Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
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Swimming at the 1960 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 | ||
Butterfly | ||||
100 m | women | |||
200 m | men | |||
Freestyle relay | ||||
4×100 m | women | |||
4×200 m | men | |||
Medley relay | ||||
4×100 m | men | women |
File:Frank McKinney, David Theile, Bob Bennett 1960.jpg
Left-right: Frank McKinney, David Theile and Bob Bennett
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 30 and 31. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Contents
Medalists
Gold | David Theile![]() |
Silver | Frank McKinney![]() |
Bronze | Bob Bennett![]() |
Results
Heats
Five heats were held; the fastest sixteen swimmers advanced to the Semifinals. The swimmers that advanced to the Semifinals are highlighted.
Heat One
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | John Monckton | Australia | 1:04.4 |
2 | József Csikány | Hungary | 1:04.5 |
3 | Wolfgang Wagner | Germany | 1:04.7 |
4 | Kazuo Tomita | Japan | 1:04.7 |
5 | Herman Verbauwen | Belgium | 1:05.0 |
6 | Julio Cabrera | Spain | 1:06.5 |
7 | Raúl Cerqueira | Portugal | 1:06.7 |
8 | Dimitrios Kolovos | Greece | 1:13.8 |
Heat Two
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Bob Bennett | United States | 1:02.0 |
2 | Leonid Barbier | Soviet Union | 1:03.5 |
3 | Jürgen Dietze | Germany | 1:04.0 |
4 | Jan Jiskoot | Netherlands | 1:05.9 |
5 | Friedrich Suda | Austria | 1:06.0 |
6 | Mihovil Dorčić | Yugoslavia | 1:06.0 |
7 | Joram Shnider | Israel | 1:11.1 |
8 | Ünsal Fikirci | Turkey | 1:15.2 |
Heat Three
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Robert Christophe | France | 1:04.0 |
2 | Graham Sykes | Great Britain | 1:04.8 |
3 | Bob Wheaton | Canada | 1:05.7 |
4 | Bengt-Olov Almstedt | Sweden | 1:05.9 |
5 | Alejandro Gaxiola | Mexico | 1:05.9 |
6 | Athos de Oliveira | Brazil | 1:07.9 |
7 | Rudy Muller | Luxembourg | 1:12.3 |
Heat Four
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | David Theile | Australia | 1:03.1 |
2 | Veiko Siimar | Soviet Union | 1:04.6 |
3 | Giuseppe Avellone | Italy | 1:05.4 |
4 | Haydn Rigby | Great Britain | 1:06.2 |
5 | Kazuo Watanabe | Japan | 1:08.4 |
6 | Lorenzo Cortez | Philippines | 1:08.7 |
7 | Rolf Burggraf | Switzerland | 1:11.0 |
Heat Five
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Frank McKinney | United States | 1:02.4 |
2 | Pedro Diz | Argentina | 1:04.7 |
3 | Stig-Olof Grenner | Finland | 1:04.7 |
4 | Claude Raffy | France | 1:05.8 |
5 | Gilberto Elsa | Italy | 1:05.8 |
6 | Enrique Rabell | Mexico | 1:08.0 |
7 | János Konrád | Hungary | 1:19.9 |
Semifinals
Two heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted.
Semifinal One
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | David Theile | Australia | 1:03.1 |
2 | Robert Christophe | France | 1:03.7 |
3 | Bob Bennett | United States | 1:03.7 |
4 | John Monckton | Australia | 1:03.8 |
5 | Veiko Siimar | Soviet Union | 1:04.6 |
6 | Kazuo Tomita | Japan | 1:05.2 |
7 | Stig-Olof Grenner | Finland | 1:05.2 |
8 | Herman Verbauwen | Belgium | 1:06.2 |
Semifinal Two
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Frank McKinney | United States | 1:03.8 |
2 | Wolfgang Wagner | Germany | 1:03.9 |
3 | Leonid Barbier | Soviet Union | 1:04.3 |
4 | Jürgen Dietze | Germany | 1:04.7 |
5 | Graham Sykes | Great Britain | 1:04.7 |
6 | Pedro Diz | Argentina | 1:05.0 |
7 | József Csikány | Hungary | 1:05.2 |
8 | Giuseppe Avellone | Italy | 1:06.5 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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David Theile | ![]() |
1:01.9 | OR |
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Frank McKinney | ![]() |
1:02.1 | |
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Bob Bennett | ![]() |
1:02.3 | |
4 | Robert Christophe | ![]() |
1:03.2 | |
5 | Leonid Barbier | ![]() |
1:03.5 | |
6 | Wolfgang Wagner | ![]() |
1:03.5 | |
7 | John Monckton | ![]() |
1:04.1 | |
8 | Veiko Siimar | ![]() |
1:04.6 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1960 Summer Olympics results: Men's 100 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-03.