Men 100m Backstroke Swimming XI Olympic Games 1936 Berlin, Germany - Friday, 14th August

Men 100m Backstroke Swimming XI Olympic Games 1936 Berlin, Germany - Friday, 14th August - Gold Medal: Adolph Kiefer, United States

Final 16:30		time	gap	L	Y
1. Adolph Kiefer	United States	1:05.9	OR	5	18
2. Albert Vande Weghe	United States	1:07.7	+1.8s	4	20
3. Masaji Kiyokawa	Japan	1:08.4	+2.5s	7	23
4. Taylor Drysdale	United States	1:09.4	+3.5s	2	22
5. Kiichi Yoshida	Japan	1:09.7	+3.8s	1	17
6. Yasuhiko Kojima	Japan	1:10.4	+4.5s	6	17
7. Percival Cole Oliver	Australia	1:10.7	+4.8s	3	17

Venue: Swimming Stadium, Imperial Sports Field. 45 Competitors from 23 Nations.

World Record: Adolph Kiefer, United States 1:04.8 Detroit, United States 18 January 1936

Olympic Record: George Kojac, United States 1:08.2 Amsterdam, Nietherlands 9 August 1928

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Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay	Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay

1948 Men 100m Backstroke

Men 100m Backstroke History

1932 Men 100m Backstroke

Adolph Kiefer was already clearly ahead at the halfway point, and was never threatened during the race. He broke the Olympic record and finished ahead of fellow American Al Vande Weghe who moved past Kiyokawa in the closing stages. The race was watched by a relatively small crowd, the result of bad weather and a clash with the handball final.

Semi-Finals - Thursday, 13th August 16:50

First 3 from each Semi and Best 4th (Kiichi Yoshida, Japan) advanced to Final.

Semi 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Adolph Kiefer	United States	1:06.8	OR	8	18	1.
2. Albert Vande Weghe	United States	1:08.6	+1.8s	7	20	2.
3. Percival Cole Oliver	Australia	1:09.4	+2.6s	1	17	4.
4. Kiichi Yoshida	Japan	1:09.5	+2.7s	5	17	5.
5. Nils A Christiansen	Philippines	1:11.1	+4.3s	2	23	9.
6. Erwin Simon	Germany	1:11.7	+4.9s	4	27	11.
7. Hans Schwarz	Germany	1:11.8	+5.0s	6	23	12.
8. Bjorn Borg	Sweden	1:16.3	+9.5s	3	16	16.

Semi 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Taylor Drysdale	United States	1:08.6	+1.8s	3	22	2.
2. Masaji Kiyokawa	Japan	1:09.7	+2.9s	1	23	6.
3. Yasuhiko Kojima	Japan	1:09.9	+3.1s	8	17	7.
4. Heinz Schlauch	Germany	1:10.8	+4.0s	5	20	8.
5. Gordon Kerr	Canada	1:11.2	+4.4s	2	18	10.
6. Drasko Wilfan	Yugoslavia	1:13.3	+6.5s	7	22	13.
7. John Besford	Great Britain	1:13.6	+6.8s	6	25	14.
8. Jan Pieter Metman	Netherlands	1:14.1	+7.3s	4	20	15.

Masaji Kiyokowa returned to defend his title but the four years since Los Angeles had seen the emergence of Adolph Kiefer. Kiefer’s father had been a swimming instructor in the German army and Keifer was to arrive in his father’s homeland as the world record holder.

Heats - Wednesday, 12th August 10:30

First 4 from each Heat advanced to Semi-Finals.

Heat 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Adolph Kiefer	United States	1:06.9	OR	1	18	1.
2. Masaji Kiyokawa	Japan	1:07.2	+0.3s	2	23	2.
3. Hans Schwarz	Germany	1:11.0	+4.1s	7	23	9.
4. Elemer Gombos	Hungary	1:12.4	+5.5s	3	21	14.
5. Jack Evan Middleton	Great Britain	1:15.0	+8.1s	6	19	19.
6. Benevenuto Martins Nunes	Brazil	1:16.9	+10.0s	5	23	22.
-. Ross Doe	Bermuda	DNS		4	20	-.

Heat 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Taylor Drysdale	United States	1:09.0	+2.1s	4	22	3.
2. Heinz Schlauch	Germany	1:10.1	+3.2s	2	20	6.
3. Drasko Wilfan	Yugoslavia	1:11.7	+4.8s	7	22	11.
4. Stans Scheffer	Netherlands	1:13.6	+6.7s	1	21	16.
5. Arpad Lengyel	Hungary	1:15.2	+8.3s	3	20	20.
6. Munroe Bourne	Canada	1:17.2	+10.3s	6	26	24.
7. Antonio Amaral Filho	Brazil	1:21.0	+14.1s	5	15	27.

Heat 3		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Yasuhiko Kojima	Japan	1:09.7	+2.8s	1	17	4.
2. Albert Vande Weghe	United States	1:10.6	+3.7s	6	20	8.
3. Nils A Christiansen	Philippines	1:11.5	+4.6s	4	23	10.
4. Erwin Simon	Germany	1:11.7	+4.8s	5	27	11.
5. Gyorgy Erdelyi	Hungary	1:14.7	+7.8s	2	13	18.
6. Marcel Neumann	Luxembourg	1:18.8	+11.9s	3	21	26.
-. Kurt Patuzzi	Austria	DNS		7	34	-.

Heat 4		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. John Besford	Great Britain	1:12.0	+5.1s	3	25	13.
2. Gordon Kerr	Canada	1:12.9	+6.0s	5	18	15.
3. Bjorn Borg	Sweden	1:15.2	+8.3s	6	16	20.
4. Boris Roolaid	Estonia	1:21.1	+14.2s	4	19	29.
5. Emmanouil Mallidis	Greece	1:21.5	+14.6s	2	_	30.
-. Daniel Carpio	Peru	DNS		1	26	-.
-. Boris Praunsperger	Yugoslavia	DNS		7	28	-.

Heat 5		time	gap	L	Y	Rk.
1. Kiichi Yoshida	Japan	1:10.0	+3.1s	4	17	5.
2. Percival Cole Oliver	Australia	1:10.2	+3.3s	3	17	7.
3. Jan Pieter Metman	Netherlands	1:13.7	+6.8s	1	20	17.
4. Ademar Alberto Novo Caballeiro	Brazil	1:17.0	+10.1s	5	17	23.
5. Borge Baeth	Denmark	1:17.3	+10.4s	2	16	25.
-. Edmund Cooper	Bermuda	DNS		7	23	-.

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