Men 100m Butterfly Swimming XXIV Olympic Games 1988 Seoul, South Korea - 21st September - Gold Medal: Anthony Nesty, Surinam
Final time gap L Y 50m 1. Anthony Nesty Surinam53.00s OR - 20 25.02s 5. 2. Matt Biondi United States53.01s +0.01s - 22 24.53s 1. 3. Andrew Jameson Great Britain53.30s +0.30s - 23 25.00s 3. 4. Jon Sieben Australia53.33s +0.33s - 22 24.75s 2. 5. Michael Gross West Germany53.44s +0.44s - 24 25.01s 4. 6. Jay Mortensen United States54.07s +1.07s - 21 25.20s 7. 7. Tom Ponting Canada54.09s +1.09s - 23 25.29s 8. 8. Vadym Yaroshchuk Soviet Union54.60s +1.60s - 22 25.14s 6.
World Record: Pablo Morales, United States 52.84s Orlando, United States 23 June 1986 Olympic Record: Michael Gross, West Germany 53.08s Los Angeles United States 30 July 1984
58.50s LCM-time done since Jan 1, 1987
56.50s SCM-time done since Sep 1, 1987
Final B time gap L Y 50m 9. Jianqiang Shen China54.52s 8 23 25.83s 10.Anthony Mosse New Zealand54.63s +0.11s 5 23 25.78s 11.Benny Nielsen Denmark54.77s +0.25s 4 22 25.49s 12.Vlastimil Cerny Canada54.79s +0.27s 3 25 25.81s 13.Rafal Szukala Poland54.80s +0.28s 1 17 25.90s 14.Hiroshi Miura Japan54.98s +0.46s 7 22 25.97s 15.Jian Zheng China55.05s +0.53s 6 24 25.76s 16.Neil Cochran Great Britain55.22s +0.70s 2 23 25.84s
The best butterflyer in the world for the last 5-6 years was American Pablo Morales. But he shockingly failed to make the US team at the Olympic Trials. This left his teammate Matt Biondi in the favorite's role in Seoul. Biondi was attempting to emulate [Mark Spitz] and win seven gold medals, but the night before this final, the 1988 Olympics had started poorly for him when he won "only" a bronze medal in the 200 free.
In the butterfly final, Biondi went out ahead well ahead to the wall. He led the race until the last stroke, but as he neared the wall, he was between strokes and elected to kick in, only to be slightly farther out than he realized, and this allowed Suriname's Anthony Nesty to pass him and win the gold medal by 1/100th of a second. Nesty was not unknown, having placed fourth at the 1986 World Championships, and winning gold at the 1987 Pan American Games, but this was an upset, and it was the first Olympic medal ever won for Suriname, and also made Nesty the first black swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.
Nesty had trained and lived and went to college in the United States for several years. But he considered Suriname home and returned to a hero's welcome, being showered with gifts. He would return to Barcelona four years hence and add a bronze medal in this event. Biondi recovered fairly well from his poor start in Seoul, winning five golds in his last five races.
Heats - 21st September Morning
Heat 7 time gap L Y Rk 50m 2. Matt Biondi United States53.46s +0.13s - 22 1. 24.81s 4. Michael Gross West Germany53.78s +0.45s - 24 2. 25.05s 5. Jon Sieben Australia53.85s +0.52s - 22 3. 25.44s 9. Benny Nielsen Denmark54.52s +1.19s - 22 4. 25.75s 14.Hiroshi Miura Japan54.82s +1.49s - 22 5. 26.03s 17.Martin Herrmann West Germany55.20s +1.87s - 18 6. 25.92s 19.Frank Drost Netherlands55.38s +2.05s - 25 7. 25.95s 21.Robert Wolf Czechoslovakia55.73s +2.40s - 17 8. 25.67s
Heat 6 time gap L Y Rk 50m 3. Anthony Nesty Surinam53.50s +0.17s - 20 1. 25.57s 6. Vadym Yaroshchuk Soviet Union54.17s +0.84s - 22 2. 25.10s 8. Jay Mortensen United States54.44s +1.11s - 21 3. 25.68s 12.Jian Zheng China54.69s +1.36s - 24 4. 25.27s 18.Jose Luis Ballester Spain55.27s +1.94s - 19 5. 25.84s 22.Leonardo Michelotti Italy55.83s +2.50s - 23 6. 26.14s 23.Konstantin Petrov Soviet Union55.84s +2.51s - 24 7. 25.54s 27.Ludovic De Pickere France56.47s +3.14s - 19 8. 26.36s
Heat 5 time gap L Y Rk 50m 1. Andy Jameson Great Britain53.33s - 23 1. 25.18s 7. Tom Ponting Canada54.31s +0.98s - 23 2. 25.70s 10.Anthony Mosse New Zealand54.63s +1.30s - 23 3. 25.50s 11.Vlastimil Cerny Canada54.66s +1.33s - 25 4. 25.70s 13.Neil Cochran Great Britain54.75s +1.42s - 23 5. 25.77s 15.Rafal Szukala Poland54.83s +1.50s - 17 6. 26.07s 16.Jianqiang Shen China54.86s +1.53s - 23 7. 26.13s 28.Valerio Giambalvo Italy56.57s +3.24s - 20 8. 26.80s
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk 50m 20.David Wilson Australia55.54s +2.21s - 21 1. 26.56s 24.Yukinori Tanaka Japan56.19s +2.86s - 22 2. 26.30s 25.Ross Anderson New Zealand56.31s +2.98s - 19 3. 26.57s 26.Eduardo Poli Brazil56.37s +3.04s - 19 4. 27.25s 30.Theophile David Switzerland56.77s +3.44s - 24 5. 26.97s 35.Peng Siong Ang Singapore57.41s +4.08s - 25 6. 26.95s 41.Carlos Romo Mexico58.04s +4.71s - 21 7. 26.92s -. Michael Adam AustriaDNS - 23 -.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk 50m 31.Joseph Eric Buhain Philippines57.17s +3.84s - 18 1. 27.01s 32.Wladimir Ribeiro Brazil57.25s +3.92s - 21 2. 26.99s 36.Theodoros Griniazakis Greece57.56s +4.23s - 20 3. 27.34s 37.Paulo Camacho Portugal57.62s +4.29s - 18 4. 27.42s 38.Young-Ho Park South Korea57.74s +4.41s - 5. 27.15s 39.Yi-Ming Tsang Hong Kong57.84s +4.51s - 22 6. 27.33s -. Jin-Gee Oon SingaporeDNS - 21 -. -. Matjaz Kozelj YugoslaviaDNS - 18 -.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk 50m 29.Reinhold Leitner Austria56.72s +3.39s - 22 1. 26.87s 33.Mabilio Albuquerque Portugal57.30s +3.97s - 19 2. 27.14s 40.Urbano Zea Mexico57.89s +4.56s - 19 3. 27.53s 42.Pedro Lima Barata Angola59.21s +5.88s - 17 4. 28.09s 43.Graham Lewis Thompson Zimbabwe1:00.13 +6.80s - 24 5. 27.71s 44.Kristan Brent Singleton US Virgin Islands1:00.97 +7.64s - 16 6. 28.69s 45.William Cleveland US Virgin Islands1:01.10 +7.77s - 22 7. 28.84s -. Salvador Vassallo Puerto RicoDNS - 20 -.
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk 50m 34.Paul Yelle Barbados57.36s +4.03s - 24 1. 26.56s 46.Sergio Fafitine Mozambique1:01.15 +7.82s - 19 2. 29.25s 47.Plutarco Castellanos Dusavage Honduras1:02.69 +9.36s - 17 3. 29.24s 48.Mohamed Abdul Salam Bangladesh1:03.69 +10.36s - 29 4. 29.65s 49.Mohamed Bin Abid UA Emirates1:06.25 +12.92s - 19 5. 30.74s 50.Trevor Ncala Eswatini1:06.85 +13.52s - 23 6. 30.16s 51.Jorge Gomes Angola1:09.60 +16.27s - 16 7. 32.60s
Final time gap L Y 50m 1. Anthony Nesty Surinam53.00s OR - 20 25.02s 5. 2. Matt Biondi United States53.01s +0.01s - 22 24.53s 1. 3. Andrew Jameson Great Britain53.30s +0.30s - 23 25.00s 3. 4. Jon Sieben Australia53.33s +0.33s - 22 24.75s 2. 5. Michael Gross West Germany53.44s +0.44s - 24 25.01s 4. 6. Jay Mortensen United States54.07s +1.07s - 21 25.20s 7. 7. Tom Ponting Canada54.09s +1.09s - 23 25.29s 8. 8. Vadym Yaroshchuk Soviet Union54.60s +1.60s - 22 25.14s 6. 9. Jianqiang Shen China54.52s 8 23 25.83s 10.Anthony Mosse New Zealand54.63s +0.11s 5 23 25.78s 11.Benny Nielsen Denmark54.77s +0.25s 4 22 25.49s 12.Vlastimil Cerny Canada54.79s +0.27s 3 25 25.81s 13.Rafal Szukala Poland54.80s +0.28s 1 17 25.90s 14.Hiroshi Miura Japan54.98s +0.46s 7 22 25.97s 15.Jian Zheng China55.05s +0.53s 6 24 25.76s 16.Neil Cochran Great Britain55.22s +0.70s 2 23 25.84s Heats time gap L Y 50m 1. Andy Jameson Great Britain53.33s - 23 25.18s 2. Matt Biondi United States53.46s +0.13s - 22 24.81s 3. Anthony Nesty Surinam53.50s +0.17s - 20 25.57s 4. Michael Gross West Germany53.78s +0.45s - 24 25.05s 5. Jon Sieben Australia53.85s +0.52s - 22 25.44s 6. Vadym Yaroshchuk Soviet Union54.17s +0.84s - 22 25.10s 7. Tom Ponting Canada54.31s +0.98s - 23 25.70s 8. Jay Mortensen United States54.44s +1.11s - 21 25.68s 9. Benny Nielsen Denmark54.52s +1.19s - 22 25.75s 10.Anthony Mosse New Zealand54.63s +1.30s - 23 25.50s 11.Vlastimil Cerny Canada54.66s +1.33s - 25 25.70s 12.Jian Zheng China54.69s +1.36s - 24 25.27s 13.Neil Cochran Great Britain54.75s +1.42s - 23 25.77s 14.Hiroshi Miura Japan54.82s +1.49s - 22 26.03s 15.Rafal Szukala Poland54.83s +1.50s - 17 26.07s 16.Jianqiang Shen China54.86s +1.53s - 23 26.13s 17.Martin Herrmann West Germany55.20s +1.87s - 18 25.92s 18.Jose Luis Ballester Spain55.27s +1.94s - 19 25.84s 19.Frank Drost Netherlands55.38s +2.05s - 25 25.95s 20.David Wilson Australia55.54s +2.21s - 21 26.56s 21.Robert Wolf Czechoslovakia55.73s +2.40s - 17 25.67s 22.Leonardo Michelotti Italy55.83s +2.50s - 23 26.14s 23.Konstantin Petrov Soviet Union55.84s +2.51s - 24 25.54s 24.Yukinori Tanaka Japan56.19s +2.86s - 22 26.30s 25.Ross Anderson New Zealand56.31s +2.98s - 19 26.57s 26.Eduardo Poli Brazil56.37s +3.04s - 19 27.25s 27.Ludovic De Pickere France56.47s +3.14s - 19 26.36s 28.Valerio Giambalvo Italy56.57s +3.24s - 20 26.80s 29.Reinhold Leitner Austria56.72s +3.39s - 22 26.87s 30.Theophile David Switzerland56.77s +3.44s - 24 26.97s 31.Joseph Eric Buhain Philippines57.17s +3.84s - 18 27.01s 32.Wladimir Ribeiro Brazil57.25s +3.92s - 21 26.99s 33.Mabilio Albuquerque Portugal57.30s +3.97s - 19 27.14s 34.Paul Yelle Barbados57.36s +4.03s - 24 26.56s 35.Peng Siong Ang Singapore57.41s +4.08s - 25 26.95s 36.Theodoros Griniazakis Greece57.56s +4.23s - 20 27.34s 37.Paulo Camacho Portugal57.62s +4.29s - 18 27.42s 38.Young-Ho Park South Korea57.74s +4.41s - 27.15s 39.Yi-Ming Tsang Hong Kong57.84s +4.51s - 22 27.33s 40.Urbano Zea Mexico57.89s +4.56s - 19 27.53s 41.Carlos Romo Mexico58.04s +4.71s - 21 26.92s 42.Pedro Lima Barata Angola59.21s +5.88s - 17 28.09s 43.Graham Lewis Thompson Zimbabwe1:00.13 +6.80s - 24 27.71s 44.Kristan Brent Singleton US Virgin Islands1:00.97 +7.64s - 16 28.69s 45.William Cleveland US Virgin Islands1:01.10 +7.77s - 22 28.84s 46.Sergio Fafitine Mozambique1:01.15 +7.82s - 19 29.25s 47.Plutarco Castellanos Dusavage Honduras1:02.69 +9.36s - 17 29.24s 48.Mohamed Abdul Salam Bangladesh1:03.69 +10.36s - 29 29.65s 49.Mohamed Bin Abid UA Emirates1:06.25 +12.92s - 19 30.74s 50.Trevor Ncala Eswatini1:06.85 +13.52s - 23 30.16s 51.Jorge Gomes Angola1:09.60 +16.27s - 16 32.60s -. Michael Adam AustriaDNS - 23 -. Salvador Vassallo Puerto RicoDNS - 20 -. Jin-Gee Oon SingaporeDNS - 21 -. Matjaz Kozelj YugoslaviaDNS - 18
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