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DeutschSwimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 52 from 37 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:01.65 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The final of the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  John Moffet (USA) | 1:02.13 | Indianapolis, United States | 25 June 1984 |
| Olympic record |  John Hencken (USA) | 1:03.11 | Montreal, Canada | 20 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July | Heat 7 | John Moffet | United States | 1:02.16 | OR |
| 29 July | Final A | Steve Lundquist | United States | 1:01.65 | WR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
[edit]Final B
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Gianni Minervini |  Italy | 1:03.99 | |
| 10 | 2 | Shigehiro Takahashi |  Japan | 1:04.41 | |
| 11 | 5 | Peter Lang |  West Germany | 1:04.43 | |
| 12 | 3 | Pablo Restrepo |  Colombia | 1:04.79 | |
| 13 | 6 | Thomas Böhm |  Austria | 1:04.99 | |
| 14 | 7 | Iain Campbell |  Great Britain | 1:05.02 | |
| 15 | 1 | Brett Austin |  New Zealand | 1:05.49 | |
| 16 | 8 | Peter Berggren |  Sweden | 1:05.66 |
Final A
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Steve Lundquist | United States | 1:01.65 | WR |
 | 7 | Victor Davis |  Canada | 1:01.99 | NR |
 | 5 | Peter Evans |  Australia | 1:02.97 | |
| 4 | 1 | Adrian Moorhouse | Great Britain | 1:03.25 | |
| 5 | 4 | John Moffet | United States | 1:03.29 | |
| 6 | 3 | Brett Stocks | Australia | 1:03.49 | |
| 7 | 6 | Gerald Mörken | West Germany | 1:03.95 | |
| 8 | 8 | Raffaele Avagnano | Italy | 1:04.11 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 509. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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