Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
| Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the ninth appearance of the event, which had not been featured only at the 1900 Games. The competition was held on Saturday August 8, 1936 and on Sunday August 9, 1936.
Forty-five swimmers from 23 nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ferenc Csik.svg.png){kind=small} Hungary |
Masanori Yusa.svg.png){kind=small} Japan |
Shigeo Arai Japan |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 56.4 |  Peter Fick |
New Haven (USA) | February 11, 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 58.0 |  Yasuji Miyazaki |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 6, 1932 |
Peter Fick set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 57.6 seconds. In the fifth heat Masaharu Taguchi bettered the Olympic record with 57.5 seconds. Masanori Yusa equalized this record in the second semi-final with 57.5 seconds.
Results
Heats
Saturday August 8, 1936: The fastest two in each heat and the next two fastest from across the heats advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peter Fick (USA) | 57.6 | QQ OR |
| 2 | Ferenc Csik (HUN) | 58.3 | |
| 3 |  Romund Gabrielsen (GBR) | 1:02.2 | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bob Hamerton (CAN) | 1:02.1 | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Paulo Tarrto (BRA) | 1:02.6 | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mahmoud Kadri (EGY) | 1:03.8 | |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Arturo Álvarez (PER) | 1:04.9 | |
| 8 |  Charlie Chan (ROC) | 1:06.5 |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masanori Yusa (JPN) | 57.8 | |
| 2 | Arthur Highland (USA) | 59.9 | |
| 3 |  William Kendall (AUS) | 1:01.0 | |
| 4 |  Egon Roolaid (EST) | 1:01.5 | |
| 5 |  René Cavalero (FRA) | 1:02.2 | |
| 6 |  Sjoerd Mooi Wilten (NED) | 1:03.4 | |
| 7 |  Alberto Conrad (BOL) | 1:17.5 |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mostyn Ffrench-Williams (GBR) | 1:00.7 | |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jikirum Adjaluddin (PHI) | 1:01.0 | |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Heiko Schwartz (GER) | 1:01.8 | |
| 4 | Munroe Bourne (CAN) | 1:02.4 | |
| 5 | Isaac Morais (BRA) | 1:03.5 | |
| 6 |  Günther Zobernig (AUT) | 1:03.9 |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shigeo Arai (JPN) | 57.7 | |
| 2 | Helmuth Fischer (GER) | 57.9 | |
| 3 | Ödön Gróf (HUN) | 1:01.3 | |
| 4 |  Leonard Spence (BER) | 1:01.9 | |
| 5 | Claude Desusclade (FRA) | 1:07.2 | |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Rikhardos Brousalis (GRE) | 1:07.5 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaharu Taguchi (JPN) | 57.5 | QQ OR |
| 2 |  John Christensen (DEN) | 1:01.1 | |
| 3 | George Larson (CAN) | 1:01.5 | |
| 4 | Zaki Saad al-Dine (EGY) | 1:03.7 | |
| 5 | Juan Paz (PER) | 1:05.6 | |
| 6 | Spyridon Mavrogiorgos (GRE) | 1:08.2 |
Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Draško Vilfan (YUG) | 1:00.5 | |
| 2 | Hermann Heibel (GER) | 1:01.4 | |
| 3 | Frederick Dove (GBR) | 1:01.6 | |
| 4 | José Obial (PHI) | 1:01.7 | |
| 5 | Leônidas da Silva (BRA) | 1:03.3 | |
| 6 | John Young (BER) | 1:07.8 |
Heat 7
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Lindegren (USA) | 58.3 | |
| 2 | Oszkár Abay-Nemes (HUN) | 1:00.2 | |
| 3 |  Heikki Hietanen (FIN) | 1:01.0 | |
| 4 | Piet Stam (NED) | 1:01.3 | |
| 5 | Poul Petersen (DEN) | 1:01.6 | |
| 6 |  Roger Zirilli (SUI) | 1:04.1 |
Semifinals
Saturday August 8, 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaharu Taguchi (JPN) | 57.9 | |
| 2 | Ferenc Csik (HUN) | 58.1 | |
| 3 | Peter Fick (USA) | 58.2 | |
| 4 | Helmuth Fischer (GER) | 58.7 | |
| 5 | Heikki Hietanen (FIN) | 1:00.5 | |
| Draško Vilfan (YUG) | 1:00.5 | ||
| Jikirum Adjaluddin (PHI) | 1:00.5 | ||
| 8 | Mostyn Ffrench-Williams (GBR) | 1:01.0 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masanori Yusa (JPN) | 57.5 | QQ =OR |
| 2 | Shigeo Arai (JPN) | 57.9 | |
| 3 | Arthur Lindegren (USA) | 58.7 | |
| 4 | Arthur Highland (USA) | 59.4 | |
| 5 | William Kendall (AUS) | 59.9 | |
| 6 | Hermann Heibel (GER) | 1:00.3 | |
| 7 | Oszkár Abay-Nemes (HUN) | 1:01.1 | |
| 8 | John Christensen (DEN) | 1:01.6 |
Final
Sunday August 9, 1936:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferenc Csik (HUN) | 57.6 |
| 2 | Masanori Yusa (JPN) | 57.9 |
| 3 | Shigeo Arai (JPN) | 58.0 |
| 4 | Masaharu Taguchi (JPN) | 58.1 |
| 5 | Helmuth Fischer (GER) | 59.3 |
| 6 | Peter Fick (USA) | 59.7 |
| 7 | Arthur Lindegren (USA) | 59.9 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 November 2008.
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