Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 1928 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 freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had not been featured only at the 1900 Games. The competition was held on Friday August 10, 1928 and on Saturday August 11, 1928.
Thirty swimmers from 17 nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Johnny Weissmuller United States (USA) |
István Bárány Hungary (HUN) |
Katsuo Takaishi Japan (JPN) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 57.4 | Johnny Weissmuller | Miami (USA) | February 17, 1924 |
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Olympic Record | 59.0 | Johnny Weissmuller | Paris (FRA) | July 20, 1924 |
Johnny Weissmuller improved his own Olympic record in the semi-finals with 58.6 seconds and equalized this time again in the final.
Results
Heats
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Walter Laufer (USA) | 1:00.8 | |
2 | Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) | 1:01.2 | |
3 | August Heitmann (GER) | 1:02.2 | |
4 | Eskil Lundahl (SWE) | 1:03.0 | |
5 | Hernán Schüler (CHI) |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Rezső Wanié (HUN) | 1:03.4 | |
2 | Francisco Uranga (ARG) | 1:05.6 | |
3 | Gustave Klein (FRA) | 1:05.8 | |
4 | Horacio Astaburuaga (CHI) | ||
5 | Martial van Schelle (BEL) |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Johnny Weissmuller (USA) | 1:00.0 | |
2 | Walter Spence (CAN) | 1:00.6 | |
3 | Norman Brooks (GBR) | 1:03.4 | |
4 | Herbert Heinrich (GER) |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Antal Gáborfi (HUN) | 1:04.0 | |
2 | Antonio Conelli (ITA) | 1:07.0 | |
3 | Adán Gordón (PAN) | 1:10.8 |
Heat 5
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Alberto Zorrilla (ARG) | 1:01.8 | |
2 | Knut Olsen (NOR) | 1:05.0 | |
3 | Sven-Pelle Pettersson (SWE) | 1:06.4 | |
4 | Faelo Zúñiga (CHI) |
Heat 6
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | George Kojac (USA) | 1:01.6 | |
2 | Karl Schubert (GER) | 1:03.8 | |
3 | Reginald Sutton (GBR) | 1:04.0 | |
4 | Munroe Bourne (CAN) |
Heat 7
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | István Bárány (HUN) | 1:01.2 | |
2 | Emilio Polli (ITA) | 1:04.0 | |
3 | Henk van Essen (NED) | 1:07.4 | |
4 | José González (ESP) | ||
5 | Władysław Kuncewicz (POL) | 1:10.8 |
Semifinals
The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) | 1:00.0 | QF |
2 | Walter Laufer (USA) | 1:00.6 | QF |
3 | Walter Spence (CAN) | 1:01.4 | qf |
4 | Antal Gáborfi (HUN) | 1:04.8 | |
5 | Antonio Conelli (ITA) |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | George Kojac (USA) | 1:01.0 | QF |
2 | Alberto Zorrilla (ARG) | 1:01.6 | QF |
3 | Rezső Wanié (HUN) | 1:03.8 | |
4 | Francisco Uranga (ARG) | ||
5 | Karl Schubert (GER) |
Semifinal 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Johnny Weissmuller (USA) | 0:58.6 | QF OR |
2 | István Bárány (HUN) | 1:00.8 | QF |
3 | August Heitmann (GER) | 1:03.6 | |
4 | Knut Olsen (NOR) | ||
5 | Emillio Polli (ITA) |
Final
Saturday August 11, 1928:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | Johnny Weissmuller (USA) | 0:58.6 =OR |
2 | István Bárány (HUN) | 0:59.8 |
3 | Katsuo Takaishi (JPN) | 1:00.0 |
4 | George Kojac (USA) | 1:00.8 |
5 | Walter Laufer (USA) | 1:01.0 |
6 | Walter Spence (CAN) | 1:01.4 |
7 | Alberto Zorrilla (ARG) | 1:01.6 |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 September 2008.