Men 100m Backstroke Swimming 4th Olympic Games London, Great Britain 1908 - Friday, 17th July - Gold Medal: Arno Bieberstein, Germany
Venue: White City Stadium. 100-metre Swimming Pool especialy constructed inside track and field oval. 21 swimmers from 11 nations.
Final 17:00 time SF 1. Arno Bieberstein Germany1:24.6 WR 1. 2. Ludvig Dam Denmark1:26.6 2. 3. Bert Haresnape Great Britain1:27.0 4. 4. Gustav Aurisch GermanyUnknown 3.
The Germans were considered the top backstroke swimmers in the world and they placed two men in the finals - Arno Bieberstein and Gustav Aurich. Bieberstein led the final from the start, with Britain’s Bert Haresnape 2nd until 70 metres, at which time he was passed by Ludvig Dam (DEN). Bieberstein was German backstroke champion for 1905-07 and was also Austrian champion in 1907.
Semi-Finals - Friday, 17th July 14:30. First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time Rk. 1. Arno Bieberstein Germany1:25.2 =OR Q 1. 2. Ludvig Dam Denmarkat 1 yard Q 2. 3. Max Ritter Germanyat 6 yards 4. Stanley Parvin Great BritainUnknown
Semi 2 time Rk. 1. Gustav Aurisch Germany1:28.2 Q 3. 2. Bert Haresnape Great Britain1:28.8 Q 4. 3. John R. Taylor Great BritainUnknown 4. Colin Lewis Great BritainUnknown
Heats - Thursday, 16th July 16:30 Winners of each of 7 Heats and Best 2nd Ludvig Dam (DEN) advanced to Semi-Finals .
Heat 1 time & 1. Arno Bieberstein Germany1:25.6 OR 2. Frederick Unwin Great Britain1:29.8 3. Hugo Jonsson FinlandUnknown -. József Ónody HungaryDNS -. Axel Persson SwedenDNS
Heat 2 time & 1. Max Ritter Germany1:33.4 2. Sidney Willis Great Britain1:34.4 3. John Henriksson FinlandUnknown -. Sándor Ember HungaryDNS -. Al Gosnell United StatesDNS
Heat 3 time & 1. Colin Lewis Great Britain1:31.0 Q 2. Bartholomeus Rooburch Netherlands1:36.2 3. Robert Zimmerman CanadaUnknown -. Walter Brack GermanyDNS -. Sándor Ádám HungaryDNS
Heat 4 time 1. Bert Haresnape Great Britain1:26.2 Q 2. Ludvig Dam Denmark1:26.4 q 3. Amilcare Beretta ItalyUnknown -. Károly Fülöp HungaryDNS
Heat 5 time & 1. Stanley Parvin Great Britain1:30.2 Q -. Edward Cooke AustralasiaDNS -. Franz Kellner AustriaDNS -. Herman Cederberg FinlandDNS
Heat 6 time 1. John R. Taylor Great Britain1:25.8 Q 2. Augustus Goessling United States1:29.0 3. Gustaf Wretman SwedenUnknown -. Oscar Grégoire BelgiumDNF
Heat 7 time 1. Gustav Aurisch Germany1:27.4 Q 2. George Cortlever NetherlandsUnknown 3. Eric Seaward Great BritainUnknown -. Sándor Kugler Hungary[1:27.0]
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