Swimming at the 1956 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 | |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between 4 and 6 December.[1] 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[edit]
Gold | David Theile![]() |
Silver | John Monckton![]() |
Bronze | Frank McKinney![]() |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Four heats were held; the swimmers with the sixteen fastest times advanced to the Semifinals. The athletes that advanced are highlighted.
Heat One[edit]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Robert Christophe | France | 1:04.2 |
2 | John Hayres | Australia | 1:04.4 |
3 | László Magyar | Hungary | 1:06.1 |
4 | Albert Wiggins | United States | 1:06.2 |
5 | Haydn Rigby | Great Britain | 1:06.9 |
6 | Ahmed Nazir | Pakistan | 1:10.7 |
Heat Two[edit]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Graham Sykes | Great Britain | 1:06.2 |
2 | Kazuo Tomita | Japan | 1:06.4 |
3 | Gilbert Bozon | France | 1:06.4 |
4 | Ekkehard Miersch | Germany | 1:07.5 |
5 | Lincoln Hurring | New Zealand | 1:07.5 |
6 | Pedro Cayco | Philippines | 1:11.6 |
Heat Three[edit]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | David Theile | Australia | 1:04.3 |
2 | Yoshi Oyakawa | United States | 1:05.2 |
3 | Keiji Hase | Japan | 1:06.3 |
4 | John Brockway | Great Britain | 1:07.7 |
5 | João Gonçalves Filho | Brazil | 1:07.9 |
6 | Cheung Kin Man | Hong Kong | 1:14.0 |
Heat Four[edit]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | John Monckton | Australia | 1:03.4 |
2 | Frank McKinney | United States | 1:06.0 |
3 | Dieter Pfeifer | Germany | 1:06.7 |
4 | Ladislav Bak | Czechoslovakia | 1:06.9 |
5 | Gérard Coignot | France | 1:07.5 |
6 | Hideo Ninomiya | Japan | 1:09.2 |
7 | Lim Heng Chek | Malaya | 1:12.4 |
Semifinals[edit]
Two heats were held; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.
Semifinal One[edit]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | John Monckton | Australia | 1:04.1 |
2 | David Theile | Australia | 1:04.8 |
3 | Yoshi Oyakawa | United States | 1:05.0 |
4 | Graham Sykes | Great Britain | 1:06.5 |
5 | Kazuo Tomita | Japan | 1:06.5 |
6 | Dieter Pfeifer | Germany | 1:07.6 |
7 | László Magyar | Hungary | 1:07.6 |
8 | Ladislav Bak | Czechoslovakia | 1:07.9 |
Semifinal Two[edit]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
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1 | Robert Christophe | France | 1:04.6 |
2 | John Hayres | Australia | 1:05.0 |
3 | Frank McKinney | United States | 1:05.3 |
4 | Albert Wiggins | United States | 1:06.4 |
5 | Gilbert Bozon | France | 1:06.5 |
6 | Keiji Hase | Japan | 1:06.5 |
7 | Ekkehard Miersch | Germany | 1:06.6 |
8 | Haydn Rigby | Great Britain | 1:07.6 |
Final[edit]
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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David Theile | ![]() |
1:02.2 | WR |
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John Monckton | ![]() |
1:03.2 | |
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Frank McKinney | ![]() |
1:04.5 | |
4 | Robert Christophe | ![]() |
1:04.9 | |
5 | John Hayres | ![]() |
1:05.0 | |
6 | Graham Sykes | ![]() |
1:05.6 | |
7 | Albert Wiggins | ![]() |
1:05.8 | |
8 | Yoshi Oyakawa | ![]() |
1:06.9 |
Key: WR = World record
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2016.