Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between October 20 and 21. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold |  Doug RussellUnited States (USA) |
| Silver | Mark Spitz United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Ross Wales United States (USA) |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Doug Russell | United States | 55.9 | OR |
 | Mark Spitz | United States | 56.4 | |
 | Ross Wales | United States | 57.2 | |
| 4 | Vladimir Nemshilov | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 58.1 | |
| 5 | Satoshi Maruya |  Japan | 58.6 | |
| 6 | Yury Suzdaltsev | Soviet Union | 58.8 | |
| 7 | Lutz Stocklasa |  West Germany | 58.9 | |
| 8 | Robert Cusack |  Australia | 59.8 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1968 Summer Olympics results: Men's 100 m butterfly, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-30.
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