| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 52 from 37 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:01.65 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1984 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 final of the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  John Moffet (USA) |
1:02.13 | Indianapolis, United States | 25 June 1984 |
| Olympic record |  John Hencken (USA) |
1:03.11 | Montreal, Canada | 20 July 1976 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July | Heat 7 | John Moffet | United States |
1:02.16 | OR |
| 29 July | Final A | Steve Lundquist | United States |
1:01.65 | WR |
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 | Gianni Minervini |  Italy |
1:03.99 | |
| 10 | 2 | Shigehiro Takahashi |  Japan |
1:04.41 | |
| 11 | 5 | Peter Lang |  West Germany |
1:04.43 | |
| 12 | 3 | Pablo Restrepo |  Colombia |
1:04.79 | |
| 13 | 6 | Thomas Böhm |  Austria |
1:04.99 | |
| 14 | 7 | Iain Campbell |  Great Britain |
1:05.02 | |
| 15 | 1 | Brett Austin |  New Zealand |
1:05.49 | |
| 16 | 8 | Peter Berggren |  Sweden |
1:05.66 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | Steve Lundquist | United States |
1:01.65 | WR |
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7 | Victor Davis |  Canada |
1:01.99 | NR |
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5 | Peter Evans |  Australia |
1:02.97 | |
| 4 | 1 | Adrian Moorhouse | Great Britain |
1:03.25 | |
| 5 | 4 | John Moffet | United States |
1:03.29 | |
| 6 | 3 | Brett Stocks | Australia |
1:03.49 | |
| 7 | 6 | Gerald Mörken | West Germany |
1:03.95 | |
| 8 | 8 | Raffaele Avagnano | Italy |
1:04.11 |
References
- "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 509. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
