Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 20 and 21 October.[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.
| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 |
Medalists
| Gold | Doug Russell United States |
| Silver | Mark Spitz United States |
| Bronze | Ross Wales United States |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Russell | United States | 57.3 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Nemshilov |  Soviet Union | 59.1 | |
| 3 | Antonio Attanasio |  Italy | 1:00.0 | |
| 4 | John Thurley |  Great Britain | 1:00.7 | |
| 5 | Ayis Capéronis |  Switzerland | 1:00.9 | |
| 6 | Joseph Meyten | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 1:02.2 | |
| 7 | Andrew Loh | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong | 1:06.5 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Jackson | Great Britain | 59.7 | |
| 2 | Gary Goodner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Puerto Rico | 1:00.3 | |
| 3 | Ron Jacks |  Canada | 1:00.5 | |
| 4 | Sergey Konov | Soviet Union | 1:00.8 | |
| 5 | João Lima Neto | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil | 1:02.3 | |
| 6 | Ramiro Benavides |  Guatemala | 1:03.1 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Wales | United States | 58.7 | |
| 2 | Yury Suzdaltsev | Soviet Union | 59.3 | |
| 3 | Avraham Melamed |  Israel | 59.4 | |
| 4 | Horst-Günter Gregor | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} East Germany | 59.8 | |
| 5 | István Szentirmay |  Hungary | 1:01.0 | |
| 6 | Leroy Goff | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | 1:02.0 | |
| 7 | Salvador Vilanova |  El Salvador | 1:06.4 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoshi Maruya | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 58.1 | |
| 2 | Martyn Woodroffe | Great Britain | 59.7 | |
| 3 | Werner Freitag | West Germany | 1:00.1 | |
| 4 | Graham Dunn |  Australia | 1:01.6 | |
| 5 | Donnacha O'Dea |  Ireland | 1:02.8 | |
| 6 | Gudmunður Gíslason |  Iceland | 1:03.3 | |
| 7 | Friedrich Jokisch | El Salvador | 1:10.5 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Spitz | United States | 58.5 | |
| 2 | Yasuo Takada | Japan | 1:00.0 | |
| 3 | José Ferraioli | Puerto Rico | 1:00.6 | |
| 4 | Angelo Tozzi | Italy | 1:00.6 | |
| 5 | Ingvar Eriksson |  Sweden | 1:00.6 | |
| 6 | Tomas Becerra |  Colombia | 1:02.2 | |
| 7 | Bob Loh | Hong Kong | 1:06.5 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lutz Stoklasa | West Germany | 59.2 | |
| 2 | Robert Cusack | Australia | 59.6 | |
| 3 | Tom Arusoo | Canada | 59.8 | |
| 4 | Mario Santibáñez | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico | 1:01.7 | |
| 5 | Peter Feil | Sweden | 1:02.3 | |
| 6 | Maximiliano Aguilar | Mexico | 1:04.0 | |
| 7 | Rubén Guerrero | El Salvador | 1:10.1 |
Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Nicolao |  Argentina | 59.3 | |
| 2 | Bo Westergren | Sweden | 59.9 | |
| 3 | Arturo Lang-Lenton | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 1:00.7 | |
| 4 | Eduardo Orejuela | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ecuador | 1:00.9 | |
| 5 | Giampiero Fossati | Italy | 1:01.7 | |
| 6 | Lee Tong-shing |  Republic of China | 1:05.2 |
Semifinals 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Spitz | United States | 57.4 | ||
| 2 | Lutz Stoklasa | West Germany | 58.5 | ||
| 3 | Joseph Jackson | Great Britain | 59.3 | ||
| 4 | Avraham Melamed | Israel | 59.6 | ||
| 5 | Werner Freitag | West Germany | 59.9 | Q | |
| 6 | Bo Westergren | Sweden | 59.9 | ||
| 7 | José Ferraioli | Puerto Rico | 1:00.9 | ||
| 8 | John Thurley | Great Britain | 1:00.2 |
Semifinals 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoshi Maruya | Japan | 58.0 | ||
| 2 | Vladimir Nemshilov | Soviet Union | 59.0 | ||
| 3 | Martyn Woodroffe | Great Britain | 59.5 | ||
| 4 | Tom Arusoo | Canada | 59.6 | ||
| 5 | Ingvar Eriksson | Sweden | 59.9 | ||
| 6 | Antonio Attanasio | Italy | 1:00.3 | ||
| 7 | Ron Jacks | Canada | 1:00.5 |
Semifinals 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Russell | United States | 55.9 | ||
| 2 | Ross Wales | United States | 58.2 | ||
| 3 | Yury Suzdaltsev | Soviet Union | 58.9 | ||
| 4 | Robert Cusack | Australia | 58.2 | ||
| 5 | Yasuo Takada | Japan | 59.8 | ||
| 6 | Gary Goodner | Puerto Rico | 1.00.1 | Q | |
| 7 | Angelo Tozzi | Italy | 1:00.8 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Doug Russell | United States | 55.9 | OR |
 | Mark Spitz | United States | 56.4 | |
 | Ross Wales | United States | 57.2 | |
| 4 | Vladimir Nemshilov | Soviet Union | 58.1 | |
| 5 | Satoshi Maruya | Japan | 58.6 | |
| 6 | Yury Suzdaltsev | Soviet Union | 58.8 | |
| 7 | Lutz Stocklasa | West Germany | 58.9 | |
| 8 | Robert Cusack | Australia | 59.8 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- "Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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