| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 26 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 61 from 47 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:01.50 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 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 breaststroke event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Norbert Rózsa (HUN) |
1:01.45 | Perth, Australia | 7 January 1991 |
| Olympic record |  Steve Lundquist (USA) |
1:01.65 | Los Angeles, United States | 29 July 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July | Final A | Nelson Diebel | United States |
1:01.50 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Károly Güttler |  Hungary |
1:01.84 | |
| 10 | 1 | Hans Dersch | United States |
1:02.39 | |
| 2 | Stéphane Vossart |  France |
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| 8 | Gianni Minervini |  Italy |
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| 13 | 5 | Mark Warnecke |  Germany |
1:02.73 | |
| 6 | Jonathan Cleveland |  Canada |
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| 15 | 7 | Chen Jianhong |  China |
1:03.00 | |
| 16 | 3 | Todd Torres |  Puerto Rico |
1:03.21 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Nelson Diebel | United States |
1:01.50 | OR |
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8 | Norbert Rózsa | Hungary |
1:01.68 | |
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1 | Phil Rogers |  Australia |
1:01.76 | OC |
| 4 | 5 | Akira Hayashi |  Japan |
1:01.86 | |
| 5 | 2 | Vasily Ivanov |  Unified Team |
1:01.87 | |
| 6 | 4 | Dmitry Volkov | Unified Team |
1:02.07 | |
| 7 | 6 | Nick Gillingham |  Great Britain |
1:02.32 | |
| 8 | 7 | Adrian Moorhouse | Great Britain |
1:02.33 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 363–364. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 364. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
