Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates7 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
8 August 2016 (final)
Competitors39 from 32 nations
Winning time51.97 OR
Medalists
 Ryan Murphy  United States
 Xu Jiayu  China
 David Plummer  United States
Swimming at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
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 women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women
Marathon
10 km men women

The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 7–8 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Ryan Murphy continued the streak of American dominance in the sprint backstroke, as he pulled away from the rest of the field to claim his country's sixth straight Olympic title. He fired off a 51.97 to eclipse Matt Grevers' 2012 Olympic record by 0.19 of a second for the gold, making him the only second swimmer in the event's history besides Aaron Peirsol to break the 52-second barrier and the fastest of all-time in textile.[2][3] Meanwhile, China's Xu Jiayu put up a brisk effort to take the silver with a 52.31, and spoil the 1–2 finish for the American men.[4] Murphy's fellowman David Plummer, aged 30, finished with a bronze in 52.40 at his maiden Games.[5][6]

Leading the race early on the initial length, Australia's overwhelming favorite and defending World champion Mitch Larkin missed the podium with a fourth-place time in 52.43.[7] France's Camille Lacourt picked up the fifth spot in 52.70, with Russian swimmer and Youth Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov (52.74) trailing him by a 0.04-second margin. Japan's Ryosuke Irie (53.42), the Olympic bronze medalist from London 2012, and Romania's Robert Glință (53.50) rounded out the field.[6]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Aaron Peirsol (USA) 51.94 Indianapolis, United States 8 July 2009
Olympic record  Matt Grevers (USA) 52.16 London, United Kingdom 30 July 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
8 August Final Ryan Murphy United States 51.97 OR

Murphy then set a new world record of 51.85 seconds on August 13 as part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay.

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 5 Camille Lacourt France 52.96 Q
2 3 5 Jiayu, XuXu Jiayu China 53.01 Q
3 5 4 Larkin, MitchMitch Larkin Australia 53.04 Q
4 3 4 Murphy, RyanRyan Murphy United States 53.06 Q
5 4 4 Plummer, DavidDavid Plummer United States 53.19 Q
6 3 3 Rylov, EvgenyEvgeny Rylov Russia 53.25 Q
7 5 1 Beaver, JoshuaJoshua Beaver Australia 53.47 Q
8 5 3 Irie, RyosukeRyosuke Irie Japan 53.49 Q
9 4 2 Glință, RobertRobert Glință Romania 53.51 Q
10 4 5 Walker-Hebborn, ChrisChris Walker-Hebborn Great Britain 53.54 Q
11 4 3 Tarasevich, GrigoriyGrigoriy Tarasevich Russia 53.65 Q
12 4 6 Reid, ChristopherChristopher Reid South Africa 53.68 Q
13 5 6 Guido, GuilhermeGuilherme Guido Brazil 53.80 Q
14 3 1 Ryan, ShaneShane Ryan Ireland 53.85 Q, NR
15 3 2 Glania, Jan-PhilipJan-Philip Glania Germany 53.87 Q
16 2 6 Main, CoreyCorey Main New Zealand 53.99 Q
17 4 7 Acevedo, JavierJavier Acevedo Canada 54.11
18 5 2 Christou, ApostolosApostolos Christou Greece 54.12
19 5 7 Hasegawa, JunyaJunya Hasegawa Japan 54.17
20 2 1 González, HugoHugo González Spain 54.18
21 2 5 Guangyuan, LiLi Guangyuan China 54.36
22 4 8 Quah Zheng Wen Singapore 54.38
23 4 1 Kawęcki, RadosławRadosław Kawęcki Poland 54.39
24 2 4 Rapšys, DanasDanas Rapšys Lithuania 54.40
25 3 8 Balog, GáborGábor Balog Hungary 54.48
26 2 3 Polewka, TomaszTomasz Polewka Poland 54.52
27 3 7 Toumarkin, YakovYakov Toumarkin Israel 54.66
28 3 6 Sabbioni, SimoneSimone Sabbioni Italy 54.91
29 5 8 Tsmyh, MikitaMikita Tsmyh Belarus 54.97
30 2 7 Won Young-jun South Korea 55.05
31 2 8 Subirats, AlbertAlbert Subirats Venezuela 55.44
32 2 2 Staselovich, ViktarViktar Staselovich Belarus 55.68
33 1 4 Ataýew, MerdanMerdan Ataýew Turkmenistan 56.34 NR
34 1 5 Wynter, TimothyTimothy Wynter Jamaica 57.20
35 1 3 Van der Colff, DavidDavid Van der Colff Botswana 57.77
36 1 6 Lahrichi, DrissDriss Lahrichi Morocco 58.01
37 1 2 Al-Saadi, YaaqoubYaaqoub Al-Saadi United Arab Emirates 59.58
38 1 1 Bayusuf, HamdanHamdan Bayusuf Kenya 1:00.28
39 1 7 Al-Khulaifi, NoahNoah Al-Khulaifi Qatar 1:07.47

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Ryan Murphy United States 52.49 Q
2 4 Xu Jiayu China 52.73 Q
3 3 Evgeny Rylov Russia 52.84 Q
4 6 Irie Ryosuke Japan 53.21 Q
5 7 Christopher Reid South Africa 53.70
6 2 Chris Walker-Hebborn Great Britain 53.75
7 8 Corey Main New Zealand 54.29
8 1 Shane Ryan Ireland 54.40

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 David Plummer United States 52.50 Q
2 5 Mitch Larkin Australia 52.70 Q
3 4 Camille Lacourt France 52.72 Q
4 2 Robert Glință Romania 53.34 Q, NR
5 7 Grigoriy Tarasevich Russia 53.46
6 8 Jan-Philip Glania Germany 53.94
7 6 Joshua Beaver Australia 53.95
8 1 Guilherme Guido Brazil 54.16

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 4 Murphy, RyanRyan Murphy United States 51.97 OR
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2 Xu Jiayu China 52.31 NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 David Plummer United States 52.40
4 3 Mitch Larkin Australia 52.43
5 6 Camille Lacourt France 52.70
6 7 Evgeny Rylov Russia 52.74
7 1 Ryosuke Irie Japan 53.42
8 8 Robert Glință Romania 53.50

References

  1. ↑ "Men's 100m Backstroke". Rio 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (8 August 2016). "American Ryan Murphy wins gold in men's 100 back". USA Today. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Murphy extends U.S. gold streak in 100 backstroke to 6". ESPN. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "(Rio Games) Ryan Murphy takes 100m backstroke gold ahead of Xu Jiayu". Hong Kong: The Standard. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Fenno, Nathan (8 August 2016). "Ryan Murphy of the U.S. wins gold in 100 backstroke". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Ryan Murphy Keeps American Streak Alive with 100 Backstroke Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Barrett, Chris (8 August 2016). "Australian Mitch Larkin misses the medals in 100 metres backstroke in Rio". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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