Men 100m Backstroke Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Wednesday, 31st August

Men 100m Backstroke Swimming XVII Olympic Games 1960 Rome, Italy - Wednesday, 31st August - Gold Medal: David Theile, Australia

Final 22:40		time	gap	L	Y
1. David Theile	Australia	1:01.9		4	22
2. Frank McKinney	United States	1:02.1	+0.2s	2	21
3. Robert Bennett	United States	1:02.3	+0.4s	3	17
4. Robert Christophe	France	1:03.2	+1.3s	5	22
5. Leonid Barbier	Soviet Union	1:03.5	+1.6s	1	23
6. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	1:03.5	+1.6s	7	22
7. John Monckton	Australia	1:04.1	+2.2s	6	21
8. Veiko Siimar	Soviet Union	1:04.6	+2.7s	8	18

37 Competitors from 27 Nations. Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto.
1964 Men 100m Backstroke	Men 100m Backstroke History	1956 Men 100m Backstroke

World Record: John Monckton, Australia 1:01.5 Melbourne, Australia 15th February 1958

Olympic Record: David Theile, Australia 1:01.9 Melbourne, Australia 6th December 1956

Todor 66	index Swimming OG
index Rome 1960	index Swimming Rome 1960


Men 100m Freestyle	Women 100m Freestyle
Men 400m Freestyle	Women 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m Backstroke	Women 100m Backstroke
Men 200m Breaststroke	Women 200m Breaststroke
Men 200m Butterfly	Women 100m Butterfly
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay	Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley Relay	Women 4x100m Medley Relay

At Melbourne in 1956 Australians David Theile and John Monckton had gone 1-2. They had also set the last two world records coming into Rome, with Monckton holding the current mark of 1:01.5. Theile had taken off 1957-58 while he was in medical school, but he recovered well from that lack of training. In the Rome final he won somewhat comfortably, with two Americans, Frank McKinney and Bob Bennett, placing second and third respectively. Monckton was even with Theile on the outward lap, but misjudged the wall and hit his head, eventually placing seventh.

Semi-Finals (1/2) - Wednesday, 31st August 08:00

Best 8 times advanced to Final.

Semi 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. David Theile	Australia	1:03.1		5	22	1.
2. Robert Bennett	United States	1:03.7	+0.6s	4	17	2.
2. Robert Christophe	France	1:03.7	+0.6s	3	22	2.
4. John Monckton	Australia	1:03.8	+0.7s	6	21	4.
5. Veiko Siimar	Soviet Union	1:04.6	+1.5s	2	18	8.
6. Stig-Olof Grenner	Finland	1:05.2	+2.1s	7	21	12.
6. Kazuo Tomita	Japan	1:05.2	+2.1s	1	21	12.
8. Herman Verbauwen	Belgium	1:06.2	+3.1s	8	16	15.

Semi 2		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Frank McKinney	United States	1:03.8	+0.7s	4	21	4.
2. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	1:03.9	+0.8s	7	22	6.
3. Leonid Barbier	Soviet Union	1:04.3	+1.2s	5	23	7.
4. Jurgen Dietze	UT Germany	1:04.7	+1.6s	3	17	9.
5. Graham Sykes	Great Britain	1:04.7	+1.6s	1	23	9.
6. Pedro Diz Espeleta	Argentina	1:05.0	+1.9s	2	16	11.
7. Jozsef Csikany	Hungary	1:05.2	+2.1s	6	17	12.
8. Giuseppe Avellano	Italy	1:06.5	+3.4s	8	17	16.

Heats - Tuesday, 30th August 20:40

Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2).

Heat 5		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Frank McKinney	United States	1:02.4	+0.4s	4	21	2.
1. John Monckton	Australia	1:04.4	+2.4s	4	21	7.
2. Pedro Diz Espeleta	Argentina	1:04.7	+2.7s	5	16	10.
2. Stig-Olof Grenner	Finland	1:04.7	+2.7s	3	21	10.
4. Gilberto Elsa	Italy	1:05.8	+3.8s	6	22	18.
4. Claude Raffy	France	1:05.8	+3.8s	2	15	18.
6. Enrique Rabell	Mexico	1:08.0	+6.0s	7	19	29.
7. Janos Konrad	Hungary	1:19.9	+17.9s	1	19	37.

Heat 4		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. David Theile	Australia	1:03.1	+1.1s	4	22	3.
2. Veiko Siimar	Soviet Union	1:04.6	+2.6s	5	18	9.
3. Giuseppe Avellano	Italy	1:05.4	+3.4s	6	17	16.
4. Hadyn Rigby	Great Britain	1:06.2	+4.2s	2	23	25.
5. Kazuo Watanabe	Japan	1:08.4	+6.4s	3	22	30.
6. Lorenzo Cortez	Philippines	1:08.7	+6.7s	7	20	31.
7. Rolf Burggraf	Switzerland	1:11.0	+9.0s	1	22	32.

Heat 3		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Robert Christophe	France	1:04.0	+2.0s	4	22	5.
2. Graham Sykes	Great Britain	1:04.8	+2.8s	5	23	14.
3. Robert Wheaton	Canada	1:05.7	+3.7s	3	18	17.
4. Bengt-Olov Almstedt	Sweden	1:05.9	+3.9s	2	18	20.
5. Alejandro Gaxiola	Mexico	1:05.9	+3.9s	7	21	20.
6. Athos P De Oliveira	Brazil	1:07.9	+5.9s	6	17	28.
7. Rudolf Muller	Luxembourg	1:12.3	+10.3s	1	18	34.

Heat 2		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Robert Bennett	United States	1:02.0	OR		4	17	1.
2. Leonid Barbier	Soviet Union	1:03.5		+1.5s	3	23	4.
3. Jurgen Dietze	UT Germany	1:04.0		+2.0s	5	17	5.
4. Jan Jiskoot	Netherlands	1:05.9		+3.9s	7	20	20.
5. Mihovil Dorcic	Yugoslavia	1:06.0		+4.0s	2	22	23.
5. Friedrich Suda	Austria	1:06.0		+4.0s	6	21	23.
7. Joram Shnider	Israel	1:11.1		+9.1s	1	18	33.
8. Unsal Fikirci	Turkey	1:15.2		+13.2s	8	20	36.

Heat 1		time	gap	L	Y	Rk
2. Jozsef Csikany	Hungary	1:04.5	+2.5s	3	17	8.
3. Kazuo Tomita	Japan	1:04.7	+2.7s	6	21	10.
3. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	1:04.7	+2.7s	5	22	10.
5. Herman Verbauwen	Belgium	1:05.0	+3.0s	2	16	15.
6. Julio Cabrera Balsa	Spain	1:06.5	+4.5s	7	18	26.
7. Raul Cerqueira	Portugal	1:06.7	+4.7s	1	20	27.
8. Demetrios Kolovos	Greece	1:13.8	+11.8s	8	_	35.

Final 22:40		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. David Theile	Australia	1:01.9			4	22	1.
2. Frank McKinney	United States	1:02.1		+0.2s	2	21	2.
3. Robert Bennett	United States	1:02.3		+0.4s	3	17	3.
4. Robert Christophe	France	1:03.2		+1.3s	5	22	4.
5. Leonid Barbier	Soviet Union	1:03.5		+1.6s	1	23	5.
6. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	1:03.5		+1.6s	7	22	6.
7. John Monckton	Australia	1:04.1		+2.2s	6	21	7.
8. Veiko Siimar	Soviet Union	1:04.6		+2.7s	8	18	8.
Semis		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. David Theile	Australia	1:03.1			5	22	1.
2. Robert Bennett	United States	1:03.7		+0.6s	4	17	2.
2. Robert Christophe	France	1:03.7		+0.6s	3	22	2.
1. Frank McKinney	United States	1:03.8		+0.7s	4	21	4.
4. John Monckton	Australia	1:03.8		+0.7s	6	21	4.
2. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	1:03.9		+0.8s	7	22	6.
3. Leonid Barbier	Soviet Union	1:04.3		+1.2s	5	23	7.
5. Veiko Siimar	Soviet Union	1:04.6		+1.5s	2	18	8.
4. Jurgen Dietze	UT Germany	1:04.7		+1.6s	3	17	9.
5. Graham Sykes	Great Britain	1:04.7		+1.6s	1	23	9.
6. Pedro Diz Espeleta	Argentina	1:05.0		+1.9s	2	16	11.
7. Jozsef Csikany	Hungary	1:05.2		+2.1s	6	17	12.
6. Stig-Olof Grenner	Finland	1:05.2		+2.1s	7	21	12.
6. Kazuo Tomita	Japan	1:05.2		+2.1s	1	21	12.
8. Herman Verbauwen	Belgium	1:06.2		+3.1s	8	16	15.
8. Giuseppe Avellano	Italy	1:06.5		+3.4s	8	17	16.
Heats		time		gap	L	Y	Rk
1. Robert Bennett	United States	1:02.0	OR		4	17	1.
1. Frank McKinney	United States	1:02.4		+0.4s	4	21	2.
1. David Theile	Australia	1:03.1		+1.1s	4	22	3.
2. Leonid Barbier	Soviet Union	1:03.5		+1.5s	3	23	4.
1. Robert Christophe	France	1:04.0		+2.0s	4	22	5.
3. Jurgen Dietze	UT Germany	1:04.0		+2.0s	5	17	5.
1. John Monckton	Australia	1:04.4		+2.4s	4	21	7.
2. Jozsef Csikany	Hungary	1:04.5		+2.5s	3	17	8.
2. Veiko Siimar	Soviet Union	1:04.6		+2.6s	5	18	9.
2. Pedro Diz Espeleta	Argentina	1:04.7		+2.7s	5	16	10.
2. Stig-Olof Grenner	Finland	1:04.7		+2.7s	3	21	10.
3. Kazuo Tomita	Japan	1:04.7		+2.7s	6	21	10.
3. Wolfgang Wagner	UT Germany	1:04.7		+2.7s	5	22	10.
2. Graham Sykes	Great Britain	1:04.8		+2.8s	5	23	14.
5. Herman Verbauwen	Belgium	1:05.0		+3.0s	2	16	15.
3. Giuseppe Avellano	Italy	1:05.4		+3.4s	6	17	16.
3. Robert Wheaton	Canada	1:05.7		+3.7s	3	18	17.
4. Gilberto Elsa	Italy	1:05.8		+3.8s	6	22	18.
4. Claude Raffy	France	1:05.8		+3.8s	2	15	18.
4. Bengt-Olov Almstedt	Sweden	1:05.9		+3.9s	2	18	20.
5. Alejandro Gaxiola	Mexico	1:05.9		+3.9s	7	21	20.
4. Jan Jiskoot	Netherlands	1:05.9		+3.9s	7	20	20.
5. Mihovil Dorcic	Yugoslavia	1:06.0		+4.0s	2	22	23.
5. Friedrich Suda	Austria	1:06.0		+4.0s	6	21	23.
4. Hadyn Rigby	Great Britain	1:06.2		+4.2s	2	23	25.
6. Julio Cabrera Balsa	Spain	1:06.5		+4.5s	7	18	26.
7. Raul Cerqueira	Portugal	1:06.7		+4.7s	1	20	27.
6. Athos P De Oliveira	Brazil	1:07.9		+5.9s	6	17	28.
6. Enrique Rabell	Mexico	1:08.0		+6.0s	7	19	29.
5. Kazuo Watanabe	Japan	1:08.4		+6.4s	3	22	30.
6. Lorenzo Cortez	Philippines	1:08.7		+6.7s	7	20	31.
7. Rolf Burggraf	Switzerland	1:11.0		+9.0s	1	22	32.
7. Joram Shnider	Israel	1:11.1		+9.1s	1	18	33.
7. Rudolf Muller	Luxembourg	1:12.3		+10.3s	1	18	34.
8. Demetrios Kolovos	Greece	1:13.8		+11.8s	8	_	35.
8. Unsal Fikirci	Turkey	1:15.2		+13.2s	8	20	36.
7. Janos Konrad	Hungary	1:19.9		+17.9s	1	19	37.

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