Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke
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The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only backstroke event on the schedule.
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[edit] Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Arno Bieberstein Germany (GER) | Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Ludvig Dam Denmark (DEN) | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Haresnape Great Britain (GBR) |
[edit] Results
[edit] First round
The fastest swimmer in each heat and the fastest loser advanced, qualifying 8 swimmers for the semifinals.
[edit] Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arno Bieberstein | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | 1:25.6 |
| 2 | Frederick Unwin | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:30.0 |
| 3 | Hugo Jonsson | Image:Flag of Russia.svg Finland | Unknown |
[edit] Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Ritter | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | 1:33.4 |
| 2 | Sidney Willis | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:34.4 |
| 3 | John Henrikssen | Image:Flag of Russia.svg Finland | Unknown |
[edit] Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Lewis | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:30.2 |
| 2 | Bartholomeus Roodenburch | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1:36.0 |
| 3 | Robert Zimmerman | Image:Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg Canada | Unknown |
[edit] Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbert Haresnape | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:26.2 |
| 2 | Ludvig Dam | Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 1:26.4 |
| 3 | Amilcare Beretta | Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy | Unknown |
[edit] Heat 5
Parvin had no competition in the fifth heat.
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Parvin | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:35.2 |
[edit] Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Taylor | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:25.8 |
| 2 | Augustus Goessling | Image:US flag 46 stars.svg United States | 1:29.0 |
| 3 | Gustaf Wretman | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | Unknown |
| — | Oscar Grégoire | Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | Did not finish |
[edit] Heat 7
Kugler started before the signal, causing him to be disqualified and his first-place finish nullified.
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustav Aurisch | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | 1:27.4 |
| 2 | Johan Cortlever | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Unknown |
| 3 | Eric Seaward | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Unknown |
| — | Sándor Kugler | Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary | Disqualified |
[edit] Semifinals
The fastest two swimmers from each semifinal advanced to the final.
[edit] Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arno Bieberstein | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | 1:25.6 |
| 2 | Ludvig Dam | Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | Unknown |
| 3 | Max Ritter | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | Unknown |
| 4 | Stanley Parvin | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Unknown |
[edit] Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustav Aurisch | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | 1:28.2 |
| 2 | Herbert Haresnape | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:28.8 |
| 3 | John Taylor | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Unknown |
| 4 | Colin Lewis | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Unknown |
[edit] Final
| Place | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arno Bieberstein | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | 1:24.6 |
| 2 | Ludvig Dam | Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 1:26.6 |
| 3 | Herbert Haresnape | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1:27.0 |
| 4 | Gustav Aurisch | Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | Unknown |
[edit] Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). Swimming 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 13 May, 2006.
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| Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
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100 m free | 400 m free | 1500 m free | 100 m back | 200 m breast | 4x200 m free relay |
