Men 100m Backstroke Swimming World Championship 1973 Beograd, Yugoslavia - Tuesday, 4th September - Gold Medal: Roland Matthes, East Germany |
Final Ranking | time | | gap | pts | age | L | 1. Roland Matthes | East Germany | 57.47s | CR | | 783 | 22 | 4 | 2. Mike Stamm | United States | 58.77s | | +1.30s | 733 | 21 | 5 | 3. Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 59.08s | | +1.61s | 721 | 17 | 6 | 4. John Murphy | United States | 59.37s | | +1.90s | 711 | 20 | 3 | 5. Laszlo Cseh | Hungary | 59.51s | | +2.04s | 706 | 21 | 7 | 6. Klaus Steinbach | West Germany | 59.77s | | +2.30s | 696 | 19 | 2 | 7. Romulo Arantes Filho | Brazil | 1:00.37 | | +2.90s | 676 | 16 | 1 | 8. Ian MacKenzie | Canada | 1:00.60 | | +3.13s | 668 | 19 | 8 |
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World Record: Roland Matthes, East Germany 56.30s 18th April 1972 |
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Heats - Tuesday, 4th September | Best 8 times advanced to Final. |
Heat 4 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 1. Roland Matthes | East Germany | 58.694s | CR | | - | 22 | 1. | 10.Carlos Berrocal | Puerto Rico | 1:00.590 | | +1.90s | - | 16 | 2. | 12.Colin Cunningham | Great Britain | 1:00.775 | | +2.08s | - | 18 | 3. | 14.Nenad Milos | Yugoslavia | 1:01.041 | | +2.35s | - | 18 | 4. | 15.Steve Pickell | Canada | 1:01.333 | | +2.64s | - | 16 | 5. | 18.Piotr Dlucik | Poland | 1:01.654 | | +2.96s | - | 19 | 6. | 22.Ignacio Alvarez | Mexico | 1:02.604 | | +3.91s | - | 16 | 7. | 27.Carlos A Santiago Bermudez | Puerto Rico | 1:03.843 | | +5.15s | - | _ | 8. |
Heat 3 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 2. Mike Stamm | United States | 59.101s | CR | +0.41s | - | 21 | 1. | 8. Ian MacKenzie | Canada | 1:00.430 | | +1.74s | - | 19 | 2. | 10.Mark Tonelli | Australia | 1:00.590 | | +1.90s | - | 16 | 3. | 16.Karim Ressang | Netherlands | 1:01.510 | | +2.82s | - | 17 | 4. | 21.Jorge Urreta | Mexico | 1:02.455 | | +3.76s | - | 23 | 5. | 25.Helmut Podolan | Austria | 1:03.397 | | +4.70s | - | 18 | 6. | 26.Igor Grivennikov | Soviet Union | 1:03.830 | | +5.14s | - | 21 | 7. |
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Heat 2 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 3. John Murphy | United States | 59.332s | CR | +0.64s | - | 20 | 1. | 5. Klaus Steinbach | West Germany | 59.833s | | +1.14s | - | 19 | 2. | 9. Zoltan Verraszto | Hungary | 1:00.495 | | +1.80s | - | 17 | 3. | 19.Anders Sandberg | Sweden | 1:01.926 | | +3.23s | - | 20 | 4. | 20.Jean-Paul Berjeau | France | 1:02.033 | | +3.34s | - | 20 | 5. | 23.Enrique Melo | Spain | 1:02.655 | | +3.96s | - | 20 | 6. | 28.Cesar Lourenco | Brazil | 1:03.950 | | +5.26s | - | _ | 7. |
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Heat 1 | | time | | gap | L | ag | Rk | 4. Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 59.535s | CR | +0.84s | - | 17 | 1. | 6. Laszlo Cseh | Hungary | 59.886s | | +1.19s | - | 21 | 2. | 7. Romulo Arantes Filho | Brazil | 1:00.179 | | +1.48s | - | 16 | 3. | 13.Brad Cooper | Australia | 1:00.874 | | +2.18s | - | 19 | 4. | 17.Predrag Milos | Yugoslavia | 1:01.561 | | +2.87s | - | 18 | 5. | 24.Ramon Volcan | Venezuela | 1:03.022 | | +4.33s | - | 17 | 6. | 29.Dimitar Kolarov | Bulgaria | 1:04.043 | | +5.35s | - | _ | 7. |
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Heats Ranking | time | | gap | age | R. H | 1. Roland Matthes | East Germany | 58.694s | CR | | 22 | 1. 4 | 2. Mike Stamm | United States | 59.101s | CR | +0.41s | 21 | 1. 3 | 3. John Murphy | United States | 59.332s | CR | +0.64s | 20 | 1. 2 | 4. Lutz Wanja | East Germany | 59.535s | CR | +0.84s | 17 | 1. 1 | 5. Klaus Steinbach | West Germany | 59.833s | | +1.14s | 19 | 2. 2 | 6. Laszlo Cseh | Hungary | 59.886s | | +1.19s | 21 | 2. 1 | 7. Romulo Arantes Filho | Brazil | 1:00.179 | | +1.48s | 16 | 3. 1 | 8. Ian MacKenzie | Canada | 1:00.430 | | +1.74s | 19 | 2. 3 | eliminated | 9. Zoltan Verraszto | Hungary | 1:00.495 | | +1.80s | 17 | 3. 2 | 10.Carlos Berrocal | Puerto Rico | 1:00.590 | | +1.90s | 16 | 2. 4 | 10.Mark Tonelli | Australia | 1:00.590 | | +1.90s | 16 | 3. 3 | 12.Colin Cunningham | Great Britain | 1:00.775 | | +2.08s | 18 | 3. 4 | 13.Brad Cooper | Australia | 1:00.874 | | +2.18s | 19 | 4. 1 | 14.Nenad Milos | Yugoslavia | 1:01.041 | | +2.35s | 18 | 4. 4 | 15.Steve Pickell | Canada | 1:01.333 | | +2.64s | 16 | 5. 4 | 16.Karim Ressang | Netherlands | 1:01.510 | | +2.82s | 17 | 4. 3 | 17.Predrag Milos | Yugoslavia | 1:01.561 | | +2.87s | 18 | 5. 1 | 18.Piotr Dlucik | Poland | 1:01.654 | | +2.96s | 19 | 6. 4 | 19.Anders Sandberg | Sweden | 1:01.926 | | +3.23s | 20 | 4. 2 | 20.Jean-Paul Berjeau | France | 1:02.033 | | +3.34s | 20 | 5. 2 | 21.Jorge Urreta | Mexico | 1:02.455 | | +3.76s | 23 | 5. 3 | 22.Ignacio Alvarez | Mexico | 1:02.604 | | +3.91s | 16 | 7. 4 | 23.Enrique Melo | Spain | 1:02.655 | | +3.96s | 20 | 6. 2 | 24.Ramon Volcan | Venezuela | 1:03.022 | | +4.33s | 17 | 6. 1 | 25.Helmut Podolan | Austria | 1:03.397 | | +4.70s | 18 | 6. 3 | 26.Igor Grivennikov | Soviet Union | 1:03.830 | | +5.14s | 21 | 7. 3 | 27.Carlos A Santiago Bermudez | Puerto Rico | 1:03.843 | | +5.15s | _ | 8. 4 | 28.Cesar Lourenco | Brazil | 1:03.950 | | +5.26s | _ | 7. 2 | 29.Dimitar Kolarov | Bulgaria | 1:04.043 | | +5.35s | _ | 7. 1 |
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