Men 100m Freestyle Swimming XI Olympic Games 1936 Berlin, Germany - Friday, 9th August - Gold Medal: Ferenc Csik, Hungary
Final 15:20 timegapLY
1. Ferenc CsikHUN Hungary57.6s 722
2. Masanori YusaJPN Japan57.9s+0.3s221
3. Shigeo AraiJPN Japan58.0s+0.4s120
4. Masaharu TaguchiJPN Japan58.1s+0.5s620
5. Helmuth FischerGer Germany59.3s+1.7s525
6. Peter FickUSA United States59.7s+2.1s422
7. Arthur LindegrenUSA United States59.9s+2.3s324
Venue: Swimming Stadium, Imperial Sports Field. 45 Competitors from 23 Nations.
World Record: Peter Fick, Hungary 56.4s New Heaven, United States 11 February 1936
Olympic Record: Yasuji Miyazaki, Japan 58.0s Los Angeles, United States 6 August 1932
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index Berlin 1956index Swimming Berlin 1936
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1948 Men 100m FreestyleMen 100m Freestyle History1932 Men 100m Freestyle
Fick disappointed in the final but the Japanese victory did not materialize either. Although Ferenc Csik was the reigning European champion, he was not expected to defeat the American or Japanese favourites but as they battled each other, Csik came through on the outside to surprise them all. Ferenc Csik would not live to see the next Olympic Games. By then a qualified doctor, he died during an air raid in 1945.
Masanori Yusa and Shigeao Arai of Japan were awarded the other medals although the actual finishing positions are a matter of debate. Photographic evidence suggests that 4th placed Masahuru Taguchi may in fact have been the true silver medallist with only the first and last places in the final certain to be correct.

Semi-Finals - Saturday, 8th August 15:00

First 3 from each Semi and Best 4th (Helmuth Fischer, Germany) advanced to Final.
Semi 1 timegapLYRk.
1. Masanori YusaJPN Japan57.5s=OR-211.
2. Shigeo AraiJPN Japan57.9s+0.4s-202.
3. Arthur LindegrenUSA United States58.7s+1.2s-246.
4. Arthur Raymond HighlandUSA United States59.4s+1.9s-248.
5. William Ernest KendallAUS Australia59.9s+2.4s-_9.
6. Hermann HeibelGer Germany1:00.3+2.8s-2410.
7. Oszkar Abay-NemesHUN Hungary1:01.1+3.6s-2215.
8. John Aksel Frederik ChristensenDEN Denmark1:01.6+4.1s-2116.
Semi 2 timegapLYRk.
1. Masaharu TaguchiJPN Japan57.9s+0.4s-202.
2. Ferenc CsikHUN Hungary58.1s+0.6s-224.
3. Peter FickUSA United States58.2s+0.7s-225.
4. Helmuth FischerGer Germany58.7s+1.2s-256.
5. Jikirum AdjaluddinPHI Philippines1:00.5+3.0s-2511.
6. Heikki Johannes HietanenFIN Finland1:00.5+3.0s-2111.
7. Drasko WilfanYUG Yugoslavia1:00.5+3.0s-2211.
8. Mostyn Yanto Ffrench-WilliamsGBR Great Britain1:01.0+3.5s-2114.
The world record for this event had passed between only three swimmers since 1912 Olympics, Duke Kahanamoku, Johnny Weissmuller and, since 1934, Peter Fick of the USA. Fick travelled to Germany as the marginal favourite although the strength in depth of the Japanese team made sure that predicting the competition would be difficult.

Heats - Saturday, 8th August 09:00

First 2 from each Heat and Best 4th (William Kendall, Australia and Heikki Hietanen, Finland) advanced to Semi-Finals.
Heat 1 timegapLYRk.
1. Peter FickUSA United States57.6s+0.1s OR7222.
2. Ferenc CsikHUN Hungary58.3s+0.8s3226.
3. Romund GabrielsonGBR Great Britain1:01.2+3.7s61916.
4. Robert Williams HamertonCaN Canada1:02.1+4.6s22527.
5. Paulo Alvaro TarrtoBRA Brazil1:02.6+5.1s42230.
6. Mahmoud KadriEGY Egypt1:03.8+6.3s51835.
7. Arturo Alvarez Calderon WellsPER Peru1:04.9+7.4s11638.
8. Charlie ChanCHn China1:06.5+9.0s82540.
Heat 2 timegapLYRk.
1. Masanori YusaJPN Japan57.8s+0.3s3214.
2. Arthur Raymond HighlandUSA United States59.9s+2.4s5248.
3. William Ernest KendallAUS Australia1:01.0+3.5s4_12.
4. Egon RoolaidEST Estonia1:01.5+4.0s21720.
5. Rene CavaleroFRA France1:02.2+4.7s61828.
6. Sjoerd Lambertus Mooi WiltenNED Netherlands1:03.4+5.9s72232.
7. Alberto Conrad MachucaBOL Bolivia1:17.5+20.0s82645.
-. Alfred DoriaSUI SwitzerlandDNS 127-.
Heat 3 timegapLYRk.
1. Mostyn Yanto Ffrench-WilliamsGBR Great Britain1:00.7+3.2s42111.
2. Jikirum AdjaluddinPHI Philippines1:01.0+3.5s32512.
3. Heiko SchwartzGer Germany1:01.8+4.3s62425.
4. Munroe BourneCaN Canada1:02.4+4.9s52629.
5. Isaac MoraisBRA Brazil1:03.5+6.0s72233.
6. Gunther ZobernigAUT Austria1:03.9+6.4s12036.
-. Walter Ledgard SrPER PeruDNS 220-.
Heat 4 timegapLYRk.
1. Shigeo AraiJPN Japan57.7s+0.2s2203.
2. Helmuth FischerGer Germany57.9s+0.4s6255.
3. Odon GrofHUN Hungary1:01.3+3.8s52117.
4. Leonard SpenceBER Bermuda1:01.9+4.4s42726.
5. Claude DesuscladeFRA France1:07.2+9.7s71741.
6. Rikhardos BrousalisGRE Greece1:07.5+10.0s3_42.
-. Darko PrvanYUG YugoslaviaDNS 122-.
Heat 5 timegapLYRk.
1. Masaharu TaguchiJPN Japan57.5sOR6201.
2. John Aksel Frederik ChristensenDEN Denmark1:01.1+3.6s12115.
3. George LarsonCaN Canada1:01.5+4.0s52420.
4. Zaki Saad El DinEGY Egypt1:03.7+6.2s3_34.
5. Juan Paz SoldanPER Peru1:05.6+8.1s42439.
6. Spyridoon MavrogeorgosGRE Greece1:08.2+10.7s7_44.
-. Victor DunandSUI SwitzerlandDNS 231-.
Heat 6 timegapLYRk.
1. Drasko WilfanYUG Yugoslavia1:00.5+3.0s42210.
2. Hermann HeibelGer Germany1:01.4+3.9s52419.
3. Frederick DoveGBR Great Britain1:01.6+4.1s21822.
4. Jose ObialPHI Philippines1:01.7+4.2s72224.
5. Leonidas Francisco Marques Da SilvaBRA Brazil1:03.3+5.8s32231.
6. John YoungBER Bermuda1:07.8+10.3s11943.
-. Artem NakacheFRA FranceDNS 620-.
Heat 7 timegapLYRk.
1. Arthur LindegrenUSA United States58.3s+0.8s7246.
2. Oszkar Abay-NemesHUN Hungary1:00.2+2.7s1229.
3. Heikki Johannes HietanenFIN Finland1:01.0+3.5s22112.
4. Pieter Hendrik StamNED Netherlands1:01.3+3.8s51717.
5. Poul Arne PetersenDEN Denmark1:01.6+4.1s62322.
6. Roger ZirilliSUI Switzerland1:04.1+6.6s32537.
-. Jan GuilliniBEL BelgiumDNS 424-.
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