Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 yard backstroke
The men's 100 yard backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first time the event was held at such a distance at the Olympics and the only time yards rather than metres were used.
| Men's 100 yard backstroke at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Forest Park | ||||||||||||
| Date | September 6 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics | |
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| Freestyle | |
| 50 yard | men |
| 100 yard | men |
| 220 yard | men |
| 440 yard | men |
| 880 yard | men |
| 1 mile | men |
| Backstroke | |
| 100 yard | men |
| Breaststroke | |
| 440 yard | men |
| Freestyle relay | |
| 4×50 yard | men |
6 swimmers from 2 nations competed.
Results
Final
| Final | ||
 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Walter Brack (GER) | 1:16.8 |
 | Georg Hoffmann (GER) | |
 | Georg Zacharias (GER) | |
| 4. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bill Orthwein (USA) | |
| 5-6 | David Hammond (USA) | |
| Edwin Swatek (USA) | ||
References
- "Swimming at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's 100 Yard Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2006.
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