Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Swimming events at the 1972 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 backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 28 and 29. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold |  Roland MatthesEast Germany (GDR) |
| Silver |  Mike StammUnited States (USA) |
| Bronze | John Murphy United States (USA) |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | 56.58 | OR |
 | Mike Stamm | United States | 57.70 | |
 | John Murphy | United States | 58.35 | |
| 4 | Mitch Ivey | United States | 58.48 | |
| 5 | Igor Grivennikov | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 59.50 | |
| 6 | Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 59.80 | |
| 7 | Jürgen Krüger | East Germany | 59.80 | |
| 8 | Tadashi Honda |  Japan | 1:00.41 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1972 Summer Olympics results: Men's 100 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-06.
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