Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
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Swimming at the 1972 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 men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 30 and 31.[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Gold | Mark Spitz![]() |
Silver | Bruce Robertson![]() |
Bronze | Jerry Heidenreich![]() |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Dave Edgar | ![]() |
57.30 | Q |
2 | Roger Pyttel | ![]() |
57.98 | Q |
3 | Peter Remmel | ![]() |
58.97 | |
4 | Andrzej Chudziński | ![]() |
1:00.22 | |
5 | Alain Mosconi | ![]() |
1:00.23 | |
6 | Salvador Vilanova | ![]() |
1:01.25 | |
7 | Martin Edwards | ![]() |
1:01:29 | |
8 | Bruno Bassoul | ![]() |
1:05.45 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bruce Robertson | ![]() |
56.45 | Q |
2 | István Szentirmay | ![]() |
58.07 | Q |
3 | Sérgio Waismann | ![]() |
58.37 | Q |
4 | Yasuhiro Komazaki | ![]() |
59.71 | |
5 | Hugo Valencia | ![]() |
1:00.14 | |
6 | Feridun Aybars | ![]() |
1:04:46 | |
7 | Chhay-Kheng Nhem | ![]() |
1:05.12 | |
8 | Wong Ronnie | ![]() |
1:07.50 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
57.16 | Q |
2 | Neil Rogers | ![]() |
57.40 | Q |
3 | John Mills | ![]() |
58.28 | Q |
4 | Viktor Sharygin | ![]() |
58.40 | |
5 | Arturo Lang-Lenton | ![]() |
59.22 | |
6 | Georgijs Kuļikovs | ![]() |
59.28 | |
7 | Dimitrios Karydis | ![]() |
1:00.06 | |
8 | Roy Chan | ![]() |
1:02.24 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jerry Heidenreich | ![]() |
56.86 | Q |
2 | Lutz Stoklasa | ![]() |
57.50 | Q |
3 | Bob Kasting | ![]() |
57.65 | Q |
4 | Geoffrey Ferreira | ![]() |
58.26 | Q |
5 | Jacques Leloup | ![]() |
58.77 | |
6 | Vladimir Krivtsov | ![]() |
59.83 | |
7 | Carlos Singson | ![]() |
1:02.11 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mark Spitz | ![]() |
56.45 | Q |
2 | Hartmut Flöckner | ![]() |
57.41 | Q |
3 | Juan Carlos Bello | ![]() |
57.54 | Q |
4 | Byron MacDonald | ![]() |
57.56 | Q |
5 | Hans Lampe | ![]() |
59.00 | |
6 | Sean Maher | ![]() |
59.50 | |
7 | Vasil Dobrev | ![]() |
1:00.07 | |
8 | Aleksandar Pavličević | ![]() |
1:00.29 |
Key: Q = Qualified
Semifinals
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
56.51 | Q |
2 | Bruce Robertson | ![]() |
56.86 | Q |
3 | Byron MacDonald | ![]() |
57.06 | Q |
4 | Neil Rogers | ![]() |
57.28 | Q |
5 | Roger Pyttel | ![]() |
57.69 | |
6 | Sérgio Waismann | ![]() |
58.07 | |
7 | Lutz Stoklasa | ![]() |
58.33 | |
8 | Geoffrey Ferreira | ![]() |
58.54 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mark Spitz | ![]() |
55.98 | Q |
2 | Jerry Heidenreich | ![]() |
56.18 | Q |
3 | Dave Edgar | ![]() |
56.88 | Q |
4 | Hartmut Flöckner | ![]() |
56.96 | Q |
5 | Juan Carlos Bello | ![]() |
57.51 | |
6 | Bob Kasting | ![]() |
57.67 | |
7 | John Mills | ![]() |
58.13 | |
8 | István Szentirmay | ![]() |
58.25 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Mark Spitz | ![]() |
54.27 | WR |
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Bruce Robertson | ![]() |
55.56 | |
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Jerry Heidenreich | ![]() |
55.74 | |
4 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
55.87 | |
5 | Dave Edgar | ![]() |
56.11 | |
6 | Byron MacDonald | ![]() |
57.27 | |
7 | Hartmut Flöckner | ![]() |
57.40 | |
8 | Neil Rogers | ![]() |
57.90 |
Key: WR = World record
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2016.