | Q |
| 5 | Pedro Balcells |  Spain | 1:07.98 | |
| 6 | Bruce Knowles |  Bahamas | 1:11.65 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hencken | United States | 1:03.88 | Q, =WR |
| 2 | Nobutaka Taguchi | Japan | 1:04.65 | Q |
| 3 | Chris Woo | United States | 1:05.39 | Q |
| 4 | José Sylvio Fiolo | Brazil | 1:06.18 | Q |
| 5 | Paul Jarvie |  Australia | 1:06.22 | Q |
| 6 | Zdravko Divjak |  Yugoslavia | 1:08.31 | |
| 7 | Fred Nevin | Canada | 1:09.93 |
Semifinals
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wilkie | Great Britain | 1:04.29 | Q |
| 2 | Giorgio Lalle | Italy | 1:04.35 | Q |
| 3 | Duncan Goodhew | Great Britain | 1:04.59 | Q |
| 4 | Chris Woo | United States | 1:04.86 | Q |
| 5 | Larry Dowler | United States | 1:05.19 | |
| 6 | Nobutaka Taguchi | Japan | 1:05.69 | |
| 7 | José Sylvio Fiolo | Brazil | 1:06.38 | |
| 8 | Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro | Brazil | 1:06.69 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hencken | United States | 1:03.62 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Graham Smith | Canada | 1:03.92 | Q |
| 3 | Walter Kusch | West Germany | 1:04.28 | Q |
| 4 | Arvydas Juozaitis | Soviet Union | 1:04.76 | Q |
| 5 | Peter Lang | West Germany | 1:05.19 | |
| 6 | Nikolay Pankin | Soviet Union | 1:05.59 | |
| 7 | David Leigh | Great Britain | 1:05.91 | |
| 8 | Paul Jarvie | Australia | 1:06.20 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | John Hencken | United States | 1:03.11 | WR |
 | David Wilkie | Great Britain | 1:03.43 | |
 | Arvydas Juozaitis | Soviet Union | 1:04.23 | |
| 4 | Graham Smith | Canada | 1:04.26 | |
| 5 | Giorgio Lalle | Italy | 1:04.37 | |
| 6 | Walter Kusch | West Germany | 1:04.38 | |
| 7 | Duncan Goodhew | Great Britain | 1:04.66 | |
| 8 | Chris Woo | United States | 1:05.13 |
References
External links
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