Men 100m Backstroke Swimming XXIV Olympic Games 1988 Seoul, South Korea - Saturday, 24th September - Gold Medal: daicih Suzuki, Japan
Final time gapLY50m
1. Daichi SuzukiJPN Japan55.05s 32125.97s
2. David BerkoffUSA United States55.18s +0.13s42125.47s
3. Igor PolyanskiURS Soviet Union55.20s +0.15s52126.06s
4. Sergey ZabolotnovURS Soviet Union55.37s +0.32s62528.38s
5. Mark TewksburyCAN Canada56.09s +1.04s12026.66s
6. Frank BaltruschGDR East Germany56.10s +1.05s82427.22s
7. Frank HoffmeisterFRG West Germany56.19s +1.14s22226.71s
8. Sean MurphyCAN Canada56.32s +1.27s72426.34s
Men 100m Backstroke History1992 Men 100m Backstroke1984 Men 100m Backstroke
World Record: David Berkoff, United States 54.91s Austin, United States 13 August 1988
World Record: Victor Davies, Canada 2:13.34 Los Angeles United States 2nd August 1984
Olympic Record: Rick Carey, United States 55.41s Los Angeles, United States 4 August 1984
1:01.30 LCM-time done since Jan 1, 1987
59.20s SCM-time done since Sep 1, 1987
Final B time gapLY50m
9. Dirk RichterGDR East Germany56.66s 42427.22s
10.Franck SchottFRA France56.98s +0.32s51827.16s
11.Jay MortensenUSA United States57.06s +0.40s62126.83s
12.Shigemori MaruyamaJPN Japan57.13s +0.47s72126.79s
13.Georgi MikhalevBUL Bulgaria57.17s +0.51s32027.37s
14.David LimSGP Singapore57.72s +1.06s22227.12s
14.Manuel GuzmánPUR Puerto Rico57.95s +1.29s11827.38s
16.Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson $ISL Iceland ~$58.20s +1.54s8218.
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index Seoul 1988index Swimming Seoul 1988
Men 50m FreestyleWomen 50m Freestyle
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 200m FreestyleWomen 200m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m FreestyleWomen 800m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BackstrokeWomen 200m Backstroke
Men 100m BreaststrokeWomen 100m Breaststroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 100m ButterflyWomen 100m Butterfly
Men 200m ButterflyWomen 200m Butterfly
Men 200m MedleyWomen 200m Medley
Men 400m MedleyWomen 400m Medley
Men 4x100m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x100m Medley RelayWomen 4x100m Medley Relay
The world record had been broken five times already in 1988, the first three by Soviet Igor Polyansky, and then twice by American Dave Berkoff at the US Olympic Trials. Polyansky was the 1986 World Champion in both backstroke events, but Berkoff had pioneered a new technique. He swam as far as he could underwater after the push-off, often not emerging on top of the water until the 35-40 metre mark. This usually gave him a big lead at the turn, and it was so advantageous that the other swimmers had to adopt the technique, although Berkoff usually still led through the first 40. Berkoff used it in Seoul to break the world record in the preliminaries, recording 54.51.
But in the Seoul final, Berkoff used the technique but only led Japan's Daichi Suzuki by about a body length at the turn. That was less than expected and it was not enough, as Suzuki came home faster to win the gold medal. Berkoff won silver, barely holding off Polyansky. In fifth place was Canada's Mark Tewksbury, the 1991 Pan Pacific Champion, who never adapted well to the new underwater technique. He would not need it long. As soon as the Seoul Olympics ended, Berkoff's underwater start was banned, with the new rule requiring that backstrokers surface and begin stroking on top of the water by 10 metres. This was later changed to 15 metres.

Heats - Saturday, 24th September Morning

Heat 7 time gapLYRk50m
1. David BerkoffUSA United States54.51sWR -211.25.23s
3. Daichi SuzukiJPN Japan55.90sQ+1.39s-212.26.29s
4. Sergey ZabolotnovURS Soviet Union56.13sQ+1.62s-253.26.74s
5. Frank HoffmeisterFRG West Germany56.19sQ+1.68s-224.26.80s
19.Paul KingsmanNZL New Zealand57.80s +3.29s-215.27.76s
21.Lars SorensenDEN Denmark58.01s +3.50s-206.28.01s
27.Carl WilsonAUS Australia58.40s +3.89s-217.27.72s
37.Valerio GiambalvoITA Italy59.48s +4.97s-208.28.26s
Heat 6 time gapLYRk50m
2. Igor PolyanskiURS Soviet Union55.04sOR+0.53s-212.26.08s
6. Mark TewksburyCAN Canada56.20sQ+1.69s-202.26.66s
8. Frank BaltruschGDR East Germany56.45sQ+1.94s-243.27.30s
10.Franck SchottFRA France56.76sq+2.25s-184.27.06s
11.Georgi MikhalevBUL Bulgaria57.06sq+2.55s-205.27.09s
18.Laijiu LinCHN China57.74s +3.23s-206.27.63s
20.Rogerio Aoki RomeroBRA Brazil57.91s +3.40s-187.27.91s
-. Paul YelleBAR BarbadosDNS -24-.
Heat 5 time gapLYRk50m
6. Sean MurphyCAN Canada56.20sQ+1.69s-241.26.10s
9. Dirk RichterGDR East Germany56.52sq+2.01s-242.27.11s
12.Jens-Peter BerndtFRG West Germany57.08sWD+2.57s-253.27.63s
13.Jay MortensenUSA United States57.19sq+2.68s-214.27.02s
15.Shigemori MaruyamaJPN Japan57.54sq+3.03s-215.27.31s
17.Eðvarð Þór EðvarðssonISL Iceland57.70sq+3.19s-216.27.49s
30.Pavel VokounTCH Czechoslovakia58.88s +4.37s-187.27.79s
32.Simon UptonAUS Australia59.06s +4.55s-198.29.09s
Heat 4 time gapLYRk50m
16.Manuel GuzmánPUR Puerto Rico57.62sq+3.11s-181.27.46s
22.Neil HarperGBR Great Britain58.02s +3.51s-232.27.38s
23.Martin López-ZuberoESP Spain58.06s +3.55s-193.28.21s
24.Patrick FerlandSUI Switzerland58.17s +3.66s-234.27.86s
28.Tamas DeutschHUN Hungary58.65s +4.14s-185.28.29s
31.Renaud BoucherFRA France58.90s +4.39s-246.28.49s
35.Guo-Xiong HuangCHN China59.36s +4.85s-177.28.56s
38.Wladimir RibeiroBRA Brazil59.76s +5.25s-218.27.62s
Heat 3 time gapLYRk50m
14.David LimSGP Singapore57.34sq+2.83s-221.27.23s
25.Neil CochranGBR Great Britain58.25s +3.74s-232.27.64s
26.Alejandro AlvizuriPER Peru58.37s +3.86s-203.28.59s
29.Stephen CullenIRL Ireland58.82s +4.31s-174.27.81s
33.Ernesto VilaMEX Mexico59.19s +4.68s-195.28.56s
34.Ilias MalamasGRE Greece59.24s +4.73s-226.28.52s
36.Richard GheelIRL Ireland59.37s +4.86s-197.28.41s
39.Amin AmerEGY Egypt1:00.76 +6.25s-228.28.47s
Heat 2 time gapLYRk50m
40.Dong-Pil ParkKOR South Korea1:01.25 +6.74s-201.29.03s
41.Patrick SagisiGUM Guam1:01.86 +7.35s-172.29.40s
42.Horst NiehausCRC Costa Rica1:01.91 +7.40s-203.29.81s
42.Hor-Man YipHKG Hong Kong1:01.91 +7.40s-184.29.49s
44.Brett HalfordZIM Zimbabwe1:02.95 +8.44s-175.29.54s
45.Eric GreenwoodCRC Costa Rica1:03.11 +8.60s-216.29.51s
46.Rodolfo BarahonaHON Honduras1:03.90 +9.39s-187.30.94s
47.Bruno N'diayeSEN Senegal1:05.06 +10.55s-198.30.91s
Heat 1 time gapLYRk50m
48.Filippo PivaSMR San Marino1:07.63 +13.12s-211.32.04s
49.Mohammed AbdullaUAE UA Emirates1:08.91 +14.40s--2.32.76s
50.Rami KantariLBN Lebanon1:09.35 +14.84s-253.32.75s
51.Mohamed Bin AbidUAE UA Emirates1:10.01 +15.50s-194.33.49s
52.Yul Mark Du PontSWZ Eswatini1:12.50 +17.99s-175.34.58s
-. Ranjoy PunjaIND IndiaDNS -21-.
Final time gapLY50m
1. Daichi SuzukiJPN Japan55.05s 32125.97s
2. David BerkoffUSA United States55.18s +0.13s42125.47s
3. Igor PolyanskiURS Soviet Union55.20s +0.15s52126.06s
4. Sergey ZabolotnovURS Soviet Union55.37s +0.32s62528.38s
5. Mark TewksburyCAN Canada56.09s +1.04s12026.66s
6. Frank BaltruschGDR East Germany56.10s +1.05s82427.22s
7. Frank HoffmeisterFRG West Germany56.19s +1.14s22226.71s
8. Sean MurphyCAN Canada56.32s +1.27s72426.34s
Final B time gapLY50m
9. Dirk RichterGDR East Germany56.66s 42427.22s
10.Franck SchottFRA France56.98s +0.32s51827.16s
11.Jay MortensenUSA United States57.06s +0.40s62126.83s
12.Shigemori MaruyamaJPN Japan57.13s +0.47s72126.79s
13.Georgi MikhalevBUL Bulgaria57.17s +0.51s32027.37s
14.David LimSGP Singapore57.72s +1.06s22227.12s
14.Manuel GuzmánPUR Puerto Rico57.95s +1.29s11827.38s
16.Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson $ISL Iceland ~$58.20s +1.54s8218.
Heats time gapLY50m
1. David BerkoffUSA United States54.51sWR -2125.23s
2. Igor PolyanskiURS Soviet Union55.04sOR+0.53s-2126.08s
3. Daichi SuzukiJPN Japan55.90sQ+1.39s-2126.29s
4. Sergey ZabolotnovURS Soviet Union56.13sQ+1.62s-2526.74s
5. Frank HoffmeisterFRG West Germany56.19sQ+1.68s-2226.80s
6. Sean MurphyCAN Canada56.20sQ+1.69s-2426.10s
6. Mark TewksburyCAN Canada56.20sQ+1.69s-2026.66s
8. Frank BaltruschGDR East Germany56.45sQ+1.94s-2427.30s
9. Dirk RichterGDR East Germany56.52sq+2.01s-2427.11s
10.Franck SchottFRA France56.76sq+2.25s-1827.06s
11.Georgi MikhalevBUL Bulgaria57.06sq+2.55s-2027.09s
12.Jens-Peter BerndtFRG West Germany57.08sWD+2.57s-2527.63s
13.Jay MortensenUSA United States57.19sq+2.68s-2127.02s
14.David LimSGP Singapore57.34sq+2.83s-2227.23s
15.Shigemori MaruyamaJPN Japan57.54sq+3.03s-2127.31s
16.Manuel GuzmánPUR Puerto Rico57.62sq+3.11s-1827.46s
17.Eðvarð Þór EðvarðssonISL Iceland57.70sq+3.19s-2127.49s
18.Laijiu LinCHN China57.74s +3.23s-2027.63s
19.Paul KingsmanNZL New Zealand57.80s +3.29s-2127.76s
20.Rogerio Aoki RomeroBRA Brazil57.91s +3.40s-1827.91s
21.Lars SorensenDEN Denmark58.01s +3.50s-2028.01s
22.Neil HarperGBR Great Britain58.02s +3.51s-2327.38s
23.Martin López-ZuberoESP Spain58.06s +3.55s-1928.21s
24.Patrick FerlandSUI Switzerland58.17s +3.66s-2327.86s
25.Neil CochranGBR Great Britain58.25s +3.74s-2327.64s
26.Alejandro AlvizuriPER Peru58.37s +3.86s-2028.59s
27.Carl WilsonAUS Australia58.40s +3.89s-2127.72s
28.Tamas DeutschHUN Hungary58.65s +4.14s-1828.29s
29.Stephen CullenIRL Ireland58.82s +4.31s-1727.81s
30.Pavel VokounTCH Czechoslovakia58.88s +4.37s-1827.79s
31.Renaud BoucherFRA France58.90s +4.39s-2428.49s
32.Simon UptonAUS Australia59.06s +4.55s-1929.09s
33.Ernesto VilaMEX Mexico59.19s +4.68s-1928.56s
34.Ilias MalamasGRE Greece59.24s +4.73s-2228.52s
35.Guo-Xiong HuangCHN China59.36s +4.85s-1728.56s
36.Richard GheelIRL Ireland59.37s +4.86s-1928.41s
37.Valerio GiambalvoITA Italy59.48s +4.97s-2028.26s
38.Wladimir RibeiroBRA Brazil59.76s +5.25s-2127.62s
39.Amin AmerEGY Egypt1:00.76 +6.25s-2228.47s
40.Dong-Pil ParkKOR South Korea1:01.25 +6.74s-2029.03s
41.Patrick SagisiGUM Guam1:01.86 +7.35s-1729.40s
42.Horst NiehausCRC Costa Rica1:01.91 +7.40s-2029.81s
42.Hor-Man YipHKG Hong Kong1:01.91 +7.40s-1829.49s
44.Brett HalfordZIM Zimbabwe1:02.95 +8.44s-1729.54s
45.Eric GreenwoodCRC Costa Rica1:03.11 +8.60s-2129.51s
46.Rodolfo BarahonaHON Honduras1:03.90 +9.39s-1830.94s
47.Bruno N'diayeSEN Senegal1:05.06 +10.55s-1930.91s
48.Filippo PivaSMR San Marino1:07.63 +13.12s-2132.04s
49.Mohammed AbdullaUAE UA Emirates1:08.91 +14.40s--32.76s
50.Rami KantariLBN Lebanon1:09.35 +14.84s-2532.75s
51.Mohamed Bin AbidUAE UA Emirates1:10.01 +15.50s-1933.49s
52.Yul Mark Du PontSWZ Eswatini1:12.50 +17.99s-1734.58s
-. Paul YelleBAR BarbadosDNS -24
-. Ranjoy PunjaIND IndiaDNS -21
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