Men 100m Backstroke Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Wednesday, 31st August - Gold Medal: David Theile, Australia
Final 22:40 time gapLY
1. David TheileAUS Australia1:01.9 422
2. Frank McKinneyUSA United States1:02.1 +0.2s221
3. Robert BennettUSA United States1:02.3 +0.4s317
4. Robert ChristopheFRA France1:03.2 +1.3s522
5. Leonid BarbierURS Soviet Union1:03.5 +1.6s123
6. Wolfgang WagnerGER UT Germany1:03.5 +1.6s722
7. John MoncktonAUS Australia1:04.1 +2.2s621
8. Veiko SiimarURS Soviet Union1:04.6 +2.7s818
37 Competitors from 27 Nations. Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto.
1964 Men 100m BackstrokeMen 100m Backstroke History1956 Men 100m Backstroke
World Record: John Monckton, Australia 1:01.5 Melbourne, Australia 15th February 1958
Olympic Record: David Theile, Australia 1:01.9 Melbourne, Australia 6th December 1956
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Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 200m ButterflyWomen 100m Butterfly
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley RelayWomen 4x100m Medley Relay
At Melbourne in 1956 Australians David Theile and John Monckton had gone 1-2. They had also set the last two world records coming into Rome, with Monckton holding the current mark of 1:01.5. Theile had taken off 1957-58 while he was in medical school, but he recovered well from that lack of training. In the Rome final he won somewhat comfortably, with two Americans, Frank McKinney and Bob Bennett, placing second and third respectively. Monckton was even with Theile on the outward lap, but misjudged the wall and hit his head, eventually placing seventh.

Semi-Finals (1/2) - Wednesday, 31st August 08:00

Best 8 times advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time gapLYRk
1. David TheileAUS Australia1:03.1 5221.
2. Robert BennettUSA United States1:03.7 +0.6s4172.
2. Robert ChristopheFRA France1:03.7 +0.6s3222.
4. John MoncktonAUS Australia1:03.8 +0.7s6214.
5. Veiko SiimarURS Soviet Union1:04.6 +1.5s2188.
6. Stig-Olof GrennerFIN Finland1:05.2 +2.1s72112.
6. Kazuo TomitaJPN Japan1:05.2 +2.1s12112.
8. Herman VerbauwenBEL Belgium1:06.2 +3.1s81615.
Semi 2 time gapLYRk
1. Frank McKinneyUSA United States1:03.8 +0.7s4214.
2. Wolfgang WagnerGER UT Germany1:03.9 +0.8s7226.
3. Leonid BarbierURS Soviet Union1:04.3 +1.2s5237.
4. Jurgen DietzeGER UT Germany1:04.7 +1.6s3179.
5. Graham SykesGBR Great Britain1:04.7 +1.6s1239.
6. Pedro Diz EspeletaARG Argentina1:05.0 +1.9s21611.
7. Jozsef CsikanyHUN Hungary1:05.2 +2.1s61712.
8. Giuseppe AvellanoITA Italy1:06.5 +3.4s81716.

Heats - Tuesday, 30th August 20:40

Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2).
Heat 5 time gapLYRk
1. Frank McKinneyUSA United States1:02.4 +0.4s4212.
1. John MoncktonAUS Australia1:04.4 +2.4s4217.
2. Pedro Diz EspeletaARG Argentina1:04.7 +2.7s51610.
2. Stig-Olof GrennerFIN Finland1:04.7 +2.7s32110.
4. Gilberto ElsaITA Italy1:05.8 +3.8s62218.
4. Claude RaffyFRA France1:05.8 +3.8s21518.
6. Enrique RabellMEX Mexico1:08.0 +6.0s71929.
7. Janos KonradHUN Hungary1:19.9 +17.9s11937.
Heat 4 time gapLYRk
1. David TheileAUS Australia1:03.1 +1.1s4223.
2. Veiko SiimarURS Soviet Union1:04.6 +2.6s5189.
3. Giuseppe AvellanoITA Italy1:05.4 +3.4s61716.
4. Hadyn RigbyGBR Great Britain1:06.2 +4.2s22325.
5. Kazuo WatanabeJPN Japan1:08.4 +6.4s32230.
6. Lorenzo CortezPHI Philippines1:08.7 +6.7s72031.
7. Rolf BurggrafSUI Switzerland1:11.0 +9.0s12232.
Heat 3 time gapLYRk
1. Robert ChristopheFRA France1:04.0 +2.0s4225.
2. Graham SykesGBR Great Britain1:04.8 +2.8s52314.
3. Robert WheatonCAN Canada1:05.7 +3.7s31817.
4. Bengt-Olov AlmstedtSWE Sweden1:05.9 +3.9s21820.
5. Alejandro GaxiolaMEX Mexico1:05.9 +3.9s72120.
6. Athos P De OliveiraBRA Brazil1:07.9 +5.9s61728.
7. Rudolf MullerLUX Luxembourg1:12.3 +10.3s11834.
Heat 2 time gapLYRk
1. Robert BennettUSA United States1:02.0OR 4171.
2. Leonid BarbierURS Soviet Union1:03.5 +1.5s3234.
3. Jurgen DietzeGER UT Germany1:04.0 +2.0s5175.
4. Jan JiskootNED Netherlands1:05.9 +3.9s72020.
5. Mihovil DorcicYUG Yugoslavia1:06.0 +4.0s22223.
5. Friedrich SudaAUT Austria1:06.0 +4.0s62123.
7. Joram ShniderISR Israel1:11.1 +9.1s11833.
8. Unsal FikirciTUR Turkey1:15.2 +13.2s82036.
Heat 1 time gapLYRk
2. Jozsef CsikanyHUN Hungary1:04.5 +2.5s3178.
3. Kazuo TomitaJPN Japan1:04.7 +2.7s62110.
3. Wolfgang WagnerGER UT Germany1:04.7 +2.7s52210.
5. Herman VerbauwenBEL Belgium1:05.0 +3.0s21615.
6. Julio Cabrera BalsaESP Spain1:06.5 +4.5s71826.
7. Raul CerqueiraPOR Portugal1:06.7 +4.7s12027.
8. Demetrios KolovosGRE Greece1:13.8 +11.8s8_35.
Final 22:40 time gapLYRk
1. David TheileAUS Australia1:01.9 4221.
2. Frank McKinneyUSA United States1:02.1 +0.2s2212.
3. Robert BennettUSA United States1:02.3 +0.4s3173.
4. Robert ChristopheFRA France1:03.2 +1.3s5224.
5. Leonid BarbierURS Soviet Union1:03.5 +1.6s1235.
6. Wolfgang WagnerGER UT Germany1:03.5 +1.6s7226.
7. John MoncktonAUS Australia1:04.1 +2.2s6217.
8. Veiko SiimarURS Soviet Union1:04.6 +2.7s8188.
Semis time gapLYRk
1. David TheileAUS Australia1:03.1 5221.
2. Robert BennettUSA United States1:03.7 +0.6s4172.
2. Robert ChristopheFRA France1:03.7 +0.6s3222.
1. Frank McKinneyUSA United States1:03.8 +0.7s4214.
4. John MoncktonAUS Australia1:03.8 +0.7s6214.
2. Wolfgang WagnerGER UT Germany1:03.9 +0.8s7226.
3. Leonid BarbierURS Soviet Union1:04.3 +1.2s5237.
5. Veiko SiimarURS Soviet Union1:04.6 +1.5s2188.
4. Jurgen DietzeGER UT Germany1:04.7 +1.6s3179.
5. Graham SykesGBR Great Britain1:04.7 +1.6s1239.
6. Pedro Diz EspeletaARG Argentina1:05.0 +1.9s21611.
7. Jozsef CsikanyHUN Hungary1:05.2 +2.1s61712.
6. Stig-Olof GrennerFIN Finland1:05.2 +2.1s72112.
6. Kazuo TomitaJPN Japan1:05.2 +2.1s12112.
8. Herman VerbauwenBEL Belgium1:06.2 +3.1s81615.
8. Giuseppe AvellanoITA Italy1:06.5 +3.4s81716.
Heats time gapLYRk
1. Robert BennettUSA United States1:02.0OR 4171.
1. Frank McKinneyUSA United States1:02.4 +0.4s4212.
1. David TheileAUS Australia1:03.1 +1.1s4223.
2. Leonid BarbierURS Soviet Union1:03.5 +1.5s3234.
1. Robert ChristopheFRA France1:04.0 +2.0s4225.
3. Jurgen DietzeGER UT Germany1:04.0 +2.0s5175.
1. John MoncktonAUS Australia1:04.4 +2.4s4217.
2. Jozsef CsikanyHUN Hungary1:04.5 +2.5s3178.
2. Veiko SiimarURS Soviet Union1:04.6 +2.6s5189.
2. Pedro Diz EspeletaARG Argentina1:04.7 +2.7s51610.
2. Stig-Olof GrennerFIN Finland1:04.7 +2.7s32110.
3. Kazuo TomitaJPN Japan1:04.7 +2.7s62110.
3. Wolfgang WagnerGER UT Germany1:04.7 +2.7s52210.
2. Graham SykesGBR Great Britain1:04.8 +2.8s52314.
5. Herman VerbauwenBEL Belgium1:05.0 +3.0s21615.
3. Giuseppe AvellanoITA Italy1:05.4 +3.4s61716.
3. Robert WheatonCAN Canada1:05.7 +3.7s31817.
4. Gilberto ElsaITA Italy1:05.8 +3.8s62218.
4. Claude RaffyFRA France1:05.8 +3.8s21518.
4. Bengt-Olov AlmstedtSWE Sweden1:05.9 +3.9s21820.
5. Alejandro GaxiolaMEX Mexico1:05.9 +3.9s72120.
4. Jan JiskootNED Netherlands1:05.9 +3.9s72020.
5. Mihovil DorcicYUG Yugoslavia1:06.0 +4.0s22223.
5. Friedrich SudaAUT Austria1:06.0 +4.0s62123.
4. Hadyn RigbyGBR Great Britain1:06.2 +4.2s22325.
6. Julio Cabrera BalsaESP Spain1:06.5 +4.5s71826.
7. Raul CerqueiraPOR Portugal1:06.7 +4.7s12027.
6. Athos P De OliveiraBRA Brazil1:07.9 +5.9s61728.
6. Enrique RabellMEX Mexico1:08.0 +6.0s71929.
5. Kazuo WatanabeJPN Japan1:08.4 +6.4s32230.
6. Lorenzo CortezPHI Philippines1:08.7 +6.7s72031.
7. Rolf BurggrafSUI Switzerland1:11.0 +9.0s12232.
7. Joram ShniderISR Israel1:11.1 +9.1s11833.
7. Rudolf MullerLUX Luxembourg1:12.3 +10.3s11834.
8. Demetrios KolovosGRE Greece1:13.8 +11.8s8_35.
8. Unsal FikirciTUR Turkey1:15.2 +13.2s82036.
7. Janos KonradHUN Hungary1:19.9 +17.9s11937.
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