Men 100m Butterfly Swimming XXIV Olympic Games 1988 Seoul, South Korea - 21st September - Gold Medal: Anthony Nesty, Surinam
Final time gapLY50m
1. Anthony NestySUR Surinam53.00sOR -2025.02s 5.
2. Matt BiondiUSA United States53.01s +0.01s-2224.53s 1.
3. Andrew JamesonGBR Great Britain53.30s +0.30s-2325.00s 3.
4. Jon SiebenAUS Australia53.33s +0.33s-2224.75s 2.
5. Michael GrossFRG West Germany53.44s +0.44s-2425.01s 4.
6. Jay MortensenUSA United States54.07s +1.07s-2125.20s 7.
7. Tom PontingCAN Canada54.09s +1.09s-2325.29s 8.
8. Vadym YaroshchukURS Soviet Union54.60s +1.60s-2225.14s 6.
55 competitors from 38 nations.
Men 100m Butterfly History1992 Men 100m Butterfly1984 Men 100m Butterfly
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 gapLY50m
9. Jianqiang ShenCHN China54.52s 82325.83s
10.Anthony MosseNZL New Zealand54.63s +0.11s52325.78s
11.Benny NielsenDEN Denmark54.77s +0.25s42225.49s
12.Vlastimil CernyCAN Canada54.79s +0.27s32525.81s
13.Rafal SzukalaPOL Poland54.80s +0.28s11725.90s
14.Hiroshi MiuraJPN Japan54.98s +0.46s72225.97s
15.Jian ZhengCHN China55.05s +0.53s62425.76s
16.Neil CochranGBR Great Britain55.22s +0.70s22325.84s
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index Seoul 1988index Swimming Seoul 1988
Men 50m FreestyleWomen 50m Freestyle
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 200m FreestyleWomen 200m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m FreestyleWomen 800m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BackstrokeWomen 200m Backstroke
Men 100m BreaststrokeWomen 100m Breaststroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 100m ButterflyWomen 100m Butterfly
Men 200m ButterflyWomen 200m Butterfly
Men 200m MedleyWomen 200m Medley
Men 400m MedleyWomen 400m Medley
Men 4x100m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley RelayWomen 4x100m Medley Relay
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 gapLYRk50m
2. Matt BiondiUSA United States53.46s +0.13s-221.24.81s
4. Michael GrossFRG West Germany53.78s +0.45s-242.25.05s
5. Jon SiebenAUS Australia53.85s +0.52s-223.25.44s
9. Benny NielsenDEN Denmark54.52s +1.19s-224.25.75s
14.Hiroshi MiuraJPN Japan54.82s +1.49s-225.26.03s
17.Martin HerrmannFRG West Germany55.20s +1.87s-186.25.92s
19.Frank DrostNED Netherlands55.38s +2.05s-257.25.95s
21.Robert WolfTCH Czechoslovakia55.73s +2.40s-178.25.67s
Heat 6 time gapLYRk50m
3. Anthony NestySUR Surinam53.50s +0.17s-201.25.57s
6. Vadym YaroshchukURS Soviet Union54.17s +0.84s-222.25.10s
8. Jay MortensenUSA United States54.44s +1.11s-213.25.68s
12.Jian ZhengCHN China54.69s +1.36s-244.25.27s
18.Jose Luis BallesterESP Spain55.27s +1.94s-195.25.84s
22.Leonardo MichelottiITA Italy55.83s +2.50s-236.26.14s
23.Konstantin PetrovURS Soviet Union55.84s +2.51s-247.25.54s
27.Ludovic De PickereFRA France56.47s +3.14s-198.26.36s
Heat 5 time gapLYRk50m
1. Andy JamesonGBR Great Britain53.33s -231.25.18s
7. Tom PontingCAN Canada54.31s +0.98s-232.25.70s
10.Anthony MosseNZL New Zealand54.63s +1.30s-233.25.50s
11.Vlastimil CernyCAN Canada54.66s +1.33s-254.25.70s
13.Neil CochranGBR Great Britain54.75s +1.42s-235.25.77s
15.Rafal SzukalaPOL Poland54.83s +1.50s-176.26.07s
16.Jianqiang ShenCHN China54.86s +1.53s-237.26.13s
28.Valerio GiambalvoITA Italy56.57s +3.24s-208.26.80s
Heat 4 time gapLYRk50m
20.David WilsonAUS Australia55.54s +2.21s-211.26.56s
24.Yukinori TanakaJPN Japan56.19s +2.86s-222.26.30s
25.Ross AndersonNZL New Zealand56.31s +2.98s-193.26.57s
26.Eduardo PoliBRA Brazil56.37s +3.04s-194.27.25s
30.Theophile DavidSUI Switzerland56.77s +3.44s-245.26.97s
35.Peng Siong AngSGP Singapore57.41s +4.08s-256.26.95s
41.Carlos RomoMEX Mexico58.04s +4.71s-217.26.92s
-. Michael AdamAUT AustriaDNS -23-.
Heat 3 time gapLYRk50m
31.Joseph Eric BuhainPHI Philippines57.17s +3.84s-181.27.01s
32.Wladimir RibeiroBRA Brazil57.25s +3.92s-212.26.99s
36.Theodoros GriniazakisGRE Greece57.56s +4.23s-203.27.34s
37.Paulo CamachoPOR Portugal57.62s +4.29s-184.27.42s
38.Young-Ho ParkKOR South Korea57.74s +4.41s- 5.27.15s
39.Yi-Ming TsangHKG Hong Kong57.84s +4.51s-226.27.33s
-. Jin-Gee OonSGP SingaporeDNS -21-.
-. Matjaz KozeljYUG YugoslaviaDNS -18-.
Heat 2 time gapLYRk50m
29.Reinhold LeitnerAUT Austria56.72s +3.39s-221.26.87s
33.Mabilio AlbuquerquePOR Portugal57.30s +3.97s-192.27.14s
40.Urbano ZeaMEX Mexico57.89s +4.56s-193.27.53s
42.Pedro Lima BarataANG Angola59.21s +5.88s-174.28.09s
43.Graham Lewis ThompsonZIM Zimbabwe1:00.13 +6.80s-245.27.71s
44.Kristan Brent SingletonISV US Virgin Islands1:00.97 +7.64s-166.28.69s
45.William ClevelandISV US Virgin Islands1:01.10 +7.77s-227.28.84s
-. Salvador VassalloPUR Puerto RicoDNS -20-.
Heat 1 time gapLYRk50m
34.Paul YelleBAR Barbados57.36s +4.03s-241.26.56s
46.Sergio FafitineMOZ Mozambique1:01.15 +7.82s-192.29.25s
47.Plutarco Castellanos DusavageHON Honduras1:02.69 +9.36s-173.29.24s
48.Mohamed Abdul SalamBAN Bangladesh1:03.69 +10.36s-294.29.65s
49.Mohamed Bin AbidUAE UA Emirates1:06.25 +12.92s-195.30.74s
50.Trevor NcalaSWZ Eswatini1:06.85 +13.52s-236.30.16s
51.Jorge GomesANG Angola1:09.60 +16.27s-167.32.60s
Final time gapLY50m
1. Anthony NestySUR Surinam53.00sOR -2025.02s 5.
2. Matt BiondiUSA United States53.01s +0.01s-2224.53s 1.
3. Andrew JamesonGBR Great Britain53.30s +0.30s-2325.00s 3.
4. Jon SiebenAUS Australia53.33s +0.33s-2224.75s 2.
5. Michael GrossFRG West Germany53.44s +0.44s-2425.01s 4.
6. Jay MortensenUSA United States54.07s +1.07s-2125.20s 7.
7. Tom PontingCAN Canada54.09s +1.09s-2325.29s 8.
8. Vadym YaroshchukURS Soviet Union54.60s +1.60s-2225.14s 6.
9. Jianqiang ShenCHN China54.52s 82325.83s
10.Anthony MosseNZL New Zealand54.63s +0.11s52325.78s
11.Benny NielsenDEN Denmark54.77s +0.25s42225.49s
12.Vlastimil CernyCAN Canada54.79s +0.27s32525.81s
13.Rafal SzukalaPOL Poland54.80s +0.28s11725.90s
14.Hiroshi MiuraJPN Japan54.98s +0.46s72225.97s
15.Jian ZhengCHN China55.05s +0.53s62425.76s
16.Neil CochranGBR Great Britain55.22s +0.70s22325.84s
Heats time gapLY50m
1. Andy JamesonGBR Great Britain53.33s -2325.18s
2. Matt BiondiUSA United States53.46s +0.13s-2224.81s
3. Anthony NestySUR Surinam53.50s +0.17s-2025.57s
4. Michael GrossFRG West Germany53.78s +0.45s-2425.05s
5. Jon SiebenAUS Australia53.85s +0.52s-2225.44s
6. Vadym YaroshchukURS Soviet Union54.17s +0.84s-2225.10s
7. Tom PontingCAN Canada54.31s +0.98s-2325.70s
8. Jay MortensenUSA United States54.44s +1.11s-2125.68s
9. Benny NielsenDEN Denmark54.52s +1.19s-2225.75s
10.Anthony MosseNZL New Zealand54.63s +1.30s-2325.50s
11.Vlastimil CernyCAN Canada54.66s +1.33s-2525.70s
12.Jian ZhengCHN China54.69s +1.36s-2425.27s
13.Neil CochranGBR Great Britain54.75s +1.42s-2325.77s
14.Hiroshi MiuraJPN Japan54.82s +1.49s-2226.03s
15.Rafal SzukalaPOL Poland54.83s +1.50s-1726.07s
16.Jianqiang ShenCHN China54.86s +1.53s-2326.13s
17.Martin HerrmannFRG West Germany55.20s +1.87s-1825.92s
18.Jose Luis BallesterESP Spain55.27s +1.94s-1925.84s
19.Frank DrostNED Netherlands55.38s +2.05s-2525.95s
20.David WilsonAUS Australia55.54s +2.21s-2126.56s
21.Robert WolfTCH Czechoslovakia55.73s +2.40s-1725.67s
22.Leonardo MichelottiITA Italy55.83s +2.50s-2326.14s
23.Konstantin PetrovURS Soviet Union55.84s +2.51s-2425.54s
24.Yukinori TanakaJPN Japan56.19s +2.86s-2226.30s
25.Ross AndersonNZL New Zealand56.31s +2.98s-1926.57s
26.Eduardo PoliBRA Brazil56.37s +3.04s-1927.25s
27.Ludovic De PickereFRA France56.47s +3.14s-1926.36s
28.Valerio GiambalvoITA Italy56.57s +3.24s-2026.80s
29.Reinhold LeitnerAUT Austria56.72s +3.39s-2226.87s
30.Theophile DavidSUI Switzerland56.77s +3.44s-2426.97s
31.Joseph Eric BuhainPHI Philippines57.17s +3.84s-1827.01s
32.Wladimir RibeiroBRA Brazil57.25s +3.92s-2126.99s
33.Mabilio AlbuquerquePOR Portugal57.30s +3.97s-1927.14s
34.Paul YelleBAR Barbados57.36s +4.03s-2426.56s
35.Peng Siong AngSGP Singapore57.41s +4.08s-2526.95s
36.Theodoros GriniazakisGRE Greece57.56s +4.23s-2027.34s
37.Paulo CamachoPOR Portugal57.62s +4.29s-1827.42s
38.Young-Ho ParkKOR South Korea57.74s +4.41s- 27.15s
39.Yi-Ming TsangHKG Hong Kong57.84s +4.51s-2227.33s
40.Urbano ZeaMEX Mexico57.89s +4.56s-1927.53s
41.Carlos RomoMEX Mexico58.04s +4.71s-2126.92s
42.Pedro Lima BarataANG Angola59.21s +5.88s-1728.09s
43.Graham Lewis ThompsonZIM Zimbabwe1:00.13 +6.80s-2427.71s
44.Kristan Brent SingletonISV US Virgin Islands1:00.97 +7.64s-1628.69s
45.William ClevelandISV US Virgin Islands1:01.10 +7.77s-2228.84s
46.Sergio FafitineMOZ Mozambique1:01.15 +7.82s-1929.25s
47.Plutarco Castellanos DusavageHON Honduras1:02.69 +9.36s-1729.24s
48.Mohamed Abdul SalamBAN Bangladesh1:03.69 +10.36s-2929.65s
49.Mohamed Bin AbidUAE UA Emirates1:06.25 +12.92s-1930.74s
50.Trevor NcalaSWZ Eswatini1:06.85 +13.52s-2330.16s
51.Jorge GomesANG Angola1:09.60 +16.27s-1632.60s
-. Michael AdamAUT AustriaDNS -23
-. Salvador VassalloPUR Puerto RicoDNS -20
-. Jin-Gee OonSGP SingaporeDNS -21
-. Matjaz KozeljYUG YugoslaviaDNS -18
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