Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between 4 and 6 August, at the Empire Pool.[1] This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Contents
1 Medalists
2 Results
2.1 Heats
2.2 Semifinals
2.3 Final
3 References
Medalists
| Gold | Allen Stack  United States |
| Silver | Bob Cowell United States |
| Bronze | Georges Vallerey  France |
Results
Heats
The fastest two in each heat and the four fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jackie Wiid (RSA) | 1:08.5 | QQ |
| 2 |  Kees Kievit (NED) | 1:10.8 | QQ |
| 3 |  José Vegazzi (ARG) | 1:13.8 | |
| 4 |  Francisco Calamita (ESP) | 1:14.2 | |
| 5 |  Eric Jubb (CAN) | 1:14.3 | |
| 6 |  Per-Olof Olsson (SWE) | 1:14.6 | |
| 7 |  Khamlillal Shah (IND) | 1:19.9 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bruce Bourke (AUS) | 1:11.3 | QQ |
| 2 |  Ilo da Fonseca (BRA) | 1:11.9 | QQ |
| 3 |  Jiří Kovář (TCH) | 1:12.9 | |
| 4 |  Carlos Noriega (URU) | 1:15.0 | |
| 5 | Martin Lundén (SWE) | 1:15.6 | |
| 6 |  Tonatiuh Gutiérrez (MEX) | 1:15.6 | |
| 7 |  Jaffar Ali Shah (PAK) | 1:30.2 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Brockaway (GBR) | 1:09.2 | QQ |
| 2 | Mario Chávez (ARG) | 1:09.7 | QQ |
| 3 | Clemente Mejía (MEX) | 1:09.8 | qq |
| 4 |  Lucien Zins (FRA) | 1:10.9 | qq |
| 5 |  Mário Simas (POR) | 1:12.8 | |
| 6 |  Fritz Zwazl (AUT) | 1:13.5 | |
| 7 |  Nikolaos Melanofeidis (GRE) | 1:22.0 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Allen Stack (USA) | 1:06.6 | QQ |
| 2 | Bert Kinnear (GBR) | 1:09.7 | QQ |
| 3 | Paulo Silva (BRA) | 1:10.0 | qq |
| 4 | Tony Summers (GBR) | 1:11.2 | |
| 5 |  Gyula Válent (HUN) | 1:11.8 | |
| 6 | Manuel Guerra (AUT) | 1:14.8 | |
| 7 | Prahtip Mitra (IND) | 1:24.5 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Cowell (USA) | 1:06.9 | QQ |
| 2 | René Pirolley (FRA) | 1:11.4 | QQ |
| 3 |  Donald Shanks (BER) | 1:17.1 | |
| 4 |  Dorri El-Said (EGY) | 1:19.0 | |
| 5 |  Guðmundur Ingólfsson (ISL) | 1:19.4 |
Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georges Vallerey, Jr. (FRA) | 1:07.4 | QQ |
| 2 | Howard Patterson (USA) | 1:09.3 | QQ |
| 3 | Hélio Silva (BRA) | 1:10.5 | qq |
| 4 | Federico Neumayer (ARG) | 1:10.8 | |
| 5 | Peter Mingie (CAN) | 1:13.2 | |
| 6 |  Hans Blumer (SUI) | 1:18.5 |
Semifinals
The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest from across the semi-finals advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Stack (USA) | 1:07.3 | QQ |
| 2 | Georges Vallerey, Jr. (FRA) | 1:08.3 | QQ |
| 3 | John Brockaway (GBR) | 1:09.1 | QQ |
| 4 | Clemente Mejía (MEX) | 1:09.6 | qq |
| 5 | Mario Chávez (ARG) | 1:09.8 | qq |
| 6 | Paulo Silva (BRA) | 1:09.8 | |
| 7 | Kees Kievit (NED) | 1:11.3 | |
| 8 | Bruce Bourke (AUS) | 1:11.4 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Cowell (USA) | 1:08.5 | QQ |
| 2 | Bert Kinnear (GBR) | 1:09.2 | QQ |
| 3 | Jackie Wiid (RSA) | 1:09.2 | QQ |
| 4 | Howard Patterson (USA) | 1:09.9 | |
| 5 | Hélio Silva (BRA) | 1:10.1 | |
| 6 | Lucien Zins (FRA) | 1:11.5 | |
| 7 | Ilo da Fonseca (BRA) | 1:11.6 | |
| 8 | René Pirolley (FRA) | 1:12.9 |
Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Allen Stack | United States | 1:06.4 | |
 | Bob Cowell | United States | 1:06.5 | |
 | Georges Vallerey | France | 1:07.8 | |
| 4 | Mario Chávez | Argentina | 1:09.0 | |
| 4 | Clemente Mejía | Mexico | 1:09.0 | |
| 6 | Jackie Wiid | South Africa | 1:09.1 | |
| 7 | John Brockway | Great Britain | 1:09.2 | |
| 8 | Bert Kinnear | Great Britain | 1:09.6 |
Olympic champions in men's 100 m backstroke | |
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| 100 yards |
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| 100 metres |
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Walter Brack 
Masaji Kiyokawa 
Roland Matthes 
Roland Matthes 
John Naber 
Mark Tewksbury
References
^ "Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 September 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em